In a recent Comment of the Day post, one reader declared that 65 percent of Coloradans are wack jobs. This declaration inspired plenty of folks to interpret the math in their own way. Here’s one memorable example…
As our recent gallery of the fifteen best face-and-neck-tattoo mug shots proves, alleged criminals and above-the-shoulders ink make a memorable combination. But can tats also be used to create a false identity? Cody JC Dutton, a serial escape artist who’s a wanted man in Colorado, gave this gambit a try…
Today marks six months since recreational marijuana sales began in Colorado, still the only state where such purchases can be made. (The first licensed retail shops in Washington are expected to open on July 7.) By the January 1 launch, eighteen stores had been licensed in Denver, and since then,…
Last month, we told you about Jeanna Hoch, who went public after Facebook suspended her account due to the presence of breastfeeding photos — images the site explicitly allows. Hoch’s page was reinstated after the media circulated her story. But she was temporarily blocked from posting new content again amid…
Over the past couple of weeks, information has emerged about a bizarre series of events in Summit County. At the center of them is Tyrus Vanmatre, a twenty-year-old from Littleton who’s gone from being a hockey standout and aspiring actor/model to an arrestee for allegedly attacking a teenager with a…
The Clinton Global Initiative, which took place in Denver last week, received a showy national platform yesterday via an extended Meet the Press segment featuring former President Bill Clinton. Among the questions posed by host/interviewer David Gregory was one about medical marijuana, and Clinton’s expressed support for state’s rights strikes…
Our recent posts about police officers charged with crimes have inspired plenty of comments critical of cops. This one is, too — but it cautions folks not to assume that all of the boys and girls in blue are corrupt…
Denver blog posts love all fifty states equally. At our Cafe Society blog, Patricia Calhoun shares the view of one reader, who thinks Coloradans who hate on Texans give our state a bad reputation. Coyoto Gulch on how “local entities can also derail projects more readily now than in the…
Prostitution stings remain controversial in part because many observers see such acts as victimless crimes — except when a sex worker is the victim. That was allegedly the case for a 28-year-old woman, who says she was brought from Missouri to Colorado and forced to prostitute herself — offenses for…
Journalism organizations frequently decry powerful enterprises that dodge questions about important issues. But media firms engage in such behavior, too — although few do so with the tone-deafness currently being exhibited by Digital First Media, parent company of the Denver Post. Multiple sources have told Westword about significant layoffs by…
The Marijuana Memes Facebook page is among the most regularly updated addresses of its type. Some of the material is political, some of it’s funny and a lot of it is both. Check out our twenty favorites below…
Earlier this month, when we posted about Joshua Harker’s arrest for prostitution with knowledge of HIV/AIDS, we referenced two previous high-profile cases involving Darren Garcia and William Head, both of whom were accused of the same offense. Afterward, we were contacted by Julia Stancil, the attorney who represented Garcia and…
There were two violent flare-ups over the weekend, with a total of four people shot. In the first incident, one person has died. In the second, police believe one of the wounded is a victim while the other is a suspect. Details below…
Our post about the latest police officer to wind up on the wrong side of the law — Colorado Springs’s Jeffrey Warkocz — prompted a conversation that spun off in many directions. An example is the following comment from a reader who thinks a majority of people in this state…
Denver blog posts are all about inclusiveness. On our Cafe Society blog, Mark Antonation pulls together the nine best places for Texans to eat in Denver. The Colorado Independent’s Mike Littwin: “Judge Krieger mocks the great gun-law sound and fury.” Denver Stiffs’ Nate Timmons offers reasons to like the (seemingly…
U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger has ruled that Colorado’s controversial gun laws don’t violate the constitution in a judgement Dave Kopel, who assembled a lawsuit endorsed by assorted businesses and dozens of Colorado sheriffs, has already pledged to appeal. In May 2013, shortly after the suit was filed, Kopel detailed…
As part of our coverage of last week’s shooting at Red Rocks during the Nas-Flying Lotus-Schoolboy Q concert, we’ve shared a detailed description of the law enforcement response from Jeffco sheriff’s office rep Jacki Kelley as well as accounts from Bree Davies and Mary Willson, two Backbeat contributors who were…
Judging by photos taken by our Marissa Shevins, there was more underwear than overcoats at “Overcoats and Underwear,” the latest Denver Cruisers ride. But in even greater supply was a good time. Look below to see a sampling of Shevins’s shots and click to see the complete “Denver Cruisers’ Overcoats…
Earlier this month, we checked to see how many of those listed in a 2012 post featuring Denver’s nineteen most wanted murder suspects had been caught in the succeeding two years. The answer: zero. Boulder County did a little better when it came to our fifteen most wanted sex offenders…
Last August, when eighteen-year-old Isabella Guzman was arrested for murder, an arrest affidavit on view below estimated that she’d stabbed her mom 79 times. But subsequent evaluation determined there were even more knife wounds — 151 of them in all. Now, however, a judge has accepted Guzman’s not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity plea in…
The debate continues to rage over the homeless issue in the Ballpark neighborhood, LoDo and the 16th Street Mall area even after Denver City Council approved $1.8 million for additional police patrols. Here’s a passionate response from a reader upset at those who blame the homeless for their situation…
Denver blog posts can be pretty heavenly, too. On our Cafe Society blog, Lori Midson looks inside Boulder’s recent ranking as one of the country’s top foodie cities. Big Media’s Jason Salzman on the talk-show host who wants to “block the vote,” not “rock the vote.” Denver Urbanism’s Ken Schroeppel…
