Airport Concessionaire Rips Off RiNo Name for a Cash Landing
Denver International Airport is trying to put more local flavor in its concessions. But shouldn’t the airport ask the locals before they lift neighborhood names?
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Can Hancock’s Ambitious Mobility Action Plan Unsnarl Denver Traffic?
If the bond issue passes in November 2017, Mayor Michael Hancock’s transportation team will be able to take their plans for Denver traffic mitigation and prodding people out of their cars to the next level.
How Dasean Perry’s Bullet Killed a Good Man, Put Pals Behind Bars for Decades
Christian Willis is the third person to be sentenced for playing a role in a robbery-gone-wrong that led to the fatal September 2015 shooting of Darren Bloomquist, a 49-year-old Air Force veteran who was moonlighting as a cab driver to support his disabled wife. According to the Denver District Attorney’s Office, the police report in the case remains sealed. However, we know that Willis and Nicholas McKinney, who were both juveniles when the crime took place, will spend decades in stir even though their older pal Dasean Perry actually fired the fatal shot.
It’s About F*cking Time: Rents Falling Across Metro Denver
As we’ve reported, metro Denver rent prices have been moderating of late, but as recently as August, rents were up on a month-to-month basis almost everywhere in the area. However, that’s finally changed. In September, rent prices were either unchanged or down from the previous month in ten different communities in and around the Mile High City.
Ask a Stoner: Where Can I Find a Dispensary in Southeastern Colorado?
Not all regions of Colorado are as accepting of legal cannabis as others.
What Needs to Happen for Hyperloop to Break Ground by 2021
After Hyperloop One announced that the Rocky Mountain Hyperloop project was among the winners of the Elon Musk-affiliated transportation company’s Global Challenge to “identify the strongest new Hyperloop routes in the world,” and revealed a new public-private partnership with the Colorado Department of Transportation to launch a feasibility study, questions arose about how quickly this dream could become a reality in these parts. CDOT’s Amy Ford says four years is a goal, albeit one that can only be achieved if a lot of things go right.
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At-Risk Youth and Family-Care Provider Excelsior to Close
Donors, funders and volunteers of Excelsior, a 45-year-old health-services provider for at-risk youth and families, were notified last Friday, September 29, that the program will end its clinics and services by November and dissolve entirely by July 2018.
October Marks Eightieth Anniversary of Cannabis Prohibition
Sunday, October 1, marked the eightieth anniversary of House Bill 6385: the Marihuana Tax Act, the first time penalties were federally levied against the possession, production and sale of cannabis.
Which Fast-Food Chains Benefit Most From Legal Pot?
Even Peyton Manning credited legal pot for the success of 21 Papa John’s locations he purchased in Denver shortly before Amendment 64 passed in 2012 – but Papa’s doesn’t see nearly the number of potheads as more traditional junk food spots.
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Mass Shootings: At Least 1,864 From Aurora Theater Tragedy to Las Vegas
At this writing, at least fifty people are reportedly dead and hundreds more were wounded after a mass shooting attack by Stephen Paddock during a Jason Aldean appearance outside the Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas on Sunday night, October 1. These numbers make it the deadliest event of its kind in U.S. history, but hardly an isolated one. In the five years-plus since July 20, 2012, when twelve people were killed and seventy were injured during James Holmes’s attack at the Century 16 theater in Aurora, 1,864 incidents like it have taken place, according to online estimates.
Robbery Conviction Tossed Over Witness Mental Issues
Tony Blue’s 64-year prison sentence for armed robbery has been overturned after his attorneys discovered that the state’s star witness in the case had been found mentally incompetent in another criminal prosecution 20 years earlier.
Top 20 Tweets From Whiny Raiders Fans After Broncos Win
The concerns of Denver Broncos fans about quarterback Trevor Siemian and kicker Brandon McManus, among others, weren’t exactly put to rest by the squad’s 16-10 victory over the Oakland Raiders yesterday, October 1. But the whining done by Raiders Nation on Twitter during and after the contest, as seen in the twenty memorable tweets on view below, made the victory taste plenty sweet anyhow.
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Recalling Henry Gholz, Climber Who Died at Rocky Mountain National Park
In a year that’s been filled with tragic climbing deaths in Colorado, the latest strikes close to home. Henry Gholz, a 66-year-old from Fort Collins who recently retired from an impressive position with the National Science Foundation, died on Saturday, September 30, in a fall from the Batman and Robin route up Batman Pinnacle at Rocky Mountain National Park.
Reader: Is a “Sanctuary” City Really Just a Target?
“Operation Safe City” made it clear that the feds consider Denver a sanctuary jurisdiction. But readers are divided on what that means.
Reader: Move 420 Rally Where It Feels the Love, Not Hate
Miguel Lopez had earned the right of first refusal for Civic Center Park on April 20…until the city withdrew that privilege after this year’s Denver 420 rally because of alleged violations. He’s fighting that, but some readers think that the rally should move to a better place.
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Reader: John Elway Did Not Disappoint This Liberal Fan
John Elway has been active in politics for years, even using the Broncos as a springboard for his conservative ideals.
Weed Porn: Ten Instagram Accounts Any Pothead Will Love
Here are ten Instagram accounts any pothead would love, including nug porn, concentrate closeups, growing tips and much more.
Denver’s Five-Year Housing Plan: “People Are Being Squeezed Out”
Today, September 29, Denver mayor Michael Hancock formally unveiled a draft document of Denver’s new proposed five-year housing plan. “Housing an Inclusive Denver,” accessible below, aims to address the have-nots as well as the haves in the go-go economy of today’s Mile High City. Despite the apparent good times, Hancock acknowledged that “people are being squeezed out.”
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ICE Raids Target “Sanctuary Jurisdictions,” Including Denver
With or without a legal definition of “sanctuary city,” it’s now clear that the White House, DHS and ICE all believe that Denver fits the bill.
State Pot Taxes Will Help Fight Homelessness at St. Francis Center
The money used to help the St. Francis Center complete construction is part of a $15.3 million state package from pot tax revenue to fight homelessness.
Arvada Neighborhood “Starting to Revolt” Over Mailman Who Is Allegedly Terrified of Dogs
What do you do when your mailman is unable — or unwilling — to deliver your mail? For some residents of an Arvada neighborhood, the answer is frustrating: not much.
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Marijuana Insiders Discuss Past, Present and Future of Colorado Pot
Thornton’s Anythink Library has been teaching residents about various career and entrepreneurial opportunities in Denver. On September 27, the focus was jobs in the cannabis industry.