The Gazette acknowledges that Walker Stapleton’s great-grandfather, Benjamin Stapleton — who was a five term mayor of Denver — was a once a Klansman. But in a bizarre twist, the editorial also seems to suggest that Polis may have more of a tie to the KKK than Stapleton does.
Denver City Council is about to consider a five-year affordable housing plan. Before a scheduled reading on August 20, we caught up with Councilmember At-large Robin Kniech, who has been the council’s representative on the Mayor’s Housing Advisory Committee and has seen a lot of the considerations – and challenges – in putting the affordable housing plan together.
Denver Police discovered three deceased individuals — two men and one woman — behind an 8,000-square-foot building. On Thursday afternoon, DPD revealed that they believe the victims were homeless.
But East Colfax still rates as more sketchy than South Broadway.
The Caring 4 Denver initiative proposes raising $45 million annually by increasing Denver’s sales and use taxes by a quarter of one percent (an additional 25 cents on a $100 purchase).
Purposity is a nationwide tech company that connects users to individual stories and tangible “needs” that can be fulfilled within minutes by purchasing requested items off Amazon.
There is a growing movement in Colorado and other parts of the United States to establish public banks that are owned and operated by local governments, offering a financial alternative to large, powerful Wall Street banks.
Households receiving assistance under SNAP can now visit the Denver Botanic Gardens and other cultural attractions for just one dollar.
One of the fugitives who left Denver with the activist Queen Phoenix, her partner Meghan Saint-Nolde, was recently apprehended in North Dakota and transferred to Denver, where she is awaiting trial.
Since 11:30 a.m. today, August 2, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials trying to enter or leave the parking lot in front of the agency’s field office in Centennial have found themselves face to face with demonstrators who are blocking their way.
Last night’s July 31 hip-hop extravaganza at Red Rocks with Nas, Black Star, Brother Ali and the Reminders could have easily been mistaken for a 420 festival.
This fall, it will host the country’s first grad program in space resources.
Immigrant lawyers were caught by surprise after their undocumented clients who had been separated from their children were transferred to Texas. After all, just because their clients have been transferred doesn’t mean their court cases have.
Glenn Morris, her uncle and a longtime AIM activist in Denver, reflects on her case.
On July 10, in a five-to-one vote, the Landmark Preservation Commission rejected the design plans for the St. Andrew’s tiny home village.
The Levitt Pavilion, an outdoors concert venue that opened in Ruby Hill in 2017 and offers free concerts throughout the summer, experienced a break-in and theft during the middle of this week.
Local nonprofit Casa de Paz saw a surge in attendees at its recent training to teach Coloradans how to help undocumented immigrants once they’ve gotten to the Aurora detention facility.
The city and homeless advocates have different explanations for what is occurring in a video captured this week.
Some Denverites say they’ve been harassed and profiled by private security guards.
Westword was contacted by a woman who claims to have created the signs. She says there has been a misunderstanding of their intent.
The probation office in Denver allows ICE to make arrests using an out-of-sight conference room and emergency staircase. Eight individuals have been arrested thus far in 2018.
On June 25, Baker residents discovered a crate with paper signs stating “HOMELESS DETERANT [sic] DEPOSITORY” and “PLEASE DONATE: dead squirrels, dog poop, broken glass and assorted rubbish.”
