Denver Press Club's Pen and Sword celebrates authors, hacks included
Denver Press Club.At tonight's inaugural Pen and Sword open house at the Denver Press Club, a turn-of-the-century treasure at 1330 Glenarm Place, thirteen club member-authors will offer "the st
View ArticleLazarus Pino, ex-marijuana dispensary owner, charged with beating, torturing...
Lazarus Pino.Lazarus Pino was once a medical marijuana rebel fighting against a move to shut down his dispensary. Now, however, he's accused of being a common (or maybe uncommon) goon. Along w
View ArticleAnwar al-Awlaki, reportedly killed in Yemen, joins list of terrorists with...
Anwar al-Awlaki. Anwar al-Awlaki, a cleric with alleged ties to the Fort Hood shootings and the underwear bomber, was reportedly killed in Yemen, but his death strikes close to home. Born in Ne
View ArticleSixth fatal shooting by Aurora Police in 2011: See where they happened...
Jarome Blackmon.Yesterday, Jarome Blackmon, 21, died after being shot by Aurora Police officers, making him the latest member of a club no one wants to join. He's the sixth person to be killed
View ArticleRegulate Marijuana Like Alcohol celebrates Supreme Court wins with Signature...
Mason Tvert.The Colorado Supreme Court has rejected two title-board-related challenges to the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012 -- one by gadfly Doug Bruce, another from advocate Core
View ArticleReader: Is that the sound of the City of Denver being bitch-slapped in police...
Jason Graber.In our post about Denver settling the Jason Graber police-brutality case, attorney David Lane argued that while officials bought time regarding release of past excessive-force comp
View ArticleMichael Hoffman, 1st student alcohol-overdose casualty at CU in 7 years,...
Michael Hoffman.Update: Earlier this month, CU-Boulder spokesman Bronson Hilliard speculated that Michael Hoffman, a 21-year-old student from New Jersey who passed away after being found uncons
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Workgroup either successful or incestuous, depending on who...
Wednesday night's first meeting of the latest Medical Marijuana Workgroup at Denver's Wellington Webb building has generated mixed reviews. It was either a successful forum for lively debate or
View ArticleDenver Drug Court builds new treatment track focused on veterans
The Denver Drug Court's treatment program is split into more than a handful of individualized tracks, but until earlier this month, none catered specifically to the needs of veterans. While the
View ArticleMichelle Manzanares, cool mom, gives booze & pot to middle schoolers, then...
Big pic below.Most moms want to be cool. But being the "cool mom" is almost never a good idea -- especially when your teenage daughter gets video of you offering her vodka and pot. In fact, th
View ArticlePost-mastectomy boutique: Pampered Passions lingerie shop to open at Porter...
Alicia Vargo. Next month, Alicia Vargo, the proprietress of Pampered Passions Fine Lingerie in Englewood, will open a new outpost of her much-lauded house of bras and panties with an unlikely a
View ArticleTim Tebow billboard isn't that Tim Tebow billboard, but it's grabbing...
These Denver blog posts would like to meet you. Mile High Report's Tim Lynch calls the Tim Tebow electronic billboard put up by a business (it's not the one fans planned to purchase) an attent
View ArticleTeresa Porter's gang of identity thieves had secret formula: Jewelry shops +...
Big pics below.Identity theft is great for collecting stuff. But what's the best way to convert it to cash? Teresa Porter and her four helpers, who needed to cover daily living expenses and a
View ArticlePayday loans at 185 percent APR: Reform slashes interest rate, but...
Last year, when state lawmakers set about reining in the sky-high interest rates of payday lenders in Colorado, the industry howled and moaned that tighter regulation would cost bunches of jobs
View ArticleAaron Perry, recycOil CEO, convicted for trespassing, company files libel suit
Flickr.Aaron Perry, CEO and CFO of recycOil, a Boulder waste oil recycling firm also known as Rocky Mountain Sustainable Enterprises (RMSE), has been found guilty of trespassing on a competitor
View ArticleNorth High credit recovery: Colorado Dept. of Education probe reveals...
After concerns about North High School's credit recovery program were raised in the Westword cover story "Passing on Education," Denver Public Schools asked the Colorado Department of Educatio
View ArticlePhotos: #OccupyWallStreet on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol
Staying Anonymous on the steps of the capitol on Saturday.About 200 people brought their voices to the steps of the Colorado State Capitol, starting at noon on Saturday for the Denver version o
View ArticleMichael Hancock gives the National Western Stock Show another ride
Michael Hancock.Hold your horses! Cowboys only have to stay on a buckin' bronc for eight seconds, but the debate over the proposed National Western Stock Show relocation continues to bump along
View ArticleDenver Broncos inspire Tim Tebow chants on road in Green Bay Packers...
Video below.Yesterday's 49-23 Broncos loss to the Packers wasn't the first time Denver inspired chants of "TEEE-BOW!" on the road, but it may have been the most telling. At this point, the Bron
View ArticleOpen Air, new CPR station at 1340 AM: Launch emphasizes the safe side of...
Mike Flanagan.Back in June, we spoke with once-and-future Colorado Public Radio staffer Mike Flanagan about the impending debut of a new indie-rock station at 1340 AM. At 6 a.m. this morning,
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