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Why Jamaal Edwards Got No Extra Time for Second “Sh*t Happened” Killing

Jamaal Edwards, who had previously been found guilty of second-degree murder for killing John Shoeboot in January 2015, has now confessed to culpability in the death of James Clyde Brown during the same incident. But his plea in the Brown case was to manslaughter, not murder, and the admission doesn't add one day to his sentence for actions that he summed up to investigators by using the two-word phrase, "Shit happened."
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Parkland School Shooting 208th Since Columbine: The Tragic List

Reporters and anchors covering yesterday's shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, frequently mentioned the disturbing similarity between images from the latest tragic event, during which seventeen people died, and those from the April 20, 1999 attack on Columbine High School in Littleton. But Columbine's terrible legacy has been felt consistently over the intervening eighteen-plus years. As documented below, the Parkland incident was at least the 208th school shooting to take place in Columbine's wake.
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Are Denver Officials Stoned?: Inside Denver 420 Rally Ban Appeal

This afternoon, organizers of the Denver 420 Rally will formally file an appeal to a decision by the City of Denver to prohibit them from applying for any event permit during the next three years and rescind the priority status that's let them to regularly stage the annual gathering at Civic Center Park on or around April 20. According to rally attorney Rob Corry, the officials who ordered the ban, which followed complaints about trash at the park the morning after the get-together, have trumped up trivial matters in an arbitrary, unconstitutional way that suggests a bad reaction to the smoke plume that rose over the park at 4:20 p.m. on the day of this year's event.
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100 Colorado Creatives 4.0: Sommer Browning

Sommer Browning is primarily a poet and, by day, a librarian, but she’s also a collector and purveyor of one-liners, both in person and in hand-drawn comics, as well as a curious observer of Denver’s growing cross-cultural art scenes. Her latest project? Georgia Art Space — a new multi-disciplinary arts showcase named for her five-year-old daughter and housed in her garage.
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Operation Black Rhino’s Final Scorecard — and Meth Dealing From a Taco Truck

After more than two years, the prosecution of a massive federal drug investigation dubbed Operation Black Rhino is nearly over thanks to the conviction of Jorge Loya-Ramirez, a Mexican citizen living in Denver who allegedly used a taco truck as cover to deal nearly 200 pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine in kilogram quantities. And he wasn't the only Black Rhino target to earn punishment. The U.S. Attorney's Office reveals that of the 38 others named in one of four federal grand jury indictments related to the inquiry, only one had his case dismissed. Find out what happened to all the defendants below.
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Seven Places to Watch Election Results

The 2016 presidential election is coming to a close today, and assuming you already voted, you have one more democratic obligation: to celebrate the end of one of the wackier presidential elections in recent memory. We've found the best spots to watch the results come in and toast your sorrows away.
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Denver Issues First Recall for Mite-Infested, Moldy Marijuana

Buddies Wellness LLC is having a tough week. The medical marijuana cultivator, which sells its products through La Bodega dispensary, voluntarily recalled its concentrates because of possible pesticide contamination July 25. But it didn't end there: On July 27, the City of Denver announced that Buddies Wellness was the first Denver marijuana grower recalling marijuana for mold and mites.
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Oak and Acorn Chef Will Open Smok BBQ at the Source Hotel

Along with every other kind of edifice springing up in RiNo these days, there are at least a couple of hotels expected to open in the near future. One of them is the Source Hotel at 3350 Brighton Boulevard, part of the overall Source Hotel & Market project (of which...
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Down Time Drops New Album: Good Luck!

Denver based rock trio Down Time is releasing its debut EP, Good Luck!, on GROUPHUG. The five-song offering has its origins in songs singer/guitarist Alyssa Maunders was writing while she was living in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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These Ten Reviews Show What Being a Restaurant Critic Is All About

Restaurant critic Gretchen Kurtz takes restaurant reviewing seriously, so she always follows three important rules before pen ever hits paper (or fingers hit keyboard): She works anonymously, she eats at the restaurant she's reviewing several times, and she waits at least three months after a place opens before going public...
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Fast Company: Denver’s Car Clubs Promote Community…and Sometimes Chaos

Every Friday night since 2013, thousands of car enthusiasts have scanned their Facebook feeds, waiting for Manny Rivera to announce the first location and time of the weekly 1320 CC meetup (the club’s name is a reference to the length in feet of a quarter-mile drag race). When the information is live, hundreds scramble to gather for a “cruise.”
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Not-Guilty Pleas in Second Cory Gardner ADAPT Protest on Eve of Trials Over First

This week, Wheelchair Sports Camp MC Kalyn Heffernan and nine other members of the advocacy organization ADAPT pleaded not guilty to trespassing and other charges related to a three-day sit-in at the office of Senator Cory Gardner on June 29. And next week, several of the activists, many of whom have disabilities, are scheduled to be back in court regarding another matter. On Monday, July 24, the first of those cited for a previous protest targeting Gardner will go on trial, and there's definitely crossover between the two groups.
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100 Colorado Creatives 4.0: Erika T. Wurth

Author and activist Erika T. Wurth puts a modern face on Native American life, which she characterizes as a vital, but invisible underground, thriving beneath the homogenized American landscape. When she’s not away teaching creative writing for her gig at Western Illinois University, Wurth, a native Coloradan who identifies as Apache/Chickasaw/Cherokee, writes novels and poetry and can be heard at readings about town.
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Even Denver’s Best Deals on Pet-Friendly Apartments Will Make You Howl

As we've reported, rents in Denver are finally coming down after a long period of sky-high costs that added immeasurably to the difficulty of making a living in Denver despite the booming economy. But the prices aren't exactly a bargain for pet owners. Even the complexes with the best deals for lovers of dogs, cats and other critters typically require hefty, non-refundable deposits that range up to $500 and significant monthly fees.
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Update: Inside the “Unprecedented” Ski-Lift Accident That Killed Kelly Huber

A just-released report about the ski lift accident that killed San Antonio mom Kelly Huber in December 2016 reveals that the culprit was an electronic drive whose failure raises concerns that go well beyond this single incident. Indeed, the 151-page document notes that "due to the unprecedented nature of this dynamic occurrence, continued investigation/analysis of this event will likely continue for years."