The person seen above is identified by an acquaintance as an eighteen-year-old Quinque. The teen died in a shooting on Saturday night, December 5. Sources who spoke with two different news agencies maintain that the incident was a terrible accident. However, a seventeen-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of second-degree…
A recent Comment of the Day inspired by a post about four young men from Missouri facing a possible seven-year-prison sentence after being caught with a small amount of Colorado marijuana found a reader sharing similar experiences of his own. He described why he can’t go home for two years because he…
Denver blog posts know that getting there is half the battle. At our Food & Drink blog, Gretchen Kurtz explains how Denver’s parking problems are turning destination restaurants into neighborhood spots. A memorable Colorado Peak Politics headline: “Denied! Supreme Court Tells Hick to Pound Sand.” The Colorado Independent’s Mike Littwin:…
Why haven’t you noticed the hoopla over the tenth anniversary of YourHub, an experiment in citizen journalism and content sharing that remains a regular print and online feature of the Denver Post? Because there hasn’t been any. The mere fact that YourHub continues to exist is a surprise given the 2009…
Dear Mexican: What is the origin of the grito?Not the one done in September to celebrate independence, but the one belted out during passionate rancheras like Chente’s “Volver, Volver.” El Gallo Gritón Dear Mexican: I think I’ve identified the Mexican “rallying cry,” but I need your confirmation. Why do groups…
As we’ve noted in several recent posts, marijuana use that’s legal in Colorado can still lead to serious punishment in other states. This lesson is being learned the hard way by a couple recently busted in Florida: Pensacola resident Frankie Brown and Ian Rush, from Twin Lakes, Colorado. But the…
Our roundups of each month’s most memorable mug shots frequently feature unsettling images. But November’s top booking photos may be our most disturbing collection to date. While not every pic here is menacing, plenty of them qualify as flat-out chilling — and not only because they include a man accused…
Early this morning, a double shooting took place outside Montview Bar & Grill in Aurora, near the intersection of Montview Boulevard and Nome Street. The victims were a man and a woman. The latter died as a result of her injuries — and thus far, there’s no information about arrests…
Yes, rent can be expensive in Denver. But some places are less expensive than others. The folks at Zumper, our source for a September post that highlighted the ten Denver neighborhoods with the cheapest rent for a one-bedroom apartment, has updated its figures for the Mile High City. And at…
In a day and age when every police shooting is carefully scrutinized, the Aurora Police Department is going to unusual measures to prove that the killing of a man early yesterday morning was justified. The department staged a press conference, released audio related to the incident and shared an extremely…
Remember when the hottest girl/guy in school became single? Or when your celebrity crush got a divorce? The irrational, opportunistic rise of elation you experienced then is similar to what I felt after learning that Kind Love is now open for recreational sales — except in this case, I actually…
After the Broncos’ big win against the New England Patriots this past Sunday, plenty of folks celebrated quarterback Brock Osweiler, who led the squad to a second straight victory. In the process, they tended to denigrate Peyton Manning, a player who deserves to be in the greatest-QB-of-all-time conversation — something…
Denver blog posts feel a lot of love in this room. At our Arts blog, Bree Davies explains why she will always escort you to Planned Parenthood. Mile High Report’s Kyle Montgomery on the Broncos rejecting reports that Peyton Manning is done for the season. Mile High Mamas’ Amber Johnson…
DJ’s favorite myth is the story of Achilles. The best-known version says that Achilles gained invulnerability over his entire body, except for his heel, when his mother dipped him in the River Styx. But DJ learned a different version from his mother. In his family’s telling, Achilles chose his own…
Chris Jacobson’s tantrum after being arrested for driving under the influence last month would have been epic under any circumstances. After all, the Aspen Times reports that the assorted fits he threw in jail — all of which were captured on video viewable below — caused in the area of $15,000…
Mass shootings such as the attack in San Bernardino yesterday have led to plenty of public figures, including President Barack Obama, to call for gun-law reforms. But a good many members of the consuming public have reacted to the heartbreaking news very differently. On Black Friday, November 27 — the…
Thornton resident Marliese Schreiber, 27, has been hit with multiple charges of child abuse related to the bathtub drowning death of her six-month-old daughter, Nessa Muniz. But the arrest affidavit in the case suggests that Schrieber initially tried to shift blame onto one of her two other kids (ages one…
Yesterday afternoon, less than a week after an officer-involved shooting in Aurora that resulted in the death of a suspect — subsequently identified as Tuan Hoang — a similar incident took place in Denver. In both instances, a police officer was injured. The Aurora case involved a cop who was…
Robert Dear’s attack on a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs, which killed three people and injured nine, was certainly an extreme act of violence. But it’s hardly an isolated one. The Reddit Mass Shootings Tracker has been tallying incidents throughout 2015 during which at least four people were killed or…
Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik, the reportedly married couple suspected of murdering fourteen people and injuring seventeen others during a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California yesterday, were killed by police. Robert Dear, the gunman in the assault on a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood on November 27, was taken into custody alive…
Dear Stoner: Can I grow pot in my back yard? Jack the Stack Dear Jack: Yes, you can — with a catch. Colorado law allows residents over the age of 21 to grow up to six plants (up to twelve per household; only half can be in the flowering stage)…
After word surfaced that Planned Parenthood killer Robert Dear had mentioned his fondness for marijuana in online posts, anti-pot crusader Christine Tatum — wife of Dr. Christian Thurstone, another voice against greater cannabis access — insinuated a link between his actions and a condition dubbed marijuana psychosis. This wasn’t new…
