It’s a critical time for Andrew Romanoff’s senatorial candidacy. There are no more caucus straw polls to win or county assemblies to ring up. And rival Michael Bennet’s decision to petition his way onto the primary ballot (one Republican Jane Norton soon mimicked) makes the May 22 convention mighty anticlimactic…
When Cinco de Mayo falls during the middle of the week, as it does this year (it’s next Wednesday), people interested in marking the date have four main options: Celebrate the weekend before, celebrate on May 5, celebrate the weekend after, or celebrate every chance they get. With that in…
Some of those designated Westword’s Shmuck of the Week earn this honor for kinda silly reasons — like, for instance, the condom website that implied Coloradans have small dicks. Not so Steven Clay Romero, named after he was formally accused of animal cruelty. The indictment against him — to read…
Over the past several years, northwest Denver has been the site of heated clashes over new development, struggling schools and other hot-button issues — and the political pot got stirred into a frenzy when Denver City Council District representative Rick Garcia split for a gig with the U.S. Department of…
Boulder High School seniors hold an annual camping trip near the end of the school year — but judging by its take on this week’s edition, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office wishes the tradition would end. This year’s location: Gordon Gulch. The time: Wednesday night, when the weather wasn’t exactly…
There have got to be safer places to cultivate marijuana than in Broomfield. Cops there are among the most aggressive in the state when it comes to busting weed grows. Note that the late March arrest of Brian Joseph Strick was the fourth pot-cultivation bust there over a 45-day span…
The old warning to pro athletes about not providing bulletin-board material predates the online version of bulletin boards — which may explain why, last night, Ty Lawson posted a link to an audio snippet on his Twitter feed entitled “Utah is dumb boring.” The audio tweet finds Lawson in his…
Yesterday, Denver Public Schools announced on a ban on all work-related travel to Arizona due to the recent passage of a controversial immigration bill that Republican gubernatorial hopeful Scott McInnis digs and likely Democratic opponent John Hickenlooper would rather not discuss. As such, DPS probably won’t bring the hammer down…
Mike Davis, co-owner of Breckenridge’s new Club 420, believes it’s unfair to discriminate against the non-afflicted. Marijuana is for everyone, he says. “That’s the whole point,” Davis says of the mountain town’s exclusive new pot lounge. “It’s not just medical marijuana patients that cannabis is necessary for. In our opinion,…
A recent police blotter item from YourHub notes that a vehicle booted for outstanding parking tickets in northwest Denver was “mysteriously gone” when an enforcement officer returned to the area. Call out the hounds, Sherlock. How will this baffling feat of legerdemain ever be solved? Fact is, there’s nothing mysterious…
Over the past several years, northwest Denver has been the site of heated clashes over new development, struggling schools and other hot-button issues — and the political pot got stirred into a frenzy when Denver City Council District representative Rick Garcia split for a gig with the U.S. Department of…
Tuesday, a U.S. District Court judge ruled a speech by controversial professor William Ayers that the University of Wyoming tried to ban should go forward. It was a victory for Denver attorney David Lane and UW student Meg Lanker, who sued the university. Below, Lanker shares her account of the…
And now, we bring you the fruit from three Denver blogs. According to 5280’s Michael de Yoanna, a Colorado Springs adventurer isn’t convinced by the latest reported discovery of Noah’s Ark. Personally, I’m ready to buy it hook, line and sinker. In a memorable Denver Egotist editorial, Chris Maley asks,…
Auraria campus police are looking for a woman whose 9mm pistol accidentally fired in a woman’s bathroom stall in classroom building this morning. No one was hurt, police say, and crews have already patched up where the bullet penetrated the drywall…
Appropriately enough, our collection of “Mile Highs and Lows” dispensary reviews just keeps growing. The latest entry finds The Wildflower Seed critiquing Ka-tet Wellness Services, which served her well in a time of need (and pain). Her piece supplements our just-updated dispensary directory, a compendium of MMJ information that’s expanding…
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…
Mayor John Hickenlooper may not be into talking about the Arizona immigration law that potential gubernatorial-election opponent Scott McInnis thinks is so nifty — but Tom Boasberg, superintendent of Denver Public Schools, is not nearly so reticent. At 1:45 p.m. today, Boasberg and DPS board members will be front and…
Mayor and (nearly) Governor John Hickenlooper says, “Welcome Illegal Immigrants!” What benefits will they receive? Look below to find out:…
Tim Tebow’s new Broncos jersey was the hottest seller among all NFL draft day selections, and they’re flying off local shelves. But is there a way to get one for half price? Maybe. Credit for the concept goes to Gary Schneeberger, spokesman for Focus on the Family, whose Colorado Springs-based…
Yesterday, Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis made a big splash by saying he’d like to bring Arizona’s controversial new immigration law to Colorado. McInnis followed up comments on KHOW morning host Peter Boyles’s talk show with press availabilities aplenty, including one that led to a page-one, above-the-fold story on today’s…
Yesterday on his TruthWinsOut.org website, Wayne Besen wrote that Focus on the Family’s Melissa Fryrear, a former lesbian who frequently appeared at events designed to help transform unhappy homosexuals into heterosexuals, had left the Colorado Springs ministry. Besen speculates that Fryrear was a victim of layoffs of the sort that…
Over the past several years, northwest Denver has been the site of heated clashes over new development, struggling schools and other hot-button issues — and the political pot got stirred into a frenzy when Denver City Council District representative Rick Garcia split for a gig with the U.S. Department of…
