The Colorado-made hemp flag that flew over the Capitol in Washington on the Fourth of July has made its way back to the Centennial State. And today — which is known as Colorado Day, in commemoration of the day on which the state officially joined the union in 1876 –…
Glendale isn’t bitter. Not really, anyway. So what if this landlocked island of a city — a 369-acre urban kingdom ruled by a libertaria n government and known as much for rugby, apartment complexes and big-box stores as it is for a strip club so iconic that some have dared…
Glendale bills itself as “Rugbytown USA.” And, as the only city in the nation with its own municipally owned rugby complex, the moniker fits. But the association is largely the result of the efforts of current Glendale mayor Mike Dunafon, who has been a player and a coach and who…
Build a better strip club, and the men who love tits and ass will beat a path to your door. That’s exactly what Shotgun Willie’s, the iconic gentleman’s club on the corner of Colorado Boulevard and Virginia Avenue in Glendale, is trying to do by building a new and improved…
This week’s cover story, “Fantasy Island,” tells of Glendale’s quest to build a riverwalk along Cherry Creek full of restaurants, shops, theaters and bars serving booze in to-go cups. One of the project’s biggest cheerleaders is Mayor Mike Dunafon, who is married to Shotgun Willie’s owner Debbie Matthews; he helped…
Immigrant Jeanette Vizguerra has been fighting for years to stay in the United States. The mother of four ended up in deportation proceedings after she was pulled over in 2009 for driving with expired tags. Vizguerra was arrested and put in an immigration detention center. After being released, she fought…
Before Colorado farmers can plant industrial hemp, the state Department of Agriculture must come up with a way to register and inspect their crops. To help establish those regulations, lawmakers authorized the creation of a nine-member advisory committee. The members of that committee have been chosen, and the group met…
Hemp advocate Jason Lauve has a new endeavor: Team Hemp House, the goal of which is to build a hemp demonstration house in Colorado. “The intent is to show that we can use hemp to build the foundation and the walls and the tiles, but also the furnishings in the…
Back in April, we told the story of Aurora theater shooting survivor Carli Richards — whose victimization didn’t end when she escaped the Century 16. In the months after the shooting, Richards was harassed online by people who labeled her a liar, a publicity seeker and a pawn in a…
Dueling gun-related events — one condemning gun violence, the other condemning “big-city gun-grabbers” — are scheduled tomorrow in Colorado. The first is sponsored by Mayors Against Illegal Guns and will coincide with the anniversary of the Aurora theater shooting. The second “counter-rally” is being organized by the Rocky Mountain Gun…
A year ago, Megan Sullivan lost her older brother Alex in the Aurora theater shooting. Today, the 26-year-old is still healing — and has dedicated herself to helping others do the same through the non-profit Aurora Rise organization and a women’s support group she leads at the new Aurora Strong…
A lot can happen in a year, and “in the interests of memorializing the efforts of survivors of gun violence who fought to win historic state reforms” over that time period, ProgressNow Colorado has released a timeline of the aftermath of the July 20 Aurora theater shooting, says the oganization’s…
This Saturday will mark one year since a gunman opened fire at the midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora — a tragedy that took the lives of twelve people and left seventy more wounded. The city of Aurora will remember that day with a slate of events…
Today, Clarisa Mesta joined the ranks of undocumented immigrants who have successfully stopped their deportations after speaking publicly about their cases. Before her hearing in Denver’s immigration court this afternoon, the mother of three addressed a small crowd gathered on the sidewalk. “My name is Clarisa Mesta,” she said into…
Last year, the competition was steep for hefty sales-tax rebates through the statewide Regional Tourism Act. Six municipalities were vying for the incentives, and the Colorado Economic Development Commission could only pick two. It wound up choosing projects proposed by Pueblo and Aurora, whose plan to build a massive hotel…
Update: The judge in the Aurora theater shooting case has ordered Fox News reporter Jana Winter to appear in court on August 19 so that he may continue her subpoena until September 30. In a submission filed last week, Winter refused to consent to appear on September 30, thereby making…
Tomorrow, on the Fourth of July, that most patriotic of holidays, a flag made of hemp will fly over the Capitol in Washington. And guess who America has to thank for the cannabis-derived stars and stripes? That’s right — Colorado. The flag was made from hemp fiber purchased in Manitou…
A decision today by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals could have a positive effect on the deportation case of Imelda Valenzuela Gonzalez, whose story we told in this week’s feature, “Out of the Shadows.” The appeals court ruled that an undocumented immigrant named Elia Ibarra should not be considered…
What would the immigration reform bill passed by the U.S. Senate yesterday mean for undocumented immigrants who are already in deportation proceedings — such as those featured in our cover story, “Out of the Shadows”? According to the office of Colorado Senator Michael Bennet, who is one of the “Gang…
Imelda Valenzuela Gonzalez stands before the revolving door of the downtown Denver skyscraper that houses the federal immigration court. It’s a chilly morning in early April, and the 43-year-old mother of three has come here for a hearing in her deportation case. But she’s far from alone. About fifty supporters…
The mental health evaluator who will examine Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes pursuant to Holmes’s plea of not guilty by reason of insanity earlier this month has been granted the time extension he requested; the deadline for the evaluation has been pushed back from July 31 to September 16…
Wearing a sparkly white tank top and pink sneakers, Coy Mathis held the hand of her lawyer this afternoon as he announced to the press that the six-year-old won her civil rights case. The Colorado Civil Rights Division found that Coy’s school was wrong to bar the transgender first-grader from…
