If Denver City Council passes a controversial short-term rental bill tonight, “STRs” would be legalized, but only if they operate out of a renters’ primary residence. Any operating out of secondary properties would get the ax. The legislation would also impose lodging taxes on STRs and would require hosts to…
In recent weeks, we’ve been reporting about victims who drowned in Colorado waterways. Included among them were Jacob and Daniel Foreman, two young brothers who drowned in the Little Thompson River. Now comes a bizarre twist on this theme. A report about a family in danger of drowning after a…
“Twice in a week,” marijuana activist Wayward Bill wrote late last night on his Facebook page. “Siege situation at mi casa.” Specifically, officers with the Denver Police Department got into a gun battle with a man who allegedly opened fire on them near the intersection of 20th and Arapahoe. He…
It’s going to be a loooong night for the Denver City Council this evening, with a packed agenda and at least two hot-button items scheduled for final consideration that have provoked considerable comment from neighborhood groups. The first is an ordinance for the licensing and regulation of short-term rentals, an…
In recent years, the Denver Police Department has regularly used its Facebook page to share what are essentially dumb criminal stories — tales of scofflaws busted for minor offenses or less serious crimes, often due to their own stupidity. We published our first roundup of DPD dumb criminal stories in…
Yesterday afternoon, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office made official the worst fears of Ashley Doolittle’s friends, family and loved ones. On Friday, June 10, following reports that Doolittle had gone missing the evening before, Tanner Flores, her former boyfriend, was arrested in unincorporated Mesa County with the body of “a young…
Yesterday’s shocking attack on Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, which left at least fifty dead and injured more than fifty others in a mass shooting larger than any other in U.S. history, sent ripple effects to communities across the country. Including Denver. The Mile High City is ramping up…
What a relief! Lower downtown was the focus of this week’s cover story, “From LoDo to BroDo,” and if you’re heading there this weekend, whether to visit the farmers’ market at Union Station or to hit the clubs, you’ll find a much-needed amenity: a public bathroom. This morning the Denver…
In a recent post, a transplant to Colorado stressed that he didn’t move here because of marijuana. Far from it: He said he doesn’t smoke pot, period. Some of those who responded to the item saw the cannabis boom in Colorado as having negative repercussions in terms of overcrowding, traffic,…
In case you missed it…. At Westword Food & Drink, Linnea Covington lauds the ten best gluten-free menus in Denver. The Colorado Independent’s Marianne Goodland: “GOP Senate Hopefuls Spar on Racism, Terrorism and Morality.” Denver Infill’s Ryan Dravitz on a new Cherry Creek project at 155 Steele…
Our regular search for Schmucks of the Week has been aided immeasurably over the years by YouTube. After all, it’s a lot harder to deny you’ve acted like an idiot if your idiocy was captured on camera. That was definitely the case for Brian Candelaria and Skyler Bradley, who were…
Swimmer Amy Van Dyken is one of the greatest athletes ever born in Colorado — and she’s bringing the fierceness that helped her win six Olympic gold medals to advocacy for the disabled. Van Dyken, now known as Amy Van Dyken-Rouen (she’s married to former Denver Broncos punter Tom Rouen), was paralyzed circa…
Last August, we told you about disturbing accusations against four men — Edgar Barroso, Steven Hillen, Juvenal Tamayo and Pedro Valdez — on suspicion of kidnapping and sexual assault. They were accused of holding several women hostage for at least a day and possibly more. During that period, crimes against the…
As rent has gone up in Denver, so have tensions between landlords and tenants. But even we were shocked by the vitriol of a debate on the topic that recently sprouted in the Rants and Raves section of Denver Craigslist. The online conversation was kicked off by a post from a…
Last month, ESPN’s Michael Wilbon raised the hackles of local sports fans by describing Coors Field as a joke. Now, he’s going after the biggest sports icon in the state — the Denver Broncos — by comparing the franchise to Kmart and Target in its current contract negotiations with Super…
There’s plenty that’s unusual about the missing persons report issued about Ashley Doolittle by the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office. Firstly is the timing of the release: 4:48 a.m. today, Friday, June 10. Second, there’s the relatively brief amount of time she’s been gone. The eighteen-year-old from Berthoud was due back…
Earlier this year, High Times announced that it would move its annual Cannabis Cup to Pueblo after it was forced to relocate the event from Denver. And while the plan subsequently fell apart (and the Cup headed to California, at least temporarily), the idea of the Cup in Pueblo made sense since…
Our post about a triple killing in North Park Hill fired up plenty of readers. Especially ones who took umbrage to the way the item ended. The conclusion reads: “At this point, we don’t know who shot whom, or the circumstances of the crime. But one thing is clear: Three more young…
In case you missed it…. At Westword Food & Drink, Chris Walker hips you to neighborhood bars perfect for anyone who’s outgrown LoDo. Coyote Gulch (via the Durango Herald): “Radar Blind Spot Exposes Southwest Colorado to Dangerous Storms.” Colorado Pols: “Everyone and Their Mother Denounces Trump.”…
Forget Zika. There’s a new reason to worry this summer. The first confirmed case of an emerald ash borer infestation in Colorado outside Boulder was detected this week, in Longmont. An arborist found and reported what he thought was the tree-killing pest in an ash on private land near Ninth…
Contract talks between the Denver Broncos and Von Miller are at an impasse after the Super Bowl MVP rejected a six-year, $114.5 million contract. The reason? Only the first two years are guaranteed, and Miller wants three — a number that’s pretty standard these days. Given the good will the…
In March 2013, Evan Ebel, who had been released from a Colorado prison early due to a clerical error, allegedly killed pizza-delivery man Nathan Leon and Department of Corrections executive director Tom Clements before fleeing to Texas, where he died in a gun battle after shooting an officer. The inquiry into the…
