The biggest problem for athletes on Twitter: If they write anything remotely interesting, it causes a shit storm. As a result, NFL tweeters mostly settle for tapping out bland notes about as scintillating as a potential matchup between the New Orleans Saints and the West Middle School Wolverines. That’s the…
Update, 7:48 a.m., May 28: The Hickenlooper campaign has responded to this post. See how after the original item, published at 3:27 p.m. on May 27. The latest assault on Democratic guv candidate John Hickenlooper from the Republican Governors Association is at least novel. It features part of an ad…
With dispensaries on every street corner, legislators having rolled out the first regulatory system for statewide marijuana distribution in the country and activists seriously considering an initiative to legalize pot this November, it might seem like Colorado has always been a marijuana Mecca. But just a few years ago, the…
Back in February, we noted that “Dealin’ Doug” Moreland had purchased Denver’s two Jack FM stations, with the outlets’ websites coming down the next month. We told you to expect format changes, and now we’ve got a clue as to what the approach might be: sports. The evidence? The reported…
At this point, it’s hard to know if a crime took place on the 1900 block of North Ensenada Court yesterday. And if so, what kind. We know two major facts at this point. First, a man in that area was found partially stuck under a car. Second, the investigation…
You know what’s the most effing adorable thing ever? Baby sheep. And maybe baby monkeys and baby giraffes and horny polar bears named Cranbeary. But definitely not naked mole rats. And the best place to oogle baby sheep this summer will be the Denver Zoo, seeing as how five of…
As Joel Warner reports in this week’s cover story, Denver has become a lacrosse hotbed for reasons ranging from the growing reputation of DU’s squad, coached by six-time national champ Bill Tierney, to the rise of City Lax, the city’s first and only youth lacrosse program. Apparently, the folks at…
DIA wasn’t the only place that experienced high winds and hail yesterday. Commerce City also got pounded, to the apparent delight of every roofer within a hundred miles. A resident of the Reunion neighborhood who shall remain nameless (because he doesn’t want to excite any more friggin’ roofers) says two…
B-cycle, Denver’s cool, month-old bike-sharing program, has up and gone all technological. This week, B-cycle rolled out a free iPhone app that tells users how many shiny red B-cycles are available at each station, ready to rent. It also tells users how many B-cycle docks are open for when it’s…
Here’s three tasty Denver blog samples. On Mile High Report, NavyBSU_fan comments on a report that Tim Tebow is third on the Broncos’ QB depth chart, having passed Tom Brandstater. “In other news,” he writes, “dog bites man.” Ouch! 5280’s Michael de Yoanna notes that senators Mark Udall and Michael…
Shocking news: Immigration critic Tom Tancredo’s not impressed by President Barack Obama’s plan to send 1,200 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. In two tweets on his Twitter feed, Tancredo writes, “Govt of Mexico just issued following statement: ‘The GOM expects that Ntl Guard..will NOT…conduct activities directly linked to the… enforcement…
Each week, one of our medical marijuana reviewers critiques a local dispensary. The latest to get this treatment? Boulder’s High Grade Alternatives, which earns good marks from The Wildflower Seed. But it’s hardly the only game in town, as our newly updated dispensary directory proves. To begin exploring it, click…
This dispensary has closed. As Colorado’s medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer’s college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword is offering a no-holds-barred look…
A July 2008 Greeley Tribune article predicted that “an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office, a flashpoint of controversy when it was proposed three years ago, will open this fall in Greeley.” Wrong. It took nearly two more years before the Greeley branch officially opened yesterday. Such public events are rare…
The anti-incumbent mood of last weekend’s state Republican Assembly may spread to this weekend’s wedding of party chairman Dick Wadhams to Wendy Evans… As seen above, Evergreen businessman Dan Maes, who cultivated Tea Party support to gain top gubernatorial primary ballot placement, will no doubt score another shocking upset when…
The Spencer’s Gifts outlet in the Town Center at Aurora mall sells a cap with a marijuana leaf on it. But if you buy it and wear it out of the store, cops could immediately evict you from the shopping center and order you not to return until 2011. That’s…
It’s official: Even with the corrective measures British Petroleum is undertaking to try to contain the oil leak flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, the massive spill has been flowing at a rate two to four times greater than original estimates. In a teleconference with journalists this morning, United States…
Lindsay Lohan’s career trajectory has taken her from adorable scamp (in The Parent Trap) to a human train wreck who earlier this week was ordered to wear an alcohol-monitoring anklet to avoid going to jail. As such, she’ll be closely tracked by Littleton’s Alcohol Monitoring Systems — and she’s not…
An arrest affidavit for Robert Laurencio Montoya is filled with one shock after another regarding his relationship with Kayleah Wilson, the twelve-year-old Greeley girl found dead last week. And now, it turns out that Montoya’s MySpace page, still active at this writing, refers to him as “Devil Nero.” His mood…
When city planners first suggested building Denver International Airport at its present location, plenty of locals pointed out that the area is nicknamed “Tornado Alley” thanks to its proclivity for kicking up high winds and severe storms. Fortunately, no major tornadoes have struck the terminal head on in the two…
Ask a Mexican, Gustavo Arellano, May 13 and May 20 Burros and Asses Thanks to Gustavo Arellano for putting that Know Nothing Michelle Malkin in her place regarding Mexican’s immigration laws. How did she wind up in Colorado, anyway? She must have taken a wrong turn on her way to…
You won’t see a cart selling Pinche Tacos on the 16th Street Mall this summer. No, the Downtown Denver Partnership didn’t have the huevos to let the street-food company operate with that name. After all, pinche roughly translates to “fucking,” and DDP spokeswoman Sarah Neumann says the booster group has…
