Denver blog posts are working up an appetite. At our Cafe Society blog, Mark Antonation offers a first look at Top Chef champ Hosea Rosenberg’s latest creation, Blackbelly, which is set to launch in Boulder next Tuesday. Predominantly Orange’s Ian St. Clair isn’t wild about the idea of the Broncos…
When Jesse Watters, a correspondent for The O’Reilly Factor, visited Denver last month, he interviewed a number of colorful homeless characters about marijuana. He spoke briefly with a guy who said he was “medicating” but couldn’t name his ailment, and another guy who said he’s been smoking dope since he…
Update: The story of Stefan Sortland’s arrest, spelled out in our original post and an update on view below, just keeps getting stranger. Now, reports suggest that he was on molly at the time of his arrest (not Adderall, which he had in his possession) following a Halloween concert. Moreover,…
After news organizations declared John Hickenlooper victorious in an ultra-tight gubernatorial race with challenger Bob Beauprez, the once-and-future guv finally staged a victory rally at the State Capitol yesterday morning. But what he said has prompted less conversation than what his chief of staff, Roxanne White, did. “Was John Hickenlooper’s…
If you live in the Denver metro area, you may have seen Eric Brandt, who often rides a bicycle while displaying a giant hand, complete with extended middle finger, that’s emblazoned with the phrase “FUCK COPS.” Brandt claims he’s been mistreated by police officers on numerous occasions, but now Denver…
A few months back, we shared a post featuring twenty reasons why Denver sucks and you shouldn’t move here, as seen on a poster whose creators actually love the Mile High City but don’t want to see it overrun by newcomers. Likewise, Estately’s recent list highlighting “25 Reasons You Should…
Earlier this year, we told you about the arrest of Meghan McKeon after the death of her three-year-old son, Austin Davis. Now she’s been sentenced to more than two decades in stir for her actions, which included leaving the boy home alone for days while she was “spending time with…
“For Pete’s Sake,” Patricia Calhoun, October 30 Illegal Procedure Illegal Pete’s in Fort Collins should unequivocally keep its name. As a Hispanic person whose family is comprised almost entirely of immigrants, I support the Illegal Pete’s name and believe that the concerned citizens are misinterpreting the situation, fighting the wrong…
Dear Stoner: As a medical marijuana patient, I am interested in growing my own meds, but not in or around the house, where the kids are. Do you know of something like a growing co-op that would allow me to grow somewhere else?Greenhouse Gary Dear Gary: If you’re staying strictly…
Just over three months after Maggie’s Farm opened its doors as the first recreational pot shop in Manitou Springs and began dumping money into town coffers, voters gave the business a thumbs-up, overwhelmingly defeating a proposal to ban recreational pot sales in the town. See also: “Oregon, Alaska Legalize Rec…
Lots of folks shared their thoughts about our post revealing that no trick-or-treaters were slipped pot edibles on Halloween following a relentless Denver Police Department campaign about the possibility. However, not all of them were reassured by the outcome. Take this reader. See also: Number of Halloween Trick-or-Treaters in Denver…
Denver blog posts appeal to kids of all ages. At our Backbeat blog, Mike Seely argues that children’s albums are bad for children. Colorado Peak Politics is pretty happy how things worked out for Cory Gardner. The Colorado Independent’s Mike Littwin on a Republican wave, a Democratic disaster and a…
Michael George spent nearly a third of his life living on Denver’s streets. He was born in Colorado, but his dad was a cook in the Air Force, and when George was four years old, the family moved from Lowry to Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. George lived there…
We recently told you about Jeremy Yachik, a former police officer who allegedly beat his daughter for eating carrots (as opposed to punshing her for not eating them). Now comes an equally extreme and bizarre case of abuse, this one involving Lee Kizer, who has reportedly admitted to beating a…
In addition to statewide contests (including a squeaker of a governor’s race), Election Day 2014 saw plenty of local initiatives on ballots, with one of the most interesting being Aurora’s Proposition 2D, which would have repealed the city’s longstanding prohibition on pit bulls. In the end, the measure lost handily,…
While most of the attention in regard to yesterday’s election has gone to Cory Gardner’s shellacking of Mark Udall and a governor’s race not called in John Hickenlooper’s favor until this morning, the outcomes for other measures on the ballot have been equally fascinating. Take the so-called personhood measure, which…
As is clear from this photo, Nancy Worrell had a smile more than capable of lighting up any room she entered — which only makes her murder late last month that much sadder and more tragic. The person accused of ending her life has now been formally charged with her…
Update: Moments ago, 9News formally declared that Governor John Hickenlooper has been reelected. Some votes still are yet to be counted, but the station, as well as the Denver Post, has determined that challenger Bob Beauprez will fall short of victory. Continue for our previous coverage of election day 2014…
Update below: Marijuana fared a lot better than Democrats did at the polls yesterday. Oregon, Alaska and Washington, D.C. passed recreational marijuana measures closely modeled on Colorado’s, and while a medical marijuana amendment failed in Florida, it still managed to collect 58 percent support. (Under Florida law, 60 percent was…
According to the Denver Post, the summer of 2014 will set all-time tourism records — and stats suggest the year as a whole will do so, as well. However, the Post article makes no mention of the possible part the legalization of limited marijuana sales has played when it comes…
In a recent Comment of the Day, a reader argued that Colorado’s legalization of marijuana was a huge mistake. Unsurprisingly, this position received plenty of push-back. Here’s one memorable example. See also: Reader: Recreational Marijuana Legalization Was a Huge Mistake…
Denver blog posts sprinkle a little sunshine across the Internet. At our Cafe Society blog, Jenn Wohletz counts down the five best and worst things about Dunkin’ Donuts. Denver Stiffs’ Quinn Glasnapp recaps the Nuggets’ loss to the Kings — and the latest indication this could be a long season…
