James Franco portrays Allen Ginsberg and Aron Ralston, giving him some...
Next month, actor James Franco stars in Danny Boyle's 127 Hours, a movie that chronicles the grim hours Aron Ralston spent pinned beneath a rock, an experience that provoked the Colorado cl...
View ArticleScott McInnis: Keep Medal of Honor video game off the shelves
Scott McInnis may have lost his bid to be the next Governor of Colorado, but that won't stop him from leveraging his political weight. Today he sent a letter to the President of the Colora...
View ArticleDan Maes 'amaesing' corn maze campaign attraction: Kenny Be's Fotochop Friday
When Dan Maes's footnote to Colorado history is written, his downfall will not be attributed to sloppy accounting or historical revisionism. Instead, he will forever be remembered as the ...
View ArticleFor a good time, call 1-800-Minerals Management Service -- Our shmuck of the...
The Lakewood-based federal agency that forever altered our assumptions about what government bureaucrats do when no one is looking will change its name today from the Minerals Management Se...
View ArticleDenver DA Mitch Morrissey and the ACLU butt heads over "Katie's Law"
A new law went into affect in Colorado today that will require anyone arrested for a felony to submit a DNA sample. "Katie's Law" is named after 22-year-old New Mexico State University gra...
View ArticleJohn Elway and Pete Coors top Jason Clark's quest for a new Craigslist...
Polish your resume and bone-up on the issues; independent candidate for Governor Jason Clark went back to Craigslist today to replace his departed lieutenant governor. Clark set his sigh...
View ArticleDenver Blogs: It's like Google, just a little different
Three Denver blog posts for your perusal. Denver Egotist links to a search engine that retrieves the least popular results first. By this logic Dan Maes should be the first entry in a se...
View ArticleUnaffiliated candidate Paul Fiorino laces-up for the governor's race
It says something about the level of noise in this year's gubernatorial race when the candidate with the lowest profile has perhaps the most intriguing back-story. Paul Fiorino didn't adv...
View ArticleCurt Fentress: Hear the man who changed the face of Denver -- from DIA to...
From the bluffs of Highland, looking down over the Platte Valley and downtown, there's a new feature on the horizon: the temporary tents housing Cavalia, now in the Pepsi Center parking lo...
View ArticleKyle Orton saves Broncos -- but Betty White would be an improvement over...
Who gets the credit for the Broncos' wholly unexpected 26-20 win over the Tennessee Titans yesterday? Kyle Orton -- with a big assist from the Titans' game plan, which kept the predominant...
View ArticleShotgun Willie's strip joint gets shout out on NPR's Wait, Wait... Don't Tell...
The latest edition of Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR's enormously entertaining current-events quiz show, featured not one but two Colorado references -- including an unlikely plug for Sh...
View ArticleJonBenét Ramsey case: New interviews sought but cops not saying with whom...
Last week, we told you about conflicting stories regarding a reported new interview with Burke Ramsey about the 1996 murder of his younger sister, JonBenét Ramsey. Now, Boulder Police says...
View ArticleTom Tancredo: Photo gallery of Tea Party town hall at the University of Denver
The Tom Tancredo-Grizzly Rose fundraiser co-starring Dog the Bounty Hunter and Sheriff Joe Arpaio in late September helped prompt rising poll numbers and new momentum for his gubernatorial...
View ArticleMedical marijuana led to crash that killed John Page Hines?: Inside Joshua...
Was marijuana -- and specifically medical marijuana -- a factor in an accident involving driver Joshua Wittig, seen here, that took the life of John Page Hines, 33, early Friday morning in...
View ArticleBabes Around Denver's Friday fun leads our weekend slideshows and photo...
Babes Around Denver is the Mile High City's largest lesbian social group -- and members were socializing en masse on Friday night. Westword photog Kate Levy caught the action in one of seve...
View ArticleFee increase for license plates may raise shed tax by $159,000: Kenny Be's...
Yard Arteology: The study of neighbors through their lawn decorations... The phase "Everything but the kitchen sink" can not be used to describe the yard-art style shown in the photo abov...
View ArticleChurch's Park Fire near Fraser zero percent contained, expected to grow: See...
Literally hot on the heels of the destructive Fourmile Canyon fire near Boulder and the Reservoir Road blaze outside Loveland, the Church's Park fire, not far from Fraser, is the latest con...
View ArticleMark Davis, Denver Deputy Sheriff, busted for investigation of sexual assault...
Last week, Myrl Serra, DA for the 7th Judicial District, was arrested on an unlawful sexual conduct charge. And today brings news that veteran Denver Deputy Sheriff Mark Davis for investig...
View ArticleCarmelo Anthony trade: Potential third teams in trade deal include Atlanta,...
And now, without further adieu, three Denver blog posts. Denver Stiffs fan poster Monkfish thinks the Atlanta Hawks' Jamal Crawford or the Toronto Raptors' Jarrett Jack could make a three...
View ArticleTim Albo: Family of hit-and-run victim now in a coma asks the public for help...
Earlier today, we told you about the traffic death of John Page Hines, which authorities think may be connected to medical marijuana. Another traffic victim, Tim Albo, is still alive, but...
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