He knows if you’ve been naughty. He knows if you’ve been nice. And now Denver County Juvenile Court Judge Kerry Hada is giving bad kids a chance to get on the court’s good side with a post-Christmas present: On February 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Hada is running…
Local blogging that will open your eyes. Mile High Report’s John Bena shares Mel Kiper’s prediction about the Broncos’ first-round draft pick this year: Dez Bryant, a big-play receiver from Oklahoma State — presumably a replacement for Brandon Marshall. Who will probably go. Or stay. Or go… The Wash Park…
Yesterday, the Independence Institute’s Jon Caldara was among the driving forces behind a large gathering at the state capitol in favor of opting out of any federal health care plan, either via legislation or a ballot measure. Then, that evening, Republican Scott Brown was elected to Ted Kennedy’s old Senate…
Viewers don’t even need to look at the rooftop ladders to know the van pictured above belongs to a person who is handy. This northwest-Denver-parked paint job tells us that the vehicle’s owner is resourceful in the handling of materials and fearless about getting his hands dirty. There is a…
Yes, it’s true. Chip, the University of Colorado at Boulder mascot, has earned top honors in the 2010 Universal Cheerleading Association’s mascot competition — making him a back-to-back national champ. Dan Hawkins sure as hell can’t say the same. The clip above served as Chip’s award-winning entry to the UCA…
At last — a defense against readers who aren’t wowed by Westword’s marijuana jokes: An article filled with them is cited in a petition for Writ of Certiorari with the Colorado Supreme Court filed yesterday in the case of medical marijuana caregiver Stacy Clendenin. Back in 2006, authorities raided Clendenin’s…
Lucky Michael Huttner. On the anniversary of Barack Obama’s inauguration, the ProgressNow Colorado frontman planned to promote 50 Ways You Can Help Obama Change America, a book he co-wrote with Jason Salzman — and instead, he’s forced to talk about why Republican Scott Brown just won a Massachusetts Senate seat…
Today’s Denver Post previews Why I Stayed: The Choices I Made in My Darkest Hour, a memoir by Gayle Haggard, wife of Colorado Springs evangelist and former male-escort fan Ted Haggard. Her conclusion: “”Love is powerful enough to erase a person’s sins.” A gallon vat of Purell doesn’t hurt, either…
The new zoning code is now online and awaits your review. With building restrictions across the city that are all new! The revamped code guarantees that you won’t suffer alone, because everybody must get zoned. The new context-based zoning code completely transforms the planning office into a McZoning service counter…
Earlier this month, Gino Rael, a 26-year-old registered sex offender, was accused of trying to lure underage girls by writing them letters — from Boulder County Jail. This week, Rael offered his defense, reportedly claiming to have been tricked into contacting prepubescents — because he thought he was writing to…
Yesterday, we told you about an alleged medical marijuana robbery that was misreported — and the anger of a dispensary owner over what he saw as sensationalized coverage of the weed industry in general. Last night, an ideal example of this phenomenon appeared on Channel 31 — a hyped-up…
Republican Scott Brown’s comfortable victory last night in the Massachusetts Senate race has proven that, this year, anyhow, Republicans are capable of winning anywhere. Jon Caldara for Congress in Boulder, anyone? No surprise, then, that the state’s two leading Republican candidates — gubernatorial hopeful Scott McInnis and senatorial wannabe Jane…
Based on early returns, the U.S. Senate race in Colorado this year is shaping up to be one gloriously ugly mudwallow, with GOP candidate Jane Norton painting the opposition as terrorist-loving pansies and the Dems firing back with clips that depict Norton as a Tea Party nutjob…
The final tally of money raised in last November’s contentious Denver Public Schools school board election is in. And according to Education News Colorado reporter Nancy Mitchell, that tally is “jaw-dropping.” The three non-incumbent candidates who won seats on the seven-member board raised a total of $312,191. The bulk of…
I remember nearly falling over in my chair one afternoon when a student on a TV advertisement relayed the benefits of her schooling to become a certified pharmacy technician. At the time, I was employed with a major drug store chain as a pharmacy technician, or as they say in…
Earlier today, Andrew Romanoff defied the rumor mill by announcing his intention to continue his campaign for the U.S. Senate against Michael Bennet. After delivering a speech that can be read in its entirety below, Romanoff spoke to yours truly about his decision, its repercussions and the road forward. For…
In October, Jennifer Carter, a secretary at Palmer Elementary, was charged with two misdemeanors for the way she dealt with a misbehaving six-year-old student — by taping his hands together and his mouth shut. Today, Carter pleaded guilty to one of those counts, for which she’ll receive an 18-month deferred…
It’s okay to read Denver blogs if you’re not from Denver. We won’t tell. Denver Stiffs’s Andrew Feinstein breaks down the good, bad and ugly of the Nuggets’ 2009-2010 season’s first half, noting that without Chauncey Billups, the team is “rudderless.” Hope it’s clear sailing from here. The Colorado Independent’s…
What is it with beheadings all of a sudden? Last week, we told you about a Boulder break-in during which a woman’s betta fish was decapitated. And now, a Longmont couple reveals that the head of their beloved fiberglass horse has been separated from its body. According to the Longmont…
A common lament among members of the medical marijuana industry is that police and the media essentially work together to trump up incidents or look for connections to weed that may or may not exist — as in Sunday’s home-invasion robbery in Fort Collins, when medical marijuana was mentioned before…
Forget California dreamin’. These days Mason Tvert, the media-savvy founder of SAFER (Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation), has been dreaming of Washington State — where the good city of Seattle just rolled out a citywide marijuana measure that Tvert’s been pushing Denver to implement for years. In a letter recently…
The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments… Figure 46. Cole: Tree trunk tribute to the humble home. Tree loss is one of the leading causes of homeowner heartbreak. After removal of a dead tree, it can be quite difficult to face the light of day after years of sharing…
