More dispensaries than Starbucks stores in Denver? So what?

Back in the fall of 2009, trying to get a handle on the growing medical marijuana business, Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown visited Los Angeles, where he discovered that there were more dispensaries than Starbucks outlets. In January 2010, the Denver Post reported that there were now more dispensaries than…

Dan Maes was Running Without Cowboy Boots, got kicked to the curb

A year ago, one-time gubernatorial favorite Scott McInnis was grappling with charges of plagiarism — leaving the path clear for darkest of dark-horse candidates Dan Maes to win the Republican nomination for governor. He was soundly trounced in November by John Hickenlooper, but at least he has something to show…

Arts & Venues Denver merger not a hit with critics

Michael Hancock hasn’t yet taken office as mayor of Denver. That’s on tap for later today. But Hancock’s already being pressured by some arts advocates to take another look at the recent merger of the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs and the Division of Theatres & Arenas into Arts &…

Marijuana: Great Legalization Debate quickly goes to pot

If only Ron Paul and Barney Frank had introduced their federal marijuana-legalization proposal one day earlier, the Great Legalization Debate might have turned into a truly great discussion. Instead, last night’s “debate” at Casselman’s more closely resembled an episode of Family Feud — which turned R-rated when Corey Donahue lit…

Diego’s serves up the taste of Pueblo — and a Slopper!

Four months after it opened in an unlikely below-ground spot just off the 16th Street Mall, Diego’s Mexican Food and Cantina won the People’s Choice award for green chile at Denver’s Cinco de Mayo celebration. And with good reason, we discovered when we dropped in this past weekend: This stuff…