If you thought you were getting screwed on ATM fees, you were right. Bankrate has crunched the numbers for the cities with the lowest and highest ATM fees, and Denver’s on the latter roster, with plenty of places that would seem to have higher costs of living offering better deals…
Although the Denver District Attorney’s Office only has the power to prosecute local and state laws, its employees are held to a higher standard when it comes to marijuana. Specifically, they aren’t allowed to possess, grow or sell pot, since all of those things are illegal under federal law. But…
As posts like this one prove, we have a soft spot for items that display Colorado pride — and the I Heart Denver Store, located at 500 16th Street, Suite 264, just happens to specialize in them. With the holiday gift-giving season upon us, we picked out twenty favorites from…
Last month, we featured Trulia’s list of the least affordable cities for middle class and millennial home buyers — a roster that included Denver. But Colorado fares even worse in a new analysis by RealtyTrac. Among other things, the site looked at counties in which housing prices of less affordable…
One of the most unusual retail outlets in Denver is the Denver Dog House. Located at 2547 Sheridan Boulevard in Edgewater, the shop is devoted to Duane “Dog” Chapman, his wife Beth and the rest of the Dog the Bounty Hunter family currently keeping their reality-TV tradition alive on CMT…
As William Breathes’s lists featuring the best marijuana gifts of 2012 and 2013 demonstrate, Colorado pot shops have embraced the holidays for a while now. But 2014 promises more deals than ever, with a number specifically pegged to Black Friday. See also: Photos: Top Fifteen Marijuana Gifts of 2013…
Denver’s typically on plenty of positive city lists — but this one’s not among them. Trulia has put together a report entitled “Where Is Homeownership Within Reach of the Middle Class and Millennials?,” and according to data compiled by the site, Denver’s among the least affordable in the country. Where…
It’s been more than a year since we checked in on the most expensive properties for sale in Aspen, and a lot’s changed since then. Of our top five from last year listed on the indispensable GaryFeldman.com website, only one remains on the market, and its price has dropped by…
For years, a large section of South Broadway has been known as Antique Row. Now, however, representatives of some marijuana businesses that are now located along that stretch have floated the idea of re-branding the area as “The Green Mile” — and, to put it mildly, veteran antique-shop entrepreneurs haven’t…
According to the Denver Post, the summer of 2014 will set all-time tourism records — and stats suggest the year as a whole will do so, as well. However, the Post article makes no mention of the possible part the legalization of limited marijuana sales has played when it comes…
Update below: Late last Friday afternoon, a Denver jury returned a $695,000 verdict against the University of Denver in a long, involved dispute with the local chapter of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity. On the surface, the five-day trial was mostly about how property is valued in an area of…
As any comic-book fan knows, superheroes that seem dead can later come back to life — and something similar has happened with a superhero-centric lawsuit filed by Colorado-based Stan Lee Media, Incorporated (SLMI). The complaint seemingly died last year, but an appeal revived it, leading to a hearing held in…
You can’t possess pot inside Denver International Airport. You can’t eat it, smoke it, grow it or give it to a friend, and soon, vendors there may not be able to sell pot-themed merchandise, either. “We have started the process to restrict marijuana promotional merchandise at Denver International Airport and…
It’s yet another day bringing contradictions in previous reports about Ebola patient Amber Joy Vinson and her flights on Denver-based Frontier Airlines; see our earlier coverage below. At first, we were told she wasn’t symptomatic on a return flight she took from Cleveland to Texas; then, after the aircraft on…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is bullish on the idea of increasing water storage at Chatfield Reservoir, plunging ahead with a reallocation project that its planners believe will help meet future water needs across the metro area without diverting more supplies from the Western Slope. But a lawsuit filed…
Smart and self-assured, with jet-black hair and the faintest of goatees, Shihan Qu is the reigning king of magnet balls. His ascension to the throne wasn’t so much the result of hard-won battles against other magnet magnates as it was the outcome of a process of elimination. While other companies…
Outside magazine has put together an amazing list of the 100 best places to work in America — a roster slanted toward businesses that are particularly friendly to active employees. And Colorado did extremely well, filling 28 of the slots. Moreover, many of the firms are independent, modest-sized and thoroughly…
Forbes has just released its annual list of the 400 richest people in America, and five Coloradans made the cut. Who are they and where did they land on Forbes’ roster? Count them down below, complete with photos and excerpts from Forbes data and text. For the original post, click…
In an August 2013 profile, Melanie Asmar described Mike Dunafon and Debbie Matthews as the king and queen of Glendale: He’s the mayor, while she’s the owner of Shotgun Willie’s, one of Colorado’s most iconic strip clubs. Now, this power couple has scored another coup: They found a legal way…
Only days before the United Nations Climate Summit, the environmental group Food & Water Watch has released a wide-ranging critique of the oil and gas industry, linking the practice of fracking to a host of adverse economic, health and climate impacts — from scarred landscapes, declining air quality and community…
Is the cost of living in Denver increasing? If you’re a renter, the answer is almost certainly “Yes.” A Trulia.com analysis of rental prices nationwide includes a roster of cities with the highest rent boosts from August 2013 to August 2014, and Denver has a prominent place on it despite…
Earlier this week, when Governor John Hickenlooper announced the names of the nineteen people selected for a special oil and gas task force intended to address fracking-related land use and health issues across the state, he boasted of the group’s “balanced and informed representation.” It was as if he was…
