The controversy over the police shooting of Jessie Hernandez, a seventeen-year-old who was killed while behind the wheel of a stolen car, prompted Denver’s Independent Monitor to question a Denver Police Department policy allowing officers to shoot into moving vehicles. At this writing, the old rules remain in place. However,…
Hey there, all you hep cats gearing up for the big 4/20 shindig/hootenanny this a’here weekend! How about we catch you cool daddies up on some jivin’ jazz history — Colorado cannabis style! In our never-ending historical search through Colorado’s historic newspapers for pot-related stories, we sometimes go off on…
Our post about the Offenses Against Unborn Children Act inspired comments aplenty. Readers passionately debated whether the measure, sponsored by Senate President Bill Cadman, is a way to insure that victims like Michelle Wilkins, whose unborn baby died after it was cut from her womb, see justice, or if it’s a…
Denver blogs have an active fantasy life. At our Food & Restaurants blog, Adam Roy has the skinny on Dungeons & Drafts, a Fort Collins venue slated to open in June. The Colorado Independent’s John Tomasic looks at “another soft-focus fracking story from the gas patch.” At Purple Row, Ryan…
Potential jurors in the James Holmes case were asked about mental illness, the death penalty and if they’d already formed an opinion about whether Holmes is guilty of murdering twelve people and injuring seventy more by opening fire in an Aurora movie theater. They were also asked several biographical questions…
It will come as a surprise to precisely no one that Westword has been absolutely inundated with marijuana-related product pitches in the days leading up to what’s likely to be the largest 4/20 celebration in Colorado history. But the one from the folks at California-based Hemp Hookahzz definitely grabbed our attention. The…
There are plenty of ways to get unwanted attention from law enforcement. But among the quickest is this: Forget to wear pants. Most of us don’t need to be taught this lesson once we’ve past the age of three. But apparently Wendy Butcher isn’t most of us. Nope, she’s our…
Last week, Skinner Middle Schools was placed on lockdown after reports that three students were in possession of weapons. Now, the trio — a fourteen-year-old and two twelve-year-olds (one of whom was only eleven at the time of the incident) — has been formally charged as juveniles with felonies and…
Colorado is typically listed among the least obese states in the country. But not all Colorado counties are created equal when it comes to this category. The folks at FindTheBest.com crunched the obesity numbers for counties across the country, including Colorado, using 2012 statistics from the Centers for Disease Control. The…
It’s been more than six months since we last shared the updated list of Colorado’s most wanted sex offenders — a roster that got a big shakeup after Calvin Nagy, who’d held down the number-one spot, was arrested in Mexico. As you might expect, there have been additional changes since…
What’s in a name? Would bud from a dispensary that previously sold okay herb under another name smell as mediocre after a change in its name? Not at Mindful, formerly Gaia Plant Based Medicine, which is definitely moving in the right direction. MiNDFUL Medical of Denver 5926 East Colfax Avenue…
As we noted in our recent post about a bill to allow lawsuits against schools involved in shootings — which was approved by the Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday — the legislation was inspired by the December 2013 shooting at Arapahoe High School that took the life of student Claire…
Denver blogs are colorful creations. At our Arts blog, Lindsey Bartlett curates a photo gallery of the ten best new street murals to pop up in Denver this spring. Colorado Pols on the national gay group Log Cabin Republicans getting the boot from the Western Conservative Summit. Mile High Mamas features…
“The VA has a systemic problem,” Representative Mike Coffman said yesterday at a congressional hearing probing government waste. He was, of course, referring to the disastrous efforts by the Department of Veteran Affairs to build a new hospital in Aurora, a project that’s now more than a billion dollars over…
There are many different versions of how 4/20 originated, but one thing is clear: Denver’s gathering on April 20 has become the nation’s largest pot party. The celebration got started in the early 1990s, when a loud, brash activist named Ken Gorman smoked a joint on the steps of the…
Bobbi Ann Finley made headlines across the globe five years ago as the so-called “Military Mistress” — a woman who married a grand total of fifteen men in the armed services, in an apparent effort to empty their bank accounts. These days, Finley is out of jail, but she’s wanted in…
Back in December, fast-food workers rallied in Denver to demand a $15 hourly wage — part of a nationwide campaign dubbed Fight for 15. Yesterday, another Fight for 15 event was staged at a McDonald’s near the Auraria campus — one of what organizers say were 236 similar events across the…
How hot is the real estate market in the Denver area these days? So steamy that buyers are routinely writing offers above the asking price, and often way above it. According to the Denver Metro Association of Realtors, offers of rom $10,000 to $50,000 over list are far from uncommon. “Buyers…
Since we first told you about the firing of two TSA agents over an alleged scheme at Denver International Airport to allow a male officer to grope the crotches of cute men, the story has gone national. And it’s not going away anytime soon. Reports have surfaced about more alleged…
Businesses planning to give out free product or even just show their buds at the now-annual High Times Cannabis Cup had better think twice, according to a memo issued earlier this month by the Colorado Department of Revenue. The memo says any shop that displays or gives out bud at…
In a recent post, we noted that Thrillist had chosen Capitol Hill as one of America’s ten most beautiful neighborhoods. Plenty of readers agreed with this designation. However, a surprising number of them had negative things to say about the area. Here are a selection of responses representing both points…
Denver blog posts love getting all dolled up. A classic from our Arts blog and writer Tiffany Fitzgerald: Photographer Sarah Haney discusses why Barbie makes so many bad decisions. Colorado Peak Politics on Senator Bill Cadman’s Offenses Against Unborn Children proposal: “Not Everything is Personhood.” Denver Stiffs’ Nate Timmons on…
