The latest entry in our Mile Highs and Lows dispensary reviews feature has just been published: Join The Wildflower Seed at Boulder County Caregivers. And there’s more where that came from. Check out our newly updated dispensary directory by clicking here…
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 dispensaries, whether they resemble swanky bars, sterile dentist’s offices or a dope dealer’s college dorm room. This week, the Wildflower Seed reviews Boulder County Caregivers:…
Occipital is a Boulder startup that just hit the big time. The company’s just been acquired by eBay on the strength of its RedLaser app for iPhones, which scans barcodes, allowing users to compare prices on the go. As part of its big push into mobile shopping, eBay has reduced…
Would combining Jesus Christ and used car sales be considered an unholy alliance? Apparently not at “Freedom Autos” on Federal Blvd. Jesus Christ’s bigger billing on the street sign (pictured right) and his promise to set you free, almost makes the freedom offered by used-car ownership seem evil. It is…
Earlier this week, we spoke with Roger Christie of THC Ministry, who’s readying an injunction that, if successful, would essentially treat medical marijuana dispensaries like churches. In the meantime, Jason Wimler, a reverend with the ministry, is preparing to defend himself against a pot possession charge by maintaining that the…
In a post yesterday, we noted that Tim Tebow’s autographed cards are worth more if he supplements them with Bible verses. Tebow is also renowned for putting verse references on the eye black he wears under his waterfall-like orbs during games. But that doesn’t mean a statue of him commissioned…
A U.S. District Court ruling yesterday ensures that Kathleen Curry’s name won’t be on the ballot for her House District 61 reelection bid. But unlike La Plata County commissioner Joelle Riddle, whose lawsuit she joined, Curry’s not dropping out. Instead, she’s moving forward with one of the most challenging chores…
After hitting a two-run homer that put away the vaunted Red Sox last night, Jason Giambi said, “This could be one of those games when you look back on the season and see this as a turning point” — and he’s right. But we won’t know for a while if…
Greeley’s Gary Faulkner, who launched a one-man jihad against Osama bin Laden, is back in Colorado at this writing. But he swears he wasn’t arrested or detained in Pakistan, as has been widely reported — and he does some other swearing, too, in raw footage from a remarkable new interview…
The second day in the trial of Carol Burdick, who says she was evicted from her apartment for putting a Peeps display over her door to celebrate Easter 2009, was even more ridiculous than the first. Even Burdick’s attorney, John Pineau, who’s made two hilarious appearances on Stephen Colbert’s show…
State Representative Cory Gardner had a little trouble handling the far-right fringe of the Republican Party last week. What’s that? You thought Gardner, who’s running for the fourth congressional district seat currently held by Democrat Betsy Markey, already represented the far right? Well, he’s nothing compared to Iowa congressman Steve…
“Colorado Politics 2010 Tarot Deck,” Kenny Be, June 17 It’s in the Cards I always thought most Colorado candidates weren’t playing with a full deck. Now, after seeing Kenny Be’s tarot cards, I know why. Jay Rankin Denver Kenny, thank you! This tarotista loves your Major Arcana. P.S.: That’s the…
It was a simple plan. Get the kid to bring a stolen car to an isolated parking lot, then tase his ass and take him down. No chase. No shooting. No fuss. Arvada detective Bill Johnson, the lead investigator on the case, went over the plan in a room crowded…
In our continuing analysis of the water musings cranked out by Scott McInnis during his two-year, $300,000 fellowship, one inescapable question emerges — the same question that confronts the weary slush-pile editor after wading through stacks of really bad writing: Has anybody else ever tried to read this stuff?…
Today, a fifteen-member panel is meeting for the first time to hammer out the details of Colorado’s forthcoming child welfare ombudsman office. The office will provide parents, caregivers, neighbors and others with a place to be heard if they have concerns about a child’s welfare — and they feel those…
Under CSU’s “Commitment to Colorado,” poor students who qualify for federal Pell Grants are promised free tuition starting in 2011, while those whose parents bring in less than $57,000 a year will be offered half-price tuition…
While medical marijuana entrepreneurs are figuring out how to turn a profit in the face of new statewide regulations, Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of the Rockies (MMAPR) is working towards a different goal: making sure indigent patients have access to low-cost medical marijuana and other alternative treatments…
Update, 2:34 p.m.: Another response from Joel Judd below. Update, 12:17 p.m.: State senatorial candidate Joel Judd has responded to questions about a Pride Fest incident this weekend, when he allegedly jabbed marijuana advocate Robert Chase in the chest — prompting Chase to file a criminal complaint about him. The…
On April 20, Colorado Rockies president Keli McGregor was found dead in a Salt Lake City hotel room. He was just 48 and apparently in terrific health. Nevertheless, the Salt Lake medical examiner’s office still hasn’t released an autopsy and toxicology report and may not do so for another month…
Hurray for capitalism! Without it, we Americans wouldn’t have such a rich panoply of consumer items — including a slew of stuff available through Amazon.com that will allow you to express your love for, or hatred of, Tom Tancredo. But lovers have more choices beyond this “There Is No Shame…
A Denver blogs three-pack. Inside the Rockies’ Tracy Ringolsby tweets that super-pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez is battling the flu but is still expected to start tonight against the Red Sox. New strategy: infection. 5280’s Michael de Yoanna notes that gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes debated an empty chair standing in for Scott…
Being a policeman — and we’re using a gender-specific term for a reason — is tough under the best circumstances. But some days are worse than others. Take the Boulder cop who responded to a domestic violence call, only to allegedly be given a rack job by the woman who’d…
