Today marks the start of Memorial Day weekend, when thousands of Coloradans traditionally hit the roads to experience and enjoy the state they’re in — sometimes while intoxicated. Also getting underway: the latest Colorado Department of Transportation DUI enforcement period, known as “The Heat Is On.” The operation, which runs…
Colorado isn’t exactly known for places to surf — but that’s about to change. The $15 million South Platte River Run Project, located along a one-mile portion of the Platte shared by Englewood and Sheridan in Arapahoe County, isn’t expected to be completed until 2018. But the initial phase of…
Yesterday, we told you about the indictment of Terry Maketa, once the El Paso County Sheriff, along with former Undersheriff Paula Presley (who was also his lover) and an ex-commander on charges that include conspiracy to commit extortion, witness tampering and even second-degree kidnapping. Now comes an unexpected ripple effect. Julia…
We recently shared with you a list of the ten most romantic spots in Denver according to an authority on the topic — VISIT DENVER, the city’s tourist agency. But while romance is great, free can be just as good. The site’s list of Denver area’s best free tours includes…
We’ve been reporting about the murder of Shane Richardson, which took place early on May 2 in an apartment over Rosenberg’s Bagels & Deli. After Richardson was killed, a fire was set in the apartment that forced Rosenberg’s to close, and more than three weeks later, it still hasn’t reopened…
Do you have a friend you love with qualities you hate? Someone who’s obnoxious and rarely pays his debts and would get a punch in the face if he were anyone else, but somehow combines his undesirable traits in a lovable package that works only for him? My friend Kyle,…
The debate continues about the proliferation of modern-style houses in Denver neighborhoods. A lot of our readers aren’t fans, as exemplified by a recent Comment of the Day in which the author argued that most houses of this type stick out like a sore thumb. Of late, however, people who…
In case you missed it…. At Westword Arts, Lauren Archuleta fills us in about the ten best gym deals in Denver. The Colorado Independent’s Corey Hutchins: “Why Colorado’s largest labor union won’t endorse Michael Bennet.” Denver PR salutes Tom Clark — or, as it refers to him, “Tom F’ing Clark.”…
The birthday of Prince Siddhartha Gautama nearly 2,600 years ago is traditionally one of the most festive holidays of the year among millions of Mahayana Buddhism followers. In the past, the celebration of the Buddha’s birthday has been one of the most heavily attended events of the year at the…
“I don’t believe it!” a woman screams while lying on the floor next to the cockpit door of a Frontier aircraft originating in Denver. “I don’t believe it!” Neither did the man whose video captured part, but not all, of a freak-out during the taxiing procedure that resulted in the…
“The City of Denver” thinks the State of Colorado has reached capacity and has posted a Change.org petition calling for Colorado Governor John Hickenloopers to prevent more outsiders from relocating here. No, the real City of Denver isn’t making this argument. “The City of Denver” is a user name — but the…
Bryson Fischer didn’t spend much time on Facebook. But on May 15, he penned two posts in which he shared his pain and bared his soul, particularly in relation to drug use, which he said had ruined his life. One week later, he was dead — killed by police officers…
Rent prices in Denver have been among the highest in the nation in recent years. And while costs have moderated to some degree over the past few months, they’re no one’s idea of a bargain. That’s the takeaway from a Rent Cafe post focusing on the twenty major U.S. markets in which rent…
In March, 2015, we told you about a sex-filled lawsuit against Terry Maketa, formerly the El Paso County sheriff. Among other things, the suit accused Maketa and Undersheriff Paula Presley, one of three employees with whom he was said to have had affairs, of practicing sexual favoritism and running a…
It was among the most shocking crimes of 2015 — the murder of Patricia Richmond, a Routt County resident who was strangled to death, then sexually assaulted at a residence not far from Steamboat Springs. The person who committed this horrific deed was Cole Pollard, a distant cousin of Richmond’s fiance,…
Dear Stoner: My brother has cancer, and I think medical marijuana would be better for his pain than Oxycontin, which can be addictive. If you were looking for advice on what strains to use, where would you go? Marge Dear Marge: Opiate painkillers work for many people, but I’ve also…
Our Chris Walker recently reported that enforcement of Denver’s camping ban has increased by nearly 500 percent this spring. As Walker noted, few homeless people are being arrested. Instead, police are issuing them “move on” orders that force them to find new places to stay if they decline help. The…
In case you missed it…. At Westword Food & Drink, Ben Landreth lists the ten best spots for food and fun on Memorial Day weekend. Big Media’s Jason Salzman on State Senator Lauren Woods’s suggestion that Colorado ignore Obama administration rules about transgender bathrooms. Mile High Report’s Steven Kriz: “Is Paxton…
“This has been too long in coming,” Governor John Hickenlooper said at the end of the Healing Run commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre. “On behalf of the State of Colorado, I want to apologize.” He did just that on December 3, 2014, standing on the steps…
No question that Twitter is an often impolite platform — and that’s fine when the targets are the likes of, say, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. But the prevalence of discriminatory tweets aimed at particular groups is troubling…which is why students at the University of Denver and Metro State…
Last month, prosecutors failed to persuade a jury that Tom Fallis had murdered his wife, Ashley Fallis, who he said had taken her own life. Robert Perez made the same assertion about his wife, Dennielle Leichtle, after her brutal death in August 2014. However, a jury has now found Perez guilty…
Since 2013, as we reported last year, iBake Denver, a marijuana smoking club, has been operating openly and without problems at its location in Adams County. But now, Adams County is trying to shut it down — and Denver NORML is crying foul. We wrote about iBake in May 2015,…
