Only a fool ignores his audience, and foolish is how I felt after finally visiting Green Man — after failing to follow the recommendations of many readers for months. It wasn’t like I didn’t believe them; a friend of mine once had me try some Ghost Train Haze that he’d…
Man, did our Brian Badzmierowski piss off a lot of people with his ten reasons why Tom Brady and the New England Patriots will kick the Broncos’ ass on Sunday in the AFC championship game. And he wasn’t the only one slammed by readers. Also taking a battering was Westword, for…
Environmental groups claim that U.S. Forest Service officials felt politically pressured to aid a Texas billionaire’s plans for a massive resort development on Wolf Creek Pass and made various attempts to conceal or destroy records in order to avoid public scrutiny of the decision process — including one e-mail from…
It’s among the most bizarre attacks on a public figure in recent memory — the broad-daylight stabbing of Denver Fire Department Chief Eric Tade while he was sitting in his SUV at a busy intersection. And while Tade has been at the center of controversy in recent years — critics…
Yesterday, we told you about the death of Conifer’s Kelsey Hauser. The 25-year-old former bartender at Red Rocks was shot and killed while riding in a stolen car that became the target of a police chase in southern California, as was a pit bull also inside the vehicle. The car’s driver,…
Earlier this month, we shared Denver Police Department statistics showing that crime in the city was up in seven of nine categories, including homicides, which jumped an alarming 72.4 percent over the previous year. There were fifty homicides in Denver during 2015 — and it didn’t take long for the…
The forty-foot-high Willie Nelson statue has yet to appear on the edge of Colorado Boulevard — but that could only be a matter of time. Because otherwise, the construction crew is putting the finishing touches on what promises to soon become one of metro Denver’s top tourist attractions: The Smokin’…
Michael Lee Marshall, a homeless man who reportedly struggled with symptoms related to paranoid schizophrenia, died in Denver Detention Center this past November after being restrained by deputies. The Denver coroner’s office has ruled Marshall’s death a homicide — but the City of Denver has thus far refused to release video of…
Tom Brady is the quarterback Broncos fans most love to hate — and we love to share the hate memes they and other Brady haters create. And, as luck would have it, there’s another great reason to assemble a Tom Brady hate memes collection like this one. And it’s not…
The Colorado Department of Corrections is confirming that Aurora theater shooter James Holmes has been moved from San Carlos Correctional Facility in Pueblo, where he’d been housed since a transfer from the Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City. What officials aren’t saying is where Holmes is now — but it could…
Dear Stoner: Can you list some shops that have a good selection of edibles? Also, can you recommend something to eat along with edibles so that they have the full effect? Gracias! Bar Hopper 62 Dear Bar Hopper: I go to a new dispensary every week for my Strain Gang…
Patricia Calhoun’s post listing ten things to expect when your state legalizes marijuana stirred a lot of conversation. And it also inspired some of our readers to offer items of their own — some of them controversial. Take the first take below, which some readers saw as equating legal cannabis sales…
Denver blog posts have a lot of crust. At Westword Food & Drink, Linnea Covington offers up her picks for the ten best pizza places in Denver, 2016 edition. The Colorado Independent’s Corey Hutchins details a new bill that would make execution easier in Colorado. Mile High Hockey’s Ryan Murphy waxes…
Seth Beckton was almost to the top of the Loge Peak chairlift at Aspen Highlands on Sunday when he says that a comment he made to the skier sitting next to him caused the stranger to throw him off the chair. Beckton was uninjured after he fell into a pile…
Earlier today, our Brian Badzmierowski offered ten reasons why Tom Brady and the New England Patriots will kick the Denver Broncos’ ass in this Sunday’s AFC championship game. But there appears to be considerably more optimism among ticket sellers — unless their positivity is based on their belief that Patriots…
At times, life sentences can seem excessive. Take the case of Katina Smith, mother of Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, who got life for her connection to a cocaine ring operated by her mother, even though Katina didn’t actually deal any drugs. President Barack Obama commuted her sentence after…
CSU Rams basketball team member Emmanuel Omogbo reportedly plans to play in the squad’s game at 7 p.m. tonight versus the Air Force Academy. Ordinarily, such a decision wouldn’t be all that newsworthy. But Omogbo is still reeling from a horrific tragedy. Early yesterday morning, his parents, as well as his niece…
It’s time for Brady versus Manning 17. Plenty of pundits and sports fans predicted this matchup for the AFC Championship Game before the season started, but the road here has been anything but predictable. Manning started the season cold, consistently throwing interceptions until head coach Gary Kubiak replaced him with…
The Aurora Police Department Facebook page keeps followers up to date on the latest events. But it also highlights galleries of vivid photos from its past, which we’ve shared in a series of posts from the past few years featuring badass Aurora cops from the 1950s, 1970s and 1980s. But, as…
Onetime Conifer resident Kelsey Hauser’s Facebook page offers no clues about her sad and violent end. The gallery is filled with benign portraits that find her capturing the scenery around her Colorado home or Southern California, as well as shots in which she cuddles with puppies. But this weekend, she…
Denver Public Schools has come to a decision regarding East High student Elhadji Samba Dioum following closed-doors expulsion hearings last week. Dioum’s future in the school system had been uncertain since he was at the center of a lockdown that occurred on East High’s campus on December 3. Today it…
Last month, we reported about a Colorado marijuana fact-finding mission involving officials from Indio, California. Their tour featured plenty of input from local law-enforcement reps who emphasized problems with legal cannabis — and afterward, Indio’s city council authored a proposal to ban medical marijuana there. A similar journey through the Colorado…
