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Reader: I'm excited about planned improvements to the South Platte River bike trail

Occupy Denver pickets Snooze -- and co-owner Jon Schlegel responds

The proprietors of Snooze were surprised to find themselves at the center of the protest over the proposed urban camping ban after co-owner Brianna Borin spoke in favor of the ordinance at a Denver City Council hearing. Last weekend, members of Occupy Denver flocked to the original Snooze at 23rd a ... More >>

Photos: Occupy Denver protests Snooze, plans Downtown Denver Partnership sleep-in

Breakfast and politics don't always mix -- but Occupy Denver waits for no muffin. After Brianna Borin, co-owner of downtown early-morning eatery Snooze, spoke in "strong favor" of the proposed (and preliminarily passed) urban camping ban at last Monday's eight-hour City Council meeting, the local mo ... More >>

Reader: Albus Brooks is wrong about Kenya

Breakfast and politics don't always mix -- but Occupy Denver waits for no muffin. After Brianna Borin, co-owner of downtown early-morning eatery Snooze, spoke in "strong favor" of the proposed (and preliminarily passed) urban camping ban at last Monday's eight-hour City Council meeting, the local mo ... More >>

Speak up for the homeless on the Denver Voice silent auction site

Although Albus Brooks crafted the proposed anti-urban camping ordinance, he supports help for the homeless. In fact, Brooks gave a shout-out to the Denver Voice in his recent Westword interview. And tomorrow night, Brooks will be on hand at a benefit to raise funds for this organization, a Westword ... More >>

Urban camping ban: Denver Police Department promises restraint in enforcement

At a city council meeting yesterday afternoon, Police Chief Robert White outlined what he called a "passive" plan for the Denver Police Department to enforce the urban camping ban if it is passed. As drafted, the strategy calls for law enforcement to partner with outreach workers, and White promises ... More >>

Occupy Denver, ACLU and Coalition For the Homeless team to oppose urban camping ban

Although Denver's proposed urban camping ordinance is not scheduled for final consideration until May 7, the sides for and against it are already preparing for battle. Last week, the ACLU of Colorado organized an online petition against the ban, with Occupy Denver taking a stance this weekend. In a ... More >>

Urban camping ban: Denver's Road Home outlines a violations response plan

Packed with opposition in orange "Homes Not Handfuffs" buttons, yesterday's City Council committee meeting initiated the first public discussion of Denver's proposed, hotly debated urban camping ban. With the proposal come as many accusations as questions, many of them involving concerns it could cr ... More >>

Urban camping ban heats up packed city council committee meeting

"Everyone take a deep breath." So began today's first public meeting about the proposed urban camping ban, organized by City Council's Land Use, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee in front of a group so large it breached fire code. While organizers stressed its purpose as an informational mee ... More >>

With Occupy Denver protester Corey Donahue, nothing is ever easy

"Everyone take a deep breath." So began today's first public meeting about the proposed urban camping ban, organized by City Council's Land Use, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee in front of a group so large it breached fire code. While organizers stressed its purpose as an informational mee ... More >>

Overnight camping ban proposal not related to Occupy Denver, says Michael Hancock rep

​Mayor Michael Hancock and several Denver City Council members are talking up a potential overnight camping ban in public places, including the 16th Street Mall. Given the brouhaha over camping by Occupy Denver, which has been joined by numerous homeless protesters, is this notion a preemptive ... More >>

Reader: Wouldn't you rather let a mom buy her kid booze & pot than some dirty old man?

Manzanares.​Jonathan Shikes's most recent Shmuck of the Week post highlighted Michelle Manzanares, accused of giving her teen daughter booze and weed -- gifts allegedly commemorated in photos and video. One reader had unkind words for such parenting, but the following commenter offered a diffe ... More >>

When your office is a wi-fi network, what are your options?

​For those of you who work from your laptops (ahem), getting an Internet connection is a daily requirement. There are two companies who will provide Internet to your home/apartment here in Denver and a few types of places you're likely to seek out if you're looking to walk out your front door ... More >>

Denver Voice vendors could use a hand -- not a hand-out

​The 16th Street Mall used to be a panhandlers' paradise. But one recent Friday, when I walked the mall from one end to the other on a challenge from a booster who thought it'd gone downhill, I saw nothing but busy, happy people -- and Denver Voice vendors, so polite and friendly they could h ... More >>

Jeff Puckett's helicopter gets Denver closer to God

​The 16th Street Mall used to be a panhandlers' paradise. But one recent Friday, when I walked the mall from one end to the other on a challenge from a booster who thought it'd gone downhill, I saw nothing but busy, happy people -- and Denver Voice vendors, so polite and friendly they could h ... More >>

Homeless camp vandalized by cops? Grand Junction activists say "yes"

Courtesy of GJPDexposedAn unkind cut.​Grand Junction isn't the likeliest spawning ground for progressive organizations. But the Western Slope community is the place to find a growing number of activists like Jacob Richards, who acts on behalf of the homeless in the area, even if it means gett ... More >>

Homeless coalition weighs service cuts, defends "lean" salaries

The $180,000 man: CCFH president John Parvensky.​Grappling with a shortfall in government funding and a rising tide of people displaced by a wretched economy, officers and senior staff of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless will make some tough decisions this evening about what they and th ... More >>

Hickenlooper finds more library funding -- by taking a chunk out of his homeless plan

Jeanne Faatz.​Moments from now, Mayor John Hickenlooper will be meeting with the media to talk about a revision in his budget plan -- additional bucks to save the Byers library , which had been marked for closure, and keep other branches open for longer hours. And where is he getting the dough ... More >>

Word of the week: Caramba!

Jeanne Faatz.​Moments from now, Mayor John Hickenlooper will be meeting with the media to talk about a revision in his budget plan -- additional bucks to save the Byers library , which had been marked for closure, and keep other branches open for longer hours. And where is he getting the dough ... More >>

SAME Cafe: The restaurant where you pay what you can

Jeanne Faatz.​Moments from now, Mayor John Hickenlooper will be meeting with the media to talk about a revision in his budget plan -- additional bucks to save the Byers library , which had been marked for closure, and keep other branches open for longer hours. And where is he getting the dough ... More >>

Free beer and funky tunes, courtesy of U.S. Pipe and Flying Dog

As if you needed another reason besides the band's funky tunes to head down to the Bluebird this Thursday, February 19, for the U.S. Pipe CD-release show (check out Jon Solomon's Backbeat feature on the band from this week's paper if you haven't already), you can grab yourself a free beer and help o ... More >>

Welcome to Hotel Martino: The homeless love it, the neighbors hate it

As if you needed another reason besides the band's funky tunes to head down to the Bluebird this Thursday, February 19, for the U.S. Pipe CD-release show (check out Jon Solomon's Backbeat feature on the band from this week's paper if you haven't already), you can grab yourself a free beer and help o ... More >>

Street Dreams

As if you needed another reason besides the band's funky tunes to head down to the Bluebird this Thursday, February 19, for the U.S. Pipe CD-release show (check out Jon Solomon's Backbeat feature on the band from this week's paper if you haven't already), you can grab yourself a free beer and help o ... More >>

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Portrait of Jeny

For this fifteen-year-old, it's been a long road to home.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of 3/15/2007

A Bumpy Ride

They promised a hot party. They didn’t say how hot it would get.

Full Circle

Eddie Maestas gave his heart to the Larimer neighborhood. Now his name is at the heart of it.

What's So Funny

Eddie Maestas gave his heart to the Larimer neighborhood. Now his name is at the heart of it.

Terms of Endearment

Give me a C! Give me a U! What do you have? The start of the year's biggest scandal.

Kids Picture Homelessness

Views of the world’s homelessness are vividly displayed in the Home/Life exhibit.

Best Free Entertainment

People-watching on the 16th Street Mall while we still can

Best Charitable Ladies' Cause

Knit for the Homeless, Shivering Sheep/Coppélia's Needlepoint

Warm Fuzzies

Knit for the Homeless shows true glove

Garden of Eden

Drummer Donnie Eden wants to make a difference in the lives of young people, one note at a time.

Voices Carry

The homeless find harmony -- and hope -- in music.

Best Reuse of a Historic Building

Gates Mansion, now Dave's Place

Artbeat

Brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

Follow That Story

Order in the Court

Best Rockies Parking

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

Heard on the Street

Bag Ladies Ball doesn't quite bring it all together.

Best move by Mayor Wellington Webb

Homeless shelter for women and families

Throw the Bums Out

Merchants battle transients on the mall.

Begging for a Living

U.S. Mission supports a network of professional beggars who go door-to-door to pay their rent.

The Larry David Show

U.S. Mission supports a network of professional beggars who go door-to-door to pay their rent.

Plots and Subplots

Politics and pollution bubble just under the surface of the former Lowry Air Force Base.

LETTERS

Politics and pollution bubble just under the surface of the former Lowry Air Force Base.

SHELTER-SKELTER

Politics and pollution bubble just under the surface of the former Lowry Air Force Base.

HEART OF THE CITY

Politics and pollution bubble just under the surface of the former Lowry Air Force Base.