On June 2, organizers of the Denver 420 Rally appealed the City of Denver’s decision to prohibit them from applying for any event permit during the next three years, as well as rescind the priority status that’s allowed them to regularly stage the annual gathering at Civic Center Park. Some readers say it’s time for the rally to go.
In Boulder on June 3, a free speech gathering will be hosted by Proud Boys Colorado. The Rocky Mountain Antifa has already promised to be there to make its own opinions known, which inspired one reader to outline rewrite of West Side Story. Gee, President Trumpsky!
Quality control is important no matter the motivation for growing cannabis. As convenient as clones are, you’re stuck with the paranoia of buying B-squad genetics and any diseases or pests they might carry. Using seeds brings more environmental control and peace-of-mind, and they’re cheaper in the long run than clones. So why are they so hard to find?
A Boulder-based program that brings performances of Shakespeare plays into Colorado schools as part of an anti-bullying program has received a $25,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts and Arts Midwest.
Rallies will shake up Boulder and Denver this weekend.
This afternoon, organizers of the Denver 420 Rally will formally file an appeal to a decision by the City of Denver to prohibit them from applying for any event permit during the next three years and rescind the priority status that’s let them to regularly stage the annual gathering at Civic Center Park on or around April 20. According to rally attorney Rob Corry, the officials who ordered the ban, which followed complaints about trash at the park the morning after the get-together, have trumped up trivial matters in an arbitrary, unconstitutional way that suggests a bad reaction to the smoke plume that rose over the park at 4:20 p.m. on the day of this year’s event.
Denver rent prices, which seemed to be stabilizing earlier this year after a long stretch of increases, have now risen for the fourth consecutive month, according to a new report from ApartmentList.com. Prices are up on a year-to-year basis in ten out of ten metro-Denver areas surveyed by the site.
Michael Quin Webber was recently busted on suspicion of indecent exposure after being found walking the streets of Aspen completely naked. He allegedly had white powder caked under his nose at the time of his arrest, and he told the officer who fitted him for cuffs that he’d been seeing snakes. The cops soon discovered that he’s a registered sex offender.
High Times has a new home with familiar faces. The longtime torchbearer for marijuana media was sold to Oreva Capital, a Los Angeles-based investment group that includes Denver pot entrepreneur Kayvan Khalatbari and reggae musician and royalty Damien Marley. Khalatbari confirmed the $70 million acquisition that will give Oreva Capital a…
Similar to Church or Flo, Blueberry Headband provides an incredibly balanced indica-sativa high that relaxes the body and uplifts the mind. I prefer it mid-day or early evening thanks to its ability to melt stress and muscle tension, but I know many smokers who enjoy it before bed for the same reasons.
At the first ever Denver Gender Equity Summit, on Wednesday, May 31, organizers took a fresh approach to gender issues like the wage gap in Denver, where women make 81 cents for every dollar made by men. The summit drew over 400 business and nonprofit leaders and government officials to…
Back in 2003, the City of Denver convened the 45-member Commission to End Homelessness, a coalition of service providers, business people and politicians tasked with creating solutions and advising the city on the complicated issue. But the commission has been plagued with problems, especially after the group concluded its “ten…
At the fourth and final “sharing session” to discuss the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge that occupies most of the site that was once home to the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant, there was on sharing. So two weeks later, opponents shared something else: a motion to stop construction of the refuge.
The mere idea of 40,000 spiders in a room is a nightmare for most people. But for Paula Cushing, arachnid enthusiast and researcher, it means that the Colorado Spider Survey has been a success.
Longtime Denver Post sportswriter Terry Frei, who was fired following a tweet in which he wrote that he was “very uncomfortable with a Japanese driver winning the Indianapolis 500 during Memorial Day weekend,” apologizes for the message and expresses his hope that his supervisors at the paper might someday be open to his return. He also expresses frustration over being branded as a racist for his observation, which was inspired by his emotional connection to World War II veterans such as his late father, whose grave he visited shortly after pressing “send.”
If you’re planning a summer of hiking and camping around Colorado, remember that it’s still illegal to smoke on federal or state land, which rules out most campsites. There are, however, a handful of campsites on private land that do allow consumption, a well as some lodges that encourage it.
A new study estimates that it will take Denver millennials sixteen years to save enough to cover a down payment on a home. The reasons go beyond how difficult it is for young people to make a living in Denver despite the strong economy to include the failure of wages to keep up with housing costs, poor saving habits and misunderstandings about how much money it will take to purchase a house or condominium right now.
Taylor Swift is expected to appear in Denver on or around August 7, but not for a concert. Instead, she will likely be testifying in a lawsuit filed against her by David Mueller, a former Denver DJ who accuses her of getting him fired from radio station KYGO by falsely claiming that he’d grabbed her butt during a meet-and-greet photo session prior to a June 2013 concert at the Pepsi Center. Swift has countersued, maintaining that Mueller “reached up under my skirt and grabbed my ass right when I was having to pose for a photo.”
A Detroit cafe is selling coffee with CBD oil as an add-in. Our Stoner explains why that’s legal.
The Colorado Department of Transportation is expecting to reopen northbound Interstate 25 near the Dry Creek exit at 5 a.m. today, June 1, in the wake of a massive tanker explosion that closed the highway for well over twelve hours. Southbound I-25 at Belleview reopened at around midnight.
June is the month for a lot of things: it’s Celibacy Awareness Month, National Bathroom Reading Month, and somehow Fireworks Safety Month, which clearly seems like a month too early. You have to wonder what sort of power and money the Fireworks lobbyists must have to have kept that out of July, when apparently it’s Do Whatever with Fireworks Month. But of course, it’s also the first month of summer, so here are ten things for you to remember in June—along with your SPF 100 sunscreen and some shades that don’t make you look like you’re trying too hard.
Yet another survey confirms what we already know: Denver is the most popular place to move to in the United States. At least, so said 1,000 respondents in a recent nationwide survey compiled by the real estate website homes.com. Choosing between six major U.S. cities — Denver, Los Angeles, New York City,…
