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Bennito L. Kelty

Bennito L. Kelty has been a staff writer at Westword since April 2023. Before joining Westword, Bennito worked for publications such as the Columbia Missourian, the St. Louis American, Vox Magazine, the Yuma Sun and the online Tucson Sentinel. He’s received awards from the Arizona Press Club, including first place for Spanish-language feature reporting and second place for social issues reporting. Bennito was a member of the Report for America Corps and is a graduate of the University of Missouri – Columbia.

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Aurora’s Top Officials Still Trying to “Re-Establish Trust” Four Years After Elijah McClain’s Death

Aurora’s Top Officials Still Trying to “Re-Establish Trust” Four Years After Elijah McClain’s Death

By Bennito L. KeltyMay 8, 2023

Aurora’s new heads of police, fire and city manager’s office are still working to reestablish trust and legitimacy after the 2019 death of Elijah McClain.

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ICE Forcing Immigrants to Wear GPS Devices That Look Like Apple Watches

By Bennito L. KeltyMay 4, 2023

ICE launched a pilot program to track detainees with GPS devices that resemble Apple Watches, prompting an outcry from advocates who see it as intrusive.

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Denver Environmental Group Pushes for “Green Dating” on Latino Hookup App Chispa

By Bennito L. KeltyMay 2, 2023

The Colorado-based group GreenLatinos is pushing the idea of “green dating” in hopes of bringing together more eco-friendly people.

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Denver Residents Could Earn $1,000 Masturbating as Part of Orgasm Advisory Job

By Bennito L. KeltyApril 28, 2023

The sexual wellness and sex toy brand Lovehoney will be visiting Denver next month for “Masturbation May” to recruit for its new Orgasm advisory board.

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How a Homeless Teen Became a Mentor and Supervisor for the Nonprofit That Helped Save His Life

By Bennito L. KeltyApril 27, 2023

Ja’Brel Dorsett says youth leaders with the SCD Enrichment program helped save his life after he became homeless in high school. Now, he works with them.

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Meet Lele, the Giant Mexican Doll Visiting Denver for the Cities Summit of the Americas

By Bennito L. KeltyApril 25, 2023

A massive, fifteen-foot version of Mexico’s iconic Lele doll will be visiting Denver landmarks this week for the inaugural Cities Summit of the Americas.

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Limits on Non-Intoxicating Hemp Products Worry Parents of Kids Who Use CBD

By Bennito L. KeltyApril 24, 2023

Colorado legislators are advancing legislation that could limit both intoxicating and non-intoxicating hemp products, including CBD and hemp lotion.

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First-Ever Cities Summit of the Americas Kicks Off Downtown – but Why Denver?

By Bennito L. KeltyApril 24, 2023

You can join the first-ever Cities Summit of the Americas at free events with music, art and food.

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Coloradans Get High on the Cops’ Supply as CDOT Hosts Roadside Sobriety Demo for 4/20

By Bennito L. KeltyApril 21, 2023

Residents were able to get stoned (for free) in front of Colorado cops in an effort by CDOT to show people what it means to be too high to drive on 4/20.

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Museo de las Americas Director Claudia Moran Sets Her Sights on Expansion

By Bennito L. KeltyApril 19, 2023

After keeping its doors open through the pandemic, this Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe cornerstone jut keeps going…and growing.

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Plugging Into Denver’s Historic Relationship With Electric Cars

By Bennito L. KeltyApril 15, 2023

Though EVs are the future, Denver has actually been an electric car manufacturing hub for over a century now.

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Parents Up in Arms After Border Patrol Agents Visit Roaring Fork High School for Career Expo

By Bennito L. KeltyApril 11, 2023

Glenwood Springs parents will be out in force at the Roaring Fork School District’s board meeting on April 12 to call out educators.

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“Safe and Protected” Homeless Coalition Building Becomes Site of Grisly Murder

“Safe and Protected” Homeless Coalition Building Becomes Site of Grisly Murder

By Bennito L. KeltyApril 6, 2023

The brutal slaying of a 54-year-old Denver man at a Colorado Coalition for the Homeless building in RiNo has raised numerous security questions.

Meet the Unsung Heroes of Denver’s Street-Sweeping Season, Which Begins Today

By Bennito L. KeltyApril 3, 2023

Some good Samaritans are prepared, giving people a head’s up with their own signage and public warnings.

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