Thanks, Jeffco, for pimping my snowplow!

Have you ever been stuck behind a snowplow and wondered about the environmental havoc being wreaked by the plumes of exhaust billowing from it? Well, if you’re driving in the wake of the baby seen here, you’ll be pleased to know it’ll take roughly three times as long to do…

Have the masked Bank of the West gunmen struck again?

Those masked gunmen who stuck up a Bank of the West branch last week? Looks like they’re at it again. The TCF Bank at 15350 East 6th Avenue in Aurora was robbed on December 9, and according to FBI spokesman Dave Joly, “the suspect information is the same” as it…

Los Angeles’ medical-weed scene: How not to regulate dispensaries

Colorado politicians are delving head first into the state’s medical-marijuana conundrum, developing statewide regulation bills and counter bills, not to mention hammering out municipal rules city by city. That’s a good thing, since the last thing we want is for any of our communities to turn out like the pot…

Phil Wolf organizes counter-protest over anti-Obama billboard

There continues to be plenty of sound and fury kicked up over that anti-Obama billboard at Wolf Interstate Leasing & Sales, 4855 Miller Street in Wheat Ridge — and the racket’s likely to grow louder tomorrow. Dealership owner Phil Wolf was initially thrilled by the response to the sign, which…

Wake up: You may have just been sexually assaulted by Timothy Layne Martinez

What’s among the qualities Timothy Layne Martinez allegedly likes in women? Unconsciousness. Martinez has been charged with nineteen counts of sexual assault against two women, with the incidents dating back to 2006. Why the delay? Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Pam Russell explains: “Two victims came forward,” Russell says…

Denver Public Library offers e-titles on the go — sort of

The Denver Public Library has long been hip to technology, whether it’s offering DVD selections that rival Blockbuster or allowing patrons to download tawdry B-movies from its website. Now the institution’s getting into the smartphone craze, having developed a mobile website optimized for portable devices where folks on the go…

Denver Blogs: Peyton Manning is a god!

Denver bloggin’ — on a Thursday afternoon. Kyle at Bronco Talk describes the Indianapolis Colts, the Broncos’ next opponent, as the perfect team. Let’s hope Peyton doesn’t make them pay. Western Citizen’s Wendy Norris offers up 25 ways to fix immigration. You missed the live chat, but you can still…

Our updated medical-marijuana directory

Today, William Breathes, one of our new medical marijuana reviewers, samples the stock at Pain Management of Colorado, located in Cherry Creek North (with prices to match). But if that doesn’t suit your fancy, you’ll find a plethora of alternatives in our newly updated dispensary directory. The most current list…

Mile Highs and Lows: Pain Management of Colorado

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…

Meet Lu Busse, chair of the 9.12 Project Colorado Coalition

ProgressNow Colorado is on the warpath against tea party organizations and other “far right extremists;” read the liberal outfit’s recent warning about them at the bottom of the blog linked here. But Lu Busse, chair of the 9.12 Project Colorado Coalition, scoffs at the notion that anyone, politicians or otherwise,…

Jobbed: King Soopers scabs, uh, replacement workers

Having trouble finding work? You’re not alone. Follow Jobbed every week as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The Job, as posted online: Temporary Replacement Clerk at King Soopers Responsibilities: King Soopers will be hiring…

Colorado marijuana makes the cover of High Times: Dank goodness!

The Cannabis Therapy Institute’s Cannabis Holiday Health Fair, slated for Sunday, December 13, at the Holiday Inn, 4849 Bannock Street, will feature an unlikely autograph session — one that should guarantee High Times for all. The February issue of the venerable pro-pot magazine features a six-page spread on medical marijuana…