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Metro Denver Home Values Skyrocket: How Much More Your Home Is Worth Now

By Michael RobertsApril 26, 2017

More evidence that the Denver area’s housing market remains red hot: Property values in the seven-county Denver metro area are skyrocketing, according to a joint announcement from the assessors in each jurisdiction. The value of residential property in the majority of locations is up by at least 20 percent over the past year, and often considerably more. In addition, the value of property in other categories has risen by as much as 68 percent.

How Tyrone Richardson Got 1,888 Years for Scream Robbery

By Michael RobertsApril 26, 2017

Tyrone Richardson has been sentenced to a jaw-dropping 1,888 years in prison for Lakewood’s 2015 Scream bank robbery. Richardson is the third and final suspect in the heist and subsequent crime spree to receive punishment. Myloh Mason, who was captured after becoming the twelfth Coloradan to be placed on the FBI’s ten most-wanted list, received 1,200 years in prison, while conspirator Miguel Sanders earned a mere 371 years behind bars.

Disappearing Denver: Looking Back at Buildings We’ve Lost

By Patricia CalhounApril 25, 2017

Denver was barely a century old in the go-go ’60s, when eager developers began wiping this city’s past off the map, demolishing old buildings downtown and replacing them with surface parking lots, all in the name of urban renewal. But much of that stopped when Denver City Council approved the Denver Landmark Preservation Ordinance in March 1967, a year after the National Historic Preservation Act was enacted and two years after Dana Crawford began creating Larimer Square.

Historic Zang Mansion in Capitol Hill Sells for $2 Million

By Margaret JacksonApril 25, 2017

Forty years after her father bought the historic Zang Mansion, Janet Greiner has sold it for $2 million to a buyer who plans to upgrade the electrical and plumbing systems. It’s bittersweet for Greiner, whose father, Rodney Greiner, died last fall. Greiner says she doesn’t have the time or the…

Anti-Muslim Hate Crime Jail Suit: Prayer Service Attendees Were Pepper-Sprayed

By Michael RobertsApril 25, 2017

A lawsuit claims that guards at a Colorado prison pepper-sprayed Muslim inmates gathering for a prayer service and later assaulted one of them in retaliation for his plans to pursue the matter in court. The attorney behind the suit calls the actions a hate crime and sees a connection between them and the type of rhetoric that currently emanates from the White House.

Is Donald Trump Responsible for Record Marijuana Sales in Colorado?

By Kate McKee SimmonsApril 25, 2017

Colorado’s cannabis industry continues to break records. This February’s recreational sales were the second-highest for a month, falling just shy of the $88.2 million sold in September 2016, according to data released Monday by Marijuana Business Daily. Marijuana sales of both medical and recreational marijuana in Colorado totaled more than…

How Much It Costs to Live in Denver Right Now

By Michael RobertsApril 25, 2017

Many of the readers who responded to our recent post “Why It’s So Hard to Make a Living in Denver Despite Strong Economy” told us that costs in the Mile High City are putting a major squeeze on their pocketbooks. And indeed, Denver is currently among the twenty most expensive cities to live in North America as measured by updated price data for basic commodities in the area.

420 Rally Faces Fines and City Review After Violating Permits

By Kate McKee SimmonsApril 25, 2017

Last Thursday’s 420 Rally was a disaster. The Denver police made 48 arrests, and Civic Center Park was trashed.On April 24, Mayor Michael Hancock held a press conference in the park to address concerns about the rally, and announced that he has launched an inter-departmental review to better understand what occurred at the event and which permit requirements weren’t met or went ignored.

Cary Kennedy on Her Run for Governor in 2018, Campaign Announcement

By Michael RobertsApril 24, 2017

After former Colorado state treasurer Cary Kennedy announced that she is running for the 2018 Colorado governorship on Facebook Live from behind the wheel of a moving car, the video went viral for reasons she hadn’t anticipated; political opponents and the press needled her for supposedly distracted driving. But rather than fuming over the response, she says she’s pleased that so many people got to hear her message, which she expands upon in a wide-ranging interview with Westword.

Denver’s Hot Housing Market: Why Are There More “Coming Soon” Signs?

By Michael RobertsApril 24, 2017

Thanks to Denver’s red-hot real estate market, more and more people trying to buy a home in the metro area are finding themselves in bidding wars, resulting in offers that frequently blow past the property’s listed price. The incredible demand, as well as the speed with which purchases are being made, explains why some real estate agents have started putting up “Coming Soon” signs on houses before changing them to “For Sale.”

The Most Popular Terms, Strains and Emojis on 4/20

By Kate McKee SimmonsApril 24, 2017

Blend, a group messaging app, reviewed the group chats of more than 300,000 millennial users on 4/20 to see what terms, emojis, and strains were most popular on the holiday. “Let’s smoke” was twice as popular as any other term, and Blue Dream had almost double the mentions of any other strain. Here’s the breakdown:

Readers Talk Trash About Denver’s Bins and Dumpsters

By Westword StaffApril 23, 2017

Yesterday was Earth Day, and while many people renewed their commitment to recycling and keeping the environment as clean as possible, others were talking trash about Denver’s new bin system. Dumpsters are scheduled to be eliminated by the end of the year, according to Denver Recycles and Solid Waste Management, and some readers already miss them.

Denver 420 Rally Cleanup Delayed by Knife-Wielding Man, Organizer Says

By Michael RobertsApril 21, 2017

The morning after the 2017 version of the Denver 4/20 Rally, Civic Center Park was still a mess and angry residents were phoning local TV stations with complaints. But as noted by Miguel Lopez, wearing a yellow hoodie that accurately identified him as “Chief Event Organizer” for the rally, his permit allows him until noon the next day to fully clean up the area. Lopez was confident he’d still be able to make that deadline despite delays caused after the festival was over by a man with a knife who’d slashed open garbage bags and scattered trash that had already been collected.