Plenty of Colorado municipalities have chosen to ban marijuana businesses, but few have gone to the extremes of Granby, a gorgeous community in Grand County. Officials have threatened to annex land that’s not officially part of the town to prevent a marijuana shop from opening there — a plan it’s…
Less than two months ago, longtime Denver Post hockey writer Adrian Dater was suspended for using profane language on Twitter; he called one player a “pussy” and told a correspondent to “fuck off.” Now, Dater reveals that he’s been fired for similar offenses, including a strange come-on to a Detroit…
Last month, we featured Trulia’s list of the least affordable cities for middle class and millennial home buyers — a roster that included Denver. But Colorado fares even worse in a new analysis by RealtyTrac. Among other things, the site looked at counties in which housing prices of less affordable…
At this writing, Denver police Officer John Adsit is said to be in critical but stable condition after being injured in a crash while on crowd control duty for yesterday’s East High School student walk-out, prompted by a Ferguson, Missouri grand jury’s no-indictment decision in the shooting death of unarmed…
Our coverage of the #HandsUpWalkOut rallies at CU Boulder and CSU, one of many demonstrations nationwide prompted by a Ferguson, Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown earlier this year, spurred a gusher of impassioned commentary by readers on…
Denver blog posts keep protection in mind. At our Cafe Society blog, Jenn Wohletz lists the five best foodie Christmas gifts, including (and no, we’re not making this up) a condom cookbook. Denver Egotist: “Denver Photographer Seth K. Hughes Trades His Cushy Life for One of Uncertainty and Adventure.” A…
Rob Larimer was a veteran journalist well-known in Denver and, especially, Colorado Springs. But in September, he died in a one-car crash — and a just-released autopsy report reveals that he was under the influence of drugs and alcohol when he crashed into a tree while traveling the wrong way…
There’s a good reason why most people don’t recall the Denver police shooting that killed Joseph Valverde this past July: It took place mere hours before officers killed Ryan Ronquillo at a funeral home staging a memorial service for one of his friends. But even though the Valverde incident was…
Update: Booking photos have been released for the four people previously arrested in connection with the homicide death of Andrea Bartmess; see our earlier coverage below. In addition, a fifth person, 21-year-old Chataignier D. McCaffrey-Pickett, has also been taken into custody regarding the crime, and while her mug shot was…
One of the most unusual retail outlets in Denver is the Denver Dog House. Located at 2547 Sheridan Boulevard in Edgewater, the shop is devoted to Duane “Dog” Chapman, his wife Beth and the rest of the Dog the Bounty Hunter family currently keeping their reality-TV tradition alive on CMT…
Our most viewed crime post of November involved Meghan McKeon, who was sentenced to 22 years after her toddler died while she spent time with a bottle. Her story is among twenty shared here by way of links to the month’s most memorable mug shots. See them all below, and…
Teen suicide is heartbreaking and tragic in and of itself, but even more so when deaths come in clusters — and that’s what has happened at Frederick High School, where three students reportedly took their own lives over the span of two weeks. The only one of the trio publicly…
When we spoke to Colorado-born, Hawaii-based THC Ministry founder Roger Christie in June 2010, he was readying a challenge to the federal government’s marijuana laws that would have treated dispensaries like churches. But mere weeks later, he was busted by the feds on pot distribution charges and spent the next…
Denver blog posts know what’s on tap. At our Backbeat blog, Isa Jones counts down the six best music venues for beer drinkers in Denver. Predominantly Orange’s Sayre Bedinger reports that the Broncos’ Julius Thomas should be good to go for the Bills game. A memorable Colorado Pols headline: “Gumming…
Is Snowmass Village’s Michael Phillips a hip-hop poet or a dangerous stalker who used his Instagram account and other online sites to threaten a former girlfriend? Those are among the questions surrounding the arrest of Michael Phillips. See photos and get details of his strange case, which pivots on communication…
Last week’s Denver protests over the no-indictment decision by a Ferguson, Missouri grand jury were intended to be peaceful but ended in four arrests. A subsequent Comment of the Day about whether violence can bring peace inspired even more conversation — including this provocative take. See also: Reader: I’ve Never…
Last month, we told you about the death of Rachel Neiman, a Regis University student who was killed after being struck by a suspected street racer. Now, two men, William Chicano and David Felan, have been formally charged in the case — and Felan, whose Facebook page is filled with…
A year has passed since we last collected funny, crazy and funny/crazy messages from the 719 area code as shared on the Texts From Last Night website. And if anything, the ones we found are even weirder than before. See what we mean by counting down our photo-illustrated top ten…
Yesterday, students at college campuses across the country took part in rallies inspired by a Ferguson, Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict the police officer who shot and killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown — and Colorado was no exception. Below, see photos tweeted by participants and observers of the…
Update: Last week, we reported that Jose Alderete-Gomez had been arrested in conjunction with an attack on a Fort Collins woman — and speculation was rife that he was responsible for a string of assaults in the area; see our previous coverage below. Now, the charges against Alderete-Gomez have expanded…
Last week, we noted that marijuana businesses were embracing Black Friday, with The Grass Station leading the charge via $50 ounces for the first sixteen customers on November 26-28. And while the promotion was presumably aimed at local customers, the whole “Green Friday” concept definitely got national exposure. See also:…
When we shared our post asking whether anyone actually enjoys dating in Denver, we posed that very question on Facebook and received a wide variety of answers in response. Here’s one about the challenges of finding a special someone in a very specific segment of the Mile High City’s singles…
