In August, a number of people came forward to say they’d gotten sick after eating chocolate from the LivWell booth at the Denver County Fair. Turns out the sweets they’d ingested were actually marijuana edibles, which weren’t supposed to be handed out on fair grounds. A class-action lawsuit followed, with…
Our updated coverage about vandalism at the Colorado State Capitol during the Million Mask March included booking photos of the ten people arrested at the rally. Some of our readers castigated those responsible for the graffiti, while others suggested that larger issues were being overlooked. Here’s an example of the…
Denver blog posts are welcoming. At our Cafe Society blog, Mark Antonation reveals ten things visitors should know about the Denver restaurant scene. Colorado Pols: “Greg Brophy goes to Washington.” Mile High Report’s Bronco Mike weighs in on reports that the Broncos are working out controversial/widely shunned ex-Dolphin Richie Incognito…
Late last month, we told you about rape allegations against Bill Cosby made by Barbara Bowman, who was raised in Denver and says her own negative experiences with the entertainer started right here. Bowman’s claims put renewed scrutiny on similar allegations lodged against Cosby over the years — yet inexplicably,…
Lee Riddle taught German at Widefield High School in Colorado Springs. But he’s been sentenced to jail for other lessons — ones involving contact with the genitals of his male students, allegedly via “cup checks” that allowed him to discern the size of their penis. Continue for the bizarre details…
9News, whose Kyle Dyer was bitten by a dog on the air a couple of years back, has just completed a thorough and wide-ranging report about dog bites in the Denver-metro area. Among the information compiled in conjunction with Rocky Mountain PBS: which breeds have registered the most and the…
Update: Yesterday morning, we told you about the death of a man near the Tamarac exit on Interstate 225; he’d died of a gunshot wound after allegedly passing deputies on a traffic stop too closely. (See our previous coverage below.) Now, police are reporting that Santamaria shot himself during the…
Earlier this year, we told you about reports by Headline News’ Nancy Grace implying that a suspect was a “selfie-stalker” who’d used a technique straight from a serial killer’s playbook. In truth, the man, subsequently identified as Benjamin Seibert, was innocent of any crime, and he’s now suing Grace and…
For years, a large section of South Broadway has been known as Antique Row. Now, however, representatives of some marijuana businesses that are now located along that stretch have floated the idea of re-branding the area as “The Green Mile” — and, to put it mildly, veteran antique-shop entrepreneurs haven’t…
Update: Anthony Martin, wanted for strangling his ex-wife in front of their kids this past week, has been captured. The location where he was caught: Wheatland, Wyoming. Continue for a press update from Longmont Police Department spokesman Commander Jeff Satur, followed by our previous coverage. See also: Photos: FBI’s Top…
Kristin Pazulski’s feature looking at Denver’s bid to end homelessness at the ten-year mark spurred plenty of serious conversation among our readers, including speculation about the factors contributing to the problem. This reader points to one of them: rising rent prices. See also: Denver Set Out to End Homelessness Ten…
Denver blog posts have a thing for banana seats. At our Show and Tell blog, Lauren Archuletta talks with Bike Smut’s Reverend Phil about bicycle erotica and watching porn in public. Denver Egotist offers visual inspiration courtesy of Denver-based Levi Thornton Films. Big Media’s Jason Salzman: “It’s the media’s fault!…
Republicans’ domination in the recent midterm — John Hickenlooper’s squeaker of a reelection win was among the few Democratic bright spots — extended to the Colorado State Senate, which will now be under GOP control owing to a vote count not formally announced until days after the election. And while…
Several times over recent years, we’ve shared memorable posts from the CU Boulder Confessions page. But students at CU Denver have things to confess, too, as the CU Denver Confessions page makes abundantly clear. Continue to see our ten favorite recent confessions, all photo-illustrated, all anonymous and all defiantly funny,…
Once upon a time, the Broncos-Raiders rivalry was one of the NFL’s best — but no longer. Even after losing in humiliating fashion to the Patriots last week, Peyton Manning and company took a while to get focused on Oakland and wound up trailing 10-6 during the middle of the…
Our post about the defeat of a pit-bull-ban repeal in Aurora, and the vow of pit lovers to fight on, attracted a large volume of comments, with the majority coming from people who decry breed-specific regulations. But a few readers supported continuing the prohibition, including this one — and his…
Denver blog posts are all about spirited competition. At our Cafe Society blog, Mark Antonation delves into the toppings war between Chipotle and Qdoba. Mile High Report’s Scotty Payne wonders: Is a shakeup for the Broncos offensive line in the offing? Colorado Pols is still trying to figure out why…
As our William Breathes reported earlier this week, Manitou Springs voters approved recreational marijuana sales in their town, while residents of other communities turned thumbs-down. The folks in Palisade, on Colorado’s Western Slope, are somewhere in-between on the issue, at least for now. A recreational-pot measure appeared to narrowly lose,…
Last month, we started exploring 99 gorgeous Colorado places as spotlighted on Colorado.com — and on part one, featuring sites numbered 99 through 81, we barely scratched the surface. For part two, which encompasses picks 80 through 67, we unearth more hidden gems, as revealed through videos and Colorado.com text…
Today, Copper Mountain and Keystone are scheduled to open for the 2014-15 ski season, making them the third and fourth resorts to do so, following Arapahoe Basin and Loveland. And to put it mildly, the folks behind the Skiing Memes Facebook page are ready. Below, check out our picks for…
During the early hours of the morning, a man was reportedly shot near the intersection of Ohio Avenue and Shoshone Street, not far from Huston Lake Park. At last report, he’s in critical condition and the person who pulled the trigger remains on the loose. Here’s what we know thus…
Update: The Denver Police Department has released information about the ten people arrested during Wednesday’s Million Mask March, when the Colorado State Capitol was tagged with graffiti; see our previous coverage below. Continue for photos and details about charges, plus probable cause statements, booking slips, a video about cleanup efforts…
