Freda Poundstone gave Dan Maes money -- now it's payback time
Don't mess with octogenarians. That's a lesson that Scott McInnis learned when he threw his 82-year-old "Musings on Water" collaborator under a bus, and it sounds like 83-year-old Freda Poun...
View ArticleDid medical marijuana smoke out Colorado chief medical officer Ned Calonge?
Dr. Ned Calonge, who's spent the past eight years serving as Colorado's chief medical officer, will be leaving at the end of 2010 to take the top post at the Colorado Trust, a health foundat...
View ArticleJustice center implosion leaves a cloud of doubt
When the old Colorado judicial center at Broadway and 14th was imploded last Sunday, it left a cloud of dust in the air -- and a lingering question from those who remembered that the buildin...
View ArticleDenver Police Department announcement on reopening the DeHerrera investigation
Yesterday's announcement from the Denver Police Department was short and very sweet to anyone who's been following the fallout from the DPD's handling of the Michael DeHerrera case: "Denver ...
View ArticleMarijuana grower Chris Bartkowcz may not be able to use state medical...
Chris Bartkowicz, the medical marijuana grower busted by the Drug Enforcement Administration in February after an on-camera interview with 9News, is hoping that a gaffe by the Associated Pre...
View ArticlePark Hill burglary suspects arrested, "junk" returned to at least one owner.
Police have arrested two teenagers suspected of a string of burglaries in Park Hill. Nineteen-year-old Zakee Toliver and his unnamed, seventeen-year-old buddy are being held for investigati...
View ArticleDan Maes recycles corny Scott McInnis billboards: Kenny Be's Fotochop Friday
In addition to taking the primary election away from his Republican challenger, gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes would be wise to grab onto the remaining "Scott McInnis for Governor" billbo...
View ArticleDenver Moves wants your input on Denver's bike and pedestrian trails
Denver Moves will roll out a floor-sized aerial photograph of the city tonight at Bates & Hobart Park in an attempt to get community input on bike and pedestrian paths. Subsequently, everyon...
View ArticleiShmuck: accused iPad thief and wannabe murderer Brandon Smith
Just when you thought the story of the iPad thief who caused his victim to lose a finger couldn't get any weirder, the alleged genius, Brandon Darnell Smith, 21, has been accused of trying ...
View ArticleAlleged daycare molester Ben Janicki charged with assault on fourth child
As we suspected last week, more charges have been filed against alleged pedophile Benjamin Janicki. The nineteen-year-old Janicki had already been arrested and accused with sexual assault on...
View ArticleB-cycle's A-Maes-ing ride
Republican gubernatorial "nominee" Dan Maes brought a lot of attention to Denver's B-cycle bike-sharing program earlier this month when he theorized that the program was really some sort of ...
View ArticleDenver Public Schools launches radio program to teach English to Spanish...
Denver Public Schools is launching a radio series aimed at teaching English to Spanish-speaking parents and families. Called Maestro en Casa (Teacher at Home), the series will debut on Sept...
View ArticleNational Trust for Historic Preservation reveals its plans to restore the...
On Thursday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced that it plans to transform the 1885 Emerson School in the Capitol Hill neighborhood into a model for greening historical b...
View ArticleMedical marijuana dispensaries in Denver: giving old buildings new, high lives
Hundreds of medical marijuana clinics have opened across the metro area -- it's hard to throw rock and miss one. And while some would argue there too many, one benefit has been that once-vac...
View ArticleVideo: A walking tour through Let Out in LoDo, 2010
Alan Prendergast's August 19, 2010 Westword cover story, "Asphalt jungle: For years, Denver police thought this parking lot was the most dangerous spot in LoDo. What's changed?" explained th...
View ArticleClear the Bench Colorado poll numbers show voter discontent with Colorado...
Clear the Bench's Matt Arnold says an overwhelming majority of Colorado voters will not be reelecting four Colorado Supreme Court Justices this fall, and he has the poll numbers to prove it....
View ArticleProposing on a roller coaster and what we might get for 'Melo
And now for your final blog roundup of the week: Roundball Trading Company gives us its speculations on the all-but-impending Carmelo Anthony trade. Gilbert Arenas, really? Purple Row has...
View ArticleMichelle Malkin, anchor baby?: Awkward charge if she wants to be Tom...
With the deadline for printing Colorado's ballot fast approaching, Tom Tancredo will have to move fast if he wants to replace Doug "Dayhorse" Campbell, the American Constitution Party lieut...
View ArticleMatt Weber held on suspicion of 1st degree murder in Night Owl Lounge...
Matt Joe Weber has been in trouble before; back in 2007, he reportedly was busted on charges of felony vehicular eluding and DUI. But that's nothing compared to what's facing him now. Webe...
View ArticleMacing and mayhem video from Fort Collins' NewWestFest: "Riot! Riot! F**k it...
Today, Fort Collins Police will reportedly review video footage from rioting that broke out early Sunday morning following Bohemian Nights at NewWestFest in Old Town. The incident sparked m...
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