See editor’s note below: Online conversations can morph in unexpected ways. A case in point can be found among the comments on a post that asked the question, “Would Higher Beer Taxes and Legalizing Pot Cut Down on Campus Rapes?” Before long, readers began debating whether the way young women…
Denver blog posts are full of surprises. At our Show and Tell blog, Bree Davies shares ten things you didn’t know about Lakeside Amusement Park. Coyote Gulch updates Colorado’s spot on the U.S. Drought Monitor. At Denver Urbanism, Peter Bird asks: “Bikes on the 16th Street Mall?” See also: New…
Fremont Correctional Facility inmate and die-hard Dallas Cowboy fan Terry Hendrix is currently serving three different sentences ranging from five to 24 years — meaning he has a lot of time to stew over Dallas’s recent playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers. In fact, Hendrix was so upset about…
One thing to remember about schmucks: If they do something schmucky once, there’s a good chance they’ll do it again. As evidence, check the story of Kathleen McGrath, who’s now admitted to pilfering nearly $10,000 from a high school booster club — a crime that came to light only after…
Nederland’s Cody Cox was already known to local law enforcement when a Clear Creek County Deputy tried to pull him over just under a year ago — and Cox ultimately led him and a colleague on a mini-chase of sorts. But did that mean his subsequent shooting, which left him…
In recent weeks, an aide for the Obama administration said the president plans to do nothing new about marijuana policy during his final two years in office — a stance that frustrated a national cannabis advocate, the Marijuana Majority’s Tom Angell. But Angell is pleased by Obama’s prediction, included in…
Would you die for your cellphone? Jordan Hough nearly did. Two men stole Hough’s phone while he was on an RTD bus, and rather than letting them get away with it, he gave chase — and he found out why police warn against taking the law into your own hands…
There’s still more than a week of hype to go before Super Bowl XLIX, and that means more blanket coverage of Deflategate (eeesh), as well as more pain for Denver fans who can’t decide which team they despise more — the Seattle Seahawks, who humiliated the Broncos in last year’s…
Update: Shortly after the publication of our post about Aurora theater shooting survivor Carli Richards deciding to sell a pellet removed from her body after being wounded by gunman James Holmes, we received word via e-mail from SerialKillersInk.net owner Eric Holler revealing that the pellet had been purchased by “a…
The Colorado Springs Gazette recently looked at the state’s counties from the perspective of median income, and the ten that topped the list contained some surprises. For instance, Denver didn’t make the cut — or even come close. Continue to count down the photo-illustrated top ten, featuring Gazette numbers and…
In case you’re wondering (because you’re like me and only visit any given dispensary once every few years), much has changed about Fox Street Wellness since my last time there, in 2012. But that’s not a bad thing at all. See also: “Shop Drops Challenge to Pot-Hating Town Amid Fears…
Our post about a proposed grant program to help Colorado counties offset the cost of legal marijuana’s impact inspired a big response from our readers. The majority strongly opposed the idea, with this post laying out many of the arguments against giving such funding to places that have outlawed retail…
Denver blog posts don’t think 36 hours is enough. At our Show and Tell blog, Patricia Calhoun reveals where the New York Times would eat during 36 hours in Denver. The Colorado Independent’s Tessa Cheek on the civil-unions cleanup bill on the way to the chopping block. South Stands Denver’s…
Denver International Airport officially banned the sale of marijuana souvenirs and marijuana-related products last week, adding specific wording to its public-conduct rules. At DIA, it is now unlawful to “sell, display, or advertise any product bearing the image, likeness, description, or name of Marijuana or Marijuana-themed paraphernalia; and advertise a…
Update: Last week, we told you about the officer-involved shooting of a man who’d allegedly robbed a Fast-N-Friendly outlet in Aurora; see our previous coverage below. Now, the Aurora Police Department has identified the person killed as 39-year-old Kavonda Earl Payton — and there’s a very large difference between his…
Last month, we told you about Granby’s extraordinary efforts to block a pot shop wanting to operate near town — by annexing the land in an “emergency” action. The law firm representing the ganjapreneurs had suggested that this action would be challenged in court, but its clients have now decided…
Scripps News recently crunched numbers on unsolved U.S. murders and discovered that the total of 200,000-plus since 1980 actually exceeds the population of Des Moines, Iowa. The data also reveals which states do the best job of solving homicides, and Colorado’s ranking is mediocre, with 26 states cracking a higher…
In 2013, we told you about Boobies Rock!, an organization that sent hot women into bars wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the company’s name — and they told customers to whom they sold branded merchandise that the money they collected would go toward fighting breast cancer. But Colorado’s Attorney General branded…
On a chilly morning like this one, a lot of us are tempted to start a car parked on the street and leave it running for a few minutes while we finish up inside. Here’s a story demonstrating why that’s a bad idea: A puffer car that was stolen yesterday…
Colorado is already under fire from Nebraska and Oklahoma, whose attorneys general have sued this state in federal court over our marijuana laws; Kansas is thinking about joining the suit. But in Wyoming, where state officials say that plenty of Colorado pot winds up, Governor Matt Mead insists he doesn’t…
In response to a recent post about Colorado’s high divorce rate (it’s in the national top ten), one reader offered some reasons why matches in the state’s capitol may not last. And sorry, dudes, but according to her, it’s your fault. See also: Photos: Top Ten States for Divorce –…
Denver blog posts are always hatching good ideas. At our Cafe Society blog, Lauren Monitz serves up a list of Denver’s ten best eggs Benedict dishes. Colorado Peak Politics wasn’t exactly wowed by President Obama’s State of the Union address…. …while Colorado Pols offers this headline: “GOP Talks Immigration, but…
