In Colorado, where there’s medical marijuana, there’s media. So it was only a matter of time before someone attempted to organize all those newshounds on the weed beat — and now that time has come. Introducing Colorado-based Cannabis Press Association…
Earlier today, a spokeswoman for the National Western Stock Show apologized for a series of tired gay jokes made by its rodeo announcing crew and clowns, and told a Westword reporter that the jokes won’t be back. Good for them. But we don’t want to leave the announcers in the…
Three Denver blog posts hot off the cyber-press. 5280’s Michael de Yoanna notes that John McCain likes Mark Udall’s idea of Republicans and Dems sitting together at the State of the Union — but no Coloradans have signed up. Rude! Colorado Pols: The ever-employable but not all that electable Bernie…
As the Melo drama over a potential Carmelo Anthony trade to the New Jersey Nets intensifies, the man himself appears to be on a spin-control PR blitz. Hot on the heels of Anthony’s guarded ESPN interview comes a Sports Illustrated story in which he complains about fans’ anger. And yesterday…
Each year, Denver’s edition of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure is among the country’s most successful, with even furries joining the cause. But the same level of popularity hasn’t been reached by the 3 Day for the Cure walk, a sixty-mile trek launched in 2009. The 2011…
Do we really need reminding that warmer weather softens up the surface of frozen lakes in dangerous ways? Apparently so, since Boulder firefighters have had to rescue three dogs in two days. Below, find a City of Boulder press release with details, as well as warnings a lot of us…
The newly hired head coach for the Denver Broncos has seen plenty of ink lately. The ink refers to the vast amount of press coverage used to tell John Fox’s life story. But as seen below, a tattoo artist could have used the aforementioned ink to tell the same expansive…
George Lindeboom, 67, was the first victim of a homicide in Brighton since 2008, and there have already been two arrests in the case: Evan Lawlor and Ryker Schlitt. But even though the crime took place last week, Brighton Police Department spokesman John Bradley says no mug shots of the…
Quick contest on the Latest Word today for you hockey fans. Four tickets to tonight’s Colorado Avalanche vs. Vancouver Canucks game at the Pepsi Center are just waiting here for you to pick them up. Here’s how you win…
Word has it that Ted Haggard’s TLC special, Scandalous, could lead to a regular reality series for the comeback-seeking pastor, who made national headlines for his dalliance with male escort Mike Jones. But a reader commenting on a June post about attendance at his new church thinks his heart’s in…
Update below: Last week, Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of the Rockies co-founder Vincent Palazzotto shared his relief that a health department advisory committee struck draft language that might have outlawed mobile MMJ clinics like one his organization uses. Now, he hopes HB 1043, a new medical marijuana bill, will allow…
Last September, we told you about a police brutality lawsuit targeting Denver Police officer Abbe Dorn, a former American Gladiator contender. Now, Vicki Ferrari — a Dorn pal who’s also a Denver cop and onetime American Gladiator contestant — is on the cusp of a trial in a suit (on…
Update: The spokeswoman for the stock show has responded to our post and acknowledged that mistakes were made. See her comments below our original item. I was sitting in the stands of the rodeo at the National Western Stock Show on Saturday night, watching men wrestle steer to the ground,…
Colorado contestants didn’t receive a rose on The Bachelor last night, with both Vail’s Madison McKinley and Denver’s Sarah Powell going flower-free. But McKinley, the renowned vampire girl and blood-donation dominatrix, made by far the showier exit, defanging herself before rejecting douchebag Brad Womack’s entreaties…
Pit bull activists plan to give Denver’s city government a dog-day afternoon on Friday with a protest outside the City and County Building, followed by Pit Fest, a concert and fundraiser on Saturday. And they’ll have a special guest at both events: Shorty Rossi, a former actor and little person,…
“Man of Letters,” Joel Warner, January 6 Prints Charming Amid the stinking pile of Jerry Springer-esque stories this paper tends to lean on to bring in the advertising dollars (among my personal favorites: Crack whore turns angel turns back to crack whore, but now with a heart o’ gold; or…
Trapped in shackles Wonderin’ why, feelin’ baffled I was handed to the system like a ticket in a raffle My brothers and sisters are getting hassled By a bunch of assholes with badges and needin’ counsel After being falsely accused and abused by these scoundrels Alex Landau noticed the flashing…
On a comfortably brisk morning in City Park, thousands of people gathered to march in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We asked a few marchers of how to keep King’s spirit and message alive in 2011, 43 years after his death…
Plagued by massive turnover in recent years, the Adams County Coroner’s Office is starting the new year with a clean slate — really clean. Newly elected coroner Monica Broncucia-Jordan, a former employee who’s suing the county over wrongful termination, has begun her term by firing just about everybody left in…
It’s no holiday for these three Denver bloggers. Jay Cutler may be gone from the Broncos, but according to Mile High Report fan poster Taylor K, he’s not forgotten and still hated. 5280’s A.J. Vincens notes that concussions are on the agenda at the statehouse — a place where headaches…
The November cover story “Mean Streets” revealed allegations of discrimination and abuse at Yellow Cab, the city’s oldest taxi company, and detailed how attempts to launch alternative companies have been stymied by Colorado’s restrictive taxi regulations. That may change, however, since Senator Ted Harvey just introduced legislation that would strip…
Our piece last week about UFO Phil’s plan to build a pyramid on Pikes Peak came at the start of a full-out blitz to win over the local media — one that included a visit to the Colorado Springs Gazette with a pyramid model in tow. Hilarious footage shows Gazette…
