Colorado sold a little less than $1 billion worth of legal pot to consumers last year, but an annual industry report expects that amount to increase in 2016. The Marijuana Business Daily’s yearly Marijuana Business Factbook holds high hopes for the legal pot trade, estimating the national market to be worth up…
With 4/20 less than a month away, it’s no surprise people are still talking about the High Times Cannabis Cup’s move to California. After all, the Cup has been a major event in Denver over the past several years. But not everyone loved the gathering — and not only because…
Denver blogs shop around. At Westword Arts, Bree Davies showcases her picks for the ten best stores on Colfax Avenue. An inspired Colorado Pols headline reads, “Confirmed: Trump Can See Any Damn Thing He Wants.” Mile High Report’s Scotty Payne evaluates the 2016 NFL Draft quarterback prospects who could be coming…
The Stompin’ Ground Games danced into the Swansea community center on Saturday, March 19, celebrating the conjoined neighborhoods of Globeville and Elyria-Swansea. Warm Cookies of the Revolution, the city’s “civic health club,” has been holding these events in different neighborhoods each month. January’s program in Capitol Hill, for example, used comedy…
March Madness — the annual NCAA men’s basketball championship tournament — visited Denver this year. But even though a significant chunk of the action was scheduled to take place at the Pepsi Center, I expected to be witnessing it as I had for many years: on my TV at home…
In December 2014, we told you about a lawsuit in which the states of Nebraska and Oklahoma asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Amendment 64, the 2012 measure that legalized limited recreational marijuana sales in Colorado. Our headline: “NEBRASKA AND OKLAHOMA TO COLORADANS WHO VOTED FOR AMENDMENT 64:…
In the wake of homeless camp sweeps earlier this month, the controversial group Anonymous is targeting the City of Denver and the Tattered Cover bookstore. Anonymous has released separate videos, shared below, featuring the hashtag #OpRight2Rest vilifying what it sees as the criminalization of homelessness in Denver. The clip aimed…
“For rent: Downtown apartment, 2 bedrooms. Includes organic garden space, hot tub, great backyard. You can bring your dogs if they have references as good as yours. If voting for Donald Trump, do not call.” This ad appeared in The Nickel, a free publication in Grand Junction — and even…
Last week, in noting that Yelp has a ranking for just about everything in Denver, we shared the site’s picks for the best Denver bars and restaurants to meet older women. But that left out significant parts of the population. With this in mind, we checked out Yelp’s list of…
Last month, we told you about accusations against Rocky Allen, a surgical technician whose alleged theft of the painkiller fentanyl led to fears that as many as 3,000 patients of Swedish Medical Center could have been infected by hepatitis B and C or HIV. Now, another medical professional — Kim Burgans,…
Jessica Lyn Reese was the loving mom of two adorable kids, Hannah and Bennie Jo. Now, her loved ones are raising funds to care for the children. Why? Reese, 29, was stabbed to death in an Aurora condominium — and Charles Bowman Anthony, who was at the residence at the time…
Our recent post about Jesse and Corinna Tamburo, who were cited after their toddler consumed a marijuana edible, prompted an interesting conversation about cannabis use and parental responsibility. Some readers believe the possibility of kids getting into their guardians’ pot edibles is a huge problem. Others see the issue as…
Denver blog posts don’t shy away from controversy. At Westword Arts, Lauri Lynnxe Murphy writes in “A Truly Great City Helps Its Most Vulnerable,” her latest post: “Do those of us who still love this city simply have Stockholm Syndrome, while we wait for our now abusive lover to kick us…
On the heels of a report ranking Frontier Airlines higher this year than last for on-time arrivals — yay, we’re now number 12 out of 13! — Denver’s hometown airline is holding a job fair today at Holiday Inn and Suites/Denver International Airport to new flight attendants. Presumably, this additional work force…
Schmucks aren’t always only schmucks. Sometimes they’re also creeps, or scumbags, or pervs so repulsive that the thought of their depravity is capable of making the skin crawl right off your skeleton in order to huddle in a dark corner, shivering. Which brings us to Bryan Elrod. If prosecutors are…
Denver Broncos linebacker Shane Ray has gotten himself into trouble with the team’s faithful. A native of Kansas City, he wanted to get a tattoo that reflected his pride in his hometown — which no reasonable Coloradan would begrudge. Problem is, the final collage includes the logo of the Kansas…
“You never know how in one instance life may change course.” A family member reportedly Facebooked this line shortly after twenty-year-old Jahvell Forrest was arrested for allegedly shooting an Aurora police officer during a November 2014 traffic stop. But while the bust certainly altered Forrest’s trajectory in a permanent way…
In February, we listed the ten scariest out-of-state license plates to see in a snowstorm. But just because a car has green-and-white mountain tags doesn’t mean the driver has had them for years — and many people who’ve moved here and survived their first Colorado winter tend to forget the…
With so many pot shops in Denver, I sometimes feel overwhelmed when trying to pick the next dispensary to visit. What part of town haven’t I been to lately? Have I already written about that shop? Is the menu filled with strains that I’ve already reviewed? I know what you’re…
Frontier Airlines’ performance in a recent government survey was a marked improvement over its finish in recent years. While the carrier still had the eleventh most complaints out of twelve major carriers, the numbers were halved from last year, and it ranked well in on-time arrivals. But if the reactions of…
Denver blogs know what’s cooking — and baking. At Westword Food & Drink, Linnea Covington fetes the eleven best bakeries in Denver. Colorado Pols: “Stay Classy, Donald Trump (Barking Hillary Edition).” Big Media’s Jason Salzman on U.S. Senate candidate Jack Graham flubbing a pot quiz and more…
The Colorado Department of Agriculture is hoping to help bring hemp into the limelight with a new program that’s a first for the country. Under its brand-new seed certification program, created in conjunction with the Colorado Seed Growers Association (CSGA) and Colorado State University, the CDA aims to give the…
