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Denver’s 4/20 rally grows up, but dance over pot-smoking enduresThe Denver PostSales of recreational marijuana may be legal, but organizers of next weekend’s 4/20 festival in Denver — billed as the largest in the world — have a fine line to walk. They nearly got the two-day event cancelled after organizers’ attorney asked the … … Read more

Denver celebrates Colorado Avalanche playoff run with Burgundy & Blue WeekThe Denver ChannelAirport visitors will hear an Avalanche message from Team Captain Gabriel Landeskog on the train and drivers to Denver International Airport will see the DIA sign on Peña Boulevard illuminated in burgundy. The Downtown Denver Partnership is also …Denver buildings lit in burgundy, … Read more

Chalkbeat MemphisDenison Elementary School in southwest Denver is one of several district schools that has considered making the change to a longer school day. At some schools, the transition has gone smoothly, but others backed away from the model after uproar from … …read more Source: Denver News From Google      Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | … Read more

Downtown Denver buildings going green9NEWS.comThe Union Station neighborhood is pursuing LEED certification. The Rocky Mountain Green Conference is Thursday at the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Denver. It’s the premier green building conference in the region. At the conference, attendees will … …read more Source: Denver News From Google      Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie … Read more

Kitchen Nightmares: Pantaleone’s, Denver’s Best Pizza?Eater NationalOnce Ramsay has met the owners, learned about the business, and come to understand their daytime sleep schedules, he sits down for lunch to try the food and this alleged “best pizza in Denver.” He orders a sausage pizza, a meatball hero, a pizza … …read more Source: Denver … Read more

CBS LocalThe first in a series of four total lunar eclipses will occur overnight, and it looks like our weekend storm will be far enough east to give Colorado clear skies and a great view. It’s called the Blood Moon, and it will be full just before 2 a.m …Lunar eclipse coming MondayThe Denver Post … Read more

Up and down weather this week in Denver; mid-week cooler, wetThe Denver PostShana Ballard walks with an umbrella through freshly fallen snow on the 16th Street Mall. The Denver area was hit by a late winter snow on Sunday, April 13, 2014. (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post) … and more …read more Source: Denver News … Read more

Snowplows in Denver on standby as snow falls Sunday9NEWS.comKUSA – A fleet of 70 “big” snowplows are on standby and ready to deploy if needed during this spring snowstorm, according to Denver Public Works. “Later tonight, we expect pavement temperatures to go below freezing, so what we’ll be doing is applying …Spring Snow Can Be … Read more

CU Denver offers support to student veterans9NEWS.comThe University of Colorado Denver campus expects its number of student veterans to double in the next five years. That is because of the mandated reduction of the U.S. military. On CU Denver’s campus there is a safe place where student veterans can … …read more Source: Denver News … Read more

CBS LocalDENVER (CBS4) – Denver police are investigating after dozens of car windows were shattered overnight on Saturday. The vandalism happened in three neighborhoods – near 16th Avenue and Federal Boulevard, 14th Avenue and Avondale Drive and 10th …Vandals break out car windows parked in three Denver neighborhoodsThe Denver PostCar windows shot out in West … Read more

Denver Police Search For Driver In Fatal Hit & RunCBS LocalDENVER (CBS4) – Police were on the scene of a fatal hit and run accident just after 3 a.m. on Sunday. It happened on Interstate – 25 just south of Colfax Avenue where a vehicle struck a pedestrian and then took off. (Credit: CBS). Police … Read more

Spring storm shuts down eastbound I-70The Denver PostSnow is expected to continue in the mountains, especially on the eastern slope of the Front Range, with Denver receiving 3 to 5 inches. “It is pretty common to get a storm like this in April,” NWS meteorologist Jim Kalina said. “And it will help keep …Sunday storm … Read more

The Denver PostThe Denver PostWinter-like weather reared its ugly head again Sunday, shutting down stretches of Interstate 70 in the mountains and bringing fresg snow to the Front Range. A winter warning was issued throughout the mountains and an advisory for the urban corridor … and more …read more Source: Denver News From Google      … Read more

Sunday storm expected to bring snow in Denverkdvr.comSnow is headed back to Colorado Sunday, with 4 to 6 inches expected in the Denver metropolitan area and more than a foot in parts of the high country. “The storm arrives late Saturday night, first in the form of rain around the Denver area,” FOX 31 …Denver … Read more

Von Miller sees a brighter 2014 on horizonESPN (blog)After a tumultuous 2013 season that included a torn ACL and a six-game suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy, Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller will make one of his first public appearances of the offseason Monday when his … …read more Source: Denver News From … Read more

Cold Blast Bringing Spring Snow to Denver, CheyenneAccuWeather.comThe recent stretch of above-average warmth and nice weather across the Front Range corridor has come to an end. A blast of cold air diving out of Canada will continue to plunge southward through Sunday night, forcing folks to dig out the winter jackets … …read more Source: … Read more

Explosion and fire destroys building at French Quarter Apartments in DenverThe Denver ChannelFree days at local museums, Denver Zoo. The Denver Museum of Nature and Science will offer free admission on Sunday (April 13). See… Free days at local museums, Denver Zoo Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is the founder of Zennie62Media … Read more

5280: Guide to secret menu items in Denver9NEWS.comKUSA – 5280 magazine was at 9NEWS to discuss some best kept secrets at Denver restaurants: hidden menu items. Anyone familiar with west coast-based In-N-Out Burger, is familiar with a “secret” menu. But there are also places right here in Denver. …read more Source: Denver News From Google … Read more

Bleacher ReportThe Denver Nuggets haven’t had quite the year they had hoped for in 2013-14. With a very difficult Western Conference and a slew of injuries, the Nuggets have struggled to a current record of 33 wins and 44 losses, giving them the 12th-worst record in … and more …read more Source: Denver News From … Read more

Vandals break out car windows parked in three Denver neighborhoodsThe Denver PostDenver police were kept busy overnight Saturday with a string of vandalized windows in parked cars in three city districts. Reports of the damage, typically described as windows being shot out by BB guns or another weapon, poured in Saturday, Detective … …read more … Read more

Denver Public Schools Recruiting Illegal Immigrants To TeachFox News (blog)By Nelson Garcia, KUSA. DENVER – Long before Alejandro Fuentes Mena became a fifth grade teacher, he was an undocumented immigrant from Chile. “I came to the United States when I was four years old,” Fuentes Mena said. In August, he started at the …Denver district … Read more

CBS LocalDENVER (CBS4) – Police say two suspects are breaking their way into apartment buildings and heading straight for coin operated laundry rooms. Authorities say the suspects struck seven times over the last year at Capitol Hill apartment buildings …Suspects sought in Denver home robbery, use of victim’s debit cardkdvr.comDenver police seek help identifying Capitol … Read more

The Denver ChannelDENVER – The Denver Police Department responded Friday to public outcry over an officer preventing a man from aiding a dog hit by an SUV by using social media to defend its handling of the Wednesday night incident and to criticize the fairness of 7NEWS …Denver police keep neighbors from helping injured dog … Read more

Who is behind the green pig cutouts in Denver?9NEWS.comDENVER – Cutouts of green pigs are popping up all over Denver. The source of the pig-frenzy remains a mystery. The green pigs are everywhere! 9NEWS has yet to find the mastermind behind it all. Googling “green pigs” will result in a “Green Pig Pub” in … … Read more

Denver Police Release Sketch Of IntruderCBS LocalDENVER (CBS4) – Denver Police released a sketch of an intruder who attacked a woman inside her home on Monday. The victim says it’s not the first time she’s encountered him. (credit: CBS). Police say the victim told the intruder to leave and tried to … …read more Source: … Read more

9NEWS.comDENVER – For the 10th year, Doors Open Denver will give people an opportunity to explore hundreds of cool places around the city. This year’s theme is Celebrating Neighborhood Architecture. The two-day event Saturday and Sunday is free and invites …Doors Open Denver invites the city behind closed doorsThe Denver PostDoors opening to Denver’s landmark … Read more

The Denver PostA furious back-and-forth between some members of the community and Denver police unfolded on social media Friday after neighbors complained police officers would not allow them to help a dying dog struck by a car Wednesday night. 7News first reported …DPD: Officer ‘did the right thing’ preventing man from helping injured dog who … Read more

A Weed-Centric ‘Bud and Breakfast’ Is Opening in DenverEater NationalNow that recreational marijuana is legal in Colorado, an enterprising company is setting up a weed-centric play on a bed and breakfast — a “bud and breakfast”— in Denver. According to a press release, a company that will soon be known as “The …‘Bud and breakfast’: … Read more

Project to lower I-70 in northeast Denver moving aheadDenver Business Journal (blog)A $1.8 billion proposal to sink Interstate 70 for a few miles through northeast Denver, just east of Interstate 25, will be formally reviewed by Colorado’s top transportation officials, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). The …National Work Zone Memorial To Be … Read more

District Hires Immigrant Teachers Under New PolicyCBS LocalDENVER (AP) – Colorado’s largest school district sees teaching potential among immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally when they were children. They are people like Kareli Lizarraga, a 22-year-old University of Pennsylvania graduate who grew up in …Denver hires teachers who came to US illegally as childrenReutersDenver … Read more

New York Daily NewsLouis, who didn’t give his last name, said he left a small amount of pot and a bubbler pipe behind when he checked out of the Hyatt Place Denver/Cherry Creek because he didn’t want to fly home with them. Marijuana is legal in Colorado, but not Texas. …read more Source: Denver News … Read more

‘Bud and breakfast’: Denver gets a pot-friendly all-inclusive innDenver Business Journal (blog)A Denver company is transforming a local guest house into what it calls an all-inclusive “bud and breakfast,” offering marijuana and cannabis-infused edibles to guests. Pladeo Corp. announced that it has signed a one-year lease for Adagio Bed and … …read more Source: Denver … Read more

Rent increase drives out Denver antique store9NEWS.comHe has been at the same location at the intersection of Broadway and Iowa Avenue, along Denver’s “Antique Row,” for nearly four decades. Two weeks ago, Perris received a letter from the building owner stating that they would be increasing his rent from … …read more Source: Denver News … Read more

Denver weather: Temps in 70s Friday and Saturday; snow on SundayThe Denver PostBeautiful, spring weather in northeastern Colorado, with lots of sunshine and temperatures above normal, will linger Friday and Saturday but snow is in the Sunday forecast. Weekend weather in Denver will be a mixed bag, welcome to spring time in the … and … Read more

CBSSports.comWhile their 2013 season may not have ended the way they hoped, in landing Pro Bowlers Demarcus Ware, Aqib Talib and TJ Ward, the Denver Broncos should enter next season as the favorite to again represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. They’re joining a …San Francisco 49ers to Host Denver Broncos in Levi’s Zennie … Read more