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Disappearing Denver: Looking Back at Buildings We’ve Lost

By Patricia Calhoun

Denver was barely a century old in the go-go ’60s, when eager developers began wiping this city’s past off the map, demolishing old buildings downtown and replacing them with surface parking lots, all in the name of urban renewal. But much of that stopped when Denver City Council approved the Denver Landmark Preservation Ordinance in March 1967, a year after the National Historic Preservation Act was enacted and two years after Dana Crawford began creating Larimer Square.

Historic Zang Mansion in Capitol Hill Sells for $2 Million

By Margaret Jackson

Forty years after her father bought the historic Zang Mansion, Janet Greiner has sold it for $2 million to a buyer who plans to upgrade the electrical and plumbing systems. It’s bittersweet for Greiner, whose father, Rodney Greiner, died last fall. Greiner says she doesn’t have the time or the…

Anti-Muslim Hate Crime Jail Suit: Prayer Service Attendees Were Pepper-Sprayed

By Michael Roberts

A lawsuit claims that guards at a Colorado prison pepper-sprayed Muslim inmates gathering for a prayer service and later assaulted one of them in retaliation for his plans to pursue the matter in court. The attorney behind the suit calls the actions a hate crime and sees a connection between them and the type of rhetoric that currently emanates from the White House.

Is Donald Trump Responsible for Record Marijuana Sales in Colorado?

By Kate McKee Simmons

Colorado’s cannabis industry continues to break records. This February’s recreational sales were the second-highest for a month, falling just shy of the $88.2 million sold in September 2016, according to data released Monday by Marijuana Business Daily. Marijuana sales of both medical and recreational marijuana in Colorado totaled more than…

How Much It Costs to Live in Denver Right Now

By Michael Roberts

Many of the readers who responded to our recent post “Why It’s So Hard to Make a Living in Denver Despite Strong Economy” told us that costs in the Mile High City are putting a major squeeze on their pocketbooks. And indeed, Denver is currently among the twenty most expensive cities to live in North America as measured by updated price data for basic commodities in the area.

420 Rally Faces Fines and City Review After Violating Permits

By Kate McKee Simmons

Last Thursday’s 420 Rally was a disaster. The Denver police made 48 arrests, and Civic Center Park was trashed.On April 24, Mayor Michael Hancock held a press conference in the park to address concerns about the rally, and announced that he has launched an inter-departmental review to better understand what occurred at the event and which permit requirements weren’t met or went ignored.

Cary Kennedy on Her Run for Governor in 2018, Campaign Announcement

By Michael Roberts

After former Colorado state treasurer Cary Kennedy announced that she is running for the 2018 Colorado governorship on Facebook Live from behind the wheel of a moving car, the video went viral for reasons she hadn’t anticipated; political opponents and the press needled her for supposedly distracted driving. But rather than fuming over the response, she says she’s pleased that so many people got to hear her message, which she expands upon in a wide-ranging interview with Westword.

Denver’s Hot Housing Market: Why Are There More “Coming Soon” Signs?

By Michael Roberts

Thanks to Denver’s red-hot real estate market, more and more people trying to buy a home in the metro area are finding themselves in bidding wars, resulting in offers that frequently blow past the property’s listed price. The incredible demand, as well as the speed with which purchases are being made, explains why some real estate agents have started putting up “Coming Soon” signs on houses before changing them to “For Sale.”

The Most Popular Terms, Strains and Emojis on 4/20

By Kate McKee Simmons

Blend, a group messaging app, reviewed the group chats of more than 300,000 millennial users on 4/20 to see what terms, emojis, and strains were most popular on the holiday. “Let’s smoke” was twice as popular as any other term, and Blue Dream had almost double the mentions of any other strain. Here’s the breakdown:

Readers Talk Trash About Denver’s Bins and Dumpsters

By Westword Staff

Yesterday was Earth Day, and while many people renewed their commitment to recycling and keeping the environment as clean as possible, others were talking trash about Denver’s new bin system. Dumpsters are scheduled to be eliminated by the end of the year, according to Denver Recycles and Solid Waste Management, and some readers already miss them.

Denver 420 Rally Cleanup Delayed by Knife-Wielding Man, Organizer Says

By Michael Roberts

The morning after the 2017 version of the Denver 4/20 Rally, Civic Center Park was still a mess and angry residents were phoning local TV stations with complaints. But as noted by Miguel Lopez, wearing a yellow hoodie that accurately identified him as “Chief Event Organizer” for the rally, his permit allows him until noon the next day to fully clean up the area. Lopez was confident he’d still be able to make that deadline despite delays caused after the festival was over by a man with a knife who’d slashed open garbage bags and scattered trash that had already been collected.

Who Needs Sci-Fi Movies When Colorado Has NREL?

By Ana Campbell

Forget sci-fi movies: For a real surreal experience, look no further than Golden. Colorado’s first capital is now the capital of the green movement and home to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, which is celebrating its fortieth anniversary in July. NREL, which started out as the Solar Energy Research Institute…

Regal Gateway Into City Park Is Getting a Facelift

By Margaret Jackson

Just over a year after the work started, the $1 million first phase of the restoration of Sullivan Gateway at City Park is wrapping up. The first phase of the restoration included refurbishing both the east and west lion-head fountains to include new mechanical and electrical work for operation and…

Springs Cops Deny Racial Profiling After Racial Profiling Case Settled for $212K

By Michael Roberts

The Colorado Springs Police Department denies that Ryan and Benjamin Brown were racially profiled during an aggressive arrest captured on video even though the City of Colorado Springs has agreed to pay $212,000 and alter some policies in order to settle the case. The CSPD also accuses the ACLU of Colorado, which represented the Browns, of inaccuracy and more over the way it’s portrayed the matter. But the ACLU isn’t backing down.