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Marijuana decision from feds unlikely in near future due to reporter spying, Tea Party scandals

During a conference call shortly after the November 2012 passage of Amendment 64, Governor John Hickenlooper and Colorado Attorney General John Suthers encouraged U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to make announcing the federal government's response to the bill a priority. Then, in March, Holder sai ... More >>

Factotum Brewhouse will rely on homebrewers when it opens in Sunnyside this fall

Denver's craft-beer scene has exploded over the past three years as the number of breweries tripled inside city limits, but most of those brewery owners started off as home brewers, roasting grains in their ovens and tweaking recipes in their garages. Chris and Laura Bruns, a sister-and-brother tea ... More >>

Jodi Arias, convicted of murder, says she'd prefer death penalty over life in prison

We've detailed efforts by representatives of Chuck E. Cheese slayer Nathan Dunlap to prevent the execution of the quadruple murderer. But not everyone would make the same choice -- including, apparently, Jodi Arias, convicted in Arizona yesterday of first-degree murder in the 2008 death of boyfriend ... More >>

Comedian John Caparulo on being smart to appear dumb

A lot of comedy audiences have an Us vs. Them attitude regarding what standups to like; they feel they have to decide between David Cross or Larry The Cable Guy. And while this attitude would usually push comedian John Caparulo into the latter category (he's critical of healthy eating and people who ... More >>

Jodi Arias: Colorado ties to the sensational trial about murder of Travis Alexander

Can the six-degrees-of-separation concept be applied to places in addition to people? Colorado offers a strong argument in the affirmative, since it's rare that a big national story doesn't have some link to the state. That's certainly the case in the ongoing trial of Jodi Arias, accused of brutally ... More >>

An open letter to Politico's Donovan Slack about your misinterpretation of Jay-Z's "Open Letter"

Hey, Ms. Slack, I couldn't help but notice the mini shit storm you caused yesterday at the White House press briefing when you misunderstood and misrepresented the lyrics of Jay-Z's "Open Letter." Real talk, that shit ain't cool. Have we learned nothing from the Nicki Minaj Romney-gate last summer? ... More >>

Video: John Hickenlooper's angry exchange with reporter latest example of his very hard year

For Governor John Hickenlooper, it was a very hard week at the end of a hard year, filled with disasters both natural and man-made -- disasters Colorado is still struggling to understand. The frustrations that consumed Hickenlooper over the past twelve months came bubbling out during an interview ab ... More >>

Competitive skiing kept Army veteran Joel Hunt from going downhill

See also: Joel Hunt, vet turned ski racer, recounts his struggles: "I wished that I had died in Iraq"

Coy Mathis, transgender first-grader, hits New York Times as school district responds

Update: In recent weeks, we've told you about Coy Mathis, a Fountain six year old who was born male but identifies as female. She's at the center of a dispute with the local district over access to the girl's restroom at her school; look below to see our previous coverage, complete with photos and v ... More >>

Matthew Caulk, sex offender, recaptured -- but why was he wearing passive GPS device?

Update: Last week, we told you about the sweeping search for Matthew Caulk, a sex offender who'd previously been the subject of a nationwide manhunt; see our previous coverage below. Yesterday, he was recaptured in Aurora. But the way he was being monitored when he walked away from a halfway house r ... More >>

Photos: Top ten politicians who've smoked pot

Last week, onetime Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo revealed that he would take a single puff of a marijuana cigarette to settle a bet with a comedian-filmmaker. Once he does, he'll join a large number of politicians who've done likewise -- and most of them admit it. Continue to coun ... More >>

Del Norte pot club shut the day it opened, but owner is planning a new location

The pot smoking lounge of the White Horse Inn in Del Norte was only open for a few hours on December 31 before owner Paul Lovato says he decided to pull the plug due to growing pressure from local law enforcement and his landlord.

Photos: Most and least surprising celebrity stoners

Celebrities are speaking out in favor of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, whether it be robocalling Susan Sarandon or the famous folks featured on MarijuanaMajority.com. And they're not alone. Our friends at CelebStoner.com have spent years assembling a roster of the top 54 cel ... More >>

Boy Scouts' mishandling of past abuse cases beyond schmucky

Why brand the Boy Scouts of America as a collective schmuck after releasing files about volunteers and leaders banned from the organization after being accused of inappropriate actions (and, all too frequently, sexual abuse) against children? Because it took the BOA so unconscionably long to do so - ... More >>

Peaches on taking action on behalf of Pussy Riot: "If I lived in Russia, that could've been me."

No one knows how to push buttons quite like Peaches. Whether she's writing and directing her own autobiographical musical or organizing a Free Pussy Riot campaign, this electro-punk (aka Merrill Nisker) is always a few steps ahead of even the most radical of sex-positive visionaries. In advance of h ... More >>

GABF week kicks off with beers, balls and a message from the Falling Rock's Chris Black

Great American Beer Festival week kicked off, as it has for the past fifteen years, at the Falling Rock Taphouse on Monday, when the clock hit 000 00 00 00.0 But things were a little different this year, says Chris Black, who owns and runs Denver's most famous craft-beer bar. "Some people thought we ... More >>

New York satirist Lee Camp on Occupy Denver, dead raccoons and political douchebaggery

Lee Camp's fine with making you uncomfortable. It's his stock in trade. On camera -- most notably in his stints on Good Morning America, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, and various FOX, MTV and CNN shows, Camp gives audiences a this-is-how-it-really-is take on current events ranging from corporate e ... More >>

Red or blue, all eyes are on Colorado this election

The 2008 DNC placed Denver center stage in national politics

Ryan Call, GOP chairman, on women's issues and Todd Akin: Democrats are desperate

In this week's feature, "Purple Haze," we outline how the close fight for Colorado's nine electoral votes could determine the next president of the United States. And a key part of that battle, nationally and in Colorado, involves the women's vote. Here's more from our interview with state GOP Cha ... More >>

A gonzo guide to the Republican National Convention

Gun control ad in Denver pressures Obama and Romney to take a stand

The same day Barack Obama made several campaign stops in Colorado, a national gun control group launched an advertisement in Denver calling on both the president and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney to put forth a plan to curb gun violence across the country. The spot, which references t ... More >>

Remaining humble in the face of tragedy and the weird, emotional world of the Internet

At this past weekend's UMS music festival, my band was asked to lead the audience at 3 Kings Tavern in a moment of silence for the victims of the Aurora theater shootings. Into a microphone I usually use for inappropriate jokes and crowd prodding, I stumbled through the announcement, asking the peop ... More >>

Ten most notable people we forgot who died in Colorado

Earlier this week, when we published our list of the ten most notable people to die in Colorado, we asked you to let us know if we'd forgotten anyone -- and thank goodness you did, because we made a number of hefty oversights. We're highlighting the ones most frequently mentioned in this sequel list ... More >>

Film incentives: Bill signing means Colorado ready for its close-up

With a scribble of his ceremonial pen this morning, Governor John Hickenlooper set Colorado on a path not unlike that of the Iron Man himself, Robert Downey, Jr. No, our fair state isn't going to rehab. Instead, lawmakers, film-industry insiders and Colorado boosters hope that the beefed-up film inc ... More >>

Civil unions bill dies in special session: "Forced acceptance" v. love, rights

The so-called House "kill committee" has put to death a bill to legalize civil unions. The measure, sponsored by House Minority Leader Mark Ferrandino, who is gay, failed despite having bipartisan support in the full House when the committee's five Republicans voted against it. But first, supporters ... More >>

Video: John Hickenlooper says civil unions aren't marriage on CNN

Colorado's special session, which begins today, is earning nationwide attention for Governor John Hickenlooper due in large part to the civil unions legislation whose death largely inspired it. But in conversation with the net's Candy Crowley (see it below), Hickenlooper avoided espousing same-sex m ... More >>

Civil unions go before "kill committee" that could give pot bills new life

A bill to legalize civil unions and two bills dealing with marijuana have been assigned to be debated this afternoon in the House's State, Veterans and Military Affairs committee, which is likely to reject civil unions but keep the latter measures alive. Today is the first day of a special legislati ... More >>

Watch: Tupac hologram at Coachella -- you've seen the footage. Here's how it was done

By now you've seen Tupac's performance with Snoop Dogg last night at Coachella. The legendary rapper was brought back to life by Dr. Dre's production company in collaboration with Digital Domain, James Cameron's digital production company, and AV Concepts, a company based in Tempe, Arizona, using a ... More >>

Buford, the one-person Wyoming town, sells for $900,000

Long before Buford -- the tiny Wyoming town with its own zip code but a population of exactly one -- became an international sensation, it was a road-trip must-stop for my family. We'd discovered it one morning when we'd zipped past Cheyenne and realized we might need gas before Laramie. Buford, loc ... More >>

Slice Racing to be Colorado's second NASCAR team, but who's behind the wheel?

Colorado has a new NASCAR team called Slice Racing. Want to know more about it? We do, too. But at this point, the secret folks behind this secret team are keeping most of the details secret.

Money can buy you love, if you have a contract with this Harvard MBA

Fracking the North Fork: Paonia residents rally against drilling assault

​Thanks to the increasing push for more oil and gas drilling, communities once considered out of the fray are being drawn into the controversies over hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking" -- even folks in the stunning North Fork Valley, an area better known for its organic farms, ranches operate ... More >>

The case of the kidnapped coed

How the Denver Post and Perry Mason ruined a Colorado murder case

Kristen Stillman can't sue Colorado, but judge finds a loophole in Chandler Grafner case

Kristen Stillman.​When people hear Kristen Stillman's story -- how her mother left eight-year-old Kristen and her twin brother, Will, at a house where they suffered horrific abuse for a decade, with Kristen giving birth to four children by head of the household/rapist Eric Torrez by the time s ... More >>

Tim Tebow and Fox News: Bill O'Reilly, Steve Doocy fighting "War on Tebow"?

Videos below.​'Tis the season for Bill O'Reilly and other Fox News personalities to rail against the alleged "War on Christmas" -- and they're doing so. But they've also found time to deride the "War on Tebow," tackling questions about Tim Tebow's religiosity with the same fervor they defend ... More >>

Tim Tebow's latest defenders: Bill Cosby and former Secretary of Education William Bennett

Bill Cosby.​Tim Tebow's NFL rise has done more than boost the Broncos' chances of making the playoffs. It's inspired musical tributes, tattoos and Tumblrs, the naming of racehorses and a slew of testimonials from celebrities and pundits from beyond the world of sports. The latest examples of ... More >>

The Boy Scouts' Police Problem

Dozens of teenage Explorers have been sexually abused by cops. Should the Scouts share the blame?

Newt Gingrich's plan for letting some illegal aliens become citizens got its start in Colorado

Newt Gingrich is taking heat for the comment he made during this week's Republican debate on a possible path to citizenship for some illegal aliens. And that path starts at a foundation based at a horse ranch in Parker and run by Helen Krieble, profiled in our 2006 cover story, "Guest Wishes.""We ne ... More >>

Will Stillman to talk about house of horrors, and how boys are abused, too

The house.​Last September, I told the story of Kristen Stillman. She'd survived incredible horrors while imprisoned in a home in northwest Denver, where her mother had left Kristen and Will, her twin, when they were just eight. Eric Torrez, the head of that household, tortured the twins, rapin ... More >>

Dear television: It's over.

It's not you, Television. It's me.​I'm throwing my television away. Actually, I'm giving it to my mother as a consolation prize/parting gift when I move out of her home in a few days. Her own monstrous TV -- which wore a DVD/VCR combo for a crown -- finally crapped out after burning through th ... More >>

Marijuana critic William Breathes's sublime & ridiculous global media blitz (AUDIO, VIDEO)

Mr. Breathes.​If medical marijuana reviewer William Breathes looks tired lately, it's not because he's been critiquing too much weed. Since being featured on Rupert Murdoch's iPad-friendly The Daily and National Public Radio, he's been absolutely inundated with interview requests, many from in ... More >>

Medical marijuana critic William Breathes gets the NPR treatment -- thanks to Starbucks

Mr. Breathes.​A few weeks ago, in an interview for Ruper Murdoch's iPad newspaper, The Daily, I casually mentioned that Denver has more dispensaries than Starbucks -- a fact Denver Post's Chris Osher first pointed out back in January. I had no clue then that paraphrasing that quote would re-ig ... More >>

Anderson Cooper takes on William Tapley's penises at Denver International Airport

​Anyone who has ever been blocked in while trying to drop off a passenger knows there are plenty of dicks at Denver International Airport. And anyone who has followed Westword knows that there are plenty of conspiracy theories about the place as well -- many, many theories. But those aren't th ... More >>

Twitter Tuesday: Don Lemon's comin' out

​If Don Lemon's recent admission about his sexual orientation via his Twitter account (and through the discussion of his new memoir, Transparent, due out next month) isn't testament to the power of this micro-social networking site, we don't know what is. In fact, it was this piece of personal ... More >>

Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of the Rockies hits Saturday Night Live (VIDEO)

Video below.​Update below: You know you're making an impact when your business model is satirized on national television. That's what happened to Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of the Rockies, which was needled by Seth Meyers on this weekend's edition of Saturday Night Live. See the cli ... More >>

Medical marijuana: William Breathes isn't only MMJ reviewer at a newspaper anymore

​One is the loneliest number, and now I'm not alone. Yesterday our sister paper, Seattle Weekly, ran the first of what will be a regular review by their very own dispensary critic, Steve Elliot. By my count, this means there are now a total of two people with "newspaper pot critic" as their j ... More >>

Story on porn potential on Kinect has parents scared

​So you just got Microsoft's new controllerless system Kinect for your kids for Christmas and you've spent the holidays jumping around your house, dancing and having an all around good time. Good news right? Finally your kid is getting off the couch and moving. Well, according to Fox News in ... More >>

Medical marijuana card update: Four months later, William Breathes can finally breathe easy

​It looks like I missed the worst of it. Just four months ago, I sent in my application to renew my medical marijuana card and have been waiting on the edge of my seat to see if they would reject me for some trivial minutia ever since.

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