Author: Valerie Richardson
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Lakewood cake baker, gay couple square off before court of appeals
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Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips says he was exercising his right to freedom of expression when he refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple, but the Colorado Civil Rights Commission called it unlawful discrimination. So the Lakewood baker took his case to the Colorado Court of Appeals, which heard oral argument Tuesday…
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Paul stresses ‘right to be left alone’ at packed Denver campaign event
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Those hoping for a rousing pro-pot speech Tuesday from Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul may have been disappointed, but not pro-liberty voters. The Republican presidential candidate whipped up the packed crowd at Chopper’s Sports Grill instead with a call for “the right to be left alone” and against the USA Patriot Act, federal spying on citizens…
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New looks at big development picture as he preps for Denver City Council
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Some people are obsessed with trains. Others can’t get enough of comic books or Star Wars. Wayne New is what you might call a community planning geek. The newly elected Denver city council member pulls out his iPhone and starts flipping through photos from his recent visit to Atlanta, depicting what appears to be pavement…
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Western Conservative Summit keeps growing in numbers, influence
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The Western Conservative Summit keeps getting bigger, more influential and, as far as John Andrews is concerned, better. Every year, the summit breaks its own attendance record, and this year was no exception. The three-day conservative confab, which wrapped up Sunday at the Colorado Convention Center, is expected to hit nearly 4,000 attendees when the…
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Hispanic-owned BBQ joint triples business with White Appreciation Day
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Just in case, Edgar Antillon stocked up on extra food and brought in additional staff Thursday for his barbecue restaurant’s first-ever White Appreciation Day. It turns out that was a wise decision. He said Friday that business tripled at the Rubbin Buttz BBQ in Milliken as a result of the publicity surrounding the event, which…
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Attempts to ban fracking statewide suffer from drop in momentum, funding
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Democratic Rep. Jared Polis may no longer be interested in running a statewide anti-fracking initiative after last year’s bruising political battle royale, but Cliff Willmeng isn’t giving up on the dream. Six months ago, Willmeng launched an issue committee, Coloradans for Community Rights, to promote a proposed constitutional amendment on “the right to local self-government.”…
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New Colorado Springs Mayor Suthers has no regrets on passing up Senate race
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John Suthers was sworn in Tuesday as mayor of Colorado Springs, a turn of events that still has some state politicos scratching their heads. The former two-term attorney general had been on the short list of potential Republican challengers to Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, a list that became even shorter Monday with Republican Rep. Mike…
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Colorado officials toast Taiwan economic office’s move from Kansas City to Denver
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Nothing says “welcome to Colorado” like Denver Broncos swag, as far as state Rep. Kathleen Conti is concerned. She presented a Peyton Manning NFL jersey to Jack J.C. Yang, director general of the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office, at Friday’s reception at the Brown Palace to celebrate TECO’s relocation from Kansas City to Denver. Such…
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CU Regents reject fossil-fuel divestment over objections of student activists
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This was a tough week for Fossil Free CU, the University of Colorado’s pro-divestment student group. First its protest camp on Boulder’s Norlin Quad was snowed out, and then the Board of Regents voted against divesting the endowment from oil, natural gas and coal. The board rejected calls for divestment in a 7-2 vote at…
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Aurora city manager gets reprieve as critics agree to drop issue, wait for Nov. election
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George “Skip” Noe’s job is safe for now, but the Aurora city manager may want to think twice before ordering any 2016 season tickets. Aurora city council members pushing for his resignation agreed to drop the issue — at least temporarily — after nobody budged during Monday’s executive session. Despite a series of closed meetings…
