Reader: Occupy Denver behind other Occupy Wall Street sites, dog leader or no...
Kelsey Whipple's post about Occupy Denver electing a Border Collie mix named Shelby as its leader became a magnet for conversation that went well beyond the effectiveness of this idea. Here, o
View ArticlePeter VanVolkinburg allegedly responds to cop handcuffing him by breaking her...
Big pic below.From what we understand from past scofflaws and couples who enjoy the use of restraints in the bedroom, being fitted with handcuffs can be painful. But probably not as painful as
View ArticleOccupy D.C., aka the Diamond Cabaret strip club: They are the 69 percent (PHOTO)
Who says people who run strip clubs don't keep up with current events? First, Shotgun Willie's responded to a bizarre Weekend at Bernie's reenactment by offering no cover for corpses after 7 p.
View ArticleStarz Denver Film Fest must-see pick for Nov. 8: "Close Encounters of the...
Video below.Again this year, Starz Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest -- including many flicks that movie lovers might ot
View ArticleMedical marijuana edibles review: Dr. J's Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins don't...
Talk about tiny treats that pack some heat. The Dr. J's Lemon Poppy Seed label says just one muffin is infused with about 125 mg of hash, and each package contains two muffins. That's 250 mg of
View ArticleTim Tebow invites LeBron James & Dwight Howard to join Broncos if lockout...
LeBron James.After taking yesterday off, Denver blog posts is rested and ready. Mile High Report's Sayre Bedinger on the Twitter love between Tim Tebow, LeBron James and Dwight Howard, whom Th
View ArticleDarrell Havens: Lawsuit reinstated in police shooting that left him paralyzed
Darrell Havens.A federal judge has ruled that Darrell Havens can proceed with his lawsuit against the Arvada police officer who shot him during a car-theft sting operation in 2007, leaving him
View ArticleOutward Bound Denver makes its new home at underutilized Camp Rollandet in NW...
OBD's new home. Seven acres of underutilized, wilderness-like city land in northwest Denver is experiencing a rebirth. The former Camp Rollandet, which was once owned by the Camp Fire Girls bef
View ArticleOccupy Denver protesters want their dog-and-leader to meet with Governor...
Corey Donahue.This afternoon was a busy one for a handful of Occupy Denver participants, eleven of whom took the capitol by surprise around 11:30 a.m. The group, led by Thunderdome protester Co
View ArticleOccupy Denver... Pavilions! H&M opens tomorrow, and you can camp overnight
H&M opens at noon tomorrow in the Denver Pavilions, and eager shoppers who've already been waiting years to see this store are getting ready to get in line. While Occupy Denver has discovered t
View ArticleJim Armstrong: Sportswriters debate departure from Denver Post in wake of...
Denver PostJim Armstrong, longtime sportswriter for the Denver Post, left the paper this last Friday -- it's unclear if he jumped or was pushed -- after his name popped up in a grand jury indic
View ArticleLomorin Sar allegedly threatens to blow up store that doesn't have Call of...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the latest iteration of the ultra-popular first-person shooter challenge in which a player must gun down opponents before they can splatter him with his own bl
View ArticleOccupy Denver: Watch the election of the local movement's canine leader,...
Shelby.Occupy Denver's Shelby, a Border Collie mix who's the first official (and only canine) leader of an occupation movement, has already achieved an Internet milestone -- a post in Gawker. N
View ArticleEmergency Alert System test conspiracy theories cite Comet Elenin, 9/11 (VIDEOS)
Another day, another doomsday scenario. Hot on the heels of theories that Comet Elenin would destroy life as we know it, followed by former Boulderite Harold Camping's latest failed end-of-the-
View ArticleReader: East High students kept cool in counter-protest against Westboro...
Our post about East High students' counter-protest against Westboro Baptist Church picketers noted how thoughtfully participants considered their response to the infamous congregation of haters
View ArticleHere are your 2011 Denver #WebAwards finalists
Way back in September, we put out a nomination call for this year's Westword Denver #WebAwards. After much scrutinizing of those nominations, and with input from staff and a few trusted contri
View ArticleExtraterrestrial life: White House claim that it has no proof clearly false,...
Jeff Peckman.As conspiracy theorists wonder if the federal government is being forthright about today's nationwide Emergency Alert System test, the White House is under fire from UFOlogists aft
View ArticleMatthew Weatherspoon sentenced to 30-months probation for slashing bulldog...
Big pic below.In June, Matthew Weatherspoon claimed that he had repeatedly slashed a five-month-old bulldog puppy in the face out of self-defense. "I'm not a crocodile hunter," he announced. N
View ArticleOccupy Denver profile: David "Beard" focuses on a future he might never see
David "Beard."Whether they know it or not, David "Beard" has spent the last month sleeping in Civic Center Park for the kids. Although he describes the time as a "giant, unorganized camping tri
View ArticleCU's treatment of Ward Churchill, Phil Mitchell makes it questionable...
Ward Churchill.A new report by the American Association of University Professors' Colorado Conference concludes that CU-Boulder's dismissals of professor Ward Churchill and untenured history in
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