The Discalced Carmelite nuns of Littleton live a life of cloistered reflection meant to distance them from the outside world and allow them to focus on the world beyond. Problem is, representatives of the outside world keep intruding — and trying to chase them. Yes, you read right. In a…
Man, have things changed over the past two years. In the summer of 2014, I made my first visit to a recreational dispensary, where the budtender told me that a mid-shelf eighth would be $72 after tax, and a top-shelf one was priced at $83. I almost shit my breeches…
The responses to our recent post about a petition calling for the Denver Broncos to re-sign Tim Tebow to play quarterback were hilarious. Although we can’t be sure everyone who weighed in was joking. At the time of our post, nearly 2,000 people had signed the petition — and at this…
The inaugural Colorado Cup at Rigs 4 Us was short-lived on 4/20 as city representatives pulled the plug on the event just hours after it started. The actions recalled police enforcement on 4/20 weekend in 2015, when cops raided and shut down two pot clubs, POTUS and Grassroots Colorado. Agencies…
In case you missed it….. At Westword Music, Tobias Krause announced the first wave of local bands playing Westword Music Showcase 2016. Colorado Pols: “It’s Official: The Colorado GOP Lied About #NeverTrump Tweet.” Even Coyote Gulch offers an R.I.P. for Prince. May we all get plenty of purple rain…
Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey has faced criticism for his regular decisions not to criminally charge police in officer-involved shootings. The latest example: Morrissey has deemed the killing of car thief Chan Lieth this past December as justified even though the officers involved — Teresa Fields and Josh Stuteville —…
After thousands were disappointed Saturday to hear about the rescheduling of the Annual 4/20 Rally and concert, the turnout at Civic Center Park on the actual holiday was still something to sniff at – only I’m not sure if I liked the smell. There was no free concert with Lil…
There are plenty of great things about living in Denver. But one of the few negatives involves cellphone service — which most of us think is terrible. Yes, we know: Service is such a challenge in these parts is due in part to our proximity to the mountains — among…
Now that recreational marijuana is legal in Colorado, 4/20 is a big business — and that means things can go wrong in a big way, with policies that feel anything but pot-friendly and force the cancellation of some of the marijuana-friendly events our city has held so dear. Here are…
Drive-ins are supposed to be a thing of the past. But not according to the folks at Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In, a hipster attraction that got its start in Austin before branching out to Miami. And now, Blue Starlite is coming to Minturn, in the Vail Valley — and…
In a January post, we noted that four Colorado cities were listed among the thirty most active in a survey from HealthGrove. And while activity doesn’t always translate to thinness, it apparently has in this case. WalletHub recently set out to rank the fattest cities in America — but in…
Earlier this month, we told you about a stabbing on the 16th Street Mall. The incident raised fears of increasing violence along the iconic strip, which was the setting for a string of troubling incidents last summer. Included among them was an attack on a tourist after he complained about…
The number of attendees at Wednesday’s 4/20 gathering at Civic Center Park was much smaller than in recent years, likely owing to the lack of a musical headliner. A more elaborate 4/20 rally was canceled this past Saturday at the last minute “due to weather and circumstances beyond its control,” the event’s organizers…
Westword is seeking a hard-working journalist to serve as our cannabis coordinator. The ideal applicant for this full-time, salaried position will be a skilled writer and reporter who can find interesting stories about the burgeoning marijuana industry and culture in Colorado, and who can recruit and develop freelance writers to assist with…
Dear Stoner: I’m a sufferer of severe chronic pain — thirteen back surgeries, and titanium from my neck to my nuts. The docs have me on so many high doses of opiates, it’s amazing I can still function. What’s the closest city to north Texas where I can buy pot?…
This morning, we re-shared an evergreen post featuring ten Colorado answers to the question, “What’s the craziest place you’ve ever had sex?” Our readers definitely warmed to the subject. Plenty of them shared the locations of their most adventurous couplings — and they may inspire you to venture beyond the…
In case you missed it…. At Westword Arts, Keith Garcia unveils this year’s long-awaited Film on the Rocks schedule. Predominantly Orange’s Cameron Parker shares Broncos receiver Emmanuel Sanders’s positive thoughts about Mark Sanchez. Denver Egotist: “Amélie Company Turns Denver Streets into an Urban Art Museum for CatEye.”…
Arrests of teachers for sex crimes is quite rare — but sometimes it doesn’t seem like it. Case in point: Jeffrey Falk, a veteran math teacher at ThunderRidge High, has pleaded guilty to three sexual exploitation of a child counts committed after he stepped down from the school — shortly…
Moving from a small town in Oklahoma to oh-so-sophisticated Colorado, Austin Eubanks found it difficult to fit in. But toward the end of his freshman year at Columbine High School he came across Corey DePooter — a guy who, like Eubanks, appreciated the simple joys of golf, fly fishing and…
In recent months, we’ve been reporting about Ralph Candelario, who was convicted of killing his wife, Pam Candelario, in Walsenburg after initially claiming that she was slain by intruders who also injured him. The Candelario case was featured this past Friday on Dateline NBC — and the impact of that national…
Coloradans are very familiar with the dangers of avalanches, which can (and often do) prove deadly. Back in February 2014, for example, we reported about six deaths from western avalanches in less than a week, including Colorado’s Ashleigh Cox. These risks are reinforced by a remarkable, newly posted video that…
The myths, stories and rumors about what 4/20 means range from insane to ridiculous to pure madness. You may have heard about the unofficial holiday when you were a kid from older teens. Maybe your know-it-all-pot pal gives you the same explanation each year. Or you might have Googled 4/20…
