Jeanette Vizguerra, a small business owner, community leader and mother of three citizen children, will have to wait until 8:30 a.m. on July 13 to find out if she will be allowed to stay in this country. Vizguerra’s final deportation hearing was scheduled to take place at 8:30 this morning,…
Colorado native Tiffany Hartley is still seeking justice for her husband, David, who was murdered on the Texas-Mexico border last September. Frustrated with the government’s inaction she has turned to watchdog organization Judicial Watch, which will begin an investigation into the murder, believed to have been carried out by Mexican…
Jeanette Vizguerra, who has lived in Colorado for more than fourteen years, is the mother of three citizen children, owns a small business and is very involved in her community. She also lives in this country illegally and faces her final deportation court date on Monday at 8:30 a.m. But…
On Wednesday, Dr. Toribio Robert Mestas was cleared on four counts stemming from an undercover operation in March 2010 by the South Metro Drug Task Force. Arapahoe County District Court Judge Kurt A. Horton dismissed Mestas on charges of writing fraudulent medical marijuana recommendations…
Volume Public Relations, parent company of Grow Room Communications, which describes itself as the country’s first medical marijuana business development and public relations firm, has filed a lawsuit against medical marijuana vocational school Greenway University. A trial is set for March 5, 2012: That could be some bad press!…
Young activists are getting hot over climate change, and representatives of the environmental groups iMatter and Earth Guardians who are plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against the federal government will also be leading a march to the State Capitol Building on Saturday. That event is part of a week-long effort…
Former University of Colorado football standout Jeremy Bloom’s Wish of a Lifetime foundation grants wishes for senior citizens — some of them as simple as a new back yard or a date. But for the most recent wish, the sky was the limit: These seniors wanted to fly again…
Today’s rain-out of the Rockies-Mets game means there will be only slightly less power on display than if the teams had played. The Rockies, perennially amongst league leaders in many offensive categories, have gone disturbingly limp at the plate in the early going…
Linda Stapel was a field researcher in February 2009, making enough money to buy a home by herself. But that’s when she was blind-sided a by a woman in her car while collecting data for work. Stapel was left with Annular tears in her neck, severe pain and arm weakness…
Last night, the Longmont City Council held a first reading of an ordinance that would ban medical marijuana centers in the city and restrict medical marijuana patients and primary caregivers. Judging from the 7-0 vote in favor of the ban, dispensary days are limited in Longmont…
When House Bill 1261, which would have set THC driving limits, was killed on Monday, many people — including most of the bill’s supporters, and just about all of its opponents — were surprised. John Suthers, Colorado Attorney General and medical marijuana dispensary foe was outright angry. In fact, he…
Luciano’s Pizza and Wings, a Buffalo-style joint that has attracted numerous fans over the years (including upstate New York native Jason Sheehan) and sparked some discussion after our recent “Denver’s five best wings” list, is closed — at least for now. The “open” sign is off, and there’s a lockout…
A sign on the Garden Spot Cafe at 3163 Larimer Street indicates that the restaurant has shut its doors and will be put up for auction on May 18 at 10 a.m. The City and County of Denver seized the place due to unpaid taxes. The building itself will not…
The bad economy has been very good to the Friday Store, a busienss devoted to selling surplus grocers at discount prices — but only on Friday and Saturday, and only what owners Martin and Jo Palumbo find that week. We feature the Friday Store in the Cafe section this week;…
Since the Friday Store’s inventory is always changing, the most entertaining — and also most efficient — way to shop there is to just go with whatever bargains are best that day, then plan your meals around those items, checking off the rest of the ingredients on your grocery list…
The bad economy has been very good to the Friday Store, a business devoted to selling surplus groceries at discount prices. “We are in the unique position that the worse the economy gets, the better our business gets,” says Martin Palumbo. “It’s been a win-win situation all the way around…
Welcome to In the Weeds. Kyle will be right with you — most likely to complain about something. Usually he is pleasant, but this is his place to blow off some steam. Don’t take it personally; he just needs to vent because he’s been doing this for about thirteen years…
The Rockies came into their three game series against the San Francisco Giants with the best record in the league. And then the defending World Series Champions performed the baseball equivalent of telling the Rocks, “We don’t give a shit.”…
It might not seem sensible… Still, the Nuggets would be well served to duplicate their game plan from Sunday’s 107-103 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in game one of their playoff series in the next matchup tonight…
Doritos, pizza rolls, almost every form of snack cake and the entire dollar menu are all in the Hall of Fame for stoner munchies. Still, there’s a certain point when all culinary standards go up in smoke. And that’s where these ten foods come in:…
Just to provide a little perspective on the Rockies having the best record in baseball: Their opponents are a combined 25-36 this year. But they’ve set a 12-3 mark without any meaningful contribution from ace Ubaldo Jimenez and even less from veteran pitcher Aaron Cook. Fresh off a 2-1 series…
When the former Quiznos Pro Challenge changed its name to the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, it didn’t sever ties with Lance Armstrong, who joined then-Governor Bill Ritter to announce the race last August. But that doesn’t mean Armstrong will very involved, if at all…
