Colorado Symphony Orchestra cuts back on fall schedule to save the rest
Lots of sour notes at the Colorado Symphony Orchestra last week, with twenty boardmembers resigning before the musicians ultimately agreed to a 9 percent paycut. But at a meeting yesterday, wha
View ArticleBruco Eastwood found not guilty by reason of insanity in Deer Creek Middle...
Big pic below.On February 23, 2010 at Deer Creek Middle School, a facility just a short drive from Columbine High School, Bruco Eastwood lifted a rifle and opened fire on students, seriously wo
View ArticleDenver Post: If 15-20 newsroom staffers don't take buyout, layoffs could follow
Greg Moore.Yesterday afternoon, editorial employees at the Denver Post gathered for an all-newsroom meeting -- the sort at which good news is seldom shared. And as expected, the imparted inform
View ArticleSexy Pizza offers med. marijuana patient narced on by Papa John's driver free...
This week, William Breathes told the story of medical marijuana patient Rick Smith, who was narced on by a Papa John's driver. Smith was pissed about the delivery guy calling the cops -- but th
View Article"Saul Gud" streets artists: How police tracked them with Facebook
"I was able to view an album titled 'Homies' by 'Ray Jin' on Facebook." That was some of the excellent police work done by the Wheat Ridge Police Department while investigating Corey and Jesse
View ArticleReader: Solitary confinement not always wrong despite murderer Thomas...
Silverstein.Alan Prendergast's update on the story of murderer Thomas Silverstein, who's been held in solitary confinement for more than a quarter-century, examines the issue of whether conditi
View ArticleRick Perry: CO lawyer on criminal investigation of reporter who wrote...
Rick Perry.On October 1, the Washington Post published a story by reporter Stephanie McCrummen in which she noted that early in his political career, GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry hosted
View ArticleDenver Public Schools' Tom Boasberg delivers good DPS news directly to your...
Tom Boasberg.The media isn't always interested in good news, says Tom Boasberg, Denver Public Schools' superintendent. "Generally speaking, stories that are more sensational or, in some cases,
View ArticleESPN and Fox Sports agree on Denver Broncos power ranking: We're number 27!
John Fox.These Denver blog posts have been thoroughly tested. Bronco Talk's Monty aggregates the various power rankings for the Broncos. And they're not pretty. Free Colorado's Ari Armstrong
View ArticleColorado's juvenile corrections rates drop substantially; two detention...
The state's focus on youth crime is adjusting to a substantial drop in numbers as the result of a big announcement from the Department of Human Services yesterday. As of last month, the number
View ArticleWest High principal turnover: New leader Domonic Martinez on his past,...
Recently, West High School's brand-new principal, Santiago Grado, abruptly resigned. The reason, according to Denver Public Schools officials? He wasn't a strong academic leader. But the man wh
View ArticleMedical marijuana dispensary review: Denver's Trenchtown Medical Marijuana...
Except for the beach, rum punch and occasional hurricane, Denver and Jamaica have a lot in common. We both boast great scenery, weather, music -- plus, ganja is an integral part of our marketpl
View ArticleHistory Colorado dedication will mark a truly square deal for the state
History Colorado, the new museum that replaced a thirty-year-old facility a block away, will be dedicated today at 12th and Broadway -- marking a very good outcome for what was once a very bad
View ArticleJohn Diaz, former cop in excessive-force case, busted in assault on ex's...
John Diaz.Until last year, John Diaz was a Denver police officer. He resigned in the middle of an excessive-force investigation aimed at him and a fellow cop -- one in which his actions were ul
View ArticleGood Times hires Cheech and Chong to promote its green (chili)
Cheech & Chong.The marketing department for Golden-based Good Times swears that their partnership with stoner comedy duo Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong for local radio ads had nothing to do with
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Industry Group decries feds' Cali crackdown, touts Colorado...
Update: Yesterday, we reported that landlords of property used by medical marijuana operations in California had received letters from a U.S. Attorney threatening asset seizure, because pot is
View ArticleJoseph Conway's bad trip: He allegedly freaks out on LSD, gets pepper-sprayed...
Big pic below.Everything old is new again -- like, for example, LSD. Yesteryear's favorite hallucinogen is making a comeback with the dance-all-night generation. But the substance doesn't alway
View ArticleOccupy Denver video collection chronicles ongoing protests
Videos below.Those who figured the Occupy Wall Street protests (like the one at the Colorado State Capitol this past weekend) would be a soon-to-vanish blip on the radar were wrong. Support app
View ArticleReader: Denver Police excessive-force problem not helped by whining on Twitter
Yesterday, we spoke with Denver Police Department Twitter feed overseer Lt. Matt Murray about tweets raising questions about the fairness of media coverage. One reader felt this energy could b
View ArticleMedical marijuana strains richest in CBDs: Top Colorado samples
Tetrahydrocannabinol, better known as THC, is the most commonly known psychoactive ingredient in cannabis -- the ingredient in ganja that gets you high. It also gives you the munchies, can crea
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