A Boulder family got an eyeful recently when, during a routine drive to the bank, they saw a man making an unauthorized withdrawal. From his pants. Are you following? The man, whose name I’ll leave out on the off chance I ever get hammered and end up cranking it in…
Earlier today, it seemed like HB 1284, the bill to regulate the medical marijuana industry, had cleared its highest hurdles. But more obstacles lie ahead. Today, Charlotte Jackson, assigned to the legislative bill room at the state capitol, confirms that the House rejected the changes to HB 1284 made by…
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Denver Assistant City Attorney Kory Nelson represented the city in a 2005 lawsuit against the State of Colorado, which had passed a law forbidding municipalities from enforcing Breed Specific Legislation — BSL for short. But Face the State’s Jared Jacang Maher reveals, Nelson also sent at least one letter (on…
Fort Collins Coloradoan editor Bob Moore’s blog is a must-read for anyone interested in Northern Colorado politics — and his post about congressional wannabe Cory Gardner’s latest attack on incumbent Betsy Markey shows why. This morning, Gardner’s campaign sent out an e-mail blast touting the launch of ebetsy.com, which purports…
Over the weekend, when Park Hill’s Jai Harris saw a light in the northwest sky, she did what any tech-savvy person would — pointed a camera at it, set the footage to moody piano music, created some informative and/or speculative graphics (she asks if viewers think it’s a UFO, a…
I’ve found some of my most cherished possessions by dumpster diving, including a headless, armless half-mannequin nicknamed Venus de Milo that proudly models robes in the corner of my bedroom. But if I saw Venus’s shapely figure peaking from the top of a dumpster in Boulder this week, taking her…
On March 31, Erick Schmuckal was taken from a Broomfield courtroom to a cell for violating his probation by acting as a medical-marijuana patient and caregiver, as he’s licensed to do in Colorado. Yesterday, Schmuckal told us about his three weeks-plus in jail, as well as his upcoming fights against…
Yesterday, we told you about gubernatorial hopeful Jason R. Clark’s quixotic search for a running mate via a Craigslist ad. He’s exploring this option because, as an independent, he must find a Lieutenant Governor candidate registered as unaffiliated prior to June 15, 2009 — and that’s proven to be more…
Utah is a beautiful state that attracts thousands upon thousands of tourists each year. But those who enjoy themselves most tend to be the ones who visit by choice, not force. This distinction should prove important for Aurora’s Jacson Quintanilla-Mejia, 23, who allegedly picked up his former girlfriend in Broomfield,…
The U.S. military’s first-ever Warrior Games — three days of Paralympic-style competition in nine sports — will kick off in Colorado Springs with an opening ceremony at 5 p.m. — or 1700, to quote the official event schedule. The point of the Warrior Games, according to Army Brigadier General Gary…
Over the weekend, the New York Times ran a piece about local disenchantment with our current crop of sad-sack incumbents, headlined “Democrats See Hopes for West Dim in Colorado.” GOP Senate candidate Jane Norton was so delighted with the article that she linked to it on her Facebook page, introducing…
The controversial Arizona immigration bill hasn’t stopped any folks from coming into this country illegally yet. After all, it won’t take effect until July. But it’s certainly led to a bumper crop of proclamations, including denunciations by Denver Public Schools and the City of Boulder — with the latter prompting…
Looking for a fun new board game to while away these lovely spring afternoons? Anti-immigration firebrand Tom Tancredo has the perfect suggestion. As the Colorado Independent first reported, Tancredo fired up his Twitter account last week and tweeted to his followers, “Check out the new illegal immigration game at http://www.illegalimmigrationgame.com/default.aspx…”…
Many Denver blogs present quality items about Denver on a daily basis. Here are three examples. In a fan post on Mile High Report, Dale Swahn writes that, in his view, the Broncos should start Tim Tebow in game one, because he’s ideal for the offensive approach Coach McD wants…
It’s been four weeks-plus since the capture of Merle Allison, thought to be the so-called Limping Latex Bandit. Since then, the Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force hasn’t introduced us to any new nicknamed scofflaws. Finally, however, there’s a worthy successor to the H1N1 Bandit, the Tom Thumb Bandit, the…
In March, we told you about the strange case of Jay DeVaughn, a librarian for the Community College of Aurora, who at that point had been accused of mailing a single threatening letter. But the criminal complaint filed against him at that time contained plenty of other bizarro assertions –…
The study of neighbors through their lawn decorations… Figure 62. Westwood Iron Man remake not as good as Overland Iron Man original. The Iron Man pictured on the left side of the photo above opened to mixed reviews last week in Denver’s Westwood neighborhood. The bright colors and playfully oversize…
As we all know, the economy remains tough these days. But there are still jobs out there. Like, for instance, Lieutenant Governor of Colorado — a position currently being advertised on Craigslist. No, it’s not a joke. Jason R. Clark, an independent gubernatorial hopeful, needs to find a running mate…
Westword.com’s nightlife photographers emerged from their weekly hibernation and ventured into the night over the weekend, capturing Denver in its natural state (drunk and happy). See the fruits of their labor on the slideshow page…
Last October, we introduced you to Renee Herlocker, the former Denver Broncos cheerleader who’d just been named the Ultimate Spike Girl by the cable network of the same name. But she had more to talk about than winning the contest, and the Spike correspondent gig that went along with it…
On April 30, K-High, Denver’s contemporary-jazz radio outlet, vanished from the airwaves after its owner, Bustos Media, sold the 101.9 FM frequency to Christian broadcaster WAY-FM. The sale price shows how much radio-property values have plummeted in recent years. In 2006, Bustos bought 101.9 FM for $17.5 million. Four years…
