Headline to beat for best of the year: "Police search for Moron"
Yes, it's only January. But there's already a frontrunner in the Headline of the Year contest: 9News' "Police search for Moron." That's Joseph Moron, who the Aurora Police want on a pair o...
View ArticleMedical marijuana dispensary review: The Herbal Cure
The outside of The Herbal Cure still looks probably much the way it has since it was built in 1927, minus the giant red railroad trolley in the front, which makes it look like a movie set fo...
View ArticleOur updated medical-marijuana directory
The building housing The Herbal Cure, the subject of William Breathes's latest MMJ center review, has been around since 1927 -- and other operations in our newly updated listings are built t...
View ArticleDean Singleton's pay-wall experiments are doomed to failure, says ColoradoPols
A blogosphere search generated these three Denver blog posts. The folks at ColoradoPols think pay-wall ideas Dean Singleton shared in a Westword interview are illogical. Mile High Mamas: H...
View ArticleNate Easley: Petition filed to recall Denver Public Schools board president
Nate Easley, Denver Public Schools board president, hasn't had the easiest run. He's head of a board that's bitterly divided on many issues, and he's drawn criticism from the board's vocal...
View ArticleBike-riding Westword contributor gets into confrontation with cop after car...
Police brutality is big news these days -- but until this week, I'd never experienced any problems with law enforcement. The events at 16th and Champa streets on Monday night, however, have ...
View ArticlePit bull proponents take a bite out of City Hall today over service-dog ban...
City Hall will be going to the dogs today, with pit bull protesters converging on the building at 14th and Bannock streets at 11 a.m. today -- if the protesters can get around all that Big A...
View ArticleRonald Dean Smith: Did lobbyist put chicken in ex-wife's vents, text about...
As a state lobbyist, Ronald Dean Smith is a familiar figure in Colorado politics -- which only makes the charges against him more bizarre. He's accused of burglary and more for actions desc...
View ArticleTim Tebow Super Bowl ad wins NRB award (and continuing publicity) for Focus...
The 2010 Super Bowl ad featuring Tim Tebow and his mom is the gift that keeps on giving for Focus on the Family. Next month at their convention in Nashville, the National Religious Broadcas...
View ArticleMarvin Booker protest against police planned for Denver Skatepark: "No...
Alleged police brutality cases involving the likes of Alexander Landau and Michael DeHerrera may be front and center in the media these days, but friends and family members of Marvin Booker...
View ArticleMurder down, prostitution and child-porn busts up in 2010, says Denver Police...
The Denver Police Department has released crime figures for 2010, most of which are positive. According to the DPD, murders hit a ten-year low, with the rates of many other crimes diminishin...
View ArticleExcessive force complaints far fewer than commendations, says Denver Police...
Even though Denver's crime rate is going down, excessive force against the Denver Police Department cause continue to stir debate, as in the cases of Alexander Landau and Michael DeHerrera....
View ArticleReader: Carmelo Anthony wants out of Denver, so stop dragging your feet and...
Our post about New Jersey Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov pulling out of the Carmelo Anthony sweepstakes due in part to the Nuggets dragging out the process drew some sharp responses from read...
View ArticleMedical marijuana: Tom Massey says HB 1043, new MMJ bill, should help law...
HB 1043, a new medical marijuana bill, combines legislative cleanup efforts by Senator Pat Steadman and Representative Tom Massey, co-sponsor of the MMJ measure that became law in June. Ste...
View ArticleDome repair to be financed by State Capitol condo project: Kenny Be's...
Poor old, dear old, sad old Hank Brown. As the last remaining likable Republican in Colorado, it has fallen on the former senator to hit the street and put a positive spin on the controver...
View ArticleMediaNews Group subsidiary buys Lehman Communications, Longmont Times-Call
In an interview earlier this week about stepping down as CEO of MediaNews Group, Dean Singleton said his new position as the company's executive chairman would allow him to focus on "opport...
View ArticleJeff Fortin's tale of dog breeding woes makes him our Shmuck of the Week
Jeff Fortin surrendered his dog breeding license last week -- much to the delight of animal lovers, who have been complaining about him for years. But he didn't do so before euthanizing 1,20...
View ArticleKevin Alexander: Charges dropped against Broncos linebacker who was cut after...
Although Kevin Alexander probably won't get a second chance with the Denver Broncos, it looks like he'll have his freedom. The rookie linebacker Alexander was cut by the team almost immedia...
View ArticlePit bull protest photo gallery: Could service-dog rule put a bite in Denver's...
At a rally Friday against Denver's ban on pit bulls, the lone city council member in favor of the overturning the measure told a cheering crowd of about a hundred people that an upcoming fe...
View ArticleKobe Bryant defends Carmelo Anthony -- because if people don't boo, Melo...
We present these three Denver blog posts. 5280's A.J. Vincens notes that Kobe Bryant tells fans to keep supporting Melo, because otherwise he might seek cheers elsewhere. Cue raucous laugh...
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