Last week, we introduced you to Vail’s Madison McKinley, aka The Bachelor’s vampire girl — so dubbed because of the fangs she had implanted after joining an NYC vamp club. Part of last night’s episode involved a public service announcement for the American Red Cross encouraging blood donation, which should…
Only days after I posted a few remarks about Bill Ritter’s play-it-safe approach to pardons and his reluctance to commute excessive sentences, the departing governor delivered a slew of bolder pardons and even a few commutations, stunning some grateful convicts and raising hackles elsewhere. Ritter won’t have to worry about…
Last week’s cover story, “Extra Bold” deconstructs the weird, wonderful world of Denver designer Rick Griffith, a man who’s constantly scrutinizing how words and letter-forms are used everywhere — including the Denver School System. Griffith might be on to something, since a new paper reports that the type used in…
Check out these three Colorado-centric blog posts. 5280’s Michael de Yoanna shares his take on Greeley school board member Brett Reese’s radio attacks on Martin Luther King Jr. Will he take down Mother Teresa next? Colorado Pols: The mercurial Tom Strickland is leaving his Interior Department gig next month. Mile…
Hot on the heels of Jared Loughner’s homicidal attack on Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords comes word of a threat against the staff of Colorado Senator Michael Bennet. John Troy Davis has reportedly been arrested in the incident. Below, see the official statement from Bennet’s office and the complete Davis arrest…
Update below: Carolina Panthers coach John Fox is expected to arrive in Denver today — weather permitting — to interview for the job of Denver Broncos head coach. But before he faces Pat Bowlen, John Elway, Joe Ellis and other team executives, he will likely show his face to Broncos…
In touting the break-up of an alleged drug ring said to be using medical marijuana as cover, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers suggested a link between the MMJ biz and illegal dealing. Sensible Colorado’s Brian Vicente sees this statement and others as evidence Suthers is wasting taxpayers’ money on an…
Plenty of thieves have active fantasy lives. Remember the guy who robbed a 7-Eleven using a Klingon battle weapon called a bat’leth? Or the teen who reportedly deployed a sword to steal Oxycontin? But alleged lawbreakers in Centennial recently took things to the next level, disguising themselves as Star Wars-style…
Update below: On Friday, we told you about multiple arrests in an alleged drug ring in which participants are accused of using medical marijuana documents as cover. Among those busted was Laura Vanwormer, co-owner of Colorado CHRONIX, a meet-up group based in Fort Collins…
Our post last week about Isaiah Pickens, accused of robbing a Domino’s delivery man at gunpoint (but only stealing pizza and wings, not cash), prompted some amusing comments. Still, none was funnier — and less complimentary of Domino’s — than the one below…
NSFW: Not Safe For Work. The designation differs from workplace to workplace, with Westword photog Jonathan Shoup’s slideshow of images from Beta’s Go-Go dancer try-out being a good way to gauge your boss’s tolerance level. The same goes for plenty of other memorable shots we’ve recently posted. Check them out…
We’re hearing conflicting reports about the long-rumored trade of Carmelo Anthony to the New Jersey Nets. Some sources suggest that a deal for Melo and Chauncy Billups is imminent, while another says it’s on the rocks due to the Nuggets’ insistence on including Al Harrington in the package…
Update below: Nearly a dozen years later, the shootings at Columbine High School continue to be a go-to reference point whenever mass killings such as Jared Loughner’s murderous attack in Arizona take place. That’s especially true in the British press, which frequently portrays American society as increasingly violent and bloody,…
Update: Lakewood Police have belatedly released a mug shot of Eric Montiel, the chief suspect in the January 4 slaying of El Torito bartender Jose Beltran-Galindo. In addition, the LPD has tweaked the license plate number of Montiel’s reported vehicle. Look below to see that release, a larger photo of…
Watch local TV news and you’d be under the impression that snowplows are everywhere this morning — but I sure as hell can’t confirm it. I left my home in the Ken-Caryl Ranch area at 5:15 a.m. this morning, and by the time I slid into the parking lot at…
“Man of Letters,” Joel Warner, January 6 Just His Type The Rick Griffith feature is awesome. I love the photo on the cover, too. It captures his essence, to say the least. I’ve known Rick as a friend, a college professor and a life mentor. If you know him well,…
The Animal Planet show Pit Boss — which stars former actor Shorty Rossi as he rescues and retrains pit bulls — is planning to shoot an episode in Denver at the end of the month, one that would take a look at the city’s strict and frequently vilified ordinance outlawing…
Kenny Be takes a look at Governor John Hickenlooper’s political life to date. Each golden moment also serves as a draft for what he may have on tap for Colorado’s future. John Hickenlooper, Colorado’s Dome-Brewed Governor…
Are bed bugs a big problem in Denver? Missy Henriksen, spokeswoman for the National Pest Management Association, which is currently hosting its inaugural National Bed Bug Forum in nearby Broomfield, assures us that the decision to host the confab in Colorado had nothing to do with our infestation level. But…
This week’s cover story, “Extra Bold,” details local designer Rick Griffith’s love affair with everything having to do with letters. It made sense, therefore, to ask his friends, family and colleagues what typeface Griffith most resembles — and all of them were eager to weigh in. You can check out…
Disgraced ex-lawman Michael Carona, a former hot property in California Republican circles and once dubbed “America’s Sheriff” by an admiring Larry King, has lost his appeal on corruption charges and may soon be one of the more celebrated inmates at Federal Correctional Institution Englewood…
Some people surely pay for the Denver Voice simply because the money goes to the homeless and hardly glance at it before tossing it — although that would be a mistake. Not only does the Voice represent a worthy cause (for which is won a 2009 Westword MasterMind award), it…
