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

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Chris Walker is a freelancer and former staff writer at Westword. Before moving to the Mile High City he spent two years bicycling across Eurasia, during which he wrote feature stories for VICE, NPR, Forbes, and The Atlantic. Read more of Chris’s feature work and view his portfolio here.

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Homeless Class-Action Settlement May Not Go Into Effect Until September

Homeless Class-Action Settlement May Not Go Into Effect Until September

By Chris WalkerMarch 6, 2019

While a proposed settlement has been reached between homeless plaintiffs and Denver, the terms may not be approved until this fall.

Two Denver Protests Powered Up the Chicano Movement Fifty Years Ago

Two Denver Protests Powered Up the Chicano Movement Fifty Years Ago

By Chris WalkerMarch 5, 2019

Su Teatro has created two one-act plays to document that time.

Settlement Reached in Homeless Class-Action Lawsuit Against Denver

Settlement Reached in Homeless Class-Action Lawsuit Against Denver

By Chris WalkerFebruary 27, 2019

The settlement comes just weeks before a jury trial was scheduled to begin

The Flaming Lips Performance With the Colorado Symphony Felt Epic

The Flaming Lips Performance With the Colorado Symphony Felt Epic

By Chris WalkerFebruary 23, 2019

“There’s a fun part of the show tonight where it doesn’t have to go exactly how we said it would go,” declared the Flaming Lips frontman, Wayne Coyne.

Brittany Pettersen: It Could Be Years Before Legislature Considers Safe-Use Sites

Brittany Pettersen: It Could Be Years Before Legislature Considers Safe-Use Sites

By Chris WalkerFebruary 22, 2019

“I know that this was a contentious issue, but we’re going to continue to try to save lives.”

How Many Globeville Residents Actually Oppose Tiny Home Village for Homeless?

How Many Globeville Residents Actually Oppose Tiny Home Village for Homeless?

By Chris WalkerFebruary 21, 2019

Some Globeville residents have raised hell resisting a tiny home village for homeless. Are they just a vocal minority?

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Epic No More: A-Basin and Vail Resorts Ending Pass Partnership

Epic No More: A-Basin and Vail Resorts Ending Pass Partnership

By Chris WalkerFebruary 18, 2019

A-Basin and Vail Resorts go their separate ways.

Right to Survive Opposition Includes Some of the Biggest Names in Development

Right to Survive Opposition Includes Some of the Biggest Names in Development

By Chris WalkerFebruary 18, 2019

Money — and power — are coming together to oppose a ballot initiative that would overturn Denver’s camping ban.

Anderson .Paak’s Dazzling Tour Honors Mac Miller

Anderson .Paak’s Dazzling Tour Honors Mac Miller

By Chris WalkerFebruary 14, 2019

Here’s what happened on the second night of Anderson .Paak’s 2019 tour.

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Should the City Delay the Denveright Master Plan Until After the May Election?

By Chris WalkerFebruary 14, 2019

A prominent inter-community organization in Denver feels that the city should take more time with is master development plan.

Arapahoe County Jail Makes Vocal Identifiers of Inmates Using Phones

Arapahoe County Jail Makes Vocal Identifiers of Inmates Using Phones

By Chris WalkerFebruary 11, 2019

Civil liberties watchdogs are concerned about new technology Arapahoe County uses that creates “vocal prints” for inmates.

Sentences, Including Jail Time, Handed to Guards in Union Station Beating

Sentences, Including Jail Time, Handed to Guards in Union Station Beating

By Chris WalkerFebruary 5, 2019

One security guard has been sentenced to 120 days in jail.

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Statewide Supervised Use Site Bill Might Not Happen This Session

Statewide Supervised Use Site Bill Might Not Happen This Session

By Chris WalkerFebruary 4, 2019

As opposition to supervised use sites heats up, state legislators may delay introducing a bill.

Lawyer: Suspend Urban Camping Ban During Homeless Class-Action Trial

Lawyer: Suspend Urban Camping Ban During Homeless Class-Action Trial

By Chris WalkerFebruary 4, 2019

Attorney Jason Flores-Williams argues Denver’s camping ban could prevent witnesses from testifying in the case.

Denver’s Tiny Home Village Isn’t Big Enough, Say Seattle Experts at Housing Summit

Denver’s Tiny Home Village Isn’t Big Enough, Say Seattle Experts at Housing Summit

By Chris WalkerFebruary 4, 2019

The Right to Housing Summit at RedLine Gallery on Saturday, February 2, drew local activists and organizers from other cities alike.

There’s Been Another Chicken Pox Outbreak at Immigrant Detention Facility

There’s Been Another Chicken Pox Outbreak at Immigrant Detention Facility

By Chris WalkerJanuary 31, 2019

Two pods at the immigrant detention center in Aurora are under quarantine for a chicken pox outbreak, the second in three months.

Tiny Home Village Will Most Likely Move to Globeville

Tiny Home Village Will Most Likely Move to Globeville

By Chris WalkerJanuary 31, 2019

Organizers behind the tiny home village were sent scrambling to find a new location after the city rejected their plan to move to the TAXI Campus. But they appear to have found a suitable site in Globeville.

Surge of Kids Buying Dr. Martens Suggests Punk’s Not Dead

By Chris WalkerJanuary 30, 2019

At Denver’s FashionNation, Dr. Martens sales to youth are on the rise.

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Supervised Use Sites: Fact-Checking Vancouver’s Drug Overdose Death Rate

Supervised Use Sites: Fact-Checking Vancouver’s Drug Overdose Death Rate

By Chris WalkerJanuary 23, 2019

The numbers that opponents of supervised use sites have been throwing out there are all over the map.

After Ten Months in Lockup, Syed Shah Gets His Wish and Is Deported

After Ten Months in Lockup, Syed Shah Gets His Wish and Is Deported

By Chris WalkerJanuary 23, 2019

Shah and his lawyers requested again and again that he be removed from the United States, but it still took over ten months to make his deportation happen.

A Supervised Drug Use Site? Meet the Leaders Behind Denver’s Push.

A Supervised Drug Use Site? Meet the Leaders Behind Denver’s Push.

By Chris WalkerJanuary 22, 2019

Cindy Kuikstra and Joelle Fairchild lost sons to overdoses. Now they’re pushing for an idea that keeps more people from dying.

Demonstrators Rally Against Supervised Use Injection Sites

Demonstrators Rally Against Supervised Use Injection Sites

By Chris WalkerJanuary 21, 2019

Opponents of supervised use sites for drug users are holding protests and rallies before a statehouse bill is introduced. One group protested during the Martin Luther King Jr. Marade.

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