Arizona immigration law: Boulder's proposal attacks policies placing...
In May, we told you about Boulder City Manager Jane Brautigam's authorization of a ban on travel to Arizona over SB 1070, that state's controversial new immigration law. At its 6 p.m. mee...
View ArticleQwest merger: Is it the right number for telecom history buffs?
Almost three months after CenturyTel announced a $22 billion deal to take over Qwest Communications, some of the most important questions about the historic merger remain unanswered -- like ...
View ArticleJohn Hickenlooper loses ten years by working out
We knew working out is good for you, but this is ridiculous. According to a "What's Your Workout" story in the July 6 Wall Street Journal, exercise helped Mayor John Hickenlooper not only ...
View ArticleBetsy Long: Alleged wrong-way drunk driver is green-biz entrepreneur
Elizabeth "Betsy" Long is accused of drunkenly driving the wrong way on I-25 and causing a crash that killed Mary Warren, a young CSU grad bound for the Peace Corps. It's a far cry from th...
View ArticleMedical marijuana fight: AOM's Brian Cook takes on city council over...
Yesterday, Denver City Council member Carla Madison explained the rationale behind an amendment that forced Altitude Organic Medicine, a successful Highlands dispensary, out of business. A...
View ArticleMedical marijuana and post-traumatic stress disorder: Vet petitions Board of...
At 11 a.m. this morning, vets, lawyers and activists hope to present a petition to Ned Calonge, Colorado's chief medical officer, asking that post-traumatic stress disorder be added to a li...
View ArticleLindsay Lohan's Colorado SCRAM anklet not the reason she's going to jail
Actress Lindsay Lohan's going to jail -- but her SCRAM ankle bracelet, tracked by Littleton's Alcohol Monitoring Systems, isn't why. Indeed, Lohan reportedly gave a California judge plenty...
View Article4th of July sidewalk shooting in Broomfield not a suicide: Who killed who?
Among the odder reports over the holiday weekend was one involving a possible suicide on a Broomfield sidewalk, with witnesses present. Had someone really offed himself in such a public pla...
View ArticleRigoberta Menchu Tum, Nobel Prize winner, inspires Denver one community at a...
Rigoberta Menchú Tum, winner of the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize, visited two at-risk Denver communities yesterday, not to preach peace but to preach "harmony." For Menchú Tum and Mayan spiritua...
View ArticleMoulin Rouge forces naughty burlesque show to change its name
Last week, Reyna Von Vett -- whose alter ego, Cora Vette, emcees naughty burlesque shows every Wednesday in the heart of Five Points -- got an e-mail from a business in France asking her to ...
View ArticleMichael Steele: RNC chair welcome in Colorado, despite his Afghanistan comments
Republican Party national chair Michael Steele, who's taken a pounding for referring to Afghanistan as a "war of Obama's choosing," has canceled an Aspen appearance this week. But as far a...
View ArticlePussy problem at the Denver Dumb Friends League: Kenny Be's Sign Language
The considerable number of lost cat signs that are posted around town may seem sad, but each notice also represents a great and joyous opportunity. You see, the Denver Dumb Friends League i...
View ArticleArizona immigration law: Boulder doesn't need to make any stinkin' resolutions
In May, Boulder city manager Jane Brautigam banned official travel to Arizona due to the state's controversial immigration law, and last night, the city council considered a resolution deno...
View ArticlePolice dog bites man at delicious-smelling taco stand instead of wanted suspect
You're a police dog, and you've worked up a terrific appetite. Who would you rather bite? A guy at a taco stand, which smells great, or a man with an outstanding sex-assault warrant. Think...
View ArticleNuggets left to peck at free agent roadkill: Sorry, Carmelo
Rounding up three Denver blog posts. Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinstein sees the Nuggets as vultures in the free agency battle. Pick or peck? Colorado Independent's Joseph Boven says Ken Buc...
View ArticleJustin Bieber to Carmelo Anthony, via Twitter: I wanna cross you over
Guess which teen heartthrob wants to chat up Carmelo Anthony when he's in town for a concert tomorrow? None other than Justin Bieber, the throbbiest heartthrob since that swishy-bang-ed kid...
View ArticleTim Tebow kicks NFL veterans' asses -- in jersey sales
When Tim Tebow jerseys were the biggest sellers among members of the 2010 NFL draft class, you didn't think it would last, did you? Oh, ye of little faith. Tebow-related sales have been sa...
View ArticleDan Maes: Rollin' down that lost highway
Dan Maes has found novel ways of fueling his dark-horse campaign for governor -- so novel that he now faces what could be the heftiest campaign-finance fine against a candidate in state his...
View ArticleSkyNet, convention center's poorly named digital billboard, appears to be...
Here's good news for all those fearing the coming robot apocalypse: SkyNet, the company behind the giant digital billboard at the Colorado Convention Center named for a fictional, computer-b...
View ArticleDenver International Airport artworks that fly -- and terrify
Denver International Airport has thirty pieces of art in its permanent collection, not including "Mountain Mirage," which will soon disappear entirely, and Anubis, the Tut-touting statue at ...
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