Wheel Deal: Artist Pat Milbery Shows Off Seven Mural “Portals” in Denver
“I love biking as transportation. I love riding my bike around the city, because you’re always discovering new neighborhoods, new pockets or new parks.”
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Denver Prepares to Discharge 350 Migrants a Week From Shelters – Without Sending Them to the Streets
“Once you start camping, you’re focusing on your day-to-day survival. What we want is for you to be focused on long-term strategies.”
“No Freezing Sweep” Law Barely Makes It Through City Council on 7-6 Vote
“We need this because we’re still going to get cold snaps, we’re still going to get snow, and we still obviously don’t have enough room to house people.”
Havana Street Business Owners Urge Jason Crow to Help With Homelessness, Theft, Worker Shortages
“If you think of Havana Street, it’s diversity on display. It’s the best of what makes America America.You can walk twenty feet and discover a whole new culture.”
Migrants Hungry for More Support From Denver Find Relief With SAME Cafe Deliveries
“While we are limited in resources,” the city says, “we do ensure that all adult guests receive at least two meals a day as well as snacks, and that all children receive three meals daily.”
Metro Denver Counties Undertake Point in Time Count to Tally Homeless Population
“There’s going to be someone tonight that we’re just not going to have eyes on and we’re not going to be able to survey.”
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Push for “No Freezing Sweeps” Heats Up After 15-Day Cold-Weather Emergency
Denver’s cold-weather shelters closed on Saturday after fifteen frigid days; activists hope the city can do more for homeless residents next time.
Denver Zoo Defends Bachelor Elephant Herd After Making “Worst Zoos” List for 2023
Billy has landed the Denver Zoo on the list twice, and is described as one of “six sparring males with one job: pump out babies for profit.” But Billy isn’t part of the breeding program.
“No Freezing Sweep” Vote Postponed as Push for Migrant Support Heats Up
Mayor Mike Johnston and members of the Colorado delegation are asking Congress to take action to help communities overwhelmed by the flood of migrants.
Do the Math: Migrant Students Double Enrollment at Ashley Elementary
“These are students I want to keep safe, I want to have them be happy, I want them on top of everything else feeling like this is their home.”
Denver Reaches a New High With 5,000 Migrants in Shelters
“If you want out of the cold this weekend, there will be a place for you.”
Surge of Migrant Arrivals Overwhelming Aurora Nonprofits
“The big uptick in activity and service is a result of the Venezuelan, Colombian newcomers. Our pantry has been exploding.”
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Denver’s Homeless, Migrants and City Council Bracing for Cold Nights Ahead
The vote on a proposal to end sweeps when the weather is below freezing is set for January 16.
Colorado’s Traffic Death Rate Dropped in 2023…but Not by Much
“We’re starting to make progress, I would say. But we’ve got a long way to go.”
Ten Sweeps in 2023 Could Get Mayor Mike Johnston to His House1000 Goal
“This is a ‘resolution’ of an encampment, or sometimes we call it a closure. Before, the sweep was a move to nowhere. This is a resolution to move folks into housing.”
Colorado GameStop with Halo 3 Mural From 2007 Offers Slice of Nostalgia for Gamers
The Glendale GameStop on Colorado Boulevard has grabbed the attention of video gamers across the globe for its seventeen-year-old Halo 3 window mural.
People to Watch 2024: Dede de Percin, CEO of Colorado Village Collaborative
Solving Denver’s homelessness problem could take a village. The Colorado Village Collaborative, to be precise.
Tight Schedule for Homeless Housing Meetings Has Denver Neighbors Feeling “Bulldozed”
The city is racing to meet Mayor Mike Johnston’s House1000 goal of getting 1,000 individuals off the streets by December 31.
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Jake Is Going to be a Father! Denver Zoo Elephant Insemination Project Hits the Target
“As long as we have food, he seems to be in a pretty good mood about it.”
House1000 in 2024: Johnston Looks to Same Ideas to Get Another 1,000 Off Denver’s Streets
The city plans to once again rely on micro-communities, homeless sweeps and money to replicate Mayor Johnston’s House1000 plan in 2024.
Racism v. Professionalism: Demotion of “Rude” Chicano Studies Chair at MSU Denver Sparks Debate
Metropolitan State University of Denver removed its chair of Chicano Studies last week, citing “unprofessional behavior” she’d shown while defending her son.
Latest on Denver Micro-Communities: More Than Half Gone, Rest Delayed
Mayor Johnston nixed more than half of the micro-communities slated to open this year for his House1000 plan and pushed the rest to late December and 2024.