Erie Reminder Real name: Fred Diehl; Occupation: Town Spokesman; Suburb of Operations: Erie; Hair: Rolled gold; Eyes: Deep Suburban superhero skills: Erie Reminder is a Detroit, Michigan transplant who possesses the superhuman capacity to think and talk at great speeds. The Motor City motormouth attributes his success to F.R.E.D., Facing…
The July 18 edition of the Coleadero Rodeo at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds was lethal: two cattle had to be put down and nine were injured — including seven that were “de-gloved” (their tails were torn off) in an event known as steer-tailing. The rodeo happened as scheduled on August…
Tim Tebow’s teammates reminded him that he was a rookie by cutting his hair friar-style — appropriate for such a religious young man. And the cut’s catching on, at least as a joke: This morning, the a.m. crew at the Wolf/92.5 FM made a listener do the full Tebow in…
It was one of those moments when the personal and the professional collided. On Friday, my wife and I were in Grand Lake when a summer storm passed through — so we took refuge at Max & T’s Bar and Grill, where we ate a delicious lunch. Then, the next…
Updates below: Monument isn’t known as the crime capital of Colorado — but suddenly, the community’s been the setting of two high-profile murders. First, there was the case of Monique Lynch, who allegedly brutalized nine-year old Genesis Sims and then buried her alive in the crawlspace of an area home…
Scott McInnis looked to have a clear path to the Republican gubernatorial nomination before word broke about plagiarism problems resulting from “musings on water” for which the Hasan Family Foundation paid him $300,000. Now, on the day of what looks to be a very close primary against Dan Maes, McInnis…
This past Friday, a rave was scheduled at the Phil Long Event Center in Colorado Springs — and the local police force was ready. The cops were stationed nearby when the doors opened, and before the party wound down at 4 a.m., nineteen people had been arrested for a potpourri…
Yesterday, we told you about an officer-involved shooting on Bayou Gulch Road in Douglas County that left a deputy slightly wounded and a suspect in critical condition. The latter has now been identified as Richard Anderson, 51. He’s likely to face charges of attempted first degree murder of a peace…
Last week, we told you that Lala Vazquez, Carmelo Anthony’s new bride, had put her custom pink Range Rover up for auction on eBay. The fine ride didn’t sell the first time around, so Lala re-listed it — and this time, it’s attracting offers…
On April 1, the U.S. patent office announced a new trademark: “Processed plant matter for medicinal purposes, namely medical marijuana.” The category was killed three months later when the Wall Street Journal asked about it, but in the meantime ganjapreneurs nationwide filed some very interesting pot trademarks — with some…
While Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has been enduring a summer of media broiling over everything from the BP oil spill to federal wild-horse roundups, his brother John has been coolly and quietly toodling toward re-election and a fourth term in Congress. But now, the Other Salazar is facing…
It’s a three-leaf clover of Denver blog posts. Max Denver’s Anthony Mason believes it’s time to embrace Kyle Orton — even though Tim Tebow is much more huggable. Denver Egotist shares why Alex Bogusky left the world’s hottest ad agency. His soul was a factor. Face the State’s Brad Jones:…
Back in July, attorney Rob Corry told us about a case involving Frank Marzano, a medical marijuana grower who was convicted in 2007 after his crop was discovered during an unrelated search for a wanted fugitive. Today, Corry reveals that the criminal charges have been dismissed. Find out why below:…
Among the items on the agenda for tonight’s Denver City Council meeting is CB 10-0607, which is described as “a bill for an ordinance relating to the Denver Zoning Code, restricting growing of medical marijuana in residential districts and uses.” Sounds benign enough — but could it result in a…
Update below: Days before tomorrow’s Republican senate primary, Jane Norton appeared on the campaign trail with Arizona Senator John McCain — a controversial figure for Tea Party and 9.12 project members. And since those are the very sort of folks who may elevate Ken Buck to a surprise victory, his…
Update below: The Democratic senate race between Andrew Romanoff and Michael Bennet in advance of tomorrow’s primary has been a truckload of ugly — and the Republican matchup’s offered more of the same. Jane Norton has spent week after week slamming Ken Buck — and spokeswoman Cinamon Watson keeps doing…
Figure 74. Rosedale: Wrought up in the west. On the occasion of Historic Denver’s 40th Anniversary, it is only fitting to recognize that preservation is an unnatural human desire in which an abnormal degree of gratification is linked to a particular object from the recent past…
Update below: If Republican guv candidate Scott McInnis isn’t a dead fish, as his spokesman announced in this space today, some credit is owed his main opponent, Dan Maes, who’s lately made several remarks that have taken on lives of their own. In the view of campaign spokesman Nate Strauch,…
Update below: At 11 a.m. today, Andrew Romanoff will be roaming the 16th Street Mall, shaking hands and explaining to pedestrians why it’s important they vote for him in Tuesday’s primary. And Romanoff spokesman Roy Teicher expresses confidence about victory even as he dismisses complaints from the Michael Bennet campaign…
Update below: Last week in this space, Andrew Romanoff insisted that his quick rise in the polls didn’t come as a result of negative attacks against his primary opponent, Michael Bennet. But during a primary-eve conversation, Bennet spokesman Trevor Kincaid predicts that Romanoff’s gains will prove temporary — and the…
Andy Warhol’s vision of a future in which everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes came to life on Friday night, when Denverites aplenty gathered to celebrate what would have been the pop artist’s 82nd birthday. Westword photog Eric Gruneisen caught the action in a Warhol-centric slideshow. Check it out…
Update below: The Scott McInnis campaign’s August 6 release about his primary night “victory party” (see it below) listed its date as August 12 — two nights after tomorrow’s primary. When asked about that, McInnis spokesman Sean Duffy jokes, “I hope it said Tuesday. Either that, or we’re the world’s…
