The main attractions for most attendees at the National Western Stock Show are the rodeos, and they come in all varieties. On January 11, the second day of the show, it was the Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza, which brought bull-riders, trick riders and mariachis to the National Western Complex. Read on…
Since retiring from the U.S. Supreme Court back in 2006, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has been promoting civics education. To honor others who have the same goal, the National Center for State Courts presents the Sandra Day O’Connor Award for the Advancement of Civics Education annually. This year the winner…
It wasn’t hard to get all nostalgic about football players from bygone eras yesterday, amid the godawful and spiritless performance of the Denver Broncos against the workmanlike Indianapolis Colts — who, unlike their decrepit hosts, managed to seem at least mildly interested in heading on to the AFC championship game…
The Rossonian Hotel — a century-old landmark at 27th and Welton streets in the heart of Five Points — is the focus of our current cover story, “All That Jazz.” The jazz club in the hotel once drew some of the nation’s top talent — but the music ended back…
The big news this week is the Cannabis Business Conference. And our cannabis calendar is already filling up for February, so mark your virtual datebooks, and start saving up. See also: CU Denver Student Researching Ganja Usage Needs Your Help…
People are divided over Walmart — and they’re just as divided over our People of Walmart, 2015 Edition, which Michael Roberts posted last week. See also: People of Walmart, 2015 Edition…
Early on January 3, the B-cycle station at Welton and 27th streets, right in front of the old Rossonian Hotel (the focus of our current cover story), was hit by a driver who lost control of his car. Nick Bohnenkamp, executive director of B-cycle, estimates that the accident did $40,000…
When Joshua Dorkin caught the real estate bug, he found out that being smart wasn’t enough — you have to know the business. But the resources he found were expensive or out of reach, so he decided to “democratize” the real estate business by starting BiggerPockets, an online community that…
Most studies on cannabis and cannabis use focus on joints. That’s fine and dandy for the most part, but it doesn’t really give researchers a true idea of cannabis consumption when a larger part of the cannabis-using population relies on bongs, pipes, oil rigs, vape pens and edibles to get…
Denver blogs are still distracted by stupid, sexy Flanders. On our Show and Tell blog, Keith Garcia details three ways to have fun at Aspen Gay Ski Week without getting on a chairlift. Bob Berwyn goes into the fight surrounding development at Wolf Creek at Colorado Independent. At Mile High…
Do Colorado drivers suck? With today’s icy weather, you won’t have to be on the streets for long in other to make your determination. Or you can just stay inside where it’s nice and warm, and consider this comment: See also: Top Ten Driving Tips Non-Colorado Natives Forget at the…
I’m still mulling over what point Indianapolis Star writer Gregg Doyel was trying to make in a bizarre column that appeared yesterday, entitled “Next to Broncos, a Mass Murder Suspect Awaits.” All sorts of motivational drivel gets written in the pimp-happy world of sports journalism this time of year, as…
Thanks in part to popular crime shows, criminal justice programs are booming across the country. And in the first-ever ranking of national online criminal justice programs by U.S. News and World Report, the University of Colorado Denver landed in the top ten. It rated ninth overall, and fifth among public…
Only in Denver can you walk down the street wearing bright orange and completely blend in. It doesn’t matter what time of year it is, what the Denver Broncos’ record is or who’s playing quarterback — this city represents its team to the fullest. Mayor Michael Hancock, who once played…
We told you last month about the accusations against Anna Cozy, owner of Colorado Alternative Medicine. Colorado regulators say Cozy tried to pass off forged recreational pot documents at the state and city level; when confronted with charges, she reportedly said she “panicked” when the state licensing process began and…
This spring, the Colorado Department of Transportation will launch Bustang, the first state-owned and -operated bus system in Colorado. Three branches, all leaving from downtown Denver, will take residents to as far as Glenwood Springs, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins. Bustang will connect the six largest transit systems in the…
The First Unitarian Society of Denver Church, on the corner of 14th and Lafayette streets, has been home to Arturo Hernandez Garcia since October 21, 2014, when he officially sought sanctuary. He is fighting to stay in the United States under President Barack Obama’s deferred action program. But in the…
The 16th Street Mall is one of those places that is designated as a tourist destination purely for the sake of being a tourist destination. Aside from Denverites who work in the tall buildings that create a canyon of the street, the place is purely for visitors, and I don’t…
Patricia Calhoun’s post about rising Denver rent prices (and the Confluence project) renewed what has been one of the hottest conversations among our readership in recent months. This commenter acknowledges that costs have climbed, but believes they need to be put into context. See also: Denver Rents Are Soaring –…
Denver blogs salute American ingenuity. Our Backbeat blog rounds up photos of Decadence concert-goers showing where to keep cell phones when their outfits are almost nonexistent. Colorado Pols shares its top four stories of 2014. Denver Stiffs’ Nate Timmons talks to Nuggets GM Tim Connelly about the trade that sent…
UPDATE: Third Judicial District Attorney Frank Ruybalid has reached a settlement in a state ethics investigation of his office. Ruybalid admitted to thirteen violations of Colorado’s rules for professional conduct of attorneys, and received a suspended six-month suspension of his law license and 23 months of probation. According to a…
In 2013, we told you about Robert Gonzales, who was accused of pimping a foster child for cash and meth. Gonzales has now been given a 112-years-to-life sentence — a jolt that strikes one of the jurors who found him guilty as excessive in the extreme. And indeed, Thomas White,…
