Democrats have adopted a platform that their members are trumpeting as the “most progressive platform in party history” — and when it comes to marijuana, Dems aren’t just blowing smoke. The Party of the Donkey has taken a position on marijuana that no major political party in the United States…
Though it’s no national model for policing, as Mayor Michael Hancock claimed in his State of the City speech, the Denver Police Department under Chief Robert White has made a concerted effort to change after being named the worst department in the country for excessive force six years ago. As…
On the website of the Marijuana Industry Group, among the most powerful cannabis business organizations in Colorado and the country as a whole, executive director Michael Elliott remains front and center at this writing. Elliott, who’s headed MIG under both its current name and its previous moniker, the Medical Marijuana…
Colorado got plenty of pub during day one of the Republican National Convention yesterday in Cleveland, thanks to the decision by delegates from the state to briefly walk out after the powers-that-be smothered the last dying embers of the “Never Trump” movement in Quicken Loans Arena, where the shindig is taking place…
JonBenét Ramsey is on the current cover of The Globe, alongside a screaming headline about “Chilling New Evidence!,” a subhead referencing the “real reason beauty queen was MURDERED!,” and photos of “two suspects arrested.” Case closed? Not quite. As we’ve been reporting, it’s been nearly twenty years since the JonBenét…
Today, we prepare to bid adieu to Gordon Klingenschmitt, who chose not to run again for his Colorado House District 15 seat and instead made a bid for a State Senate seat, then lost in last month’s primary to comparably moderate incumbent Bob Gardner by over twenty points. That landslide loss…
In 2014, longtime Denver TV anchor Mike Landess announced his retirement prior to stepping away from 7News — his second major gig at a local television station following a remarkably successful sixteen-year stint at 9News. But retirement didn’t stick. Very shortly after leaving 7News, he took an anchor position at KYTX in…
On Saturday, July 16, I was heading to Angelo’s CDS & More on East Colfax in search of vinyl 45s for my jukebox when I heard chanting. “Black lives matter! Black lives matter!” Moments later, I found myself in the middle of well over one-hundred people moving down Colfax, many…
When most people think about the high rent prices in the Denver-Boulder area, they tend to focus on how much folks are required to pay each month. But this outlay is only the beginning. High rents impact a range of other issues, including employment, traffic, healthcare and the overall economic…
Our cover story this week focused on Casa De Paz, a facility founded by Sarah Jackson to house families of undocumented immigrants who are in the Denver Contract Detention Facility — and to help those immigrants after they are released. The story brought some strong responses, including this from Dave: After…
This week, Chris Walker reported about a large police crackdown on several homeless encampments, including one near the Denargo Market. Like past homeless sweeps, this latest series provoked widely disparate responses from our readers. Some regarded the action to be inhumane, unnecessary and/or counterproductive, while others sided with the City of Denver’s…
The question of whether or not the Denver Broncos would sign Super Bowl MVP Von Miller to a new contract has been the single most irritating issue surrounding the team during the off-season. So we’re both thrilled and relieved that prior to today’s 2 p.m. deadline, Miller reached an agreement…
One of the country’s leading hospice-care providers has agreed to pay $18 million to the federal government to resolve claims that it improperly billed Medicare for end-of-life care for patients who weren’t terminally ill. The case, which we first reported on in 2014, has its origins in a Colorado lawsuit…
“The Denver Police Department, under Chief Robert White, has become a model for criminal-justice reform across America,” said Mayor Michael Hancock during Monday’s State of the City address at Denver International Airport. That came as news to criminal-justice reformers and activists who have long criticized the department for targeting communities…
Colorado is hardly exempt from the Pokémon Go craze — and plenty of local business operators are probably happy that the new app, which allows Pokémon hunters to search for prized mini-monsters such as Charizard and Squirtle in real-world locations with help from their phone’s GPS system, are bringing people to their doorsteps. Including…
Sports Authority was supposed to be put out of its misery today, when all its stores were scheduled to close…as its Denver flagship, nicknamed the Sports Castle, already has. But an agreement with lenders reached this week will allow still-operating retail outlets to stay open beyond the July 19 bid deadline for…
Don’t you hate it when you’re out chasing Pokémon and you run out of weed? Same. Don’t fear, Pokémon masters, because we’ve come up with the ultimate Denver guide to Pokéstops that happen to be right next to, across the street from, or even on dispensaries. Here are the five best…
Colorado’s top three favorite strains, according to commercial marijuana data firm BDS Analytics, are Blue Dream, Durban Poison and Alien Dawg. With the help of a couple of growers, I’ve already offered my field guide to the first two. Now it’s Alien Dawg’s turn in the spotlight. A surprise on…
On Tuesday during a Facebook Live, Kyle Clark, everyone’s favorite snowy-patio-furniture dissing, colorful-sports-jacket-wearing 9News anchor, announced a new project months in the making. Debuting August 5, Next with Kyle Clark will air at 6 p.m. Monday through Friday after 9News’ regular 5 p.m. newscast. It’s a departure for 9News, or any…
The death of Haley Clarke, nineteen, over the 4th of July weekend has been linked by authorities to adventurism. A San Juan County undersheriff says Clarke lost her life after “jumping the falls” — the Cascade waterfall, a site ballyhooed on social media and beyond by extreme sports lovers. In…
All of us work and learn better when we’re in a comfortable environment. Which makes the situation at far too many Denver schools that much more problematic. As reported by Chalkbeat Colorado’s Melanie Asmar (a former Westword staff writer), Denver Public Schools has a “comfort goal” of 79 degrees for schools…
Even in retirement, Peyton Manning, who led the Denver Broncos to victory in Super Bowl 50 earlier this year, remains controversial in some quarters owing to accusations of inappropriate behavior and bullying during his college years and a report (which he denies) that he used human growth hormones during his recovery…
