Overland potatoes grow deep in rich, soiled history: Kenny Be's Hip Tip
Montana City, the area's first platted township, was founded in September 1858 on the east banks of the South Platte river near West Evans Avenue. The following spring, the cabins were dismant
View ArticleMediaNews Group experiments with digital pay walls -- but not yet in Colorado
Dean Singleton.In an interview earlier this year, MediaNews Group executive chairman Dean Singleton talked about experimenting with pay walls at his various newspaper properties. These efforts
View ArticleAl Gore's complaints about "bullsh@t" climate change claims produces more...
Al Gore.Here's our first Denver blog post collection of the week. Colorado Independent's Troy Hooper writes that climate-change deniers reacted to Al Gore calling bullshit on them in Aspen by
View ArticleKelly Denman, 20-year-old college student and CO native, dies after falling...
Denman. A twenty-year-old Colorado native who was vacationing in Italy with friends from the University of Washington died Saturday after falling from her hotel window, according to news report
View ArticleWhitney Hendrickson tribute: Sculptor unveils memorial dedicated to widely...
Hendrickson.Two years ago, I wrote about the tragic death of eighteen-year-old Whitney deMoraes Hendrickson, who died in a freak accident caused by a reckless driver at a gas pump in Colorado S
View ArticleFive worst moments in Colorado sports history (inspired by Rox's 17-week...
Tulowitzki.The Rockies should have known it wouldn't be their night when Chris Nelson decided to play "Pin the baseball on the coach's face" with Rich Dauer before the game in a gaffe seen in t
View ArticleDenver Children's Advocacy Center, others win federal grant to educate...
The Denver Children's Advocacy Center has won a $50,000 federal grant to educate parents and pregnant women about Medicaid and other health insurance for low-income families. The grant is the
View ArticleMedical marijuana: Top 10 medicated edibles in Colorado
I'm not a big edibles guy -- something that stems from my early experiences making brownies using ground-up schwag. The memory of the slightly burned, and entirely gritty, undercooked chocolate
View ArticleJason Ulrich, Dept. of Corrections worker, blew a .252 after crash into Price...
Big pic below.Although the Westminster Police recently staged a drug enforcement checkpoint, most under-the-influence crashes still tend to involve alcohol. The arrest of Department of Correcti
View ArticleJoshua Wittig sentenced to 10 years for heavily drugged crash that killed...
Joshua Wittig.Opponents of a Westminster Police drug-enforcement checkpoint note correctly that alcohol-related crashes like Department of Corrections officer Jason Ulrich's are far more preva
View ArticleDeath of 69-year-old Denver-area man found off Lariat Loop Road investigated...
Video below.At this writing, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has not officially defined the death of a 69-year-old Denver-area man found off Lariat Loop Road as a homicide. But even befo
View ArticleAriana Gradow, not ex-Playboy bunny Barbi Benton, star of MTV Extreme Cribs...
Ariana Gradow.In our preview of the latest MTV Extreme Cribs episode, we focused on the creator of the Aspen home the program features: ex-Playboy bunny and Hef hutch minder Barbi Benton. But t
View ArticleReader: Sex education in U.S. has gotten worse judging by Shelly Donahue's...
Donahue.Andy Kopsa's post about WAIT Training videos related to abstinence education programs offered by Shelly Donahue, subject of the recent feature article "Forbidden Fruit," drew an astonis
View ArticleTim Tebow's catapult throwing motion & other sights from Broncos training...
Big pics below.Today, the Broncos are wrapping up training camp in a session that's not open to the public. But before the team cut off access to fans, Westword photographer Brandon Marshall --
View ArticleAurora 911 pencil-toppers will erase small mistakes: Kenny Be's...
Aurora policemen are known the world over for their ability to turn crime prevention into a joy ride through Wyoming. Now students can share in the fun of erasing small mistakes with oversized
View ArticleJasmine Fike, 15, wanted for faking her own kidnapping to cover runaway
Jasmine Fike."Someone just broke into my house and he's trying to take me!" fifteen-year-old Jasmine Fike told the 911 operator, her voice teetering on the edge of hysteria. "Please come! Hurry
View ArticleMike Coffman, repeat Shmuck, wants to make it harder for Spanish speakers to...
Mike Coffman.U.S. Representative Mike Coffman is no stranger to voter suppression. In fact, the 6th District Republican lawmaker has a long history of tinkering with elections. His latest camp
View ArticleDrugged driving campaign targets medical marijuana patients who drive stoned
Posters below.Update below: Against the backdrop of the Westminster Police's drug enforcement checkpoint and a ten-year reckless homicide sentence for "self-medicating" Joshua Wittig, the Color
View ArticleJared Polis is the 6th richest member of Congress: Suck on that, special...
Jared Polis.These three Denver blog posts request your patronage. Colorado Independent's David O. Williams reports that Jared Polis is the sixth wealthiest member of Congress. Who knew Interne
View ArticleParks and Rec membership fee increases delayed until October 1 due to...
Flickr Denver Parks and Recreation is delaying the implementation of its new, more expensive fee structure by a month. Instead of going to effect on September 1, the new fees will kick in on Oc
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