Last week, we told you that the ACLU of Colorado had agreed to defend Ryan and Benjamin Brown. The brothers were pulled over by Colorado Springs police earlier this year and treated roughly even though the reason for the stop was ostensibly a cracked windshield. Ryan was eventually charged with…
Law-enforcement opponents of the 2012 marijuana measure Amendment 64 predicted that crime would escalate if the measure was approved. In contrast, A64 backers argued that crime would actually go down as a result of limited pot sales being legalized. After voters gave their blessing to the amendment, the debate continued,…
As the vast majority of you know, Broncos nemesis Tom Brady has been suspended for the first four games of the 2015-2016 season over the scandal ridiculously dubbed Deflategate. Brady is accused of probably knowing that footballs used in a playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts had less air in them than…
Last week, we shared with you one site’s choices for the least religious neighborhoods in Denver. But which ones qualify as the most religious? The way the folks at FindTheBest.com decided to address the question was by counting up the number of religious organizations in each area and then ranking them…
According to an arrest affidavit on view below, Englewood’s Jackie Degarmo was last reported to have been seen on February 21 of this year. However, her daughter, Alisia Blythe, didn’t tell authorities she was missing until more than two months later — April 24. On May 3, Degarmo’s body was…
Earlier this year, we noted that several presidential hopefuls from both major parties have come out in support of a state’s right to legalize marijuana sales, as Colorado did in 2012. Among those who’ve made such statements is presumed Republican front-runner Jeb Bush. Now, recently announced candidate Carly Fiorina, a darling…
Our post about the ten U.S. cities with the fastest rising home prices got plenty of attention. A big reason: Denver was number one on the roster. A number of commenters shared their own experiences with this situation. Here’s a particularly poignant and passionate example. Dee Rahquin writes: I went to…
Denver blog posts are into chocolate starfish. At our Music blog, Nicholas Pell argues that Limp Bizkit is better than any crap you’re listening to right now. A provocative Colorado Peak Politics headline reads, “Let the Schism Begin: Democrats are Racist for Supporting Fracking?” Predominantly Orange’s Sayre Bedinger shares unhappy…
Marijuana is legal for adult use in two states and available to medical patients in almost half the country, and legal sales generated over $2 billion in 2014. But a regulated pot industry could unltimately generate $45 billion annually if marijuana is legalized nationally, according to an industry study published…
A Loveland police officer has been arrested on charges that include domestic violence and child abuse. What’s his name? The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office isn’t releasing it “in order to protect the identities of the alleged female victim and any children involved.” Is this a double standard? After all, individuals…
Once again, Green Labs is proving to be a leader in Denver’s cannacentric entertainment. With five pot events going on this week, the place clearly shows a love for the herb, but it’s not alone. Check out a pot photo exhibition, charity golf tournament, Clover Leaf University courses and more…
Last October, we told you about the death in Indiana former Aurora resident Afrikka Hardy, nineteen, allegedly at the hands of Darren Vann, a sex offender. At the time, authorities believed that Vann may also have been responsible for the murders of six additional women, making him a serial killer. Months…
Rubbin’ Buttz BBQ, located at 903 Broad Street in the small Colorado community of Milliken, isn’t the kind of restaurant that typically winds up in the national spotlight. The past several days has been an exception — but the sort of attention it’s received definitely puts the old maxim about…
Last week, we shared a list of the least popular baby names for girls in Colorado — a roster that included “Khaleesi.” We have a feeling Daenerys Targaryen isn’t going to be too happy about that. Some of the least popular baby names for boys are equally unusual. And a…
A weekend shooting in Park Hill has received relatively little attention. One reason: The serious injury that took place didn’t result in death. But the incident, which took place a little over a mile from an attempted gundown of a man as he put his baby in his car late last month…
Time flies when you’re having fun. Time flies even faster when you’re half-baked and have the greatest job in the world. But after five and a half years as the country’s first cannabis critic for the mainstream (sort of) media, I’m ready to slow things down. So I’ve decided to…
Air hostess Léopoldine Doualla-Bell Smith had endured her share of discourteous treatment from passengers while flying the not-always-friendly skies of the late ‘50s and ‘60s, but everyone has a breaking point. She reached hers one day in the early ‘60s. While she was helping a passenger settle in at his seat, the man decided…
Bill Cadman is mad as shmuck. The state senate leader is mighty steamed. Not because the legislative session that ended with a thud this week was one of the most impotent and gridlocked in recent memory, or because a host of bills dealing with pressing issues such as affordable housing,…
Denver blog posts are feeling the beat of the streets. Streetsblog, which writes about “livable streets in cities and regions across the country,” launched a Denver website this week. Its most recent story looked into “funding mechanisms” for the proposed I-70 expansion through Denver. At our arts blog, Keith Garcia…
The owners of Authentic Persian and Oriental Rugs in Glendale say the city misled them about the planned Glendale 180 entertainment district and is now trying to take their land by eminent domain. They are also suing the Glendale Urban Renewal Authority, claiming that it improperly denied their proposal to…
Nothing gets people in Denver more riled up than the ongoing development in this city — and what’s happening to the Denver they remember, even though everyone remembers the city differently. Bree Davies, a Denver native, wondered how we can celebrate the new while still keeping the old, while former…
Dear Mexican: I work with mostly young, progressive, educated white folks at an institution of higher education in Southern California. The other day, I mentioned buying a shirt that reads “Illegal immigration started in 1492.” We had a good laugh, and my co-worker, whom I like a lot, said that…
