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Gimme Shelter

Another sexual-harassment suit rattles the Denver Housing Authority.

Watch What Develops

A battle over another vacant lot is building near East Village.

SAME Cafe: The restaurant where you pay what you can

A battle over another vacant lot is building near East Village.

The Village People

Nearly a year after the Denver Housing Authority purchased East Village, the future of the project -- and its residents -- remains unsettled.

Delayed Emergency Response

Minutes can make the difference between life and death — but does Denver Health know how to tell time?

Murals, Murals Everywhere

Santa Fe Arts District gets a facelift during Denver Arts Week.

Tagging Up Denver

The city’s aerosol junkies are in the spotlight.

Cycle Killer

Why is the city putting the brakes on the Derailer Bike Collective?

Letters to the Editor

From the week of April 27, 2006

Pitching Tents

A camp for the homeless works in Portland. Can it work here, too?

It Takes a Village

Denver's East Village is finally experiencing a boom -- of demolition.

The Plot Thickens

A fear of development is growing in community gardens around Denver.

Brick by Brick

A new development in Five Points could help the city sell the old Rossonian Hotel.

Schoolhouse Rocker

Songwriter Mark Ledwig would like to teach the world to sing.

This Old Housing Project

To save East Village, is it necessary to destroy it?

Race for the Cure

In the special election for a new District 8 City Councilman, the field is wide open -- just like all those empty lots.

Welcome to the Real World

The further these students get from the classroom, the more they learn.

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The further these students get from the classroom, the more they learn.

Born and Razed

Terrorized for years by the criminals next door, neighbors of East Village can't wait to say goodbye.

The Young and the Restless

As the turks of Denver's black politics grow old, what's to be made of their legacy?

The New Turks

As the turks of Denver's black politics grow old, what's to be made of their legacy?

Familiar Tunes

Jazz makes a comeback in Five Points while the venerable Rossonian Hotel sits and waits.

Boomtown Rats

Jazz makes a comeback in Five Points while the venerable Rossonian Hotel sits and waits.

Mental Anguish

Rescuing the mentally ill has brought millions to the Mental Health Corporation of Denver--as well as complaints of coercion, mismanagement and neglect.

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Rescuing the mentally ill has brought millions to the Mental Health Corporation of Denver--as well as complaints of coercion, mismanagement and neglect.

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Rescuing the mentally ill has brought millions to the Mental Health Corporation of Denver--as well as complaints of coercion, mismanagement and neglect.

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Rescuing the mentally ill has brought millions to the Mental Health Corporation of Denver--as well as complaints of coercion, mismanagement and neglect.

INCOMPLETE ASSIGNMENT

ETHNICITY WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE AN ISSUE IN WELLINGTON WEBB'S SEARCH FOR AN EDUCATION CZAR. IT IS NOW.THE BLACKBOARD BUNGLE HOW MAYOR WEBB'S SEARCH FOR AN EDUCATION CZAR WAS HIJACKED BY RACIAL POLITICS.

SUNNYSIDE DOWN

PLANS FOR THE RENOVATION OF QUIGG NEWTON HOMES AGITATE NEIGHBORS OF THE NORTHWEST DENVER PROJECT.

INFLUENCE BACKPEDDLING

THE CITY YANKS THE LICENSE OF A PROMINENT LOBBYING FIRM.

HOTEL RESERVATIONS

THE CITY OF DENVER HAS SUNK MORE THAN $2 MILLION INTO THE HISTORIC ROSSONIAN HOTEL. BUT CHECK OUT ITS ECONOMIC-DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

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THE CITY OF DENVER HAS SUNK MORE THAN $2 MILLION INTO THE HISTORIC ROSSONIAN HOTEL. BUT CHECK OUT ITS ECONOMIC-DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

Wake-Up Call: All over but the shouting

The last bill of the legislative session has been signed, and it's all over but the shouting -- particularly in front-page stories over the governor's vetoes of union-friendly bills (and likely when the governor is on Mike Rosen's show at 9:15 a.m.). But Bill Ritter also managed to please at least ... More >>

Jolt gets some justice from Gangland...not that he can talk about it

The last bill of the legislative session has been signed, and it's all over but the shouting -- particularly in front-page stories over the governor's vetoes of union-friendly bills (and likely when the governor is on Mike Rosen's show at 9:15 a.m.). But Bill Ritter also managed to please at least ... More >>

Medical marijuana patients in subsidized housing don't have to be evicted, feds say

​The concern for MMJ patients living in subsidized housing is that while the state says they can puff for their pain, the federal government, which pays their rent, doesn't recognize cannabis as medicine. But are the feds loosening up?

Ape shit: Guerilla Garden unveils 5,000 square foot mural on Friday

Jenny AnThis work site will transform into a Guerilla Garden mural.​While the Denver Housing Authority's 1099 Osage Street building, part of the South Lincoln/Mariposa Redevelopment project, won't be completed until January 2012, it's already making changes in the neighborhood. And on Friday, ... More >>

Mayor's Design Awards: A look at the seventeen winners

​The seventh round of the Mayor's Design Awards was presented last night, to a whopping seventeen projects around the city -- some old, some new, all interesting. The program was started in 2005, when John Hickenlooper was mayor; Mayor Michael Hancock did the honors last night, awarding prize ... More >>

Gamma Acosta on Street Cred, graffiti and the importance of street art

Longmont street artist Gamma Acosta finishing up a commissioned mural.​The last time we talked to Longmont artist Gamma Acosta, he quietly reminded us that there's redemption in street art, and many of the kids who come out of the tagging culture, spray cans in hand, have talent that can raise ... More >>