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  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Five things Applebee's is already doing right

    Applebee's just hired hot Boulder-based Crispin Porter Bogusky -- the same creative outfit that Arby's recently signed -- to give the ubiquitous American meat-starch-veg spot an image boost of some kind. But here's the rub: Unlike Arby's, Applebee's doesn't really need a facelift. If the chain's g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Everything I know about real life I learned from John Waters

    I am the product of weird parents. Okay, "weird" probably isn't the best word, considering it can describe everything from hairstyles to movies to that guy on the bus who always smells like day-old Whopper Jr.'s and mothballs. But my parents were definitely weirdos. My dad made Tang and Spam on Su ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    Most memorable mug shots of 2011, part one

    It's time at last. After preliminary roundups featuring a slew of mug shot collections, spotlighting tattoos, hairstyles, weirdness, intimidation, celebrities and notables, baby faces and women on the wrong side of the law, we offer up the most memorable images of the year -- an array so large that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Fifteen weirdest mug shots of 2011

    Photos below.​Things are about to get strange. In recent days, we've shared mug-shot roundups featuring intimidating images, celebrities and notables, tattoos and women. But now, here are the weirdest shots 2011 has had to offer. And as those who lived through it know, it was a mighty weird ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division's Dan Hartman reassigned in favor of Laura Harris

    Dan Hartman.​Update below: Last week's reports from industry sources that Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division director Dan Hartman would be leaving his post have now been confirmed. However, Hartman's not out of a job. He's been reassigned within the Department of Revenue, with another Reve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Bridezilla Campout: A night spent sleeping on city property for the perfect wedding venue

    ​The bridezillas were peaceful at first. So were the groomzillas, the maids-of-honor, the moms, the grandmas and, in at least one case, a man who volunteered to sleep outside the behemoth Wellington Webb municipal building so his mother's hairdresser could get the wedding date of her dreams. B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Medical marijuana: Denver almost ready for dispenary applications to begin.

    The dispensary application process seems a lot like a visit to the DMV. You show up knowing that it's going to be a pain in the ass, go through line after line, each time praying it will be the last. Finally, you cut a check to someone in the hope that the state has enough of its act together to sen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Dennis Sieving, driving instructor, accused of passing drivers who failed or didn't take test

    Dennis Sieving.​Here's a frightening thought: Around 1,500 drivers who didn't pass, or didn't even take, a driving test may have been on Colorado roads for months. That's the accusation against Dennis Sieving, 53, who's been indicted by a federal grand jury for male fraud and bribery. And tho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Medical marijuana advocate predicts close vote in Grand Junction try to ban dispensaries

    ​By this evening, Grand Junction residents should know if the majority of residents voted to ban medical marijuana businesses within city limits. Since a prohibition against retail sales in unincorporated Mesa County passed last fall, such an outcome is a done deal, right? Not so, says ban opp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    Chuck Norris does not celebrate birthdays. Birthdays celebrate Chuck Norris.

    Fact: Staring at this photo too long will melt your eyeballs.​Celebrating Chuck Norris's birthday is kind of like celebrating the birthday of time itself: impossible. Nevertheless, several news outlets have reported that the noted martial arts expert and godlike figure of Spartan manliness tur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    Scott Gessler's push for voter verification is a solution in search of problem, says ProgressNow

    Scott Gessler.​Thus far, Secretary of State Scott Gessler has made news most often when complaining about how little people in his position are paid -- gripes that led to a moonlighting scheme he subsequently dumped. But he stepped into the spotlight yesterday for a different reason -- his sup ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    Medical marijuana: Rep. Claire Levy talks about HB 1261, which sets driving limits for THC

    Claire Levy.​Last December, Representative Claire Levy floated the idea of a bill setting a marijuana-impairment standard for Colorado drivers. This notion has coalesced into HB 1261, which establishes an impairment limit of 5 nanograms of THC per milliliter of blood; read it below. Levy's al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Marijuana: Colorado Coalition for Patients and Caregivers takes on THC and driving

    Robert Chase.​Last week, Representative Claire Levy talked about introducing legislation to establish standards for driving under the influence of marijuana. Colorado Coalition for Patients and Caregivers' Robert Chase, a well-known local marijuana advocate, opposes this notion, and in a lette ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    Hometown kid T.J. Miller talks vomiting, giraffe expertise on Conan last night

    ​When you share a bill with Gwenyth Paltrow on Conan O'Brien's step-down-but-still-in-the-game TBS vehicle, you know you've sort of made it. Such was the case last night for T.J. Miller, the latest in an increasingly long line of semi-stars to come out of Denver's East High School that also in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2010

    Tom Tancredo compares Scott McInnis's continuing campaign to the Hindenburg disaster

    Tom Tancredo.​Earlier today, Patricia Calhoun shared a chat with Tom Tancredo at the Independence Institute's ATF event this past weekend. But I caught up with him yesterday when he was at an even more unusual place -- a fast-moving line at the DMV (and "fast-moving" isn't a misprint). But he ... More >>

  • News

    July 8, 2010

    What's a Little Marriage Fraud Between Amigos?

    It's a felony, sure, but in the absence of real immigration reform, some young, assimilated illegal immigrants see it as their best path to citizenship

  • News

    March 11, 2010

    CannaMed — Colorado's largest medical pot evaluation company — faces scrutiny for selling patient information

    It's a felony, sure, but in the absence of real immigration reform, some young, assimilated illegal immigrants see it as their best path to citizenship

  • Film

    March 11, 2010

    Love, angst and something else are in the air in Remember Me

    It's a felony, sure, but in the absence of real immigration reform, some young, assimilated illegal immigrants see it as their best path to citizenship

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2010

    Tipping the scales: Be glad this cheapskate doesn't live in Denver

    ​During Denver Restaurant Week, one of the most comment complaints from servers is that bargain-hunting customers just don't tip. They should just be glad that Monica Covington does not live in Denver, Colorado. I'm not sure what would be worse: having to suffer through serving Covington and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    The Asian Brad Pitt gives out "screamin' deals" for juvies with warrants

    Judge Kerry Hada: What do you think, Angelina?​A tall seventeen-year-old boy wearing a hooded sweatshirt and a pair of deejay earphones around his neck stood facing Judge Kerry Hada in Division 191-J of the Denver County Juvenile Court, a small wood-paneled courtroom that was packed this morni ... More >>

  • Film

    January 7, 2010

    Youth in Revolt

    Judge Kerry Hada: What do you think, Angelina?​A tall seventeen-year-old boy wearing a hooded sweatshirt and a pair of deejay earphones around his neck stood facing Judge Kerry Hada in Division 191-J of the Denver County Juvenile Court, a small wood-paneled courtroom that was packed this morni ... More >>

  • News

    October 29, 2009

    I-300 is out to put the brakes on illegal immigration

    Judge Kerry Hada: What do you think, Angelina?​A tall seventeen-year-old boy wearing a hooded sweatshirt and a pair of deejay earphones around his neck stood facing Judge Kerry Hada in Division 191-J of the Denver County Juvenile Court, a small wood-paneled courtroom that was packed this morni ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 31, 2008

    Big Hoss Bar-B-Q

    Smoking out another great barbecue joint – and something more.

  • News

    September 21, 2006

    Head Games

    At least one out of every five Colorado prisoners is mentally ill -- some violent, some undetected or untreated. How did the Big House become the Bug House?

  • News

    January 26, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of January 26, 2006

  • News

    January 19, 2006

    Road Rage

    What is a biker's life worth in Colorado?

  • News

    June 30, 2005

    Captured by Gypsies

    Queenie and the Jester take a ride.

  • News

    October 21, 2004

    The Alternative Voter’s Guide

    The Legislative Council’s ballot-analysis booklet has inspired so many fights, it should be called the black-and-blue book. Here’s our cure.

  • News

    October 31, 2002

    Deeper Into Columbine

    The settlements. The spin. The remaining secrets.

  • News

    May 16, 2002

    Three the Hard Way

    Several high-profile columnists leave the media scene in very different ways.

  • News

    February 8, 2001

    License Revoked

    A new bill could call a halt to the state's specialty plates.

  • News

    July 8, 1999

    Seems Like Olde Times

    A new bill could call a halt to the state's specialty plates.

  • News

    April 1, 1999

    The Young and the Restless

    As the turks of Denver's black politics grow old, what's to be made of their legacy?

  • Dining

    October 15, 1998

    Mouthing Off

    As the turks of Denver's black politics grow old, what's to be made of their legacy?

  • News

    September 3, 1998

    Pulling a Fast One

    A cluster of cities eager to cash in on photo-radar speed traps decides to sue the state.

  • News

    December 26, 1996

    Boomtown Rats

    A cluster of cities eager to cash in on photo-radar speed traps decides to sue the state.

  • News

    May 30, 1996

    I Know Nothing

    German immigrant Peter Schmitz, artist to Denver's trust-funders, won't say who killed Greg Lopez. It isn't his only secret.

  • News

    May 9, 1996

    Disturbing the Piss

    German immigrant Peter Schmitz, artist to Denver's trust-funders, won't say who killed Greg Lopez. It isn't his only secret.

  • News

    April 12, 1995

    THOSE HIDE-BOUND TRADITIONS

    CAN A BUNCH OF LEATHER GUYS BE SWAYED BY IRATE DRAG QUEENS? WE THINK NOT.

  • News

    March 15, 1995

    A DRIVING ISSUE

    A WAITRESS IS CLEARED OF A DUI CHARGE BUT STILL LOSES HER LICENSE.

  • News

    January 25, 1995

    BLOWING SMOKE

    THE FIRM HIRED TO RUN COLORADO'S CONTROVERSIAL NEW EMISSIONS PROGRAM HAS MADE A KILLING GAUGING THE POLITICAL WINDS.

  • News

    January 18, 1995

    SOUNDS OF SILENCE

    A GAG ORDER LEAVES TROUBLING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE QUIGLEY-ARONSON FEUD.

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