Forget Carmelo Anthony. Our hopes for NBA glory this season are riding on Paolo Bacigalupi, a gifted but not particularly tall sensation from Paonia. That’s NBA as in the National Book Awards. And fond as we are of Melo’s tweets, we’re banking on NBA finalist Paolo as the state’s best…
These three Denver blog posts tried to get away, but we managed to round them up anyhow. Bronco Talk’s Jon catches up on ex-Denver QB Jake Plummer, who’s now a handball fanatic. Miss him yet, Broncos nation? Colorado Pols its list of election winners — with Michael Bennet topping the…
This dispensary has closed. I hadn’t heard of Cherry Co. until recently, when someone sent me a picture of their OG Kush x Super Silver Haze (called Kizzle) via Facebook. Apparently the shop, which opened in June, hasn’t done much advertising. They don’t even have a website up yet…
Colorado First Lady Jeannie Ritter gives Denver First Lady Helen Thorpe a firsthand tour of the Colorado governor’s mansion…..
With so many municipalities passing medical marijuana dispensary bans this week, more businesses may find themselves in the shoes of folks at Jefferson County’s Footprints Health & Wellness, who began challenging a shutdown order earlier this year. They hope a judge will allow them to reopen after months of being…
Are you ready to play host for a houseful of reality-show attention addicts à la MTV’s Real World: Denver a few years back? If not, you’d better get ready — because Bunim/Murray, Real World’s production company, has just placed a Craigslist ad announcing, “THE BAD GIRLS CLUB IS COMING TO…
Yesterday’s item headlined “Michael Bennet Camp on How the Hell He Avoided Being Swept Under by Republican Tsunami,” posted shortly after the incumbent senator was declared the winner in a tighter-than-tight contest against Republican Ken Buck, generated a slew of intriguing comments, with precious few of our readers openly celebrating…
Jeff Peckman knew he was facing an uphill battle when it came to Initiative 300, which would have created an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission in Denver. But he feels the ET Commission’s big loss at the polls may have come as a result of misinformation from Denver’s budget office and the…
During the early hours of Halloween, a security guard at Lakewood’s Club Arriba tried to break up a fight — and got shot for his trouble. Two people were busted at the scene, but the alleged shooter got away. Now, Lakewood police have identified him as Adam J. Ponce, aka…
John Hickenlooper won the governor’s race more easily than anticipated — and Dan Maes also exceeded expectations. A recent poll showed Maes with 5 percent support. But he tallied 11 percent, preventing the GOP from being dubbed a minor party. Campaign spokesman Nate Strauch says the candidate wasn’t surprised…
Last Thanksgiving, Marcus Leyba was booked on investigation of child abuse resulting in the death of his three-month-old daughter. This week, he was found guilty of that charge, as well as first-degree murder, in relation to the crime — an especially horrific one as indicated by the information released by…
When programmers chose Rabbit Hole to open the Starz Denver Film Festival, they likely did so because of its quality and local link; director John Cameron Mitchell is from Colorado Springs. But this meditation on a couple dealing with a child’s death is appropriate for another reason. The fest’s been…
Last January, we looked at the high stakes for NetDevil, a Louisville game developer chosen to build LEGO Universe, a massively multiplayer online game based on LEGO bricks. Building a successful MMO can be risky, and NetDevil’s previous attempt had fizzled. But judging from LEGO Universe’s release last Tuesday, the…
Even though Ken Buck hasn’t conceded defeat in Colorado’s tightly contested U.S. Senate race, Michael Bennet and supporters declared victory anyhow, celebrating the achievement during an event today at City Park. Westword photographer Johnny Molfetta was there, capturing candid shots of Bennet embracing his brother, as well as snaps of…
Take a peek at these three Denver blog posts. 5280’s Michael de Yoanna notes that Jeff Peckman’s ET commission measure was soundly defeated. But Peckman tells the Denver Daily News that he remains upbeat about the future. The Colorado Independent’s David O. Williams totals what Democrats have to celebrate after…
Earlier today, info from Sensible Colorado’s Brian Vicente suggested that a medical marijuana dispensary ban in El Paso County was ahead by a handful of votes. Now, it appears to be losing by a narrow margin — but Vote No on 1A spokesman Mike Elliott doesn’t expect final results anytime…
Update: As of Wednesday at 5 pm, Dobersen’s margin of victory had dropped to under 300 votes. A mandatory recount is expected. And you thought the Buck-Bennett race was a squeaker? It may be days before veteran Arapahoe County Coroner Michael Dobersen finds out if he’s held onto his job,…
He may have finished in third place, but there is no reason to fear for Dan Maes’s future or pity his prospects. If the governor’s race taught us anything, it is that Dan’s greatest strength is résumé writing. From his former jobs to his current campaign, this is a man…
A winner wasn’t declared in the Michael Bennet-Ken Buck senate race until this morning due to a razor-thin margin of victory for Bennet, who’s making his victory announcement at City Park moments from now. In contrast, virtually every major news outlet in the state declared last night that Scott Tipton…
Update: The strange story of Robert L. Johnson keeps getting stranger. We knew that after showing up at the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant, he prompted a bomb scare before ACSO representatives discovered a dead eighty-something man in the trunk of his Dodge sedan. Now comes word that…
Update: The Sensible Colorado staff has been hard at work trying to determine if any of the community or county attempts to ban medical marijuana dispensaries were unsuccessful — and they’ve found seven bright spots amid the disappointments in places like Aurora and Douglas County. See the latest list below…
When a team is doing as badly as the Broncos, everyone comes under pressure — even those who are excelling from a statistical standpoint, like quarterback Kyle Orton. Here’s one explanation why, from a reader commenting on our post about a survey showing almost half of America wants Tim Tebow…
