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Isaiah Moreno arrested in fatal stabbing of Estevan Ruiz on RTD bus (70)

Update: We've been reporting about a fatal stabbing on a Number 15 RTD bus near Federal and Colfax yesterday afternoon. A short time ago, the Denver Police Department revealed that Isaiah Moreno, twenty, had been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder. Now, the Denver coroner's office has ide ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 in Denver this weekend (6 free!), January 11-13

Though this weekend is tinted all orange and blue, there's plenty of action in Denver that's not sports-related. (And, of course, plenty that is.) From a mustache party to free zoo days to art openings, here are ten things you can do for under $10. Find our complete listings of events on the online ... More >>

Election night 2012: The best red, white and boo watching parties

Want to watch the 2012 election results as they come in but don't want to sit at home alone, screaming at the television? Or maybe you just want to celebrate an end to political campaign ads (until next election). Whatever your reason or affiliation, there's an election-watching event for you tonigh ... More >>

On Occupy Denver's first birthday, we count the ways it drove us crazy

Terrell Davis, Mark Schlereth and Ed McCaffrey flex condiment power at Mile High

You've heard them pitching their products on the radio and you've seen them on VT: former Denver Broncos and their branded sauces and condiments. Now the company that runs the concession stands at Sports Authority Field at Mile High has brought them all together at Legends Grill, a brilliant new sta ... More >>

Rock, Roll, Run And Ride

Sniagrab camping should not be compared to homelessness, says Mayor Michael Hancock

Denver allows camping for shoppers but not for homeless people with nowhere to go. At least that was last week's message from Occupy Denver during protests about allowing Sports Authority shoppers to camp out for bargains months after the city began enforcing its urban camping ban, which prohibits t ... More >>

Occupy Sniagrab: Protesters use annual sale to defy urban camping ban

After months without a place to legally camp outside following passage of the city's controversial urban camping ban, Occupy Denver members have finally found a place to bed down where the police can't really bother them: outside Sports Authority. With the company snagging a special permit for its ... More >>

Snow Bound

Sniagrab campers finally show up: Screw you, urban camping ban!

Some people watch for turning leaves or dropping temperatures as a sign that fall is coming. We watch for the first tent to appear outside of the Sports Castle in anticipation of Sniagrab, the giant Labor Day sale that Sports Authority continued when it took over this flagship of the Gart's empire - ... More >>

Reader: Sniagrab campers can afford better camping gear than homeless people

Last week, Patricia Calhoun noted the post-camping ban adjustments being made by the city and Sports Authority to accommodate people lined up in advance of the annual Sniagrab sale. One reader saw a disconnect in the treatment of these bargain shoppers with others disrupted by the new policy.

Sniagrab shoppers or urban campers -- their passion is in tents!

At this time last year, tents were already lined up outside the Sports Authority store at 10th and Broadway in anticipation of Sniagrab, the annual sale getting underway the Saturday prior to Labor Day. But that was before Occupy Denver popped up four blocks north on Broadway, and before the city pa ... More >>

Announcement: We have a winner of our Mateo burger contest

The Denver Burger Battle smoked up Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Wednesday night, and while Boulder-based Mateo, one of the participating combatants in the friendly feud, didn't saunter off with a winning trophy, the French-inspired burger received very good word of mouth -- and one of you, ... More >>

Urban camping is permitted when it comes to bargain hunting

Photos: 2012 Denver Burger Battle

The Denver Burger Battle amounted to a cook-off of epic proportions at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium last night, as chefs from restaurants in Boulder and Denver competed in a fierce competition to raise money for the Kossler Foundation, which distributes funds to local nonprofits. I wa ... More >>

Contest: Win burgers, beer and bragging rights at Mateo

Unless you've been hibernating under a bun, you know that come Wednesday, the glorious Denver Burger Battle is back for another round of flame wars. This year's competition heats up at Sports Authority Field at Mile High at 7 p.m., and while we've already given away a pair of VIP tickets to the show ... More >>

Denver Burger Battle heats up Sports Authority Field tonight

The third annual Denver Burger Battle goes down at Sports Authority Field at Mile High this evening. The popular event is nearly sold out, but there are still some general admission tickets available.

Announcement: We have a winner of our Denver Burger Battle contest

Judging from the 140 submissions we received in our Denver Burger Battle contest -- a contest that would give one Cafe Society reader (and a guest) two VIP tickets to the near sold-out event on the turf of Sports Authority Filed at Mile High on August 22 -- you people desperately like beef and buns. ... More >>

Tim McGraw and other musicians pay tribute to the Aurora shooting victims and their families

See Also: - Photos: Brothers of the Sun Tour hits Denver - Review: Florence the Machine On the evening of the Aurora theater shooting and in the days that followed, scores of musicians were faced with the daunting and unenviable prospect of performing for folks when the devastating loss was still ... More >>

Colorado Dragon Boat Festival returns this weekend

The Colorado Dragon Boat Festival, an annual celebration of Asian Pacific American culture, returns to Sloan's Lake for its twelfth year on July 28 and 29. The action-packed weekend kicks off with the popular Dragon Boat races, with over fifty teams slated to complete in the ancient Chinese summerti ... More >>

Photo: Fireworks at Mile High from Speer Boulevard

In this Tumblr edition of Denver blogs, we present a few bright blog posts from around Denver. Here's an incredible long-exposure photograph of last night's fireworks over Sports Authority Field at Mile High, from the vantage point of the Speer Boulevard overpass above I-25. Go to the blog to see t ... More >>

Fireworks: Here's where you can still see them

Private fireworks are banned in Colorado and many municipalities across the state have cancelled their fireworks displays this year -- but the shows will go on in a few spots.

Shootout at the Sports Authority Corral

Run for the Hills

Move over, Lululemon: Colorado-based Soybu takes it's affordable Yoga clothes nationwide

While Colorado may be home to one of the worst dressed cities in America, we're still ranked as one of the fittest. It's no secret that people here love being active -- and Colorado Clothing has been making workout and sport apparel for our generally healthy population since 1998. But in 2009, the ... More >>

Sports Authority sees the light, pulls plug on giant signs at football stadium

​From my window on the edge of Highland, I can see the headlights of all the cars racing by on I-25, the psychedelic Ferris wheel at Elitch's, the glowing signs of Xcel, the Sheraton, Century Link and even a church stretching across downtown and the Platte Valley. But Sports Authority Field at ... More >>

Sports Authority Field at Mile High: City Planning and Development supports signage

Opinions on the proposed signage upgrade at Sports Authority Field at Mile High remain split. On the same day the city's Community Planning and Development Board issued a statement approving the changes, the Sloan's Lake Citizens' Group voted to oppose them -- just like every other registered neigh ... More >>

Sports Authority Field at Mile High: Neighbors question the city's sign standards

​In its February newsletter, under the headline "PROPOSED SPORTS AUTHORITY SIGNS CONTROVERSIAL," local neighborhood organization the Sloan's Lake Citizens' Group encourages its membership to write the city in response to the potential additions to Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Because o ... More >>

Brighter lights at Sports Authority Field have neighbors burned up

Sports Authority Field at Mile High: Debate with neighbors over glare from signage gets testy

Last night, after a long lecture about neighborhood crime and a short drive for membership, the Sloan's Lake Citizen's Group confronted its single largest neighbor: the Broncos' stadium. After the deadline to increase signage at Sports Authority Field at Mile High was delayed last week, stadium dist ... More >>

Sports Authority Field at Mile High: Signage decision extended to talk to neighbors

Tim Tebow lit up Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Sunday, but plans to upgrade the corporate signage at the stadium are still causing a few sparks. As the deadline for public comment passed on Monday, the idea wasn't scoring any points with neighbors, which is why a final vote on the amendment ... More >>

IKEA vs. Sports Authority Field at Mile High: Who'll have biggest signs?

With only five days left to voice public concerns over plans for extra football stadium signage, opponents of Sports Authority Field at Mile High's new corporate branding are getting creative. Most recently, this includes comparing the proposed new signs to other large emblems across the cityscape. ... More >>

Sports Authority Field at Mile High tax ends, stadium finally paid off

Last week marked the end of the Metropolitan Football Stadium tax, the ten cents residents have paid on every $100 since 1990. With the sales tax's end comes the news that Sports Authority Stadium at Mile High is officially paid off. But it hasn't reached the end zone quite yet: As the January 9 dea ... More >>

Neighbors of Sports Authority Field at Mile High worry about light pollution

​The Occupy Denver encampment is not the only city feature to be called an eyesore in recent weeks. Plans to add more, bigger and brighter corporate signage to the Sports Authority Field (previously known as Invesco) are already under attack by neighbors who worry about light pollution from th ... More >>

Reader: Occupy Denver tent crackdowns should lead to a similar police war on SNIAGRAB

​Patricia Calhoun's post about the ultimately unsuccessful Occupy Denver request for a temporary restraining order against Denver noted that police destroyed occupiers' tents yet allowed bargain hunters to camp out for a week-plus prior to Sports Authority's SNIAGRAB sale. One commenter had so ... More >>

Reader: Mile High fumbles its beer choices...where are the craft brews?

For obvious reasons, the Denver Broncos are unexpectedly fun to watch this year -- but unfortunately, the beers available at Sports Authority Field are decidedly less so to drink. We may live in the Napa Valley of beer, but the Mile High Stadium crew definitely fumbled the brews available there. A ... More >>

Five Colorado craft beers that should be on tap at Sports Authority Field

For obvious reasons, the Denver Broncos are unexpectedly fun to watch this year, especially with a glass of locally brewed goodness. It's yet another reason Colorado is such a cool place to live. And that will serve you well over the next two weekends, while the Broncos are on the road. But if you w ... More >>

Like a Rolling Stone

Smash Mouth to replace Soul Asylum at Rock and Roll Marathon

​Although Soul Asylum was originally slated perform at the finish line of the Sports Authority Rock 'n Roll Denver Marathon on Sunday, October 9, the band won't be able to make it due to scheduling conflicts. Smash Mouth is stepping in to fill the headlining slot for the marathon, which also t ... More >>

Ram This T-shirts confiscated at CU-CSU game, but shirts preferring AIDS to CU diploma okay?

​The CU Buffs' 28-14 victory over the CSU Rams during Saturday's Rocky Mountain Showdown didn't feature the kind of bad fan behavior (including a 1999 riot) that's marred past contests. But did stadium staffers go too far trying to prevent trouble by confiscating T-shirts featuring the slogan ... More >>

Tebow! Tebow! And five other nicknames for Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

​Sports Authority Field at Mile High is certainly a more appropriate name for Denver's football stadium now that Invesco has become an obscure financial firm that nearly collapsed during the recession. Sports Authority, after all, is based in Colorado and was born from the stalwart Gart Brothe ... More >>

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9/11 ten years later: What would big stories in Denver have been if the world hadn't changed?

What happened to Ed?​The media coverage of the upcoming ten year anniversary of 9/11 has focused on the terrorist strikes and their aftermath. But what would the big stories in Denver have been if the attacks never happened? Look below at the lost top ten from the day before the tragedy, and ... More >>

Top 5 stadium names just as ridiculous as Sports Authority Field at Mile High

​ News that Sports Authority is hoping to relieve Invesco of the naming rights to the Broncos stadium -- thus making the stadium's name even more of a mouthful: Sports Authority Field at Mile High -- is likely to rile fans who think the name is ridiculous enough already. But Denver isn't alone ... More >>

Sports Authority Ski & Snowboard/SNIAGRAB line forming!: A look at the annual tent city

Mmmm. GoGurt.​The world's largest Ski & Snowboard Sale at Sports Authority starts at 8 a.m. Saturday morning. So, you have a few days to prepare your wish list and walk right in Saturday morning, right? No. As of Sunday night, the "Sportscastle" had its first set of tent dwellers, lining up fo ... More >>

Former Sniagrab champ takes the silver

Photo by Michael RobertsTent city, Sports Authority-style.​ Last Wednesday, we told you about the first tent to pop up outside the Sports Authority branch formerly known as the Gart sports castle a full ten days before the beginning of the annual ski sale known as Sniagrab. Shortly thereafter, ... More >>

After the DNC: All quiet on the Western front

Rocky Mountain News to Temporarily Become Rocky Mountain Sports Authority

Feels Like the First Time

Off Limits

Signs of the times.