Best College Reviews has come up with its list of the fifty best college towns in America, and two from Colorado made the top fifteen — something matched only by a couple of other states, Iowa and Pennsylvania. Sorry, New York and Cali. Which Colorado towns made the grade? And…
As investigators in Denver seek the person or persons who killed in-demand video producer Phil Lucero, their colleagues in Aurora are hard at work on another homicide — one that took place late last night. Here’s what we know thus far. See also: Phil Lucero, In-Demand Video Producer, ID’d as…
Phil Lucero’s production company has worked on plenty of high-profile projects over the years. In April, for instance, he worked with actor Harrison Ford, and other recent efforts featured the likes of Governor John Hickenlooper and former Denver Mayor Federico Pena — all of which makes his death even harder…
Last week, we previewed a court hearing in a lawsuit declaring Colorado’s marijuana sales taxes illegal and unconstitutional. Attorney Rob Corry asked for a temporary restraining order to halt tax collection while the matter is considered, but Denver District Court Judge John Madden rejected that request at Friday’s session. The…
A Patricia Calhoun post about 2009 Denver police beating victim Alex Landau’s story going national in the wake of unrest in Ferguson, Missouri inspired many of our readers to weigh in on issues of police, race and excessive force. The following commenter believes those obsessed with brutality are losing focus…
Denver blog posts are safe for users of every description. At our Cafe Society blog, Patricia Calhoun shares the comment of a reader who looks back fondly on the days when Denver was dangerous. Colorado Pols: Republican candidate Gordon “Dr. Chaps” Klingenschmitt says Jared Polis wants to “behead America’s Christians.”…
A judge has thrown out a lawsuit alleging that Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains was using state funds to provide abortions. The lawsuit was filed by former Colorado lieutenant governor (and longtime Planned Parenthood foe) Jane Norton. It accused Planned Parenthood of violating Colorado’s Abortion Funding Prohibition Amendment by…
Last week, we noted that the Denver Department of Public Safety’s release of draft reforms for the Denver Sheriff’s Department followed weeks of negative PR for the embattled agency, including outrage over a video showing Deputy Thomas Ford punching out an apparently nonviolent inmate. Now, the Denver District Attorney’s Office…
Broncos kicker Matt Prater is unusual when it comes to NFL players suspended for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. Instead of being punished for consuming marijuana or other drugs, he’s going to be riding the pine for downing what his attorney, Harvey Steinberg, describes as “a couple beers at…
Some locals aren’t going to be happy with Visit Denver. We hear all the time from folks who wish fewer residents of other places were putting down Colorado roots, yet the Instagram account of the city’s official tourism agency is filled with photos so eye-popping that they’re capable of convincing…
Members of groups such as Occupy Denver and local affiliates of Anonymous often protest together, as was the case for a police brutality rally in April. But there seems to have been something of a communication breakdown related to Thursday’s Day of Rage event, which decried the Ferguson, Missouri police…
Within the hour, the Denver Police Department tweeted about a home invasion on the 7000 block of East Exposition. The home’s owner is said to have confronted the suspects, who allegedly fled the scene in the owner’s vehicle. Continue for the details shared to date. See also: Pot grow house…
Most of us know by now that hemp and the cannabis we all like to get high and medicated with aren’t the same thing and that you can’t get hash from hemp (unless, apparently, you’re using the Stanley brothers’ cannabis hemp oil). But back in 1949, that wasn’t common knowledge…
When we shared a post about the arrest of police officer Mark Beluscak, who’s at least the eighth Denver cop to get in trouble during 2014, we asked folks on Facebook why they thought this kind of thing keeps happening. A wide variety of responses followed, with this one viewing…
Denver blog posts are very disciplined. At our Show and Tell blog, Jenn Wohletz offers five tips for S&M newbies. Colorado Pols on Tom Tancredo’s call for Barack Obama’s impeachment — over immigration. Denver PR Blog’s latest great moment in journalism is hilarious pictorial evidence demonstrating why newspapers should never…
Earlier this week, we shared the story of Heather Lizotte, the former chief financial officer for Secretary of State Scott Gessler’s office. Lizotte, who still works there but in a demoted position, has accused Gessler of harassing and retaliating against her after she “began to push back on the financial…
As we’ve reported, the Denver Sheriff Department has received negative attention aplenty in recent months owing to numerous excessive-force complaints, a huge lawsuit payout and more; see a previous post outlining five of the incidents below. The City of Denver is eager to be seen as tackling the issues with…
TV anchor Brendan Higgins was a popular personality at Dallas’ CBS11, helming the morning program with requisite wackiness. But his schtick didn’t go over too well during a bust in Aspen earlier this month — which is why we used the word was in referring to his status at the…
Earlier this week, our William Breathes reported that the number of children registered as medical marijuana patients in Colorado continues to grow: The digits rose from 305 to 337 in a month, with reports suggesting that many of the additions are moving here from other states. The story of Minnesota’s…
What does Google think about certain celebrities? A quick way to find out to ask: Type in the word “is” and a famous name in the query box and you’ll be offered a list of the most popular searches for that person. We tried this trick with twenty of the…
The bumper sticker on the car 24-year-old Amanda Suhr is said to have been driving when she allegedly struck a pedestrian and then fled the scene read “SIC…4LIFE.” The sticker, and some attentive witnesses, made it easy for authorities to track down Suhr, who appears to be a Juggalo –…
This week’s Denver Cruiser Ride theme pays tribute to one of cinema’s greatest masterpieces — 1988’s circus-centric Big Top Pee-wee — on the occasion of star Paul Reubens’s birthday. Some riders got their Pee-wee on, as it were, while others let their inner animals out of the cage. Photographer Jake…
