Meet Erik Underwood, Ex-Republican Running for Governor as a Democrat

Erik Underwood, a tech industry pro who switched his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat after his 2016 run for the U.S. Senate fell short, is a candidate for Colorado governor in 2018. In the following in-depth conversation, Underwood talks about overcoming an impoverished childhood en route to a successful business career and the details of his ambitious agenda for the state.

Study: New Amazon HQ in Denver Could Send Rents Sky High and More

Today, October 19, marks the deadline for cities to submit proposals to Amazon focusing on why they should be home to the company’s second headquarters, shorthanded as HQ2, and the presentation from Denver, which is considered one of the favorites, is in. Plenty of locals have been worried about the impact on traffic, infrastructure and more should the Mile High City win the race, which is predicted to result in more than 100,000 new jobs between Amazon employees and ancillary workers, and a new study that predicts significantly higher rent and housing costs here in the wake of HQ2 adds more reasons for concern.

Jeff Hunt and CCU Want Legislators to Return Pot-Industry Donations

Jeff Hunt has never been a fan of Colorado voters approving to legalize recreational cannabis, but he’s been waging a very public war on pot since April. Now he wants Colorado legislators to return any campaign donations from the cannabis industry, calling it a “direct threat to the minds, health and well-being of Colorado’s youth.”

Denver Radio Boss of KS-107.5, Alice and More Is Out

One of the most powerful figures in Denver radio has fallen. Amy Griesheimer is out as vice president and general manager for KS-107.5, Alice and three other stations owned by the national media conglomerate Entercom, with observers speculating that the move was made because of ratings and revenue shortfalls in an industry that continues to struggle with the fallout from technological changes and shifting listener habits.

Cannabis Symposium Focuses on Sustainability, Energy Efficiency

With nearly 240 licensed indoor grows in Denver, the city was a fitting host for the hundred-plus cannabis growers, energy consultants and waste experts attending the Cannabis Sustainability Symposium, a two-day conference geared towards increasing efficiency and sustainability in commercial pot.

Ingrid Encalada Re-Enters Sanctuary and a Father Is “Tricked” Into Custody

Colorado’s immigrant rights community has been galvanized by two major developments this week as ICE continues to bear down on undocumented immigrants under the directives of President Trump. Ingrid Encalada Latorre, a well-known sanctuary seeker and immigration activist, decided at the last minute to defy her deportation order; she did…

Kendall B on JAMMIN 101.5 Return, Split From Larry, Kathie J and KS-107.5

This week marks the return to Denver radio of Kendall B, who’s now helming the morning show for old-school R&B station JAMMIN 101.5. And while he’s very excited about the new opportunity and upbeat about being back on the airwaves in the Mile High City, he wants to make sure his history at KS-107.5, where he teamed with Larry and Kathie J on a mega-successful morning show for fifteen years, isn’t overlooked, as he makes clear in the following in-depth Q&A.

Why Colorado Tokers Love Booger

Anyone with the nickname Booger is sure to have a gregarious attitude, booming laugh and sloppy eating habits, all of which are side effects of the strain with the same name.

Why You Should Order Satan Cakes From Discriminatory Christian Bakers

Jack Phillips of Denver’s Masterpiece Cakeshop is reportedly shocked and appalled that someone asked him to bake a birthday cake for Satan. But was his rejection of this entreaty against the law? A representative of The Satanic Temple, a Salem, Massachusetts-based organization that’s been encouraging folks to make just such a request of Phillips and other bakers who feel they should be allowed to refuse service to gay customers because of their Christian faith, says yes.

State Liquor Board Shuts Down Chelloween Bash at Tennyson’s Tap

A pot-friendly costume party scheduled to take place at a Denver bar last weekend was abruptly canceled after organizers say the Colorado Liquor Enforcement Division threatened the status of the bar’s liquor license. The Chelloween Costume Bash had been scheduled for Saturday, October 14, at Tennyson’s Tap in West Denver. Its Facebook event…

GO Bond: Should a City Fund Its Art Museums?

On November 7 — or now, if you vote by mail-in ballot — Denver residents will decide if they want to approve nearly a billion dollars’ worth of bond measures, the heftiest general obligation bond proposal in the city’s history.

Kyle Clark on How He and 9News Are Mastering Social Media

Once upon a time, ratings were pretty much the only way of judging commercial success for local television news. But that’s no longer the case. Witness a new report by TV Spy, a broadcasting-industry website, which grades Denver TV outlets and personalities by social-media engagement. Using that measure, 9News is the clear number one, while Kyle Clark, anchor of Newt With Kyle Clark, tops the talent chart in part because of the ways he uses Facebook, Twitter and Instagram beyond simply establishing and extending his brand, as he explains to us in the following Q&A.

An Open Letter to Walmart: It’s Too Damn Soon to Be Pimping Christmas!

I feel the commercialization of Christmas is currently way more out of hand than when Linus van Pelt first dropped Biblical verses on the American public, and you, Walmart, are making things worse. As exhibit A, I offer my visit this past weekend to one of your branches in Northglenn, where I discovered that a huge portion of the store is already devoted to Christmas.