Starting this summer, medical marijuana products will be required to undergo testing by certified facilities, much the way recreational products are currently tested. Last week the Colorado House passed House Bill 16-1064, which will enable facilities to get a medical-marijuana testing license in anticipation of that testing, and the state…
In the middle of a four-month extension of the 2014 marijuana moratorium that was set to expire on January 1, 2016, Denver City Council is considering all options — including imposing caps on locations, a proposal that at-large council rep Robin Kniech presented on February 22. The Special Issues Marijuana…
The words “car-free living” in green letters figure prominently on a brochure advertising a micro-apartment complex planned for the Five Points neighborhood. Under Denver’s current zoning code, the developer may not need to provide parking for any of the complex’s 56 units. So will the parking-hungry area just have to…
Want to make some extra cash and get better cell service? Maybe one of your favorite cell providers can install a tower in your back yard — just what the Kirk of Bonnie Brae church, at 1201 South Steele Street, is considering, much to the dismay of many Cory-Merrill neighborhood residents. Marti…
Proposed regulations for Denver’s sharing economy will force some short-term-rental hosts out of business — or they’ll face strict fines if they continue to operate outside the law. While the proposed ordinance would legalize STRs, a primary-residence provision would require that owners live on site — a suggestion that is…
At what one council member called “one of the worst public hearings,” 58 people stood before Denver City Council on January 25 to speak about the Emmaus Lutheran Church’s request to re-zone a portion of its property at West 32nd Avenue and Irving Street to allow a two-story medical facility…
Denver residents often complain that they have no voice in the developments springing up around the city — but they definitely have a powerful way to make themselves heard, says former Denver city planner Katherine Cornwell: They can look past rezoning and focus instead on demanding good design for structures…
Pastor Dennis Fitzpatrick Jr. isn’t one to make his problems public — but as attacks on Emmaus Lutheran Church and his family escalated, turning the other cheek was no longer an option. In November, he wrote a letter to the community: “To say I’m disappointed regarding my 1 year of…
Municipalities across the country are navigating the uncharted waters of the sharing economy, struggling to determine when, how and even whether to regulate mom-and-pop ventures. These days, the biggest struggles focus on seemingly grassroots businesses backed by internationally renowned corporations that provide users a platform for renting and selling their…
No room at the inn on Christmas Eve? No problem: You can still snag a “luxury loft in the heart of downtown,” as well as a “Curtis Park charmer” and a “cozy Capitol Hill apartment.” These are last-minute holiday miracles you wouldn’t have dreamed of finding a decade ago —…
Tonight, Denver City Council will vote on whether to rezone a portion of the Emmaus Lutheran Church property off of Speer Boulevard at West 32nd Avenue. Built in 1907, the church is surrounded by other businesses and is close to Highlands Square which is filled with restaurants, bars and shops. Approving…
Adventurer, survivalist and outdoor guru Bear Grylls is the star of Running Wild with Bear Grylls, now in its second season with NBC. On each episode, viewers watch Grylls take A-list celebrities, TV stars and even a Super Bowl-winning quarterback, Drew Brees, into untamed and untouched areas around the globe for a…
This summer, Earth Knack— a school highlighted in this week’s feature article, DOUG HILL IS DEFENDING THE (MODERN) CAVEMAN WITH PRIMITIVE SKILLS CLASSES — teamed up with Arvada-based Sarqit Outdoor Learning School for a weekend-long gathering at Happy Dog Ranch south of Chatfield State Park, where primitive-skills instructors came together…
Doug Hill would not be opposed to living completely off the grid. He could sport his homemade buckskin shorts every day, drink untreated water from streams, pluck his lunch from blueberry patches. He wouldn’t need to worry about a 401(k) or his ten-year goals; his only concerns would be surviving…
