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The Fan’s D-Mac Rips Fox31’s Jeremy Hubbard in DIA Train Contest Rant

By Michael RobertsFebruary 13, 2018

As our Patricia Calhoun has reported, the search for new voices to announce stops on the Denver International Airport trains has turned into a highly unusual and kinda awkward contest in which travelers and other interested parties can vote for their favorites among five women and five men in local media. But last night, one prominent personality not on the finals list made himself heard loud and clear. During his regular afternoon-drive show on 104.3 The Fan, Darren “D-Mac” McKee, a recent Westword profile subject, went off on a hilarious rant about his exclusion and the continued participation of Fox31 anchor Jeremy Hubbard, whose voice, he believes, isn’t nearly as memorable as his hair.

Denver Slapped for Trying to Destroy Kratom From Store Targeted Under Ban

By Michael RobertsFebruary 13, 2018

Around noon on November 20, 2017, mere hours after Denver Environmental Health announced a ban on the sale of kratom for human consumption in the city, DEH representatives stormed into the 5800 East Colfax Avenue branch of Myxed Up Creations, which had been selling the popular herbal pain reliever, and ordered stock valued in the thousands of dollars to be destroyed on the spot. Michael Gross, the shop’s attorney, who likened the action to “a commando raid,” managed to prevent the supply from being trashed, and now the agency’s own board is allowing the kratom in question to be transferred to Myxed Up’s sister stores outside the city limits after criticizing the way the matter was handled. But as many as fourteen other businesses in Denver weren’t so lucky.

Denver Dabbles in Affordable Housing-Focused Zoning, Thanks to…?

By Ana CampbellFebruary 12, 2018

The changes would require that developers that want to build above a certain height in the area pay five times the city’s affordable housing fee per square footage, build a certain number of affordable housing units if it’s a residential building, or implement in any commercial development services that go toward the community, like daycare or space for artists.

8 Suspects, 3 Cops Killed in 42 Days During 14 CO Officer-Involved Shootings

By Michael RobertsFebruary 12, 2018

Counting the New Year’s Eve gun battle that killed Douglas County Deputy Zackari Parrish, there have been fourteen officer-involved shootings along Colorado’s Front Range over a span of 42 days. This total includes a traffic stop on Saturday, February 10 in Aurora during which an adult male was killed by a member or members of the Aurora Police Department — the fifth OIS in less than a week. During these incidents, eight suspects and three officers have been killed and at least eleven injuries took place involving law enforcers and others.

Why Facebook Still Hates Legal Marijuana Businesses

By Michael RobertsFebruary 12, 2018

At this writing, thirty states and the District of Columbia have legalized some form of marijuana, be it recreational, medical or both, with Colorado having been in the latter category for more than four years. Nonetheless, Facebook and Instagram continue to make it difficult for cannabis businesses to advertise and promote themselves on the platforms. The scenario causes frustration within the industry even as it forces marketers to come up with clever ways to get around restrictions.

Grief Over Skiing Death Compounded by Organ, Tissue Donation Failure

By Michael RobertsFebruary 12, 2018

Just over two years after Jason “Jay” Taylor died during a skiing accident at Keystone, his mother, Lynda Weston Taylor, continues to raise awareness about ski area safety. But she’s also speaking out about an issue that compounded the grief she felt after Jay’s passing. Neither his organs nor his tissues were harvested after he died even though he’d formally designated himself an organ donor on his driver’s license.

Meet the Twenty Colorado Men in the 2018 Winter Olympics

By Michael RobertsFebruary 9, 2018

The opening ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Olympics got under way today, Friday, February 9, in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and Colorado is definitely present and accounted for. As we noted in a previous post, eleven women members of the U.S. Olympics team currently live in the state, with many of them having been born here. And Colorado men are even more heavily represented. Twenty have ties to our fair state. Meet all of them here.

Coloradan Who Mailed Marijuana Gets Year in Prison: Sign of New Crackdown?

By Michael RobertsFebruary 9, 2018

Last month, we looked into a question posed in the post “Mailing Marijuana Out of Colorado: Are Your Odds of Getting Caught Going Up?” The answer is not yet in, but there’s new evidence that arrestees may be treated severely under the Justice Department of pot hating attorney general Jeff Sessions: Arvada’s Mark Koenig has been sentenced to just over a year in federal prison for the offense.