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Toyota Motor Corporation

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Lon Jones cleared in killing of camera-shy homeless man

    Not all self-defense killings are as dubious or controversial as the one that caused the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin. That's the message Seventeenth Judicial District DA Don Quick sends in his decision letter clearing Brighton's Lon Jones, who earlier this month gunned down a homeless man w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Denver Zoo's poop-and-trash-powered rickshaw on display at 1700 Broadway

    We first told you about the Denver Zoo's plan to turn a shitload of shit into electricity and heat back in 2009. The key is a scientific process called gasification. Basically, it works like this: Poop and trash and other waste goes in, science happens, and then voila! The end product is a useful c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Denver Zoo welcomes 11,000-pound male elephant Groucho

    Fort Worth Zoo​ Bodhi the elephant has a new buddy. The Denver Zoo has welcomed its second male elephant, a 41-year-old named Groucho who came from the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas to live in the Denver Zoo's new mega-exhibit, Toyota Elephant Passage. He's a big boy: At 11,000 pounds, Groucho is no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    B-cycle clocks 202,731 rides in 2011, nearly doubling last year's numbers

    ​ B-cycle wrapped up its second season last Friday, and the official numbers are in: 202,731 total rides from when B-cycle rolled out in March until 11 p.m. on December 9. That's nearly double last year's numbers, though a teeny bit short of the bike program's goal of 206,000 rides -- somethin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Should Denver Zoo elephants be renamed after Toyota vehicles in light of $5.4 mil donation?

    ​The Denver Zoo's two lady elephants, Mimi and Dolly, moved yesterday to their new home: the recently rechristened Toyota Elephant Passage exhibit. Formerly called Asian Tropics, the ten-acre, $50 million elephant exhibit was renamed thanks to a $5.4 million donation from the Denver Toyota Dea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Reader: Denver Zoo exhibit Toyota Elephant Passage's name has a funny smell to it

    ​Yesterday, Melanie Asmar posted about the renaming of the Denver Zoo's ambitious Asian Tropics elephant exhibit as Toyota Elephant Passage in recognition of a $5.4 million donation from local dealers. For one reader, though, the moniker conjures up an unwanted image.

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    Denver Zoo's new elephant exhibit renamed Toyota Elephant Passage after $5.4 mil donation

    ​ Update, 4:15 p.m.: The zoo has announced how much money the seven local Toyota dealerships donated to the newly christened Toyota Elephant Passage exhibit, slated to open in June 2012. The figure? $5.4 million, the zoo's second-largest donation ever. Read on for more details.

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Aaron Williams: Aurora cops cleared in killing of man saving bullets for officers & police dog

    Don Quick.​Another week, another letter clearing Aurora Police officers of wrongdoing in a fatal shooting. But whereas the judgment by Seventeenth Judicial District DA Don Quick in the case of Oleg Gidenko, whose family received a $150,000 settlement from the city, stirred debate, there's like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Brittany Gonzales accused of running over child, going back to get hubcap, then splitting (VIDEO)

    Big pic below.​If the accusations against Brittany Gonzales are accurate, she's got some highly questionable priorities. After hitting an eleven-year-old boy riding his bike, she allegedly stopped -- but only to pick up her hubcap.

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    Mile High musicians reach out A Mountain of Arms to the people of Japan this weekend

    ​As yet another example of the seemingly inexhaustible generosity of the members of our local music community, this weekend finds nearly two dozen acts from the scene rallying around the people of Japan with a pair of like-minded benefits, A Mountain of Arms at City Hall and Tomodachi: A Conce ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Aaron Williams dead, Grant Bletcher captured in separate Aurora hostage dramas

    9News​Update: We continue to learn more about the string of serious crimes in Aurora -- not just the officer-involved shooting that left Oleg Gidenko dead, but also separate hostage dramas. The first ended with the death of a man recently ID'd by Aurora Police as Aaron Williams, twenty. In the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2011

    Today in Stoke: Breck snowboarder Eric Willett throws down at Burn River Jump TTR in Italy

    Photo by Eleonora Raggi, courtesy TTR Press OfficeEric Willet soars to second place at TTR Burn River Jump event in Livigno, Italy​Breckenridge local Eric Willett finished second behind Norwegian Aleksander Ostreng at the Burn River Jump contest this weekend in Livigno, Italy, part of the Swat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Colorado's top skiers and snowboarders rock Winter Dew Tour in Utah

    AlliSports.comBreck Freeride team member Eric Willet, center, wins Men's Snowboard Slopestyle at the Toyota Challenge in Ogden, UT​Breckenridge Ski Resort is getting a good return on investment from its Breck Freeride Team and its stepped-up park & pipe programs: Yesterday, Breckenridge snowbo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Man dies after being shot at several times while sitting in a car in northeast Denver (41)

    North Pontiac Street​A man in his 20s is dead after being shot while in a car this morning in the 2900 block of North Pontiac Street in northeast Denver. Denver Police responded to a report of a shooting at 9:58 a.m. at 2915 North Pontiac, to find a black male in his early 20s suffering from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    Betsy Long pleads guilty in wrong-way crash, when her blood-alcohol level was .252

    9News​A short time ago, 9News reports, Betsy Long, who was accused of causing a July crash that killed Mary Warren, a young CSU grad bound for the Peace Corps, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide, vehicular assault, leaving the scene of an accident and DUI. Regarding the last charge, Long re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Mile High Music Festival: Matt Morris performing "Money" in Toyota Free Yr Radio Tent

    Another Mile High Music Festival is in the books. Weather was ideal, parking was a breeze and there were plenty of memorable moments at this year's fest, from Rivers Cuomo wandering through the crowd during Weezer's set to Z-Trip throwing down a Colorado-centric version of "California Love" to Cyp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    Betsy Long blew a .252 after crash that killed Mary Warren: Drunk driving times three

    Betsy Long in a 9News image.​Alleged wrong-way drunk driver Betsy Long, a onetime green-biz entrepreneur, faces vehicular homicide charges and more in a July 5 crash that killed Mary Warren, a 22-year old bound for the Peace Corps. And according to prosecutors, she cleared the legal .08 blood- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Cathy Donohue got a crash course in Toyota's problems

    ​For decades, as both a Denver City Council member and then a member of then-Mayor Wellington Webb's administration, Cathy Donohue helped steer the course of Denver. She just never expected to steer into Denver. But on November 24, 2008, Donohue was behind the wheel when her car crashed into ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Toyotas speeding out of control like something out of a bad Stephen King movie

    The impending Prius recall we told you about yesterday is now a reality -- but only 2010 models are targeted, despite serious problems with earlier versions of the hybrid documented in a 2009 Westword feature. Clearly, Toyota's bad batch of cars -- you know, the ones that accelerate beyond the dri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Toyoto Prius concerns accelerate

    ​Despite numerous complaints from customers about accidental acceleration, the Prius was not included in Toyota's recent recall of eight models. But this week concerns about the Prius have accelerated, and Steve Wozniak -- yes, the co-founder of Apple -- has been in the driver's seat, steerin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Toyota recall: Ryan Scharrel wants anyone with a twitchy Toyota to join the club -- and a class action lawsuit

    It's comin' right for us!​In response to the befuddling recall of nine million vehicles by motor behemoth Toyota -- don't worry, it's just brake failure, or is it the floor mats? -- Lakewood's Ryan Scharrel is punching the gas on a class action lawsuit against the manufacturer whose brand was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Wake-Up Call: Toyota keeps Prius pedal to the metal

    ​Toyota has recalled 2.3 million vehicles and halted production on eight of its models, including the Camry and Corolla. But Toyota's "stop sale" order does not involve the Prius. And that could be a problem, since numerous owners of that model have complained about mysterious -- and sometime ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2010

    Hit the Snow With the Pros

    ​Toyota has recalled 2.3 million vehicles and halted production on eight of its models, including the Camry and Corolla. But Toyota's "stop sale" order does not involve the Prius. And that could be a problem, since numerous owners of that model have complained about mysterious -- and sometime ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Dualistics Charley Hine's 4-Runner gets an unexpected makeover

    ​Imagine waking up to find your car in exactly the same place where you parked it the night before, but looking drastically different from how you left it, with a note attached to the windshield explaining the extensive damage to the rear of the vehicle -- damage, mind you, that wasn't there when ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    Denver Blogs: Hammer time for the Independent Ethics Commission

    A Flickr photo If you can tell the difference between a good bad and a bad blog, send links to the former here. Colorado's top ethics panel has been ordered to turn over records it went to court to keep secret. That kinda backfired, didn't it? (Colorado Independent) Chrysler still has a lot more ... More >>

  • News

    April 30, 2009

    Letters from the week of April 30, 2009

    A Flickr photo If you can tell the difference between a good bad and a bad blog, send links to the former here. Colorado's top ethics panel has been ordered to turn over records it went to court to keep secret. That kinda backfired, didn't it? (Colorado Independent) Chrysler still has a lot more ... More >>

  • News

    April 23, 2009

    The Prius can take owners on a wild ride

    A Flickr photo If you can tell the difference between a good bad and a bad blog, send links to the former here. Colorado's top ethics panel has been ordered to turn over records it went to court to keep secret. That kinda backfired, didn't it? (Colorado Independent) Chrysler still has a lot more ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 8, 2009

    Four Wheel Slide

    A Flickr photo If you can tell the difference between a good bad and a bad blog, send links to the former here. Colorado's top ethics panel has been ordered to turn over records it went to court to keep secret. That kinda backfired, didn't it? (Colorado Independent) Chrysler still has a lot more ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2008

    DeVotchKa's "How It Ends" gets licensed... again

    A Flickr photo If you can tell the difference between a good bad and a bad blog, send links to the former here. Colorado's top ethics panel has been ordered to turn over records it went to court to keep secret. That kinda backfired, didn't it? (Colorado Independent) Chrysler still has a lot more ... More >>

  • News

    May 15, 2008

    Scot Free

    Readers discuss the brotherhood of Spics and Micks.

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2008

    Eco-Fashion Goes Couture

    Readers discuss the brotherhood of Spics and Micks.

  • Music

    January 24, 2008

    George Inai

    With his unique blend of gothic Americana and Mexican folk music, this troubadour gives world music new meaning.

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2007

    Day Five: Wherein We Travel Back in Time to Meet Cuban Spitkickers

    With his unique blend of gothic Americana and Mexican folk music, this troubadour gives world music new meaning.

  • Music

    March 22, 2007

    El-P

    I'll Sleep When You're Dead
    Definitive Jux

  • News

    January 25, 2007

    Road Warriors

    These adventure hounds are gearing up for the quest of their lives: driving across six continents and 100 countries in two years.

  • Calendar

    July 21, 2005

    Hooved Heat

    Quarter Horses spend a Day at the Races.

  • Dining

    June 10, 2004

    Steaking a Claim

    What's old is new again at Emil-Lene's.

  • News

    May 13, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of May 13, 2004

  • Dining

    November 13, 2003

    Desperately Seeking Sushi

    Hapa Sushi can sometimes leave you cold.

  • Calendar

    September 18, 2003

    Stayin' Alive

    Ruggerfest stomps back to Aspen

  • News

    August 28, 2003

    Model Driver

    Hotfoot Danica Patrick proves ladies love the fast lane.

  • Calendar

    July 17, 2003

    Lowdown on Lowriders

    Cars are cool at Six Flags Elitch Gardens

  • News

    June 26, 2003

    Off Limits

    Dollars and sense

  • Film

    June 5, 2003

    Cut to the Chase

    2 Fast 2 Furious is custom-made for box-office success.

  • News

    September 5, 2002

    CART Blanch

    Denver's Grand Prix offered a vroom with a view.

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best Hello Kitty collection

    Hello Kitty World at Min Min

  • News

    February 5, 1998

    Take It for a Ride!

    Who keeps an eye on Colorado's car dealers? The dealers themselves.

  • News

    September 4, 1997

    Off Limits

    Who keeps an eye on Colorado's car dealers? The dealers themselves.

  • Dining

    December 20, 1995

    THE ROYAL TREATMENT

    Who keeps an eye on Colorado's car dealers? The dealers themselves.

  • Music

    September 7, 1994

    PLAYLIST

    Who keeps an eye on Colorado's car dealers? The dealers themselves.

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