For seventeen years, J.B. Woods, owner of Parker’s Greenpoint Insurance Group, has sold policies that cover losses to individuals, families and assorted commercial and business interests. But it’s only been in the past few days that he’s been able to offer medical marijuana crop insurance — and he thinks it’s…
At this hour, reports suggest that Toyota is preparing a global recall of its hybrid Prius model, likely to be announced later today or tomorrow, following complaints about “delayed braking,” among other things. That’s not news to Eagle resident Elizabeth James, one of the many Prius drivers whose stories appear…
Now that the controversial re-imagining of Writer Square is more or less complete (minus most of its especially controversial signage plan, since the Las Vegas-inspired spectacle was shot down in a boisterous planning board meeting in September), people seem to be stocking up on their rotten tomatoes. Over at the…
In a blog yesterday, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 spokesman Dave Minshall made it clear that the union backed a “yes” vote on a new contract with King Soopers and Safeway. Denver-area workers definitely got the message. Late last night, Local 7 announced that the contract had been…
In response to the befuddling recall of nine million vehicles by motor behemoth Toyota — don’t worry, it’s just brake failure, or is it the floor mats? — Lakewood’s Ryan Scharrel is punching the gas on a class action lawsuit against the manufacturer whose brand was built on reliability. According…
For much of the past year, contract negotiations at Colorado King Soopers, Safeway and Albertsons stores have dragged on amid an atmosphere riper than an unrefrigerated meat section. But at last, a peaceful solution seems near. Last week, the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 and Albertsons reached an…
Englewood’s own DISH Network has launched a passionate, if long-shot, effort to stop the blockbuster merger of Comcast and NBC Universal. This morning, in letters addressed to U.S. reps Rick Boucher and Cliff Stearns, as well as to senators Herb Kohl and Orrin Hatch, DISH executive vice president and general…
More Denver blogs for your infotainment. In his preview of tonight’s matchup between your Denver Nuggets and the Sacramento Kings, Denver Stiffs’ Andrew Feinstein writes, “If the Nuggets can get a fresh Melo back tonight, we’ll be looking at thirteen wins in sixteen games while the rest of the Western…
Last Friday, as six Boulder County jurors tried to determine punitive damages in the case of a woman whose health insurance company refused to pay her medical bills after a devastating auto accident, one figure loomed large: $150 million. That’s the amount that Time Insurance, also known as Fortis and…
The Coalition for Smart Transit is reportedly funding a potpourri of surveys and focus groups intended to determine if Colorado voters might cast November ballots in favor of a tax increase benefiting FasTracks, which is facing a $2.2 billion funding gap. Good luck with that one. As the state faces…
Here are three Denver-oriented blogs we enjoyed reading today. Mile High Report’s John Bena weighs in on the choice of Don “Wink” Martindale as the Broncos new defensive coordinator. Will he be a High Roller? What’s his favorite Gambit? When the season’s over, will the Broncos be rolling in the…
In December, King Soopers employees approved a new contract offer, while Safeway workers rejected pretty much the same package. But Albertsons staffers were mostly silent — until now. According to the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 website, “Albertsons has offered a tentative agreement for Denver, Colorado Springs and…
Governor Bill Ritter’s proposal to place a sales tax on candy and soda is far from sweet according to Rick Enstrom, an owner of Grand Junction-based Enstrom’s, one of the state’s most venerable candy companies. Enstrom is scheduled to testify about the measure at 1:30 p.m. today before the Colorado…
Art Cormier’s name has popped up plenty of times in Westword over the years. Take this 2005 piece about the Regency Hotel, a once-elegant joint turned into a nexus for neighborhood complaints under Cormier’s ownership. Now, shortly after controversy enveloped Amazing Jake’s funplex, a Cormier property in Aurora, he’s got…
It’s impossible to travel around our fair city without noticing all the dispensaries. They seem to be popping up on every street corner, sometimes right across the street from each other. So what does this mean from an urban-development perspective? There’s likely no one better equipped to answer that question…
A triumvirate of blogs about D-town. In his recap of the Nuggets’ comfortable squashing of the Clippers last night, the Nugg Doctor’s Nick Sclafani points out that eleven of the team’s next twelve games are against sub .500 opponents. Which should be a good thing, but isn’t always. Ken at…
Today, Mason Tvert, founder of SAFER (Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation), called for a boycott of Starbucks, saying the coffee chain supported the Colorado Drug Investigators Association, a lobbying group that has opposed to medical marijuana. The CDIA, which listed Starbucks as a sponsor on its website alongside such vendors…
MediaNews Group, the Dean Singleton-led company that owns the Denver Post and dozens of other newspapers around the country, recently announced that its holding company, Affiliated Media, would seek bankruptcy protection — although the firm and the Post did their level best to downplay the B-word. Shortly thereafter, a source…
In recent days, the New Mexico-based Jemez Pueblo tribe has gotten plenty of ink for its plan to build “the first utility-scale solar plant on tribal land.” Turns out two Colorado tribes — the Southern Utes and Ute Mountain Utes, both located in the southwestern corner of the state –…
The headline in this morning’s Denver Post is unequivocal: “Republic Airways to Move Frontier’s Headquarters Out of Denver.” But Peter Kowalchuk, Frontier’s spokesman, believes the announced resignation of former Frontier CEO Sean Menke, and the relocation of other top-level execs to Republic’s home base, Indianapolis, just over a month after…
Hey, Denver! Here are some blogs about you! Kyle at Bronco Talk gets fans up to speed on reports that two veteran Broncos assistants, Rick Dennison and Bobby Turner, are leaving the team for Houston and Washington, respectively. Maybe the grass really is greener on the other side of the…
In just-released county and employment figures from the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, two Colorado counties get significant spotlight time — and not in a way calculated to please representatives Betsy Markey and Mike Coffman. Weld County, part of Democrat Markey’s congressional district, finished first among large U.S…
