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Denver Go Topless Day 2017 Dos and Don’ts (NSFW)

By Michael RobertsAugust 25, 2017

Denver Go Topless Day 2017, a rally and parade along the 16th Street Mall, is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 26. Details are below. Plenty of first-timers are expected to join the gathering, which celebrates equality and demonstrates against the idea that it’s okay for men to appear topless in public but either distasteful or (in some locations) illegal for women to do likewise. With that in mind, Mia Jean, a longtime DGTD organizer who served as our guide for last year’s edition, offers her thoughts on the get-together as a whole and what marchers should or shouldn’t do if they want to reflect the true spirit of an event that’s predicted to draw more than the 1,000 folks fellow planner Matt Wilson says participated in 2016.

No Jail Time for Homeless Activist Who Violated Urban Camping Ban

By Chris WalkerAugust 24, 2017

Terese Howard, perhaps Denver’s most outspoken advocate for individuals experiencing homelessness and a principal organizer of the group Denver Homeless Out Loud, believed that she was facing jail time when she reported to a probation violation hearing at the Lindsey Flanigan Courthouse on Thursday, August 24.

WTF: Metro Denver Rents Are Going Down and Up at the Same Time

By Michael RobertsAugust 24, 2017

A real estate pro recently argued that renting makes more sense than buying in Denver right now, particularly for newcomers to the area, because an increase in the number of available rental units is finally leading to better deals. But while August rents in many metro communities are actually down from last month, or rising at a more modest pace than during the craziest periods of the past few years, they’re still up in almost all parts of metro over this time last year for both one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, sometimes by double-digit percentages.

Police Infiltrate Anti-Fascist Group: “A$$hole at the Protest Was a Cop”

By Michael RobertsAugust 24, 2017

This week, attorney David Lane expects to file a motion to dismiss charges against members of the Colorado Springs Socialists, a student protest group, over a March demonstration in Colorado Springs on the grounds of “outrageous conduct” by local law enforcement. The reason? Lane argues that undercover officers were improperly embedded among the non-violent protesters, whose largest offense at the rally appears to have been jaywalking.

Denver’s Park Policy on Trial in Golf Course Case

By Alan PrendergastAugust 23, 2017

It’s not easy to prove that Mayor Michael Hancock and his minions are violating the Denver City Charter in their pursuit of a $300 million stormwater diversion project, but opponents of the controversial project have managed to keep things interesting in Denver District Court this week.

Marijuana Industry More Stable Than Journalism, Says Reporter Jumping Ship

By Michael RobertsAugust 23, 2017

Veteran journalist Peter Marcus is leaving the ambitious ColoradoPolitics.com website he helped launch last November in favor of a communications director position with Terrapin Care Station, a marijuana dispensary chain that’s spreading beyond Colorado. And in explaining the factors that led to his decision, he makes an observation that speaks to the divergent trajectories of the two professions.

Caroline Boyle’s Guilty Plea Is Her Ticket to the Cancer Faker Hall of Fame

By Michael RobertsAugust 23, 2017

Yesterday, August 22, a U.S. District Court judge sentenced Highlands Ranch resident Caroline Zarate Boyle after she pleaded guilty to ripping off her former employer, the U.S. Postal Service, by pretending to have cancer. This admission and the punishment she’ll receive as a result, outlined below, have earned her a place in the Colorado Cancer Faker Hall of Fame, which has inducted seven members in the past eight years.

Colorado 14ers: Tips for Staying Safe

By Michael RobertsAugust 23, 2017

Colorado fourteeners are gorgeous, but they can also be deadly. Since caution is key when attempting to summit these magnificent peaks, we reached out to Lloyd Athearn, executive director of the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, who offers the following ten tips for challenging Colorado fourteeners safely.

Ed Perlmutter Challengers Dropping Like Flies — Except for Dan Baer

By Michael RobertsAugust 22, 2017

On July 11, when Ed Perlmutter announced that he was dropping out of the 2018 Colorado governor’s race, he also said he wouldn’t run again for U.S. representative in the state’s 7th Congressional District in part because “there are a lot of good people in my race…. Sometimes you need to move on and somebody else needs to come in.” But yesterday, Perlmutter revealed that he’d changed his mind and will now seek reelection to Congress. This decision has caused three of those good people to step aside, including state senator Andy Kerr, who abandoned ship this morning, August 22. That leaves outsider candidate Dan Baer as the only 7th CD Democratic hopeful other than Perlmutter left standing, and his campaign’s comments about the latest developments are far from unequivocal.

Teachers Are Crowdsourcing Supplies Amid School Underfunding

By Michael RobertsAugust 22, 2017

In Colorado, which has an extremely healthy economy but ranks 42nd in educational funding per pupil, teachers such as Stuart Sanks are increasingly turning to online crowdsourcing and benefit events to pay for school supplies or student extracurricular activities. And that’s not to mention how often they’re reaching into their own pockets to make sure the kids they teach are getting the scholastic opportunities they deserve, whether they’re part of a comparatively wealthy demographic or not.

Why Frustrated Denver House Hunters May Finally Be About to Get Lucky

By Michael RobertsAugust 22, 2017

Denver’s housing market has been red hot for the past few years, with buyers of more modest means often finding themselves priced out of properties thanks to bidding wars that routinely generate over-list offers. But as indicated by the presence of a “Price Reduced” sign on a home in a sought-after part of Centennial, as seen in the photo above, this situation may finally be about to change.