In case you haven’t heard, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling hours ago upholding Proposition 8’s ban on same-sex marriage, which that state’s voters approved in November. (Read all about the ruling in this Los Angeles Times story.) Gay-rights groups everywhere — including those in Colorado — are calling…
Tweet a request for fake anti-meth slogans and ye shall receive. Earlier today, we posted a blog offering alternative slogans for the fledgling Colorado Meth Project’s new ad campaign. The ads are aimed at teenagers and feature gritty images aside such slogans as, “No one thinks they’ll try to tear…
Noticed any disturbing anti-meth billboards on your drive home lately? The ads, brought to you by the Colorado Meth Project, began sprouting up alongside Denver roadways — as well as on TV, radio, MySpace and in a few newspapers — earlier this month. They’re aimed at teenagers and feature gritty…
The last time we blogged about Freshman Year, CNN’s You Tube-y reality show about two totally different congressmen picked to serve in the House, we had these predictions for forthcoming episodes: Conservative Utah father-of-three Jason Chaffetz gets drunk in a hot tub; liberal and openly gay Jared Polis of Boulder…
With the sleeves of his white, button-down dress shirt rolled up and his skuffed Pumas untied, nine-year-old Ethan stood on the steps of the state Capitol Saturday afternoon and addressed the more than a hundred people — some waving rainbow flags — who’d come to hear him speak. “I believe…
Meet Ethan. He’s nine and in Mr. Kimmal’s third-grade class at the Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment in west Denver. He likes soccer, football, baseball, basketball, swimming and skiing. But his favorite thing to do after school is read, especially the Harry Potter books. Oh, and tomorrow at noon…
Concern over swine flu may be waning, but that didn’t stop one trenchcoat-ed, nunchuck-ed man from taking H1N1-related matters into his own hands, Mortal Kombat-style. As the Summit Daily News reports, a man claiming to be a “karate master” was reportedly kicked off a bus en route from Denver to…
A recent trip to Elitch Lanes, at 3825 Tennyson, for a friend’s surprise birthday party turned up another (totally awesome) surprise: bowling pin-shaped Budweiser bottles. They’re appropriate, curvaceous and refreshing, three things you may or may not expect to find at a bowling alley. Manager Frank Rangel says Elitch Lanes…
This week, the Denver-based Hep C Connection will do all it can — legally — to get dirty needles off the streets. Beginning today, the organization is hosting its first-ever Drop To Stop week, where anyone can anonymously drop off used syringes at eight separate locations around Denver and in…
Allen Andrade will likely spend the rest of his life in jail. A judge today added 60 years to the life sentence he received for killing transgender Greeley teen Angie Zapata last summer, piling on time for lesser crimes the 32-year-old committed in connection with the murder. Andrade was convicted…
This afternoon, dozens of 16th Street Mall walkers had this experience: You’re walking along, sipping on a Frappucino and poking at your iPhone, trying to look busy and important enough so the panhandlers won’t bother you but unable to suppress a smile because of the gorgeous sun and the fact…
Translated, the main rallying cry at a Latino unity march in Greeley on Saturday was this: “A people united will never be defeated.” More than 200 people shouted it enthusiastically — “¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!” — as they walked through the rural town under an overcast sky, past…
Over the past few years, Greeley has become a hotbed for immigration issues in Colorado. In 2006, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents raided the Swift meatpacking plant there, arresting more than 250 people, many of whom were detained and separated from their children. And last year, local law enforcement, led…
USED, Denver’s underground syringe exchange program and the subject of the recent Westword feature “”Why Doesn’t Colorado Get the Point of Needle Exchange Programs?,” will be able to stay afloat a little bit longer thanks to a fundraiser that netted the small group $1,006 — or as one USED member…
Hey, dog lovers. Hey, dog haters. Hey, dog-poop haters and uh, dog-poop lovers. You have until 5:30 p.m. today to answer the city’s 44-question dog park survey and help determine the future of Denver’s fledgling canine hangouts. Not to mention the future of the poop in said hangouts. The survey…
Editor’s note: Melanie Asmar is live blogging the Greeley trial of Allen Andrade, the man charged with murdering Angie Zapata, a transgender teen. Look for updates here — and click these links to catch up on Asmar’s coverage of the proceedings on April 16, April 17, April 20 and April…
Editor’s note: Melanie Asmar is live blogging the Greeley trial of Allen Andrade, the man charged with murdering Angie Zapata, a transgender teen. Look for updates here — and click these links to catch up on Asmar’s coverage of the proceedings on April 16, April 17 and April 20, as…
Editor’s note: Melanie Asmar is live blogging the Greeley trial of Allen Andrade, the man charged with murdering Angie Zapata, a transgender teen. Look for updates here — and click these links to catch up on Asmar’s coverage of the proceedings on day one, April 16, and day two, April…
The trial of Allen Andrade, who’s accused of killing transgender Greeley teen Angie Zapata last summer, continues today at 8:30 a.m. So far, as noted in live blogs filed during the April 16 and April 17 proceedings, the fourteen jurors have heard opening statements from both sides, as well as…
Editor’s note: Melanie Asmar is live blogging the Greeley trial of Allen Andrade, the man charged with murdering Angie Zapata, a transgender teen. Look for updates here — and click this link to catch up on Asmar’s coverage of the proceedings on day one, April 16. To catch up with…
Editor’s note: Melanie Asmar is live blogging the Greeley trial of Allen Andrade, the man charged with murdering Angie Zapata, a transgender teen. Look for updates here. 4:50 p.m.: Court is recessed for the day. Judge Kopcow is telling the jury not to discuss the case with their family or…
Jury selection continues this morning in the trial of the man accused of killing Angie Zapata, a transgender teenager who was beaten to death last year in her Greeley apartment. Opening arguments are expected to begin this afternoon. Westword will be blogging throughout the trial. Check back for updates. Yesterday,…
