On Monday, November 28, PJ D’Amico of the Buck Foundation was arrested when he refused to leave an area of the sidewalk that Denver Police had taped off with yellow “do not cross” tape.
For a guy who’s vowed not to load his administration with the usual corporate lobbyists and Washington insiders, Trump has stacked his transition team with energy moguls, climate deniers, anti-EPA crusaders, and other highly vested interests. His short list of Interior nominees reportedly includes such wild cards as Sarah Palin and multimillionaire Forrest Lucas, founder of Lucas Oil Products. Whoever gets the job, it’s likely that his appointee will be ideologically inclined to the drill-baby-drill mantra.
Gart Bros. bought the property in 1971 and dubbed it the “Sportscastle” — a name that changed over the years to “Sports Castle” — and filled the 100,000-square-foot space with skis, sneakers, tennis racquets, golf clubs and basketballs.
The City of Aurora will award just one more license for a retail marijuana store — the last of 24 — and applicants have until just November 30 to make a bid. The city plans to award the final license no later than February 1. The new store will be…
Update: In September, Adrian Moya pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder in regard to a gun battle last December between him and a Northglenn police officer. Each of them were shot multiple times, but both survived — and in April, the officer, who’d been wearing a ballistic vest that likely saved…
Even longtime Broncos fans may have a hard time thinking of a more agonizing regular-season defeat than Denver’s 30-27 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs last night — and in the minds of many, the reason has everything to do with Coach Gary Kubiak. Allow us to set the stage…
Late last month, a jury ordered Douglas County resident Casey Ferguson’s insurance company to pay Chicago’s Tom Dubert $263,454.44 in damages for a February 2015 skiing accident at Keystone in which Dubert separated his shoulder. At first blush, the size of the award seems excessive. After all, a separated shoulder is…
As the weather cools down, the marijuana scene in Denver is heating up. The first two weeks of December see two big events: an awards ceremony for the industry and a high-end glass art show. On Wednesday, December 7, the Cannabis Business Awards will honor enterprises across the state; two…
What will President-elect Donald Trump do about the 28 states that have legalized medical marijuana — and the eight, including Colorado, that have also approved recreational sales? Plenty of people have been asking that since the election, and last week regulatory attorney Tom Downey offered his opinion on these “interesting…
The local Black Lives Matter chapter recently spent some time in Standing Rock, and the American Indian Movement has rallied in support of the the Sioux at local protests.
On Wednesday, when Governor John Hickenlooper and Mayor Michael Hancock were at the Lawrence Street day shelter, serving Thanksgiving dinner to the homeless, the Denver Police Department continued its city-sanctioned sweep of the streets right outside. The contrast was stark, and the reactions of readers to this latest round of…
There are many questions surrounding Initiative 300, the social-use measure that Denver voters passed on November 8 (although the final count took a week). The city has been getting calls from people asking everything from how businesses can apply to how a new state rule will affect I-300. As we…
After a scary dearth of it in November and a long string of 70 and 80 degree days, snow came down like a blanket on Denver last week. In the mountains, resorts – many of which delayed their opening days – are finally accumulating enough snow to welcome skiers. Beaver…
Sorry, Colorado drivers. Just because you’re willing to pay extra for a vanity license plate doesn’t mean the State of Colorado will let you put anything on it. As we’ve reported, Colorado has a long list of vanity-plate requests that it’s rejected, presumably because someone at the Department of Motor Vehicles…
Back in 2007, we published a gallery of photos by former Westword staffer Luke Turf showing signs in front of often-aging motels along one of the metro area’s most venerable commercial strips. We called the slide show, which accompanied a Turf feature article, “Motel Hell of East Colfax,” little knowing…
For all you caffeine junkies out there, BrewBudz has what you’ve been waiting for: a line of CBD- and THC- infused coffee, tea and cocoa. “It’s an opportunity to bring together two different rituals in life,” says BrewBudz Vice President Jeffry Paul. “Drinking coffee or tea is something that’s part…
Patrons of Waffle House restaurants don’t ask for much. They just want some hot, delicious comfort food, served quickly and efficiently at a reasonable price. But earlier this month, customers (and employees) at one of the eatery’s Colorado branches got something extra. Their breakfast allegedly became a grub-hurling, worker-assaulting living…
The new high-speed, four-passenger Sun Up Express Lift, also known as Chair 9, is the ninth chair replacement at Vail in the last decade, and should be a popular change.
If you’re feeling a little stuffed after Thanksgiving and in need of some fresh air, we have good news: After having pushed back opening days due to a lack of snow, many of the state’s best ski resorts are finally open.
Depending on how you look at things, we either got a lovely extended fall or were robbed of primo skiing due to unseasonably warm weather. If your thinking falls into the latter camp, you’ll be glad to know that resorts are finally opening – and offering more than ever this…
This year, Aspen Skiing Company dropped $9 million into infrastructure and capital projects to make it even better.
Start your day at the new Coal Breaker Coffee shop, inside the Treasury Center hub at the base area.
