Due to circumstances within our control, we missed a post when it comes to our monthly roundup of memorable mug shots. As a result, the latest edition is supersized. Look below to see the booking photos that stood out most in both March and April — a collection that comes…
Reverend Leon Kelly, the man behind Open Door Youth Gang Alternatives, has devoted decades to the fight against gang violence in Denver. He’s served as a vital conduit between the gangs, the police and the community at large. So he’s understandably concerned about the recent flare-up of gang violence in the…
These days, folks with technical know-how are sought after pretty much anywhere in these United States. But some communities are tech-job-friendlier than others. The folks at the NerdWallet website have come up with a roster of the ten best U.S. metro areas for tech-job seekers based on factors such as…
A horrific scene played out late last night on Interstate 25. According to the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, a woman was driving when a bullet shattered a window and lodged in her neck. Miraculously, she survived the wound, although her condition isn’t known at this time. Here’s what we know…
When I dropped by the Clinic Colorado last summer, I couldn’t afford anything on the shelves. The shop, located at 3888 East Mexico Avenue, was selling eighths for more than $70 after tax on the recreational side. I’d never paid that much for chronic as a pasty tourist in Florida…
In a recent Comment of the Day post, a reader argued that only experts should drive in Denver during the daytime. This take got another conversation started. Among the tangents that developed was a debate over whether Denver drivers take to long to press the accelerator after a light turns…
Denver blog posts have been known to chirp at times. At our Food & Restaurants blog, Gretchen Kurtz reviews Cherry Cricket — and says its famous burgers are neither Denver’s best nor worst. Denver PR Blog on Bud Light backpedaling from a “rapey” slogan. Big Media’s Jason Salzman wants to know…
Most of the Denver residents old enough to remember the 1965 flood were, of course, quite young at the time — some in their teens or twenties, others mere children on the night the South Platte brought the city to its knees. To a kid, an event of such magnitude…
Yesterday, we told you about the guilty plea by Hector Bencomo-Hinojos — a development that means he’ll finally pay for a sex assault and murder he now admits to committing way back in 1981. Bencomo-Hinojos was charged in 2013 because of a DNA match — a span of more than…
Governor John Hickenlooper has never been a cheerleader for legalizing marijuana. He opposed the passage of 2012’s Amendment 64, which legalized limited recreational cannabis sales in the state, and last year, he declared that he wouldn’t smoke pot if he was alone in a forest. But judging by comments he…
If Colorado schools won’t to retain offensive Native American mascots, it could cost them $25,000 per month under a new bill passed last night by the Colorado House of Representatives’ education committee. House Bill 15-11165 is sponsored by Representative Joe Salazar, a Thornton Democrat. We’ve included the entire document below,…
In recent days, a new Facebook page called Colorado Car Memes has launched. And among its favorite topics thus far, appropriately enough, are potholes of the sort that have been opening up all over the area. We’ve included several CCM posts, supplemented by a slew of others to which local drivers…
How to describe a rally against alleged police brutality and misbehavior in Baltimore and beyond that was staged yesterday evening at Civic Center Park, followed by a march on the 16th Street Mall? Depends on who’s doing the describing. The Denver Police Department is touting its professionalism in the face…
Dear Stoner: I’ve never been to a dispensary; it looks amazing. I don’t have a medical card. Can I go to a recreational dispensary with only an ID? I know I can only get a quarter of an ounce ’cause I don’t live in Colorado. Gabe Dear Gabe: Yes, it…
Our post about one site’s picks for Colorado’s most family friendly cities notes that Denver didn’t make the top ten. Indeed, the Mile High City finished in thirteenth place on the list. Some of our commenters reject this conclusion — but this reader wholeheartedly agrees with it. Check out her take…
Denver blogs know that what goes around comes around. Viral again: a Bree Davies post on our Arts blog revealing ten things you didn’t know about Lakeside Amusement Park. Denver Egotist features “The Denver Theatre District and Denver Digerati Present: The Ten-Second Film Festival.” Purple Row’s Ryan Freemyer on the…
In July 2013, we told you about the arrest of Hector Bencomo-Hinojos for the brutal 1981 sex assault and murder of Patricia Beard — a bust made possible by a DNA hit scored by the cold-case project affiliated with the Denver District Attorney’s Office. We also noted that Bencomo-Hinojos tried to blunt…
Victoria’s Secret has announced the identities of its ten newest “angels” — models who’ll catwalk in the footsteps of women such as Heidi Klum and Tyra Banks. Among those named: Taylor Hill, a nineteen-year-old from Colorado. And not just anywhere in Colorado. Hill was raised near Granby and was discovered…
Back in 2013, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office declared Boobies Rock!, a purported breast-cancer charity in which hotties solicited customers at bars and clubs, to be nothing more than a scam. Its main beneficiary? Adam Shyrock, the outfit’s founder, who allegedly lived large on the proceeds. Rather than moving on…
We all know Denver has more than its fair share of bros. But which Denver neighborhood is the most bro-friendly? The metric assembled by the folks at FindTheBest.com looks at the neighborhoods with the combination of the most fitness centers, the most bars, the most casinos, liquor stores and adult…
Leonard Watkins is both a medical marijuana patient and a convicted child molester — and when he challenged the State of Colorado to court, arguing that he should be allowed to use MMJ while on probation, the state won. Earlier this year, a bill to reverse this decision was introduced…
Our post about a weekend murder that killed a mourner at the funeral of Abdul Muhammad, who was slain earlier this month, upset a lot of our readers. Police had earlier told community members that Muhammad’s killing wasn’t gang-related. But the latest death raised new questions in the mind of…
