News that an “iconic” light-rail bridge spanning Pena Boulevard at Denver International Airport could cost upwards of $60 million, more than double earlier estimates, should come as no surprise to true connoisseurs of the bridge world. We’re not talking basic overpass here. We’re talking Calatrava — as in Santiago Calatrava,…
Back when former Bronco Brandon Marshall was considering leaving Denver, the Denver Post posited that it was because he was haunted by the 2007 murder of teammate Darrent Williams. Marshall was with Williams the night he died and testified at the trial of Williams’ killer, Willie Clark. The other Bronco…
It’s no secret that the New York Knicks would love to team up Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and Amare Stoudemire (just as the Lakers would love to put a Melo-Kobe Bryant package together). But could the Knicks make such a deal happen this season, not next?…
Update below: At first, it seems strange that Channel 4 sportscasters Vic Lombardi and Gary Miller would shift their sports-talk program from an established brand, ESPN Radio/1600 AM, to an unknown quantity, the Dealin’ Doug Moreland co-owned KDSP-FM/102.3, which debuts on Tuesday, July 27. But to Lombardi, it was the…
Serving Denver blog posts. Three of them. Bronco Talk’s Jon writes that, based on past experience, starting Tim Tebow at QB in mid-season is a bad idea. Or did you like Jay Cutler’s first year? Denver Infill’s Ken weighs in on downtown reconstruction. A photo guide to cone zones. The…
Ken Buck has been receiving plenty of press beyond Colorado due simply to his rise from senatorial-candidate also-ran to presumptive frontrunner. But he really got the national media’s attention when he joked about wearing cowboy boots “with Weld County bullshit, not D.C. bullshit.” Suddenly, CNN, MSNBC and more were fascinated…
Out in the real world, “there ain’t so such thing as a free lunch,” but don’t tell that to Denver City Council. Mayor Hickenlooper has asked every department in city government to reduce their budgets by ten percent. City Council has only been able to find a 4 percent savings…
Any of us who own and love dogs would be heartsick if our pet died — and probably even more upset if another dog caused its death. But Fort Collins’ Nicole Ann Anderson is accused of taking this anger and frustration to lethal extremes. After her boyfriend’s Australian Shepherd/Labrador mix…
The medical marijuana laws in Colorado are akin to a full employment plan for attorneys. Take this week’s appeal of a case involving Frank Marzano, who was convicted in 2007 of cultivation and possession of marijuana after a search for a fugitive turned up weed — and despite the fact…
Shocking news: Dan Maes isn’t accepting Tom Tancredo’s ultimatum that he and embattled candidate Scott McInnis pledge to drop out of the governor’s race if they’re not ahead in the polls after the August 10 Republican primary. His statement describes the plan as “arrogant and absurd” — Dick Wadhams uses…
There’s a lot of bullshit in Colorado politics lately. Mere days after senatorial candidate Ken Buck boasted that he wears cowboy boots “with Weld County bullshit, not D.C. bullshit,” Tom Tancredo uses the same word to characterize Republican Party boss Dick Wadhams’ criticism of Tancredo’s ultimatum to severely damaged Republican…
Dick Wadhams, head of Colorado’s Republican Party, doesn’t mince words when it comes to Tom Tancredo’s ultimatum to Scott McInnis and Dan Maes. Instead, he slices, dices and purées the very notion of a Tancredo candidacy in stronger language than he usually deploys against Democrats…
Update below: You can say this about the group of burglars currently being sought by the Denver Police Department: They’re not slackers. Over the course of two nights this week, the thieves are accused of swiping computer equipment and more from four separate South Oneida Street office buildings. Wonder if…
This past weekend, Tom Tancredo told Patricia Calhoun that with a few days, he’d make some kind of announcement about the governor’s race, which is a mess on the Republican side thanks to Scott McInnis’s plagiarism problems and Dan Maes’s assorted challenges. And that’s one campaign promise he’s kept. He…
A few days ago we told you that members of the Hasan family, grantors of a $300,000 fellowship for “water musings” by (or allegedly by) Scott McInnis, are also the largest reported donors to three tax-cutting initiatives on the November ballot. But their $10,000 is a pretty modest gesture compared…
Last November, the death of Brittney Brashers, a 22-year-old Air Force veteran, seemed like a tragic accident. She was supposedly at the wheel when she drunkenly crashed into two parked cars — and while her passenger, Robert Walters, sustained only minor injuries, she was killed. Now, however, Walters has been…
The search for twelve-year old Greeley resident Kayleah Wilson ended in May with tragic news compounded by shock when prosecutors accused eighteen-year-old Robert Montoya with having a sexual relationship with her. Today, Montoya’s attorney tried to convince a judge to lower the teen’s bail, insisting that his client had nothing…
A mini-roundup of three Denver blog posts. Mile High Reports fan poster agentj007 offers bold prognostications for the coming NFL season. When Jay Cutler leads the league in passing, he predicts Broncos coach Josh McDaniels will… clear his throat. Coyote Gulch offers the latest on water issues in Pueblo County,…
The small but mighty City Park Dispensary, critiqued by William Breathes, is the latest of our CNN-approved MMJ center reviews. And we’ve got more resources for you to command. Click to check out our newly updated medical marijuana dispensary directory…
This dispensary has closed. In “Mile Highs and Lows,” Westword offers a no-holds-barred look at what goes on behind the locked doors of marijuana clinics, whether they resemble swanky bars, sterile dentist’s offices or a dope dealer’s college dorm room. See our dispensary list here, and keep reading for William…
Scott McInnis’s plagiarism problems sent his campaign into a tailspin — and with competitor Dan Maes mired in troubles of his own, Colorado Republicans like Senator Greg Brophy are scrambling for a fix. Still, Republican consultant Katy Atkinson believes McInnis isn’t necessarily doomed — although he’s got a big mountain…
Sheridan She-Cager Real name: Jacqueline Miller; Occupation: Violence vendor; Suburb of operations: Sheridan; Hair: Fluffed; Eyes: On the prize Suburban superhero skills: Sheridan She-Cager is a proud mother who possesses the superhuman ability to control masculine energy, which she utilizes to make money by exploiting police brutality with cold beer…
