At this point, Dan Maes has the Republican governor’s nomination, endorsements from conservative heavy hitters like Hank Brown and not very much money — which is why Colorado Republican Party head Dick Wadhams’s $250 donation made local news. But while consultant Katy Atkinson suggested in July that Maes might drop…
On the heels of reports about a burglar using a bong as a weapon in a Fort Morgan home invasion comes a claim by state representative Mark Waller that a recent assault on his car — with salad dressing — may have been in reprisal for his stand against medical…
When Colorado Rockies president Keli McGregor was found dead on April 20 in a Salt Lake City hotel room despite being just 48 and in apparently terrific health, speculation about his cause of death ran rampant — and months of delays in McGregor’s toxicology reports only increased these rumblings. Now,…
The number of bank robberies in these parts may not be the most accurate gauge of the continuing economic funk, but it’ll do in a pinch, as evidenced by not one, not two, but three new heists. First up is the JV Bandit, who first made headlines in July before…
The world’s largest Ski & Snowboard Sale at Sports Authority starts at 8 a.m. Saturday morning. So, you have a few days to prepare your wish list and walk right in Saturday morning, right? No. As of Sunday night, the “Sportscastle” had its first set of tent dwellers, lining up…
The recent Denver Cruisers’ U.N> bike ride made good-natured sport of Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes, for his overblown (from his campaign’s perspective) comments about Denver’s B-cycle program being a United Nations plot. But it’s hard to imagine him having any objections to yesterday’s Venus De Miles ride in Boulder…
Kicking off another week with three Denver blog posts. At the People’s Press Collective, Colorado 9.12 Project leader Lu Busse shares about the Glenn Beck Restore Honor rally. She liked it. Purple Row’s Russ Oates offers his take on the Rockies’ hopes after an impressive home stand. Denver Egotist spotlights…
The scooter rider killed in a hit and run accident near the intersection of Mississippi and Broadway early on August 27 has been identified as 21-year-old Brian Hoyle, and judging by the Rest in Peace Brian J. Hoyle Facebook page that has sprung up in tribute to him, he was…
Glass bongs can be fragile, but they’re also large enough to do some significant damage, as a person living in a home that was invaded over the weekend learned the hard way. Two suspects who continue to evade arrest at this writing broke into the house, and in the scuffle…
Yard Arteology: The study of neighbors through their yard decoration. Since water is the source of all life, humans have long hoped that wishes made at wells would be granted. The tossing of coins at the conclusion of each wish evolved with the idea that everything has its price…
The theory that Carmelo Anthony is as good as gone from Denver was buoyed by new reports last week that Melo’s demanded a trade. The latest supposition: Both Anthony and Chauncey Billups, the homegrown Mr. Big Shot, could be headed out the door…
The plentiful video footage shot at the Fort Collins riot early on August 22 continues to lead to arrests — but not of Colorado State University students. Last week, the Fort Collins Police Department announced charges against seven people, only one of whom was a CSU student. Now, the FCPD…
Most will never achieve the bodacious six-packs sported by the Colorado firefighters who posed for this year’s charity calendar. Coleen Whitfield was at the Friday event, capturing snaps capable of self-igniting. And that’s not all. Check at the scene during Dave Aude’s appearance at Beta, as well as our best-photos-from-August…
Cannabis Science Inc., a Colorado Springs company, wants to boost the cannabis-based pharmaceutical industry in the United States. But rather than focusing solely on investors in America, the firm is putting a big emphasis on Europe. Right now, according to president and CEO Dr. Robert Melamede, CSI is raising working…
Immigration critics who contend that the U.S.-Mexican border is far too porous will likely gravitate to the case of Pedro Garcia-Gonzales, nineteen. Since 2007, Garcia-Gonzales has allegedly been going back and forth between Colorado and Mexico, eluding authorities after him for suspicion of attempted murder. But his luck ran out…
If your only knowledge of the Broncos’ 34-17 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers last night came from watching Denver-TV roundups after the game, you’d think the boys in orange and blue turned in a dominating performance on both sides of the ball — and the Denver Post accentuated the positive…
Temple Grandin, the autistic CSU prof named one of Time’s 100 most influential people, was exuberant as Temple Grandin, the HBO movie named for her, virtually swept the TV-flick category at last night’s Emmy Awards. She popped up from her spot in the audience several times, waving wildly, and stormed…
As detailed in this week’s cover story, “The Nutty Professor,” CU-Boulder prof Peter McGraw thinks he’s discovered the answer to what makes us laugh. His conclusions are based on lots of data — i.e., jokes. Check out a sampling of zingers collected from his friends and colleagues, as well as…
A promising plan to revive the Cuchara Valley ski area in southern Colorado — complete with zip line, tubing hill, a halfpipe for snowboarders and a seventy-room hotel — has folks in Walsenburg and La Veta cautiously optimistic. The caution is understandable given the number of times the scenic but…
In February 2009, Barack Obama showed up at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science to sign the $787 billion federal stimulus package. Since then, anyone who has been stuck behind an army of trucks on I-25, delayed by spates of lane closures on I-70 or winced at the infestation…
Three more Denver blog posts before the weekend. Colorado Pols has the skinny on Ken Buck crashing Andrew Romanoff’s birthday/debt-retirement party. His invite must’ve gotten lost. Purple Row’s Bryan Kilpatrick on the L.A. Dodgers’ attempt to win their 438th consecutive series over your Colorado Rockies. Or something like that. Denver…
A Walmart employee definitely deserves a raise today (and every day — but that’s another story). Last week, he allegedly tried to stop three men with a load of stolen merch who triggered a garden-center alarm at a Jefferson County store. For his trouble, he was hit in the head…
