View Larger Map Rapid developments on the fiftieth Mile High Murder, which took place early this morning at 1873 S. Clermont Street, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click “View Larger Map”). The Denver Police Department has identified the victim as Jessica…
The Department of the Interior just designated six renewable energy projects, including a 400-megawatt solar tower, as “fast-track” developments deserving of the highest priority. All six of the projects happen to be in California. Hard to believe that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar would ignore all the potential energy sources in…
View Larger Map Not one, not two, but three homicide-related deaths in a 24-hour period? What is this, Detroit? The latest report, as related by the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, leaves more questions open than it answers. Early this morning, officers responded to a call on the 8700 block of…
This city really knows how to kick off its third annual Denver Arts Week: Tonight’s Know Your Arts First Friday, an amped-up First Friday art-walk event, will step up to the plate to showcase local artists and galleries all over town. The fun then continues with a slew of art…
Having trouble finding work? You’re not alone. Follow Jobbed every week as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The Job, as seen online: Personal assistant to high-profile television personality Pay: Salary is competitive and will…
It would take some sort of rocket scientist to create a model of advertising that doesn’t suck. No coincidence, then, that Roger Toennis used to work on projects such as the autonomous lunar rover, Titan 4 rockets and air-to-air missiles before creating Loyal2.me, a product that promises to actually make…
No need to fear the local blogosphere. Following a massive breakdown of this Monday’s Broncos-Steelers contest, Mile High Report’s Steve Nichols predicts: “Denver wins (fingers crossed and nervous as Hell).” Right there with you, Steve. Alan Gottlieb at Education News Colorado says that a bad decision or two by Denver’s…
Archbishop Charles Chaput supports healthcare reform — but his mind could be changed.Although Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput is seen as an arch-conservative in many quarters, he’s actually supported a number of measures considered progressive, including immigration reform. He’s backed an overhaul of the healthcare system, too — but this weekend,…
CU Buffs coach Dan Hawkins certainly talks a good game. But his focus on his squad’s second-half performance against Missouri after the Tigers put up 33 consecutive points in the first smacked of desperation that only deepend when underutilized star recruit Darrell Scott decided to abandon CU’s sinking ship this…
We’ve all been there: Stuck in a job we hate, dreading showing up for even another day. There are ways to grin and bear it, but sometimes that isn’t enough. Sometimes you know just showing up will break you, and you’ve gotta stay away for a day. There are plenty…
At 4:30 p.m., Governor Bill Ritter has scheduled a news conference to talk about the rest of his budget proposal for the 2010-2011 fiscal year, following his Monday submission of digits relating to the Public Health and Environment, Agriculture and Transportation departments. And according to a piece in this morning’s…
An outsider could never tell by looking at the peaceful streets of Denver that numerous alley battles are raging across the city. Behind the scenes, the Mile High City’s typically liberal residents turn into territorial trash monsters. Even I, a sidewalk-snow-scooper-for-next-door-seniors type of neighbor who can barely squeeze out a…
Yesterday afternoon, medical-marijuana advocates filed a petition in Denver District Court calling for a Tuesday ruling about the definition of “caregiver” by the state’s Board of Health to be voided. Sensible Colorado executive director Brian Vicente, who joined attorneys such as Rob Corry and Sensible Breckenridge’s Sean McAllister in presenting…
View Larger Map Our Mile High Murder project, started on May 17, reaches the unfortunate half-century mark in fewer than six months as result of word about Denver’s latest homicide. Early this morning, the Denver Police Department responded to a home at 1873 S. Clermont Street, an area captured in…
Update below: Back in August, combative KOA radio host “Gunny” Bob Newman announced that he was leaving the station in order to take a security and counter-terrorism position for an unnamed employer in “a rather grim war zone” a nineteen-hour flight from Denver. So imagine our surprise when, just three…
Earlier this week, we told you about shootings at Club Posh, 4040 E. Evans, which turned a Halloween party into a true horror show. Now, one of the trio who took bullets that evening — John Singleton, 29 — has died of his wounds. Still no suspects according to the…
Whenever there’s a mass shooting of the sort that burst out at the Fort Hood military base in Texas yesterday, the vast majority of people who lived in the Denver area in 1999 immediately flash back to what happened at Columbine High School that April. It’s not a choice. It’s…
During the emergency Colorado Board of Health hearing Tuesday that struck from state rules what, exactly, it means to be a marijuana caregiver and sent the state’s medical marijuana community into turmoil, prominent pot lawyer Rob Corry told board chairman Glenn Schlabs that “I’ll see you in court” when Schlabs…
As a recent Court of Appeals decision and a Board of Health brouhaha made clear, Colorado’s medical marijuana is in desperate need of an overhaul. While officials and dispensary owners tussle over ridiculously vague pot laws, the state’s marijuana patients are stuck in between — a population that continues to…
Appetite For Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age, by locally based Rolling Stone contributing editor Steve Knopper, is a great read — but a movie? Even Knopper had his doubts. Yet this entertaining chronicle of music-biz greedheads running up huge profits thanks to the…
Facebook, we need to talk about our relationship. But don’t freak out — I’m not dumping you. Yet. Look, I like you. I really do. I mean, when we first met, I was really into you. You were so much less gaudy and stupid than MySpace. You helped me get…
Word that Focus on the Family founder James Dobson would stop producing his trademark radio show and cut the cord between him and the organization in February likely spurred cheers among people whose vehicles sport one of those “Focus on Your Own Damn Family” bumperstickers. But Focus supporters feel very…
