Cervantes’ block party: Most insane 4/20 celebration ever?

Denver blog posts are perfectly sane — most of the time. At our Backbeat blog, Ashley Rogers shares the craziness of the Cervantes block party and quadruple concert in words and photos. Colorado Peak Politics thinks it’s a bad idea for fracktivists to compare fracking to slavery. Headline of the…

Photos: Top five happiness rankings of five major Colorado cities

Last week, we told you about the latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, popularly known as the happiest cities list, as well as the two Colorado places that finished in the top ten. But because Gallup-Healthways also produced a survey specifically about the State of Colorado, we’re able to drill even deeper…

Denver on 4/20 weekend: 130 arrests or citations, 22 jailed

Update below: Last week, Denver Police Department spokesman Sonny Jackson told us that officers would have a greater presence at the annual 4/20 event at Civic Center Park due both to the still-unsolved shooting that took place at last year’s rally and laws against public consumption of marijuana. However, he…

Top twenty Denver on 4/20 in 2014 tweets

Did you notice that yesterday was 4/20? And that it was kind of a big deal in Denver? Twitter certainly did. There was an explosion of tweets on the topic yesterday — and while most of them were positive, there were definitely some exceptions. We collected what struck us as…

Are gourmet burgers usually overpriced disappointments?

Denver blog posts try to live up to expectations. At our Cafe Society blog, Patricia Calhoun highlights a comment from a reader who’s definitely underwhelmed by so-called gourmet burgers. Mile High Hockey’s c6hor8 recaps the Avs’ truly wild victory over the Wild in last night’s playoff match. At Denver Urbanism,…

Denver loses a cross between the Soup Nazi and Mr. Miyagi

Denver blog posts have multiple personalities. At our Cafe Society blog, Patricia Calhoun shares the comment of a reader saddened by the closure of Oshima Ramen, whose owner is described as “Soup Nazi meets Mr. Miyagi.” Denver Stiffs’ latest podcast debates which Denver Nuggets will stay and who will go…