Since October 2014, we’ve been keeping you abreast about the progress of an incredible project being conceived and executed by Chris Harrison and the folks at Videoblend: one-hundred Instagram videos that reveal 100 reasons why Colorado is awesome, issued under the hashtag-friendly moniker AWSMColorado. Our first collection assembled reasons 100-88, while…
In a matter of days, Commerce City Police Officer Kevin Lord has gone from being an object of sympathy to a professional pariah. Why? His superiors at the Commerce City Police Department say that Lord — an eight-year veteran of the CCPD with more than twenty years of law-enforcement experience…
A search is on in Colorado Springs for a man who allegedly climbed through the bedroom window of a nine-year-old girl and attempted to sexually assault her. The suspect reportedly pulled down the child’s underwear before her screams alerted her parents and caused him to flee. Both the man’s approach to the…
The marijuana business is booming in Colorado, with pot sales topping $100 million for the first time in August. But should investors put their money into the cannabis industry? The State of Colorado doesn’t quite say “no,” but it comes close. Colorado’s Division of Securities has issued an “investor alert”…
We recently posted about a new Department of Transportation report in which Frontier ranked poorly in consumer complaints. Indeed, the number and rate of complaints more than doubled over the course of a year. But was all the griping justified? Based on the experiences of this reader, who had worse…
Denver blog posts have got plenty of things cookin’. At our Food & Drink blog, Mark Antonation writes about the sale listing for Tom’s Home Cookin’ and questions about whether the Denver food-scene favorite could relocate or shut down. The Colorado Independent’s Mike Littwin asks: “What’s next in a post-Paris world?”…
Rachel Aboytes was a relatively obscure rap musician in life. She had performed a few gigs around Denver and was known primarily for having appeared in the music video for “Southsiders,”a Spanglish rap about gang life, that has received a couple million views online. But Rachel, who went by the…
Although Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper put out a press release yesterday revealing his plan to accept Syrian refugees into the state, his staff didn’t share the announcement on his Facebook page. In all likelihood, this omission was made in an effort to avoid a storm of negative commentary. But the storm, like…
Changes might be coming for Colorado cannabis physicians and the patients they serve – but at least those docs and their clients will have had a say. On November 19, the Colorado Medical Board will consider, and likely approve, the final draft of guidelines for medical marijuana physicians that would…
It’s official. In the wake of the Broncos’ humiliating loss to the Chiefs, Coach Gary Kubiak has announced that backup quarterback Brock Oweiler will start against the Chicago Bears this Sunday for future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning, who’s said to be suffering from a rib-cage injury and a partial tear…
Already got the holidays on your mind? Us, too — and that includes potential travel destinations. But which ones offer the best combination of attractions, weather and low cost? WalletHub crunched the numbers to find out, and there’s good news for people planning a staycation: Denver’s among the top ten —…
Last week, in a post that explored how likely people are to get caught if they send marijuana through the U.S. mail, we noted that anti-cannabis law-enforcement officials who no longer get as much attention as they once did in Colorado are finding eager audiences in other states. A case…
Our post about last week’s Fight for 15 rallies in Denver prompted an explosion of commentary. The movement, which calls for fast-food employees and other low-wage workers to receive a minimum of $15 per hour and union-organizing rights, clearly remains controversial in many quarters. Some people believe such a wage boost…
Denver blog posts do it by hand. At our Food & Drink blog, Mark Antonation names his choices for the eight best Italian restaurants in Denver for handmade pasta. Southstands Denver’s Colin Daniels: “Peyton Manning’s Record Breaking Now Just Sounds Like a Broken Record.” Denver Urbanism’s Ryan Dravitz advocates on…
The lineup is nearly full in this week’s Cannabis Calendar, with anything from pot anthropology to a mixer for single stoners, and almost everything in between. On Monday, November 16, All Times High Events and Rocky Mountain Singles are hosting a mixer at an undisclosed location for those that RSVP…
Moments ago, I-25 south of Castle Rock reopened just in time for Monday’s rush hour, ending a closure of more than eight hours. The reason: the death of a Colorado State Trooper, who was hit and killed last night while investigating a minor traffic accident. The incident prompted a rare…
We recently told you about the ten most expensive Colorado cities to rent a two-bedroom apartment, based on new data from ApartmentList.com. The site also crunched the numbers to determine where in Colorado rent costs are going up the fastest on a year-to-year basis — and there are definite differences…
It’s hard to believe, but just two weeks ago, after the Broncos’ big win over the Green Bay Packers, Peyton Manning fans were telling doubters to suck it. Not now. Manning suffered through one of his most horrific days ever against the Kansas City Chiefs yesterday, throwing four picks and…
Our post discussing concerns in Illinois over marijuana mailed from Colorado featured commentary from a representative of the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area group. Tom Gorman, the RMHIDTA exec quoted, estimated that more than 90 percent of cannabis sent via the U.S. Postal Service goes undetected. The topic was…
Denver blog posts enjoy a nice salad. At our Arts blog, Amber Taufen feels that PETA’s latest stunt abuses animals — human animals. The Colorado Independent’s Nat Stein reports about a mental-health-crisis cover-up in Colorado jails. Colorado Peak Politics weighs in on former Aurora councilman Ryan Frazier’s U.S. Senate campaign…
Dear Mexican: I’m an old fart with lily-white genes. I lived in the OC, in L.A. and in the Bay Area for twenty years, yet I had scarcely any interaction with the Latino population. It wasn’t because I was anti-Mexican; I was just apprehensive. I felt like I was the…
The City of Centennial was on a real high last week, with the announcement that it had just ranked fourth on 247WallSt.com’s “America’s 50 Best Cities to Live In,” up from a still-respectable 26 last year, according to USA Today. In listing the top cities, the site noted that Centennial…
