It’s a Saturday morning in June, which means that Gary Lefko is cruising the Pawnee National Grassland in his 1999 green Subaru Impreza, looking for birds. With the windows down and camera and binoculars close at hand, Lefko drives along, noting any specimens that pass his sightline. There’s a red-tailed…
Denver blog posts make history one item at a time. At our Food & Drink blog, Patricia Calhoun notes that Historic Denver is pushing a petition to save the Tavern Uptown building. Colorado Peak Politics asks: “Who Will Lead State Board of Education?” Coyote Gulch: May rains and cooperation benefit…
These days, the Confederate flag doesn’t have a lot of defenders. Yet Manitou Springs activist Patricia Cameron has been arrested for burning one — and the circumstances of the bust have resulted in national headlines. Turns out Cameron was cited late at night about three weeks after the well-publicized torching…
Tom Trout, 42 years, 2 months Claire Martin, 31 years, 9 months Lori Smith, 30 years, 8 months Maureen Scance, 29 years, 11 months Joanne Davidson, 29 years, 8 months Steve Raabe, 3 days short of 29 years Allen Daniel, 27 years, 2 months Vickie Heath, 26 years, 10 months…
The number of homicides that took place in Denver during the first half of 2015 — twenty — is fairly typical. For example, we cataloged twenty homicides during the first six months of 2012, and 22 in 2013. But that doesn’t make the latest ones any less tragic for the…
Back in May, we shared a list of the 37 reasons why the time was right for the Rockies to trade Troy Tulowitzki. The number corresponded to the times Tulowitzki had been injured during his pro-baseball career — 36 — plus the additional factor that he was actually healthy at…
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention uses a death in Colorado that was tied to a marijuana cookie as an example of why there should be stricter pot-edibles regulations and better messaging about their consumption not just here but in many places across the country…
Frontier Airlines has had a rough past few months. First, there was an awful customer-service performance in the Air Travel Consumer Report, issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation. That was followed by the resignation of Frontier CEO Dave Siegel. And that’s not to mention the complaints that continue to…
Denver blog posts have a feeling this cadet and Taylor Swift are never, ever, ever getting together…. At our Music blog, Kiernan Maletsky shares Air Force Academy Cadet Brett Hagen’s video invitation to Taylor Swift regarding the 2016 USAFA Ring Dance. Predominantly Orange’s Sayre Bedinger on Shane Ray’s mom setting…
Despite a secret location and heat from law enforcement, the Colorado Invitational Bong-a-Thon still plans to kick off this weekend. Learn about that, a class on warehouse growing, an industry reggae night and more in this week’s Cannabis Calendar. The National Cannabis Industry Association and ServSafe will hold a training…
If the lack of a Pot Pavilion at this year’s Denver County Fair, which starts July 31 and runs through August 2 at the National Western Complex is harshing your mellow, don’t blame the cats, the lawsuit over last year’s edibles mess or even the fair’s organizers losing their love…
A few months back, we told you about the decision by the administration of Twin Peaks Charter Academy to block valedictorian Evan Young from delivering a speech during graduation. The reason: Young planned to come out as gay during the address. From the beginning, the school denied wrongdoing, even though…
It seems like the construction of a rail line to Denver International Airport has been going on forever. But finally, the end is in sight. Testing of trains on the East Rail Line, which will be known as the A-line, is underway, and Denver Transit Partners, the consortium behind the project,…
Earlier this year, we shared twelve amazing vintage ads shared by The Denver Eye, a Facebook page that showcases memorable images from the area’s colorful history. But as our Bree Davies pointed out in a post featuring her picks for the five best sites for looking at Denver’s past, there are…
The probable cause statement in the name of Arnoldo Banuelos tells a harrowing tale. According to the document on view below, Banuelos, 26, held his ex-girlfriend captive for two days, sexually assaulting her repeatedly over that span. The victim’s persistence in trying to reach family members (and their efforts to get…
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Nativ Hotel, which made headlines around the world (and here) with its “weed-friendly” attitude when it opened at the end of May, is no longer offering marijuana-friendly options, reportedly because neighbors and the landlord were surprised by the pro-pot stance. The cannabis kerfuffle is just the latest controversy involving the…
We recently shared a gallery of twenty more Visit Denver photos that’ll make people keep moving here. Most of the reactions we received expressed fear that our headline prediction would be proven true. But there were exceptions. This reader has good things to say about some parts of Colorado. But…
Denver blog posts are barking up the right trees. At our Arts blog, Adam Roy introduces you to Animal Planet star Dr. Jeff Young of Rocky Mountain Vet. Big Media’s Jason Salzman: “No Matter Who Julie Williams is Comparing to Nazis, It’s Gross.” Denver Stiff’s Mike Olson: “Your Denver Nuggets,…
Over the years, our panel of Schmuck of the Week experts have cited those deemed worthy of Schmuckification for a wide variety of acts. Somehow, though, we’ve never saluted anyone for wreaking furious vengeance on flowers. Consider that oversight corrected thanks to Bobby Joe Honeycutt, 51, who apparently has a…
Dear Mexican: Why is it so easy to escape from Mexican prisons, and why is it always accomplished the day before execution? And why have the proper authorities not figured it out yet? See Madero, Pancho Villa, Luis Terrazas Jr., etc. Fuga Frank Dear Jailbreak Fred: Don’t forget El Chapo!…
Typically, traffic jams on Interstate 25 are caused by accidents or high volume. But that wasn’t the case yesterday afternoon in the Colorado Springs area. What was initially thought to have been a crash is now being investigated as a suspected kidnapping of a woman that didn’t end until a…
