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Justice Center

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    4/20 at CU-Boulder: University closure okayed, judge rejects Rob Corry complaint

    Update: After a four hour hearing, Boulder District Judge Andrew McDonald reportedly denied attorney Rob Corry's request for an injunction to prevent CU-Boulder from closing its campus to visitors as a way of undermining the annual 4/20 event. As such, the CU Police plan outlined by spokesman Ryan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Carolyn Bninski channels decades of progress at Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center

    Editor's note: This is the latest profile in Kelsey Whipple's ongoing series highlighting local political activists. They were wearing black, and they carried coffins. This is Carolyn Bninski's strongest early memory of political activism, a lifestyle she would later take up and pursue for more th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    City Fruit delivers fresh produce through downtown Denver

    City Fruit is powered -- literally and figuratively -- by Kendra Vaughn. Every weekday, the young entrepreneur gets up at 5 a.m. to pack a bicycle cart full of the freshest produce she can find. Then she prepares for a day of fighting downtown traffic, dressing for battle in layers of down jackets, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Rocky Flats critics want radioactive material testing before Jefferson Parkway construction

    ​A group of local residents have just sent a letter to officials in Arvada, Broomfield, Westminster, Golden and Superior, urging them to request that the Environmental Protection Agencies and the state's health department test airborne dust in the area of Rocky Flats that could become part of ... More >>

  • News

    December 22, 2011

    Plans for the Jefferson County Parkway are kicking up lots of dust

    ​A group of local residents have just sent a letter to officials in Arvada, Broomfield, Westminster, Golden and Superior, urging them to request that the Environmental Protection Agencies and the state's health department test airborne dust in the area of Rocky Flats that could become part of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Brandon Smith gets 25 years for iPad finger-ripping theft -- and soliciting victim's murder

    Big pics below.​Brandon Smith set out to steal an iPad shortly after the device's release, and he did. That's a relatively minor crime -- so how did he wind up being sentenced to 25 years behind bars? By pretty much shredding the finger of the iPad purchaser, and then, after the act got inter ... More >>

  • News

    April 14, 2011

    Plans are heating up for the Rocky Flats Cold War Museum

    Big pics below.​Brandon Smith set out to steal an iPad shortly after the device's release, and he did. That's a relatively minor crime -- so how did he wind up being sentenced to 25 years behind bars? By pretty much shredding the finger of the iPad purchaser, and then, after the act got inter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    "Yearling" artist Donald Lipski speaks out on people moving his horse around

    Only Donald Lipsky can ride this horse. And Hickenlooper.​Three years ago, the original fiberglass horse from Donald Lipski's "The Yearling," who'd been keeping watch over the Denver Public Library since 1999 atop an incongruously giant red chair, stepped down. "Scout," as he'd been informally ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Pueblo nuclear power plant proposal radiates with fear from Japan and Rocky Flats fallout

    Rocky Flats​Yes, timing is everything. Last night, opponents of a proposed nuclear power plant in Pueblo County pointed to the situation in Japan as just one reason to stop the project. And tonight, experts will talk about how nukes already resulted in plutonium contamination outside the forme ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    Doug Linkhart: A Denver mayor's race profile

    Doug Linkhart.​With John Hickenlooper having been elected Colorado's governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor next year, and the race promises to be wild and wide open. To introduce you to the players, we're offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Doug Linkhart. "I want to be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    Brandon Smith: Alleged iPad thief who tore off man's finger now accused of wanting to kill him

    Full-sized photo below.​Back in April, newly introduced iPads were in high demand -- so much so that Brandon Smith allegedly tore off the finger of customer Bill Jordan trying to steal one of the gadgets at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center. Smith's actions made international news due to the c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Culinary calendar for the week ahead: peaches, pizza classes and the Denver Burger Battle

    ​Everyone knows that Colorado peaches are among the best in the world -- and it's harvest season! Celebrate at the Lafayette Peach Festival on Saturday. And if peaches aren't your thing, there are dozens of other options on the culinary menu this week. Here's a taste:

  • News

    March 11, 2010

    DIA needs to become a regional hub

    ​Everyone knows that Colorado peaches are among the best in the world -- and it's harvest season! Celebrate at the Lafayette Peach Festival on Saturday. And if peaches aren't your thing, there are dozens of other options on the culinary menu this week. Here's a taste:

  • News

    March 4, 2010

    DIA Dreams: Aviation director Kim Day plans to take DIA where no airport has gone before

    ​Everyone knows that Colorado peaches are among the best in the world -- and it's harvest season! Celebrate at the Lafayette Peach Festival on Saturday. And if peaches aren't your thing, there are dozens of other options on the culinary menu this week. Here's a taste:

  • Dining

    May 7, 2009

    Joe Vostrejs and his army are out to conquer Denver

    ​Everyone knows that Colorado peaches are among the best in the world -- and it's harvest season! Celebrate at the Lafayette Peach Festival on Saturday. And if peaches aren't your thing, there are dozens of other options on the culinary menu this week. Here's a taste:

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2009

    City Council's Van Cise recommendation comes amid other controversy

    Philip Van Cise. In this cyber-space, Alan Prendergast has written on several occasions about the campaign to name part of Denver's new justice complex after Philip Van Cise, a gangbusting district attorney who fought corruption and the Ku Klux Klan during the 1920s. Learn more by reading Prenderga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Justice Center campaign goes straight to video

    In the battle over naming rights for Denver's new Justice Center, two clear favorites have emerged: Dale Tooley, the city's district attorney for much of the 1970s, and Philip Van Cise, the one-term DA of the 1920s who busted a sophisticated ring of con artists and took on the Ku Klux Klan. Tooley w ... More >>

  • News

    August 21, 2008

    From anarchists to aging hippies, they're all part of protestation nation

    In the battle over naming rights for Denver's new Justice Center, two clear favorites have emerged: Dale Tooley, the city's district attorney for much of the 1970s, and Philip Van Cise, the one-term DA of the 1920s who busted a sophisticated ring of con artists and took on the Ku Klux Klan. Tooley w ... More >>

  • News

    June 19, 2008

    Protesters Get Ready for the DNC

    The Alliance for Real Democracy splits from Re-create '68.

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2008

    Is Re-create 68 a Thing of the Past?

    The Alliance for Real Democracy splits from Re-create '68.

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2008

    The Denver Biennial

    The Alliance for Real Democracy splits from Re-create '68.

  • News

    October 25, 2007

    Recreate '68 Plans to Do Just That

    Chicago in 1968 was a place of violence and chaos. Some activists would like to re-create those good old days.

  • Culture

    June 14, 2007

    Clyfford Still

    Denver Art Museum

  • News

    March 15, 2007

    Namecheck

    What have Colorado’s legislators been smoking?

  • News

    March 8, 2007

    Meltdown

    Keep shoveling, Mayor Hickenlooper. Maybe things will clear up.

  • Culture

    December 7, 2006

    Going Up!

    Buildings for the future.

  • News

    November 9, 2006

    Speak Now

    Protesting is the official team sport of Boulder. So what happens when a new development owns the streets?

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2006

    In the Still of the Night

    Protesting is the official team sport of Boulder. So what happens when a new development owns the streets?

  • Culture

    November 2, 2006

    Colorado Classic Architects

    Western Art Gallery on the fifth floor of the Denver Central Library

  • Culture

    November 2, 2006

    Down for the Count

    The greater Civic Center has delivered a one-two punch to the mayor's ambitions.

  • News

    November 2, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of November 2, 2006

  • News

    October 19, 2006

    Sometimes There Is No Justice

    Now showing, Steven Holl -- for one night.

  • News

    October 5, 2006

    Rising Star

    Maria Cole is building for the future.

  • Culture

    September 14, 2006

    Park and Wreck

    Will defacing the Civic Center be the mayor's legacy?

  • Culture

    August 10, 2006

    Civic Circus

    Upcoming changes in and around the Civic Center are being overseen by clowns.

  • Culture

    April 13, 2006

    Hit Parade

    It's business as usual for the Civic Center, Denver's premier urban space.

  • Culture

    April 13, 2006

    Skyline Park

    Along Arapahoe Street

  • Culture

    March 9, 2006

    Civics Centered

    Concerns about the Justice Center and the Civic Center, plus a Bronx cheer for Rick Ashton.

  • Music

    March 2, 2006

    Folk Lore

    Utah Phillips has a tale for every town -- Denver included.

  • Culture

    January 19, 2006

    Denise Montgomery and John Grant

    Denver Office of Cultural Affairs

  • Culture

    October 6, 2005

    Land Shapes

    A sculpture garden enriches Golden, but Bell Park may take its toll on Denver.

  • News

    April 14, 2005

    Follow That Story

    Pick a Card

  • Culture

    March 3, 2005

    Blind Justice

    Is building a jail as an extension of Denver's Civic Center really the right thing to do?

  • Calendar

    August 19, 2004

    Folk at Home

    Swallow Hill fest highlights pickin' and grinnin'

  • News

    July 22, 2004

    Off Limits

    Blinding justice

  • News

    August 14, 2003

    Off Limits

    A tale of two Arnolds

  • News

    July 3, 2003

    Independence Day

    The Independence Institute got a jolt from its Italian leaders.

  • News

    August 3, 2000

    The Hot Zone

    Kaiser-Hill says it can do the job by 2006. But will Rocky Flats ever come clean?

  • News

    July 13, 2000

    A Failure to Communicate

    How confusion and chaos led to a reporter's arrest -- and a First Amendment court test.

  • Music

    August 26, 1999

    Political Party Animals

    Ozomatli hopes its cross-cultural music spurs a revolution -- and makes you want to dance.

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