Did you know that Colorado Springs is kinda conservative? It’s true — and one indication of the city’s collective mindset is recent press garnered by Vista Grande Community Church simply for being officially affirmed by the United Church of Christ for welcoming gays, lesbians and transgendered people to its services…
Personhood USA, a national pro-life group, is gathering signatures in Colorado (again) to secure a spot on the ballot for a voter initiative to redefine the start of a person’s life as the first point of biological development. Weird, right? You have no idea. Most people think abortion rights established…
Nederland resident Harvey Arnold, 61, didn’t think he was doing anything wrong — just running his 1997 Lotus through a Conoco car wash. But as he was reportedly drying his windows, the car began to roll — and when he dashed in front of it to try to prevent its…
Anyone who’s been unemployed for an extended period of time knows how difficult it is to find work these days. However, the latest report from Indeed.com suggests that it’s considerably better in Denver than plenty of other major cities. In the site’s comparison of fifty job markets circa February, Denver…
Rollin’ out more Denver blogs. As Bronco Talk’s Mr. East reports, ESPN’s Adam Schefter says Brandon Marshall will be in Seattle tomorrow to see if the Seahawks can “hammer out an offer sheet.” That could mean the Broncos would get the sixth overall pick in the draft — which would…
Update, 1:44 p.m.: The amount of the reward for information leading to the arrest of Lyndsay Pham’s killer or killers is now at $20,000, thanks to the offer of an additional $15,000 from Pham’s family and friends. The original item is below. Earlier, we told you about the stabbing murder…
Enduring the ear-drum-shattering sounds of a freshmen band is bound to drive any man crazy. And it seems to have done just that to Kent Jones, the band teacher at Louisville’s Monarch High School. According to the Boulder Daily Camera, police are investigating allegations that Jones — fed up with…
Yesterday was a long one for attorney Rob Corry, one of the state’s highest profile medical marijuana advocates. He briefly attended a rally at the Capitol opposing House Bill 1284, Representative Tom Massey’s attempt to regulate the medical marijuana industry. Then he headed inside, where he waited nine hours to…
“Look, John! I’ve combined your mandatory children’s bike and skate helmet legislation with Mark’s phone book delivery-restriction law to create the mandatory phone book helmet law! People can’t hate all those extra phone books tossed on their porches if they are required to put them to use in protecting children…
Last night, around a hundred people crammed into Forest Room 5 for the funeral of Internet Explorer 6, which reportedly died during a workplace accident at Google Inc. The biggest surprise, according to Jon Clark, business development director for Aten Design Group, which planned the memorial? “The Internet Explorer team…
Yesterday’s introduction of House Bill 1284, Representative Tom Massey’s long–in-the-works attempt to regulate the medical marijuana industry, drew a sizable protest from frustrated advocates, not to mention so much public comment that a preliminary vote was pushed back. That’s fine by at least one local medical marijuana grower. He prefers…
News that the Carolina Panthers had released veteran quarterback Jake Delhomme just a year after inking him to a hefty contract extension immediately started grapevines buzzing in every NFL city with QB question marks, including Denver. But judging by early takes on the DenverBroncos.com message board, fans aren’t wowed by…
A couple of years back, media pundits theorized that newspapers in smaller communities would remain healthy longer than those in major metro areas — but times have proven just as tough for the little guys as the big ones. Example: The Aspen Times and the Glenwood Springs Post Independent have…
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar faced some impertinent questions from a Senate committee yesterday about an internal memo suggesting that his agency is actively seeking nominations for new national monuments. Salazar denied that he’s trying to use the process to lock up western lands primed for oil and gas…
Last week, we told you about Arthur Bittner, the man who had just been busted for not quite robbing a bank in Aurora on February 25. He may not have been as inept a criminal as it initially appeared; police now believe him to be the H1N1 Bandit, suspected in…
Nearly one-hundred medical marijuana demonstrators, smokers, passers-by and media members were at the steps of the Capitol today for a protest against Senate Bill 1284, which was being discussed inside the state house. Before the speakers got going, DJ Freddy, a local DJ with the Hustlin’ Flow Music Group crew,…
Veterans Suspected of Crimes Swap Guilty Pleas for Rehabilitation Just a few months ago, Iraq War veteran Nic Gray came to in a Colorado Springs jail cell, having been charged with crimes he couldn’t remember committing. The recent Westword feature “Martial Law” details Gray’s troubles — as well as how…
May the Denver blogs be with you — directly below this sentence. John Bena at Mile High Report doesn’t see the tender offer of a first-round draft pick for Brandon Marshall as disrespectful. Instead, it’s simply the Broncos’ best chance to keep “control of a situation as long as they…
Westword is covering the trial of Willie Clark, accused of murdering Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams early on New Year’s Day 2007. The most recent updates for the day will be at the top; to check out the account chronologically at day’s end, read from the bottom up. Click here…
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service typically deals with critters while they’re still alive, not after they’ve been skinned and made into clothing . But right now, the organization is your one-stop-shopping place for exotic items that once walked, ran or slithered — sort of. Turns out the service has…
It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for a new “Mile Highs and Lows” review: William Breathes checks out The Green Room, a Boulder dispensary that strikes him as positively spa-like (except with a bud room). In addition, we’ve updated Westword’s dispensary directory, which provides the latest info on businesses near…
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 will be offering a no-holds-barred…
