This morning on 87.7 The Ticket, John Elway offered his most detailed and wide-ranging comments to date about the firing of Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels and the possibility of him taking on a new role in the organization. He doesn’t aspire to be either head coach or general…
With John Hickenlooper having been elected Colorado’s governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor next year, and the race promises to be wide open. To introduce you to the players, we’re offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Chris Romer. “I’m going to win this race the old-fashioned…
Last week, we told you about the resignation of the Denver Post’s Susan Greene after she was told her column would be canceled. Turns out other column-oriented changes are in the offing, including a possible move for star scribe Mike Littwin from his prime page two location to the lower-profile…
Update: The Aurora Police Department has released the name of the man arrested in the Monday shooting of Aurora Central student Karina Vargas. He’s Luis Guzman-Rincon, nineteen, who’s likely in this country illegally. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has put a hold on Guzman-Rincon, a bit of info sure to stir…
Brad Whittle, president of the company that operates Yellow Cab in Denver, refused to comment for last week’s cover story, “Mean Streets,” in which former taxi drivers described alleged abuse and discrimination at the operation. But after the story came out, Whittle apparently weighed in on the subject, and our…
The copyright-infringement warning the Denver Post published last month was followed by a lawsuit filed on behalf of the Post and its owner, MediaNews Group, by Las Vegas-based Righthaven LLC against a small South Carolina blogger. This action implied that the firm had targeted a little fish as a warning…
Less than two years after Teresa Lynn was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the murder of her mother-in-law and the blinding of her husband, her treatment team at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo was already pushing for her to have more privileges, including trips off…
Westword is asking readers to help us select a Shmuck of the Year by rolling out a new candidate each week throughout the month of December. The winner — loser — will be announced on January 3. Our first candidate was the newly fired Josh McDaniels. This week, say hello…
Update: The numbers are in! More than 18,700 donors contributed over $8 million to more than 500 nonprofits in 24 hours yesterday during the inaugural Colorado Gives Day. That’s eight times more than organizers expected to raise…
Here are some blog posts about Denver that we hope you’ll enjoy. According to the Colorado Independent’s John Tomasic, Muhammad Ali Hasan, subject of the 2008 Westword feature “Is This Muslim Republican Mr. Right or the Big Cheese?,” has publicly announced his decision to leave the GOP. You didn’t need…
The still-bad economy has inspired a number of small-time metal thieves — like Richard Goodface and Duane Brown, who allegedly swiped Denver storm grates in October. But according to the Colorado Springs Police Department, they’re pikers in comparison with several suspects accused of swiping copper and aluminum from air conditioners…
In his latest review, marijuana critic William Breathes visits The Grasshopper Alternative Medicine, a ladies’ choice shop that’s one of his picks, too. If it doesn’t fire you up, though, our newly updated MMJ center listings provide more options. Click to access our medical marijuana dispensary directory…
This dispensary has closed. Mixed in with the boutique specialty shops, craft beer houses and other restaurants in the area, Grasshopper Alternative Medicine blends in well with its East 17th Avenue neighbors. Aside from the ubiquitous green medical marijuana crosses, the clinic could pass for a coffee shop thanks to…
From the angle in which the above photograph was taken, it appears that the hanging skeletons warn of dire consequences for scofflaws who disobey the Denver Fire Department’s “no parking or storage allowed within 50 feet of this building” sign…..
On November 30, Dow Jones columnist Al Lewis wrote a very funny piece about being called a “scumbag” by John Elway, who recently lost millions in Sean Mueller’s Ponzi scheme. But while most of Lewis’s columns run in the Denver Post, where he was previously a staffer, this one didn’t…
Our recent Colorado Crimes post “Azimdzhon Mazhidov, 15 others from Russia, Tajikistan charged with ripping off $300,000” detailed a complicated check-kiting scheme allegedly involving conspirators from Denver and Philadelphia. The tale prompted an extremely polite plea not to assume all Tajikistan immigrants in the U.S. have larceny on their mind…
Last night, the Nuggets failed to secure George Karl’s 1,000th win vs. the Boston Celtics in part because Carmelo Anthony sat out, reportedly due to cold symptoms and right-knee inflammation. Is it coincidental that these issues flared up the same night reports suggested that the Nugs have finally realized Melo…
Denver City Council’s decision not to provide a service-dog exception for its long-time pit-bull ban violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to an attorney suing Denver and Aurora on behalf of disabled vets. Councilwoman Paula Sandoval, who voted for creating an exception, agrees — and she wonders if it’s…
We’re continuing to build to our collection of 2010’s top mug shots, supplementing our top women’s and face-and-neck-tattoo pics. Today, we bring you bad-hair photos — ones we doubt you’ll be clipping to share with your stylist. Page through our twelve favorites below, and click on their names to read…
Advocates like Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of the Rockies’ Vincent Palazzotto believe new health department rules could be devastating for patients and caregivers. But they’ll have to wait to find out what they are until next year…
Despite the oh-so-seasonal protests — including a round of billboards from Colorado Coalition of Reason, the first of which went up Monday at 11th Avenue and Speer — the Denver City and County Building is once again lit up for the holidays, protected by the rosy glow of several court…
Before the refreshments in the basement but after federal judge Christina M. Habas fervently waved a pocket-sized Constitution during her speech, 76 people became naturalized citizens of the United States during a Tuesday morning ceremony at the Denver Central Library. Of the 76 people, they came from 39 countries, said…
