Denver's compost program rises, bit by juicy bit, from the scrap heap
A few months back, Joel Warner reported on the shutdown of Denver's compost collection pilot program due to the budget crunch, followed by its resurrection as a fee-based program. How's th...
View ArticleReel Social Club launches tonight, aims to make movies hipster-friendly
For the younger set, film-watching isn't the social event it once was. Nowadays, cinema appreciation is usually enjoyed at home with a Netflix disc in the DVD player or Hulu.com on the comp...
View ArticleKim Kardashian's ass & other juicy details from the Carmelo Anthony-Lala...
O. M. F. G.! Us Weekly, the best magazine ever and the reason it takes us twenty extra minutes at the grocery store checkout counter because we're engrossed in reading "Stars! They're just ...
View ArticleJon Caldara shoots off his mouth, but at least he's a straight shooter
"There's nothing more enjoyable than pissing off liberals," said Jon Caldara, head of the Independence institute, at the think tank's annual ATF -- Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms -- event on...
View ArticleDaniel Alderete (No. 14): One man shot by cop, Filberto Alderete busted in...
Update below: What started out as a friendly barbecue erupted in chaos and confusion yesterday. The Denver Police Department says it responded to reports of shots fired to find a dead man,...
View ArticleCarmelo Anthony: Is there any way in hell of bringing Chris Paul to Denver?
Although the idea of a Carmelo Anthony sign-and-trade to the L.A. Lakers has been floated in recent days, the likeliest departure scenario continues to revolve around a Melo-Amare Stoudemir...
View ArticleTy Gregorak: Attorney doesn't rule out lawsuit for former CU Buff wrongly...
On Friday, we told you about Ty Gregorak, the first-ever Shmuck of the Week designate to ever be de-Shmuckified -- thanks to charges against the former CU Buff involving the theft and retur...
View ArticleNudity and mask-wearing ban proposal: ACLU says decorum rules go too far
The February arrest of Seth Brigham, who stripped to his boxers at a Boulder city council meeting in reference to a possible nudity ban, has led to proposed rules of decorum that prohibit d...
View ArticleHasan family members largest reported donors to tax-cutting measures: Link to...
Members of the Hasan family, the wealthy backers of Colorado GOP causes, whose award of a $300,000 fellowship to Scott McInnis erupted last week in a plagiarism scandal, are also the larges...
View ArticleTrue blood on display at zombie social: Better red and dead
They were hot. They were sexy. And they were dead -- or at least they looked that way at Fallen Owl Tattoo's 2nd Annual Zombie Social at Bender's Tavern on Saturday night. Westword photog ...
View ArticleScott McInnis's political career likely over if he continues campaign and...
Scott McInnis's alleged plagiarism related to his "Musings on Water," a series of articles for which the Hasan Family Foundation paid him $300,000 he's now pledged to refund, has turned one...
View ArticleComposting mailbox turns junk mail into plant food: Kenny Be's Yard Arteology
Yard Arteology: The study of neighbors through their lawn decoration... The junk mail just keeps on coming, even though Denverites no longer have time to read the circulated solicitations ...
View ArticleKen Buck gets a wet kiss in USA Today piece about Colorado as national...
Lucky Scott McInnis: Instead of spotlighting McInnis's plagiarism problems, the latest USA Today focuses its attention on Colorado's senate hopefuls. Although the Michael Bennet-Andrew Rom...
View ArticleMarijuana-book giveaway: Mason Tvert offers DARE instructors tome saying...
Mason Tvert, the main man behind SAFER, lives to promote the theory that marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol -- and if he can hype his book Marijuana is Safer: So Why Are We Driving Pe...
View ArticleTim Tebow starts in week six, Broncos go 6-10 in non-orange-colored-glasses...
Denver blog posts times three. In a Mile High Report fan post, agentj007 predicts that the Broncos will go 6-10 this season, but thinks Tim Tebow will give us hope for the future. Good new...
View ArticleMedical marijuana dispensary burglar thin enough to squeeze between bars in door
To be a good burglar, a person needs stealth, toughness and a faulty moral compass. But apparently being bizarrely thin helps, too. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, a m...
View ArticleDaniel Alderete (No. 14): Photo released of man shot by police, Filberto...
Earlier today, we told you about a barbecue gone wrong in which Filberto Alderte was arrested regarding a first-degree murder investigation and Daniel Alderte was apparently shot by a Denve...
View ArticleBill Ritter and plagiarism: Did governor pull a Scott McInnis in 2008 remarks?
Is Bill Ritter guilty of plagiarizing? That's what investigative website Face the State seems to be suggesting, having dug up a 2008 Veterans Day commentary bylined by Ritter in 2008 that ...
View ArticleDenver Zoo's new general curator, Brian Aucone, returns home
Fourteen years ago, Brian Aucone was a lowly Denver Zoo intern, cleaning up animal poo and setting up exhibits. A biology student at the University of Northern Colorado, Aucone would drive ...
View ArticleTom Tancredo takes aim at a run for governor
Scott McInnis may be "in it to win it," but Tom Tancredo is in it to spin it. If the former congressman can figure out a way to get into the gubernatorial race alongside "Musings on Water" ...
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