State Pot Taxes Will Help Fight Homelessness at St. Francis Center
The money used to help the St. Francis Center complete construction is part of a $15.3 million state package from pot tax revenue to fight homelessness.
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Arvada Neighborhood “Starting to Revolt” Over Mailman Who Is Allegedly Terrified of Dogs
What do you do when your mailman is unable — or unwilling — to deliver your mail? For some residents of an Arvada neighborhood, the answer is frustrating: not much.
Marijuana Insiders Discuss Past, Present and Future of Colorado Pot
Thornton’s Anythink Library has been teaching residents about various career and entrepreneurial opportunities in Denver. On September 27, the focus was jobs in the cannabis industry.
Grand Jury to Ask: Where Is the Taser That May Have Killed Marvin Booker?
Two months ago, family members of Marvin Booker, who died in Denver’s main jail during a July 2010 excessive-force incident that led to a $6 million settlement, appeared at a press conference to demand that Denver District Attorney Beth McCann begin a new investigation into the tragic incident. Now, McCann is referring what she calls a “limited aspect” of the case to the Denver Grand Jury. And while McCann’s office isn’t divulging any specifics, the panel will almost certainly look into reports of a missing Taser that Booker’s loved ones see as evidence of a potential criminal coverup.
The Most Expensive Zip Codes in Denver and Colorado
A new study ranking the most expensive Zip Codes in Colorado shows that the vast majority of them are in the vicinity of Denver and Boulder. Only three Zip Codes out of the top fifty fall outside that area, and all of them can be found along the Interstate 25 urban corridor.
Anti-Vaccine Sentiments “Flourishing” on Twitter, CU Boulder Finds
Though science has yet to find a causal link between certain vaccines and autism, a vocal faction of parents take to Twitter in large numbers to espouse anti-vaccine sentiments, according to a new study from CU Boulder.
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Study Links Marijuana Shops With Rising Home Prices in Denver
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin Madison found Denver home prices in the immediate vicinity of a recreational marijuana dispensary have risen at a fast pace since retail sales were legalized.
Melvin Lewis: From Punching Dog-Killing GF to Allegedly Stealing Guns at DIA
Two years after we told you about Melvin Lewis’s arrest for punching his girlfriend amid an argument in which she killed a dog, he’s back in the news again. This time, he’s accused of stealing from bags at Denver International Airport, where he worked, and his specific focus is said to have been guns.
What Can Happen If You’re Black, Wear a Hoodie and Buy a Muffin in Aurora
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado has filed a lawsuit against two Aurora police officers who allegedly ordered a man eating a muffin at a local coffee shop to leave because he was black and wore a hoodie.
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Ask a Stoner: Can I Save the Hash Oil From a Broken Vape Cartridge?
A broken hash oil cartridge might seem like it’s doomed, but there’s a few ways to salvage what’s left.
James Holmes’s Post-“Satan’s Lake of Fire” Moves Land Him in Pennsylvania
Aurora theater shooter James Holmes has been on the move within the prison system since a 2015 attack on him by Mark “Slim” Daniels, who apologized in a letter to our Alan Prendergast for being unable to send the man who killed twelve people and injured seventy others at the Aurora Century 16 theater on July 20, 2012, to “Satan’s lake of fire.” Now, for the first time in more than a year, we finally know his location. At present, he’s being held at the United States penitentiary in Allenwood, Pennsylvania.
The Brazen Hypocrisy of John Elway Wanting to “Take the Politics Out of Football”
As the traditionally military-friendly National Football League finds itself in an existential crisis with players and some coaches participating in the #TakeAKnee movement, which was inspired by President Trump’s “son of a bitch” comments last weekend, John Elway decided to offer his two cents on the debate. During a weekly…
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Longmont May Lift Ban on Retail Marijuana Dispensaries
Longmont City Council has approved the first reading of an ordinance that would end the city’s ban on marijuana sales that began in 2011. It moves on to a second reading and second hearing October 2.
Complaining About Denver’s Bike Infrastructure Makes You Sound Entitled
Hey, fellow bike commuters in Denver, you have it so good here, and many of you don’t even realize it. This past year I’ve noticed increased amounts of negative press coverage and complaints on social media about the lack of bike lanes, drivers parking in them (where they exist) and dangerous intersections in Denver.
Are East Coast Colleges Really More Weed-Friendly Than Colorado’s?
In a Princeton Review list of the nation’s most accepting college campuses towards pot, only two Colorado schools cracked the top twenty.
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Schools Say There Was No Confederate Flag at Manual Game — Sort of
As we’ve reported, tempers flared at a September 22 football game between the Weld Central High School Rebels and Denver’s Manual High School Thunderbolts over claims about the display of a Confederate flag made by Manual principal Nick Dawkins, among others. Weld Central reps subsequently denied anything like this actually happened, and now, Dawkins has signed on to a letter released just shy of 9 p.m. last night, September 26, that absolves the visiting team and blames unidentified spectators for trying to bring in a flag. However, the document, on view below, doesn’t address other assertions made by Dawkins about injuries to Manual players and the alleged use of racial slurs by some members of the Rebels.
KS 107.5’s Tony V, Cedes and DJ Chonz on How They Put Together a Superteam
The past few months have been insane for the new KS 107.5 morning show combo of Tony V, Cedes and DJ Chonz. But the story behind their radio team-up is even crazier, as is clear from the following three-way interview, in which they tell the highly unusual tale in greater detail than ever before.
Why Colorado Tokers Love Amnesia Haze
Like Cannalope and Silver Hazes, Amnesia Haze is a fixture in Amsterdam coffee shops, and it’s become an established strain in American dispensaries, too. It can be found in dispensaries around the country, so spotting it on the shelf in Denver is relatively easy.
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Your House May Actually Be Worth Less Than It Cost 15 Years Ago
Thanks to Denver’s red-hot housing market, Mile High City home values are currently higher than they were at their pre-recession peak, although perhaps not by as much as some frustrated home buyers might have expected. But while Colorado as a whole has experienced a similar boom, there are plenty of places in the state where homes are worth considerably less than they were a decade and a half ago.
Matt Vogl’s Mental Breakthrough: From Suicide to a New Center
Instead of ending his career, Matt Vogl’s raw honesty about his bipolar diagnosis and thoughts of suicide opened a new chapter. Four years later, he heads the National Mental Health Innovation Center, an Anschutz Foundation-backed, $10 million startup of his own design.
Colorado’s Election Systems Were in Russian Crosshairs Last November
The extent to which hackers and other shadowy operatives from Russia meddled in the U.S. election last November seems to be expanding as additional evidence comes to light. Facebook has come under scrutiny after it was revealed that the social-media company sold and displayed over 3,000 political advertisements related to…
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Denver 420 Rally Organizers Invited to Apply for 2018 — With Strings Attached
As we’ve reported, organizers of the Denver 420 Rally have been prohibited from applying for a Denver event permit for three years as a result of complaints about security and cleanup issues at this year’s edition, and their priority status with the city was rescinded. Attorney Rob Corry, representing lead planner Miguel Lopez and his team, formally appealed that decision at a marathon session on September 19, and while the hearing officer has up to thirty days to issue a ruling, the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation has already sent Lopez an application for the 2018 event. He sees this development as a positive sign even though a line inserted into the document reads, “Due to the pending appeal, DPR reserves the right to cancel any dates or reservations.”