“All That Jazz,” Jamie Siebrase, January 8 Building for the future Wow! A great piece of journalism published by Westword! I didn’t know you guys had it in you still. Kudos to Jamie Siebrase for a very well-written article! The rest of Westword’s “Hot or Not, Hate or Love, Top…
Dear Stoner: Does the MED track recreational sales to customers? I’ve seen a few people online recently claiming it does, but I don’t know what to believe anymore. I just don’t want to be in some computer somewhere as a criminal because I buy a joint after work on Friday…
Medical marijuana patient numbers in Colorado have flattened out over the past few months, settling at around 116,000 people despite the submission of more than 2,700 new-patient applications during the past few months. In September, there were 115,710 patients on the registry; in October, the number was 117,239 — but…
Our post about Twitter reaction to John Fox and the Broncos deciding to part ways after another playoff defeat provided a forum for debate about whether this move was justified — and the opinions were widely varied, with some fans in favor of Fox’s disappearance and others feeling he’s getting…
Don’t call it a comeback: Denver blog posts have been here for years. At our Cafe Society blog, Jenn Wohletz lists the five food and drink items from the 1990s that we wouldn’t mind having back — including Jumpin’ Jack Doritos. Colorado Peak Politics offers an Inauguration-palooza highlights package. The…
News that the Denver Broncos and John Fox had parted company was immediately followed by speculation about who the team’s next head coach should be. But what about those who’ve filled the gig to date? Turns out there’ve been fourteen head coaches in Broncos history, and only five of them…
There was a time last summer when Andrea Carter thought she’d found her dream job. A certified nursing assistant and phlebotomist, Carter began working in June at an Aurora outpatient clinic operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs. She was a contract employee, meaning that she worked for a private…
It’s distressingly rare for cold cases to heat up decades after they were committed — and when they do, as with the death of Jacqueline Gallegos, whose killer was brought to justice twenty years after her passing, the reason is often improvements in DNA technology. Officials in Summit County are…
Lawyers for a Christian bakery owner who refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple are calling out a member of the Colorado Civil Rights Commission for a comment she made in which they say she compared the baker “to slave owners and perpetrators of the Holocaust.” At…
Last month, we shared a list of what Colorado and all fifty states are worst at according to a popular poster on Motifake.com. Shortly thereafter, another site, ThrillList.com, came up with its own version, and wouldn’t you know it: All of the selections are different with the exception of just…
Back in October, former Denver resident Barbara Bowman told her story of alleged rape by entertainer Bill Cosby. Since then, a many other accusers have surfaced, bringing accusations that had seemingly faded away back to the public’s attention — and subsequent Cosby gaffes, like a Twitter invitation to “Meme me”…
Vanessa Collier, a 33 year-old mother of two and wife to her partner, Christina, passed away on December 30th. Her funeral at New Hope Ministries was to feature photos of Vanessa proposing to Christina, and family pictures with their daughters, Madison and Kylie. Fifteen minutes after the service was supposed…
The Brookings Institution’s John Hudak, who last year released a report declaring the first phase of Colorado’s legal pot rollout to be a success, has shared eight things to watch in regard to national marijuana policy in 2015. Among the most intriguing is the matter of presidential candidates having to…
The comments continue to accumulate on Patricia Calhoun’s post about rising Denver rent prices and the Confluence project. In this reader’s opinion, the Mile High City definitely isn’t a bargain right now…. See also: Denver Rents Are Soaring — and So Is the Confluence Project…
Denver blog posts want to pump you up. At our Show and Tell blog, Bree Davies shares five ways to not be a jerk at the gym. At Colorado Pols, PKolbenschlag posts about lies, damn lies and fracked statistics. Denver Stiffs’ Nate Timmons thinks Nuggets coach Brian Shaw has finally…
Doctors spend eight or more years in college and medical school before they finally are ready to practice — but Dr. Stacey Kerr thinks they need to go back for one more lesson. Kerr, a family physician in California, believes every doctor and caregiver has a responsibility to study all…
With less than a week until Martin Luther King Jr. Day, activists, arts organizations and politicians are all gearing up for a series of events to mark the holiday, which will be followed by continuing discussions of racism. (Mayor Hancock’s office promises that the schedule for those discussions will be…
In October 2013, we told you about a massive search for a child kidnapper and the subsequent arrest of John Snorsky, whose friends insisted he was innocent. Snorsky, who had previously told a Westword reporter about his time in prison and difficult childhood, eventually pleaded guilty in the case. But…
Last month, we told you about two separate cases related to health care in area jails: The Colorado Department of Corrections agreed to pay $3 million in the death of Christopher Lopez and a jury voted for an $11 million award to Ken McGill, who suffered a stroke behind bars…
The Broncos’ latest dispiriting playoff defeat, this time at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts, was followed by two pieces of big news: the revelation that Peyton Manning had a quad tear, not a bruise, and the announcement that coach John Fox and the team are, in a carefully worded…
Arguably the best part of a Jamaican vacation isn’t the beaches or the cheap outdoor ganja, but the food. The island is dripping in spices and flavors, and roadside shacks serve up some of the most amazing dishes on the planet, from spicy jerk chicken to vegan Rasta ital. Chef…
Denver boxer Mike Alvarado has a date in the ring on January 24, when he’s scheduled to face off against arch-rival Brandon Rios at the 1stBank Center. But first, he has another date: He is supposed to appear in Denver County Court at 1:30 p.m. on January 16, when he…
