Last night, the U.S. Attorneys Office released an apparently damning indictment aimed at Dr. Joel Miller, a physician in Craig who’s charged with prescribing powerful medications, including oxycodone and more, to patients who didn’t need it for medical reasons, resulting in two deaths. Most professionals in positions like this zip…
Last week, the White House finally talked pot, albeit mainly to reiterate statements made by President Barack Obama last year. As such, members of the Colorado cannabis community were left to wonder how long the current administration could stretch Attorney General Eric Holder’s statement last March about a federal decision…
Comments beget more comments. That was certainly the case when it came to “Reader: Denver’s great, but that doesn’t mean we need a bunch of Texans moving here,” a Comment of the Day culled from our post featuring Movoto’s top thirty reasons for moving to Denver. Sorry, Lone Star staters,…
Denver blog posts are nutritious, delicious and kids like ’em, too. Big Media’s Jason Salzman on Senator Vicki Marble trying to defuse the firestorm over her comments about race and chicken by talking about good dietary practices. Coyote Gulch: Did you know September 20 is Protect Your Groundwater Day? Colorado…
It’s the first day of school in many communities throughout the city, and the Denver Police Department is marking it by threatening to ruin the day of drivers who don’t take enough care around junior pedestrians. The DPD tweeted the photo above and the message, “FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL: Watch…
Saturday night brought Broncos football back to Mile High Stadium, with the men in orange chalking up a victory over the St. Louis Rams! (Yeah, we know the game didn’t count, but don’t begrudge us that exclamation point…or this one!) Photographer Brandon Marshall, he of the Broncos-friendly name, was on…
Update: On August 19, we noted that suicide statistics in Colorado had set an awful new record, with the rate registering its highest number ever; see our previous coverage below. Drilling down with the help of Jarrod Hindman, the state’s director of suicide prevention, reveals details behind the dire news…
On May 25, 2012, four people were gunned down in broad daylight on Bruce Randolph Avenue — and two of them, Justin O’Donnell (seen here) and Deon Rudd, died of their injuries. Now, two men — Marquise Davis and Denzel Richardson — have pleaded guilty in relation to this tragedy…
Each year, Maxim stages its Hometown Hotties contest, with oodles of Colorado women taking part — and the ongoing 2014 contest is no exception. However, only one hopeful from our fair state — Kendra from Denver — made the semi-finals. Look below to see a video and voting link featuring…
On Friday, we shared a slew of videos featuring the crazy hail storm that pummeled much (if not all) of the metro area the previous day. But Mother Nature’s assault on my Ken-Caryl Ranch neighborhood was only a prelude to an even more terrifying attack over the weekend, from a…
In a safety advisory issued early this morning, the CU-Boulder police have revealed a disturbing and unusual potential crime. According to the release, a man may have been sexually assaulted by another man late last night in a room at Folsom Field, home of the CU Buffs football team and…
Our post about Senator Vicki Marble, who stirred up controversy by complimenting barbecue and chicken in the South after talking about “problems in the black race,” inspired plenty of comments. Most of them ripped on Marble, but not all. Here’s one of the less critical takes…
Denver blog posts also strive for victory. Mile High Report’s Jon Heath asks Broncos fans how many games they think the team will win now that Von Miller has been suspended for the first six weeks. Click to take the poll. Denver Infill’s Ryan Dravitz offers update number 1 about…
Rules against sex offenders living near schools or other places children congregate are generally popular. But a U.S. District Court judge has ruled that regulations put in place by the City of Englewood are so restrictive that they effectively ban such people from living in the community, and are therefore…
If the accusations pressed by the Denver District Attorney’s Office are accurate, Celia Montoya is guilty not only of serious crimes, but a betrayal of trust that’s positively off the charts. Montoya allegedly held down a ten-year-old family member while her much older boyfriend, Eugene Fernandez, sexually assaulted her. Learn…
Why was the theme for the latest Denver Cruisers ride “Redneck Yacht Club”? Because after taking part in summer events like the Woodstock ride, County Fair, Dress Night, Tourist Night, Where the Bleep is Waldo?, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Bible Belts and Panties, Thrift Shop Fashion Show, Glow and Halloween…
Lately, we’ve been sharing highlights from Visit Denver’s Denver.org website, including lists devoted to the city’s best free attractions and tours, the top eleven hidden tourism gems and the thirteen best free day trips from Denver. Our latest? The site’s picks for the perfect gay-friendly weekend in Denver — although…
Since when does likening someone to Steve Aoki constitute fighting words? Hell, given that Aoki is a superstar DJ with a huge following in these parts — witness his jam-packed January show at the Fillmore — such a comparison could be considered a compliment. But very early this morning, an…
Had I taken my dog for a long walk in a Jeffco open-space area a few minutes later than I did yesterday afternoon, both of us would have been knocked unconscious — because a brief but brutal storm hurled enough sizable hail to create hefty piles. There was post-torrent flooding…
Yesterday, we shared a list of Movoto’s top thirty reasons why you should move to Denver. It’s the kind of post that gets people talking, and that certainly proved to be the case. But do Denverites really want a huge influx of folks impressed by the city’s many attributes? This…
Denver blog posts get to the point. South Stands Denver’s Colin Daniels explores the question of whether using marijuana or steroids is worse when it comes to sports. Denver Urbanism’s John Hayden argues that bicycle infrastructure promotes observance of cycling laws. Purple Row’s Jordan Freemyer on the problems with Dick…
Visitors to shopping centers across the country have no doubt noticed the distinctive look of Hollister stores. They’re designed to recall a Cali surf shack, with hundreds of them nationwide, including the one at Park Meadows Mall, featuring a faux-porch with a couple steps most shoppers must scale in order…
