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Grand Jury to Ask: Where Is the Taser That May Have Killed Marvin Booker?

By Michael RobertsSeptember 29, 2017

Two months ago, family members of Marvin Booker, who died in Denver’s main jail during a July 2010 excessive-force incident that led to a $6 million settlement, appeared at a press conference to demand that Denver District Attorney Beth McCann begin a new investigation into the tragic incident. Now, McCann is referring what she calls a “limited aspect” of the case to the Denver Grand Jury. And while McCann’s office isn’t divulging any specifics, the panel will almost certainly look into reports of a missing Taser that Booker’s loved ones see as evidence of a potential criminal coverup.

The Most Expensive Zip Codes in Denver and Colorado

By Michael RobertsSeptember 29, 2017

A new study ranking the most expensive Zip Codes in Colorado shows that the vast majority of them are in the vicinity of Denver and Boulder. Only three Zip Codes out of the top fifty fall outside that area, and all of them can be found along the Interstate 25 urban corridor.

James Holmes’s Post-“Satan’s Lake of Fire” Moves Land Him in Pennsylvania

By Michael RobertsSeptember 28, 2017

Aurora theater shooter James Holmes has been on the move within the prison system since a 2015 attack on him by Mark “Slim” Daniels, who apologized in a letter to our Alan Prendergast for being unable to send the man who killed twelve people and injured seventy others at the Aurora Century 16 theater on July 20, 2012, to “Satan’s lake of fire.” Now, for the first time in more than a year, we finally know his location. At present, he’s being held at the United States penitentiary in Allenwood, Pennsylvania.

Complaining About Denver’s Bike Infrastructure Makes You Sound Entitled

By Chris WalkerSeptember 27, 2017

Hey, fellow bike commuters in Denver, you have it so good here, and many of you don’t even realize it. This past year I’ve noticed increased amounts of negative press coverage and complaints on social media about the lack of bike lanes, drivers parking in them (where they exist) and dangerous intersections in Denver.

Schools Say There Was No Confederate Flag at Manual Game — Sort of

By Michael RobertsSeptember 27, 2017

As we’ve reported, tempers flared at a September 22 football game between the Weld Central High School Rebels and Denver’s Manual High School Thunderbolts over claims about the display of a Confederate flag made by Manual principal Nick Dawkins, among others. Weld Central reps subsequently denied anything like this actually happened, and now, Dawkins has signed on to a letter released just shy of 9 p.m. last night, September 26, that absolves the visiting team and blames unidentified spectators for trying to bring in a flag. However, the document, on view below, doesn’t address other assertions made by Dawkins about injuries to Manual players and the alleged use of racial slurs by some members of the Rebels.

Why Colorado Tokers Love Amnesia Haze

By Herbert FuegoSeptember 27, 2017

Like Cannalope and Silver Hazes, Amnesia Haze is a fixture in Amsterdam coffee shops, and it’s become an established strain in American dispensaries, too. It can be found in dispensaries around the country, so spotting it on the shelf in Denver is relatively easy.

Your House May Actually Be Worth Less Than It Cost 15 Years Ago

By Michael RobertsSeptember 27, 2017

Thanks to Denver’s red-hot housing market, Mile High City home values are currently higher than they were at their pre-recession peak, although perhaps not by as much as some frustrated home buyers might have expected. But while Colorado as a whole has experienced a similar boom, there are plenty of places in the state where homes are worth considerably less than they were a decade and a half ago.

Colorado’s Election Systems Were in Russian Crosshairs Last November

By Chris WalkerSeptember 26, 2017

The extent to which hackers and other shadowy operatives from Russia meddled in the U.S. election last November seems to be expanding as additional evidence comes to light. Facebook has come under scrutiny after it was revealed that the social-media company sold and displayed over 3,000 political advertisements related to…

Denver 420 Rally Organizers Invited to Apply for 2018 — With Strings Attached

By Michael RobertsSeptember 26, 2017

As we’ve reported, organizers of the Denver 420 Rally have been prohibited from applying for a Denver event permit for three years as a result of complaints about security and cleanup issues at this year’s edition, and their priority status with the city was rescinded. Attorney Rob Corry, representing lead planner Miguel Lopez and his team, formally appealed that decision at a marathon session on September 19, and while the hearing officer has up to thirty days to issue a ruling, the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation has already sent Lopez an application for the 2018 event. He sees this development as a positive sign even though a line inserted into the document reads, “Due to the pending appeal, DPR reserves the right to cancel any dates or reservations.”

How Addiction Nearly Killed One Famous Dad’s Beautiful Boy

By Michael RobertsSeptember 26, 2017

The number of deaths in Colorado related to heroin and other opioids have skyrocketed of late, with the recent fatal overdoses of celebrity sons Eric Bolling Jr. and Max Barry in the Denver-Boulder area underscoring the magnitude of the situation. Against this backdrop, author David Sheff and his son Nic Sheff, the respective author and subject of Beautiful Boy, a best-selling book about Nic’s addiction to methamphetamines, will co-headline a fundraising event for Arapahoe House, one of the state’s largest drug-and-alcohol rehabilitation centers, on Wednesday, September 27; get the details below. In advance of the appearance, David spoke with Westword about his personal experiences and the challenge of making progress on such a vexing issue.