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Go for the Gold: A Dozen Free Things to Do in Denver This Week

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Chris Perez is the former senior staff writer at Westword. He spent three years as a Denver-based freelancer following a six-year stint with the New York Post. His areas of expertise include breaking news, local and national issues, crime/courts, politics, sports, pop culture and entertainment. His work has appeared in the New York Post, Page Six, Newsweek, The Sun, the Daily Telegraph and the Herald Sun, and on Yahoo, HuffPost, Business Insider, Fox News, Daily Beast, Raw Story, UPROXX, MarketWatch, News.com.au, the Independent, Comic Book Resources, Looper.com and Bleacher Report.

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University of Denver Creates New Program to Tackle Affordable-Housing Crisis

By Chris PerezJune 11, 2024

DU’s new Affordable Housing Certificate program will put field experts under one roof to learn and workshop ideas.

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Colorado Legal System Prepares to Untie Knot Created by Disgraced CBI Analyst

By Chris PerezJune 10, 2024

“This has become about more than just one longstanding analyst tampering with evidence and deleting data.”

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Did Lauren Boebert Really Support Funding for South Bridge Project? Glenwood Springs Officials Weigh In

By Chris PerezJune 7, 2024

“I’m a person who believes your elected officials are your elected officials, whether or not you always agree with their positions.”

50 Cent Jokes About Not Catching Chlamydia After Lauren Boebert Photo Op

By Chris PerezJune 6, 2024

The Get Rich or Die Tryin’ rapper met up with the Colorado congresswoman and other politicians during a visit to Capitol Hill.

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Black Activists Protest Englewood School Board Comment Restriction With Taped Mouths, Raised Hands

By Chris PerezJune 5, 2024

Auon’tai Anderson and MiDian Holmes attended the Englewood school board meeting on Tuesday night to send a message through silence.

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Who’s Going to Bail Out Denver’s Bail Row?

By Chris PerezJune 4, 2024

On June 3, a dead body was discovered in an abandoned home on Denver’s bail row, which has long been in a state of disrepair.

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Colorado Politicians and Leaders React to Trump Guilty Verdict

By Chris PerezMay 31, 2024

Former president Donald Trump was convicted Thursday on 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a payoff to Stormy Daniels.

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Englewood School Board’s Davon Williams Speaks on Recent Controversies

By Chris PerezMay 30, 2024

The school board’s sole black member has been in the spotlight several times in recent months, not that he wants it.

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Mayor Johnston, Lauren Boebert Trade Jabs Over Denver “Playbook” for Migrants

By Chris PerezMay 28, 2024

Republicans say Denver is trying to convert other cities into migrant sanctuaries with the dissemination of a “Newcomers Playbook.”

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Wyatt Academy Building Trust With New Board After Failed Closure by Previous Members

By Chris PerezMay 28, 2024

“My grandma used to tell me the best revenge is success.”

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City Leaders Discuss the Future of Artificial Intelligence in Denver

By Chris PerezMay 24, 2024

Some of Denver’s top business, tech and audit officials have been diving into the Mile High City’s future relationship with AI.

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Did Colorado Just Have Its Worst Sports Week Ever?

By Chris PerezMay 22, 2024

Colorado’s professional sports teams took a major hit last week as the Nuggets, Avalanche, Rockies and Rapids all lost in epic fashion.

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Charges Filed Against Students in Eaglecrest-Smoky Hill Fight Video, Parents Outraged

By Chris PerezMay 21, 2024

Four students from Eaglecrest High School have been expelled and criminally charged for a January fight, but parents call the punishments unfair.

Green Book School Initiative Calls Out Treatment of Black Students, Boardmembers

By Chris PerezMay 17, 2024

The initiative’s low scores for the Englewood School Board have sparked controversy, but the program’s founders aren’t backing down.

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Second Teen Pleads Guilty in Rock-Throwing Murder After Getting Deal

By Chris PerezMay 15, 2024

Defendant Nicholas Karol-Chik now faces 35 to 72 years in prison for a 2023 rock-throwing spree and the death of Alexa Bartell.

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Viral Video of Baby Crawling Near Street Leads to Harassment of Young Mother

By Chris PerezMay 14, 2024

“There’s nobody actually trying to help anybody. It’s just, ‘Oh look at these homeless people.'”

Zachary Kwak in court in Jefferson County, Colorado, for the murder of Alexa Bartell.

Rock-Throwing Murder Defendants Get Plea Deals, One Accepts and Pleads Guilty

By Chris PerezMay 10, 2024

Plea agreements have been offered to two of the three suspects in the deadly Jeffco rock-throwing case, and one has accepted.

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Lauren Boebert’s Son Still Doesn’t Have a Lawyer, Judge Calls Out Slow Movement

By Chris PerezMay 9, 2024

It’s been over two months since Tyler Boebert was arrested on felony theft charges, and he still doesn’t have a lawyer.

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Crucial Accusation in Rock-Throwing Murder Case Tossed, Defendant’s Story Changes

By Chris PerezMay 9, 2024

One of the suspects in Jeffco’s deadly rock-throwing case has now accused both of the other defendants of being responsible.

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Chris Haven Recruits a Crew of Street Artists to Beautify the Cherry Creek Trail

By Chris PerezMay 8, 2024

“These spaces are important. The artists get to express themselves and the public gets to enjoy the art, and we want to keep it that way.”

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Homeless Nonprofit Renovates Uptown Housing, Eyes Empty 7-Eleven Space on Colfax

By Chris PerezMay 8, 2024

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is trying to change what people think about East Colfax and supportive housing.

A man in reflective sunglasses speaks into a headset.

Deion Sanders Tries Saving Face on Social Media After Transfer Backlash

By Chris PerezMay 2, 2024

Coach Prime can’t seem to hold his tongue after coming under fire for his handling of CU’s transfer controversies.

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