Dr. Rich Mahogany is not a real doctor. The mustachioed star of ManTherapy.org is a fake therapist who loves fly fishing, chainsaws and stuffed moose heads. He cusses, does bicep curls with a bowling ball and, most importantly, dispenses facts and tips about depression, anxiety, substance abuse and suicide prevention…
Denver Parks and Recreation is holding open houses at its recreation centers to showcase their amenities “and hopefully gain some new members and excite our existing members about what we have to offer,” says spokeswoman Angela Casias. Since Parks and Rec increased its fees in January, membership has declined from…
Jose Luis Vazquez Campos doesn’t have much time. An undocumented immigrant, Campos must prove to federal immigration authorities that he’s in Mexico on July 18, which means he’ll have to board a bus in Denver on Sunday to get there. Yesterday, the American Friends Service Committee held a rally to…
Ana Vasquez says she tried to explain to the police officers that it was her boyfriend who’d abused her, and not the other way around. She had a broken finger to prove it: In the midst of an argument that turned physical, her boyfriend trapped her fingers between his and…
Rory O’Rourke thinks traditional dating sites are too static. “You talk about yourself or fill out a bunch of survey questions, and throughout your experience online, you don’t change that,” says O’Rourke, who works in software. “Everybody says they like to travel but nobody updates their page with what trips…
Weld County is launching a campaign to educate immigrants about the importance of reporting crimes to the police. “We want everyone to report crime, every time,” Ken Buck, the Weld County district attorney, said today at a press conference in Greeley. That includes undocumented immigrants and refugees who may be…
This week’s cover story, “Flash Point,” details Denver’s response to what many perceive as a recent rise in gang violence. According to the most up-to-date statistics from the Denver Police Department, six murders were linked to gang activity between January and May of this year. That’s up from five during…
Things were looking up for Aurora, Colorado.That’s how it seemed earlier this year when we wrote about the suburb’s new tourism organization, Visit Aurora. Why? Aurora looked sure to land the state tourism incentives it needed to entice Gaylord Entertainment to build a giant hotel there; the city was poised…
Gang violence is a hot topic in Denver this summer. This week’s cover story, “Flash Point,” details the city’s plan for cooling it down. Denver has seen several high-profile shootings in the past few months, and there’s been speculation that many are gang-related, including the death of Denver police officer…
Six young men. That’s how many have lost their lives in gang-related murders this year between January and May, according to the Denver Police Department. Though there’s been much speculation that 21-year-old Rollin Oliver, who was arrested in connection with the murder of Denver police officer Celena Hollis on June…
James Chapman was in the back of his T-shirt shop in northeast Park Hill, finishing up a custom airbrush job, when he heard gunshots. Seconds later, a young man came stumbling through the front door, dripping blood on the yellowing linoleum floor. “I said, ‘Are you shot?'” Chapman recalls. He…
Denver police officer Celena Hollis, who was killed at last week’s City Park jazz concert while trying to break up a fight, will be honored at this Sunday’s concert. A silent vigil is scheduled for 5 p.m. on the west side of Ferril Lake; the concert will begin at 6…
This Sunday, City Park Jazz will honor fallen Denver police officer Celena Hollis with a silent vigil that starts on the west side of Ferril Lake at 5 p.m. The concert will begin at the bandstand at 6 p.m., and scheduled performers Lionel Young and his band will play some…
Leading climate-change scientists say the chances of humans stopping the wildfires raging across Colorado aren’t good. “These wildfires, when they become wind-driven, are like a nuclear bomb going off, and humans are not going to stop them any more than they stopped the hurricanes in Gulf Coast,” Dr. Steven Running…
A new group called Fight Back Colorado has a message for the lawmakers who voted to kill a bill to legalize civil unions: Watch out. The group launched an effort today to defeat those legislators in November’s election — though they haven’t yet named names…
The only heavy-metal band in Iraq. A charter school in the most diverse square mile in America. A letter written by a Maine mayor asking Somalis to keep out. Those are the subjects of three of the six documentaries to be screened at the three-day 2012 Refugees In Focus Film…
Less than a day after Denver Police Officer Celena Hollis was shot and killed while trying to break up a fight at City Park, more than 150 people — activists, preachers, mothers and teenagers — gathered at the District 2 police headquarters in northeast Denver to thank the officers who…
Jim Griffin, president of the Colorado League of Charter Schools, has been inducted into the Charter Schools Hall of Fame. “Colorado has been on the forefront of our nation’s charter school movement and has provided other states with examples of how strong policies and effective leadership can have a positive…
When it comes to state anti-bullying laws, Colorado’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender kids are among the most protected in the country. But individual school district policies are a different story. A policy scan by LGBT advocacy organization One Colorado found that, more than a year after Governor John Hickenlooper…
Just when you thought baby zoo animals couldn’t get any cuter (we’re talking about you, baby tigers), along comes an itty-bitty leopard that changes everything. His name is Makar (pronounced Mah-car), he was born on April 25 and he is effing adorable. The Denver Zoo has kept Makar and his…
In our recent epic tome about the rehabilitation of the South Platte River, we told you about improvements to Lakewood Gulch. The trickling tributary in Sun Valley was for years walled in by concrete in an attempt to corral its flow — a dangerous situation that proved deadly in 2007…
Tonight’s episode of American Ninja Warrior will feature seven Colorado badasses tackling the television show’s near-impossible obstacle course for a chance to make it to the finals and win $500,000. All seven belong to a local parkour gym called APEX Movement. Check out the show tonight on NBC at 8…
