Eight American Castles for Sale — Including One in Denver

For a country rooted in a rebellion, America’s got no shortage of castles. And some spectacular ones can be yours — including one in Denver. Estately recently compiled a list of the most whimsical American castles for sale right now. Among the classically inspired structures highlighted is a Denver-area property…

Why Colorado Drivers Are Some of the Worst in the Country

We’ve previously posted about the theory that Colorado drivers are terrible — an extremely important consideration on a day like today, when roads are icy and often treacherous owing to the impact of yesterday’s steady snowfall and bitterly cold temperatures that continue to linger at this writing. Now come facts and…

First Industrial Hemp Seeds Certified by Colorado Department of Agriculture

The Colorado Department of Agriculture has not only created the first hemp-seed certification program in the country, but it just certified its first three seed varieties. Passing state-regulated THC and observation trials, these industrial hemp seeds are now eligible to be grown by the Colorado Seed Growers Association for production as…

Jason Flores-Williams Is the Gonzo Lawyer Suing Denver Over Homeless Sweeps

“This is fucking unbelievable,” mutters Jason Flores-Williams as he observes another sweep of homeless encampments near the Denver Rescue Mission. The scene around him is chaos: police officers barking orders and cordoning off sections of sidewalk with yellow “Do not cross” tape, employees of the Denver Department of Public Works…

JonBenet Family Attorney: CBS Lawsuit Coming Soon, Expert Liable

Thus far, Burke Ramsey, brother of JonBenét Ramsey, who was murdered in her Boulder home on December 25, 1996, nearly twenty years ago, hasn’t filed a promised lawsuit against CBS for a docuseries that essentially accused him of murder. But his attorney is shrugging off a dismissal motion from an expert…

Why Colorado Tokers Love Purple Trainwreck

Some of my introductions to strains have been more memorable than others, but no other strain has had an impact on my life quite like Purple Trainwreck. It was 2008, and I was just starting to experiment with cannabis in high school — so of course I was hanging out…

Adele Arakawa Retiring From 9News: How Fake Was Story Predicting Her Exit?

Yesterday, longtime 9News anchor Adele Arakawa revealed that she’ll be retiring from the station in June 2017 — an announcement prompted by what she decried as a “Fake News” story about her impending departure. But the report about Arakawa, published yesterday morning on the media-gossip site FTVLive, doesn’t fit the definition…

Emotional Appeals at City Council Meeting to End Homeless Sweeps

At the first Denver City Council meeting each month, there is a thirty minute public-comment session in which citizens are invited to relay concerns related to the city. At the latest meeting on Monday, December 5, the session was dominated by one issue: homelessness. Thirteen of the fifteen speakers, who were…