See 13 Google Maps-Curated Views of Iconic Colorado Places

You may have thought Google Maps had already captured interactive graphics depicting every square inch of Colorado and the rest of these United States. But there are a lot of new things to see in a just-released special collection of what Google Maps calls “iconic and inspiring areas” in our…

Boulder Group Calls for Excise Tax on Sugary Soda and More

Boulder has been named the least obese city in America multiple times in recent years — and a local group would like to keep it that way. Healthy Boulder Kids is backing an initiative that calls for an excise tax placed on sugary beverages such as soda and other sweetened drinks…

Katherine Kronen Pleads Guilty to Being Accidental X-Games Drug Mule

During the X-Games’ annual stop in Aspen, there’s plenty of snow on the slopes — and, we’re confident, a different kind of snow going up many attendees’ noses. So the arrest of Katherine Kronen for allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine into the festivities was hardly surprising. More unexpected was her…

Millennial Sex Secrets of 12 States, Including Colorado

It makes perfect sense that the folks at  SKYN Condoms would conduct a millennial sex survey. “Sex in America,” assembled in concert with Maxim magazine, features a heat map that offers information about the sexual proclivities of millennials in plenty of places across the country. In addition, SKYN shares interesting and…

Marijuana Strain Review: Sweet Sweet at Doctor’s Orders

Man, have things changed over the past two years. In the summer of 2014, I made my first visit to a recreational dispensary, where the budtender told me that a mid-shelf eighth would be $72 after tax, and a top-shelf one was priced at $83. I almost shit my breeches…

4/20 at Civic Center Park: Uneducated but Effective

After thousands were disappointed Saturday to hear about the rescheduling of the Annual 4/20 Rally and concert, the turnout at Civic Center Park on the actual holiday was still something to sniff at – only I’m not sure if I liked the smell. There was no free concert with Lil…

Five Things That Went Wrong With 4/20 This Year

Now that recreational marijuana is legal in Colorado, 4/20 is a big business — and that means things can go wrong in a big way, with policies that feel anything but pot-friendly and force the cancellation of some of the marijuana-friendly events our city has held so dear. Here are…

64 Pot-Related Tickets at 4/20 Rally, Man Cited for Giving Away Water?

The number of attendees at Wednesday’s 4/20 gathering at Civic Center Park was much smaller than in recent years, likely owing to the lack of a musical headliner. A more elaborate 4/20 rally was canceled this past Saturday at the last minute “due to weather and circumstances beyond its control,” the event’s organizers…

Who Wants to Be Westword’s Next Cannabis Coordinator?

Westword is seeking a hard-working journalist to serve as our cannabis coordinator. The ideal applicant for this full-time, salaried position will be a skilled writer and reporter who can find interesting stories about the burgeoning marijuana industry and culture in Colorado, and who can recruit and develop freelance writers to assist with…

Ten Readers Share the Strangest Places They’ve Ever Had Sex

This morning, we re-shared an evergreen post featuring ten Colorado answers to the question, “What’s the craziest place you’ve ever had sex?” Our readers definitely warmed to the subject. Plenty of them shared the locations of their most adventurous couplings — and they may inspire you to venture beyond the…

The Secret’s Out About This Year’s Film on the Rocks Schedule

In case you missed it…. At Westword Arts, Keith Garcia unveils this year’s long-awaited Film on the Rocks schedule. Predominantly Orange’s Cameron Parker shares Broncos receiver Emmanuel Sanders’s positive thoughts about Mark Sanchez. Denver Egotist: “Amélie Company Turns Denver Streets into an Urban Art Museum for CatEye.”…