Reader: Abigail Suber has something in common with Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Abigail Suber.Our most recent Shmuck of the Week, Abigail Suber, is accused of threatening to call immigration on a driver who got into an accident with her. But one reader feels it's premature
View ArticleMarijuana activist Miguel Lopez admits taking Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol...
Miguel Lopez.Marijuana activist Miguel Lopez took a signed petition for the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol act of 2012 out of a voter's hands on July 17 and allegedly prevented volunteers from
View ArticleDenver traffic -- and car-insurance promises -- can be a real wreck
FlickrWith many Denver streets undergoing repairs these days, traffic around town can be stop and start. On13th Avenue last Thursday morning, it came to a full stop for me. I was heading west i
View ArticleMarijuana: Surgery success for Larry Shurtleff, who credits Phoenix Tears...
Larry Shurtleff.Update:Larry Shurtleff's facial reconstruction surgery -- a procedure that couldn't go forward until he was deemed cancer-free -- was a success, reports Timothy Tipton, his medi
View ArticleKyle Orton trade: Could Miami Dolphins face bidding war with Arizona...
Kyle Orton.The photo seen here pictures Kyle Orton at Broncos training camp -- but it's not current. Orton didn't show up at Dove Valley yesterday, further fueling speculation that he'll be dea
View ArticleJeffrey Campos: Spin control in bust of Hispanic Chamber CEO on domestic...
Big pic below.This morning, the Denver Post reports that Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Denver president and CEO Jeffrey Campos was arrested last week on domestic violence charges -- an
View ArticleReader: Charles Farrar sex-assault charge raises questions even after...
Farrar.In a feature article and multiple blog posts, Alan Prendergast has explored the story of Charles Farrar, who remains in jail on sex crime charges based on allegations his stepdaughter ha
View ArticleDenver police suit: David Lane on false Aaron Puller charge in racially...
Big pic below.In November 2009, more than thirty African-American suspects were arrested in what the Denver Police Department described as racially motivated attacks on whites or Hispanics. Amo
View ArticleIKEA Centennial grand opening: Ten hours in line, seventeen minutes in the store
It's official: IKEA Centennial is finally open -- and Show and Tell blogger Cory Lamz lived to tell the tale -- barely. To read about everything from teenage sex to ergonomic chairs, check out
View ArticleSeedy cartoonist to bedazzle urban farmers at Denver County Fair: Kenny Be's...
The illustration above appeared as the third panel of my "Predictions 2011" Worst-Case Scenario comic in the December 30, 2010 issue of Westword. I was predicting that the success of the Denve
View ArticleTwitter at a funeral: The evolution of tweeting from a service since Marten...
A lot has changed in journalism over the past three years -- including the death of the Rocky Mountain News. But at least one thing remains the same: Reporters who tweet from a funeral are aski
View ArticleTaser used in early morning attack on woman walking alone?
When Tasers make the news, it's usually because police officers have used them on suspects -- as was the case in the still-mystifying death of Alonzo Ashley at the Denver Zoo . But Denver Poli
View ArticleMedical marijuana: Greenway University owner Gus Escamilla on the school's...
Gus Escamilla.Update: As we reported earlier today, officials have temporarily shut down Greenway University, Colorado's first state-licensed medical marijuana school, after discovering owner a
View ArticleMichael Bennet wants you to sign a debt-ceiling petition urging politicians...
Michael Bennet.There's no Denver blog post shortage, so don't bother hoarding. Colorado Pols promotes a Michael Bennet petition urging Washington to reach an agreement to prevent a default on
View ArticleOne Chance Colorado, coalition of school reform organizations, launches today...
Last week, we told you about a fake webpage masquerading as the home base for One Chance Colorado, a coalition of school reform-minded organizations that actually launches today. Here's former
View ArticleDenver Broncos waste no time putting tickets on sale -- with or without free...
Willis McGahee. DeAngelo Williams. Jerious Norwood. Franklin McWashedup. Which free agents will the Denver Broncos sign before the season starts, and will they be any good? Fans will have to ma
View ArticleCorey Donahue jailed for disrupting Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act...
Corey Donahue.Update: We've gotten our hands on a copy of the video shot by marijuana activist Kathleen Chippi of fellow advocate Corey Donahue's arrest at a Boulder library, allegedly for disr
View ArticleJohn Ramsey, dad of slain child JonBenét, weds Jan Rousseaux 5 years after...
Ramsey & Rousseaux.JonBenét Ramsey was murdered in December 1996 -- yet fifteen years later, there continues to be a fascination with anything connected to the case, from the Boulder house wher
View ArticleReader: Marvin Booker could be difficult, but that doesn't mean he deserved...
Marvin Booker.Sometimes the most interesting comments pop up on older posts. Take, for instance, an item that appeared on an August 2010 report about the jailhouse death of Marvin Booker, which
View ArticleMichael Bennet burnishes bipartisan image by ripping peers in debt-ceiling...
Video below.Is Michael Bennet the only Washington politician whose reputation has been enhanced by the debt-ceiling debate? Bennet was recently at the center of a Fox News love fest -- and thi
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