Mere hours ago, gunfire erupted near 22nd and Arapahoe, injuring one man. Fortunately, he’s expected to survive — but he wasn’t able to provide much assistance to Denver police when it comes to tracking down the person who shot him. Photos and more details below. See also: Photos: Shooting at…
Our post about an anti-pot legalization ad that many viewers may see as being in favor of pot legalization went viral, with plenty of folks weighing in about it. And while most saw the situation through a humorous lens, this reader isn’t laughing due to fear that the marijuana industry…
Denver blog posts can look backward and forward at the same time. At our Show and Tell blog, Bree Davies writes a love letter to the Denver she used to know. Big Media’s Jason Salzman: “Coffman’s fact-free attack on a judge deserves media scrutiny.” Colorado Peak Politics offers a look…
Jennifer Reali gained a lot more notoriety as the so-called Fatal Attraction killer of her lover’s wife than she has for the gospel singing on self-released albums that she recorded while doing time at the Denver Women’s Correctional Facility. Hear a sample of her song stylings below. Now, however, she’s…
UPDATE: The accolades just keep rolling in for Thorpe. After People highlighted Soldier Girls as its book of the week in August, Time named the volume its non-fiction book of the year in December. Plenty of people associate Helen Thorpe with her time as Colorado’s first lady; she and Governor…
Could it be the beginning of the end for Justin Bieber? The diminutive Canuck heartthrob has spent the last year-plus making more idiotic headlines than hits — and now, even Olympic gold medalist and self-confessed superfan Missy Franklin is distancing herself from him. Oh, how times have changed. See also:…
On numerous occasions, Boulder has been named the happiest city in America. So naturally we assumed Boulder would top Movoto’s list of happiest mid-sized cities — a category for which Boulder qualifies. But no: While one Colorado place made the cut, it’s not called Boulder. Which community from this fair…
Update: Earlier this morning, we posted an update about a SWAT team standoff in Keenesburg that ended tragically. Turns out a similar standoff was in the past of another person at the center of a Tuesday post: Adrian Chavez, 22, the accused owner of a gun a five-year-old used to…
Update: Yesterday morning, we told you about two violent deaths following a SWAT team standoff in the small community of Keenesburg; see our previous coverage below. Now, we know the identities of the dead: Shawn Kilker, 42, and his son Keith, fourteen, who Shawn apparently killed in a murder-suicide. Reports…
Five years ago tomorrow, on August 6, 2009, Jason Lauve was acquitted in a high-profile medical marijuana case decided on the cusp of the MMJ boom. Since the conclusion of the landmark trial, Lauve is astonished by everything that’s happened on the Colorado pot scene. But while he’s optimistic about…
Our post about the shooting death of David Ludewig, who was killed by a security guard after pointing at Airsoft gun at him, inspired readers to look at this tragic incident from a variety of angles. Here’s the take of a professional security guard. See also: David Ludewig Killed by…
At our Backbeat blog, Kiernan Maletsky offers a hilarious take on the Denver Botanic Gardens: Chatfield show by Sara Bareilles, whose f-bomb drops aren’t exactly gangsta. Denver Urbanism’s Ken Schroeppel touts adaptive reuse at the Avanti Food and Beverage facility. Denver Egotist is glad DUI attorney David Suro’s new commercials…
When does a dress code enter into the realm of discrimination? That’s among the questions addressed in a ruling by the Colorado Division of Civil Rights on a complaint from Vito Marzano, who says Denver Wrangler, a gay club that reportedly caters to the bear subculture, exhibited bias by refusing…
Update below: As we’ve reported, the scandal at the Air Force Academy that followed in the wake of “The War Within,” then-Westword staffer Julie Jargon’s 2003 feature about female cadets victimized by sexual assault, led to changes at the institution intended to demonstrate that supervisors take the problem seriously. But…
Each time we’ve visited Etsy in recent years, we’ve been astonished by the number of Colorado pride items available — and our most recent stop was no exception. In fact, the variety and creativity of the Colorado-centric entrepreneurs seems to be higher than ever. Below, we’ve featured ten cool and/or…
Those in favor of marijuana legalization frequently stress that cannabis users don’t conform to hippie-centric stereotypes. Rather, they’re folks in all walks of life, including suit-wearing business executives, as suggested by the image above. Not that this pic is supposed to inspire people to support pot-law reform. Far from it:…
Denver blog posts know that variety is the spice of life. Our Cafe Society blog lists more than forty new Denver dining spots that opened in July alone. Colorado Pols asks: “Can we admit the economy is doing better now?” Mile High Report’s Kyle Montgomery on the misdemeanor assault charge…
William Breathes’s post about state health officials calling for new Medical Marijuana Registry rules spurred suggestions aplenty. But to this reader, the distinction Colorado makes between recreational cannabis and medical marijuana creates more problems than it solves. See also: State Health Officials Want New Rules for the Medical Marijuana Registry…
Yesterday, Justin Daerr and Danielle Kehoe were the top men’s and women’s finishers at Ironman Boulder. But before the main event got underway, plenty of competitors reminded us that we’ve been slacking on sit-ups via the Ironman Boulder Underpants Run, which sported more six packs than your neighborhood King Soopers…
Could metro Denver’s last drive-in be headed for extinction? That’s the contention of the folks behind the 88 Drive-In Theatre, who cite a letter from Commerce City Police Chief Troy Smith suggesting that if traffic and safety concerns aren’t resolved, the powers-that-be could suspend or revoke its business license. 88…
Jokeblogger.com is a crowd-sourced humor site that categorizes jokes by topic. No surprise, then, that we were able to find literally hundreds of jokes about Colorado, with topics including marijuana, the Broncos’ Super Bowl loss and…well, there were a few exceptions, but that’s mainly it. Are they funny? We’ll leave…
Rachel Lewin looks much happier in the photo above, shared on her Facebook page, than she does in her booking photo, and no wonder: She was arrested in an arson incident following a String Cheese Incident concert that resulted in her being sentenced in July to more than a decade…
