It’s been nearly a week since Frontier Airlines’ meltdown following a Denver snowstorm, and remarkably, ripple effects from the rash of delays and cancellations (and resulting passenger frustration) continue to be felt across the country. Examples? Yesterday morning, the Arizona Republic reported that Frontier had cancelled flights to and from Phoenix’s Sky…
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s recently decided to add cannabidiol to its Schedule I substance list. The change directly affects both hemp and cannabis-derived CBD oil, a substance that is non-psychoactive and has more medical benefits than we can name. The DEA’s move raises a lot of questions, including these: What,…
A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals that Colorado is the seventh fastest-growing state in the country, having added 91,726 new residents (or almost 10,000 per month) between July 1, 2015 and July 1, 2016 to bring the overall population to 5,540,545. And as evidenced by traffic on I-25…
When 3-1-1 operators receive complaints about graffiti, they first ask the caller: Is the graffiti profane, hateful or racist? Sonja Jackson says she has had to ask that question a lot lately. The 3-1-1 operator with the city of Denver says she saw “an almost immediate uptick in the number…
During Westword’s reporting on homelessness, we’ve attended City Council meetings and other gatherings where people will throw out numbers of the homeless dying from exposure to cold weather (medically known as “environmental exposure” or hypothermia) as wide ranging as twelve deaths per year to 800 deaths per year in Denver County. The…
Not all stoners are Star Wars fans, but I’d bet a lot of the midnight movie-goers at Rogue One: A Star Wars Story last week were smoking themselves into a galaxy far, far away before walking into theaters. Cheering on Leia, Luke and the boys as they fight the Evil…
Plenty of drinking takes place at Mile High Stadium, particularly during Denver Broncos games like the team’s painful loss to the New England Patriots this past weekend — and fans Denver police officers feel have over-indulged frequently find themselves in detox under the auspices of Denver CARES, a behavioral health…
Kevin Pitts, a 48-year-old Longmont resident who worked in marketing for Oracle, is the first person to die at a Colorado ski area during the 2016-2017 season, which got started late but has turned deadly earlier than the previous one. Pitts died after a crash on a black run at…
Dispensaries are in the holiday spirit, helping out medical marijuana patients and veterans. Starting Wednesday, December 21, LivWell Enlightened Health is providing an ounce of CBD for a penny to qualified medical patients through its LivWell Cares program, in partnership with CannAbility and American Medical Refugees (AMR). “We’re always looking…
More than fifty years after she saved one of the oldest blocks in Denver and created Larimer Square, her first adventure in historic preservation, 85-year-old Dana Crawford is staking claims in two mining towns: Trinidad and Idaho Springs. After five decades in the development business, Crawford was initially reluctant to…
Thousands of Frontier customers experienced delays and flight cancellations when a storm hit Denver on December 16. I was one of them. And it sucked.
The City of Denver has agreed to pay $65,000 to settle a complaint filed by Luke Askin, an inmate who was punched by Denver Deputy Thomas Ford at Denver’s Downtown Detention Center in 2014 in an incident captured on video.
Dear Stoner: What are some good recipes for Christmas edibles? Too many people to count Dear Everyone: It’s that toasty time of year again, when dozens of friends, relatives and strangers hit me up for holiday-themed pot recipes for their snowy nights and ugly-sweater parties. You can always search the…
At 10 a.m. today on the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol, Jason Salzman, the former Rocky Mountain News media critic who currently runs the website BigMedia.org, is calling on lawmakers in the state to sign a “Fake News Pledge,” described as “a promise not to knowingly spread fake news…
goPuff, a company that delivers everything from food to rolling papers to booze, is now in business in Denver, just in time for the cold weather. Federal law restricts the company from delivering marijuana, but it does have 3,000 items that can be delivered to your door in thirty minutes,…
At this writing, the chaos over delayed and cancelled Frontier Airlines flights at Denver International Airport has finally calmed down, after yet another day filled with long lines and misdirected baggage. But passenger anger continues to linger over the way the carrier reacted to a snowstorm that hit Denver this…
Through an open records request, Westword obtained records for fifteen years (2001-2016) on causes of death that the Colorado Department of Corrections submits to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Close to twenty percent of the deaths during that period were attributed to “end stage liver disease” or related illnesses.
It’s easy to feel like a slob when it seems like so many Coloradans are constantly outdoors doing physical activities like hiking, cycling, yoga, backpacking, skiing and snowboarding. Surely, not every state in the nation is this active, right? An annual report released this week by the United Heath Foundation…
For our recent post highlighting the spectacular $18.5 million Telluride property owned by novelist/actress Roxanne Pulitzer and her husband, Tim Boberg, which remains on the market after five years but is being rented this winter for the first time, we spoke to Sotheby’s listing agent Matthew Hintermeister about the challenges…
Colorado residents are likely to see tighter restrictions on marijuana home grows in 2017. Not only is Denver working on a plan to limit unlicensed recreational and medical grows in private residences, but Governor John Hickenlooper is working on a statewide proposal to battle what he sees as an abuse…
Former Denver quarterback Brock Osweiler was benched in the second quarter of the Houston Texans’ win over the Jacksonville Jaguars yesterday, offering Broncos fans a ray of sunshine on an otherwise dark day. Shortly after Texans backup Tom Savage led his squad to a comeback victory over the Jags, the…
The National Fraternal Order of Police released a statement through its website last week asking Donald Trump to tackle a number of issues within his first 100 days in office. In addition to more than a dozen proposals, the FOP also requested that Trump not use federal law enforcement agencies to pursue…
