When Malissa and Scott Spero came back to the states after a year of teaching in Korea, they were ready for a change. Before the trip, Malissa had worked at the China Center at the University of Denver and Scott was a graphic design student. “We realized we could do…
After more than a year of delays, the Meadowlark Kitchen quietly opened its doors two weeks ago to little fanfare. The small eatery next door to the popular underground bar and music venue, the Meadowlark, originally announced the beginning of construction in September of 2013, but contractor delays pushed the…
A report on hunger and homelessness released last week by the U.S. Conference of Mayors revealed that while local services are still not meeting the full needs of this city’s hungry and homeless populations, Denver is, on average, doing better than the many of the other cities studied in the…
Huckleberry Roasters is a great place to start a weekly peek into Denver’s café and craft coffee scene: it has modern design, three types of coffee pours (drip, pour over and AeroPress) and a “toast program,” which is really just a menu of toast with jam, nut butters and honey…
UPDATE: The Denver City Council greenlit the purchase of 405 South Platte River Drive, removing the last major hurdle to turning it into a 46-bed crisis center. The measure passed without public comment at the council’s December 22 meeting; while some neighbors requested a chance to speak, they were denied,…
Two nonprofits that serve the underserved, Denver Rescue Mission and DenverWorks, will be working side by side for the next year, observing each other’s programs in order to determine whether to partner further in the future. That observation will be made easier by the fact that DenverWorks will be moving…
Doyle Robinson has run Sox Place, a downtown daytime shelter for youth, for more than a decade; during that time, he’s seen the nonprofit’s rent skyrocket as the area became more and more popular. For more than two years, Sox Place was on a month-to-month lease at 2017 Larimer Street…
The holiday season is the time for giving, but it’s also one of the busiest times of the year. Fortunately, there are places around town where you can enjoy a good, fast meal — while also doing good for others. Keep reading to learn about six of these special places…
If you’re looking for an interesting volunteer opportunity this Thanksgiving, give House For All Sinners and Saints a call. In an effort called Operation: Turkey Sandwich, the ministry, which became an official congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America this year, is making more than 1,000 bagged Thanksgiving-themed lunches…
A proposed homeless shelter that will sleep nearly fifty people faces stiff opposition in the Athmar neighborhood. Dubbed the “Solutions Center,” the shelter would provide short-term housing for individuals dealing with mental-health issues and chemical dependency. But residents aren’t happy about its proposed location, which is near a neighborhood park…
The Denver Rescue Mission will soon resume construction on its 11,000-square-foot community center after the Denver Board of Adjustment for Zoning confirmed the city’s approval of the project this morning. Construction of the new facility had been stalled after the Ballpark Neighborhood Association filed an appeal that the board heard…
Tomorrow, the Denver Board of Adjustment for Zoning will announce whether or not construction on the Denver Rescue Mission’s new community center can move forward as planned. The Ballpark Neighborhood Association had appealed the city’s okay for the construction of a 11,800 square-foot facility behind DRM’s current Lawrence Street Shelter…
Tonight, more than a hundred people will sleep on the lawn of the First United Methodist Church of Boulder in temperatures that could dip below zero again. The Sleep Out for Homeless Youth fundraiser, now in its third year, is expected to raise $100,000 for Attention Homes, a homeless youth…
This week’s Arctic blast and snow flurries shoved aside our Indian summer in a hurry. But fall’s close doesn’t have to mean the end of Denver’s sunny patio time. So that you’re not relegated to the indoors all winter, we compiled a list of wintry patios — some enclosed, some…
Hundreds of people have taken books from the Denver Public Library and never returned them, racking up so many fees that showing their face at the library is embarrassing — and pointless, since $5 in fines means you can’t borrow additional books. But even if all is not forgiven, the…
Eating local doesn’t get sweeter than a visit to Hammond’s Candies, Denver’s 94-year-old candy factory, now immortalized in a History Press book, “Hammond’s Candies: History Handmade in Denver.” See also: Best Bargain Sweets Denver 2011 – The Oops Room…
When Jesse Watters, a correspondent for The O’Reilly Factor, visited Denver last month, he interviewed a number of colorful homeless characters about marijuana. He spoke briefly with a guy who said he was “medicating” but couldn’t name his ailment, and another guy who said he’s been smoking dope since he…
Michael George spent nearly a third of his life living on Denver’s streets. He was born in Colorado, but his dad was a cook in the Air Force, and when George was four years old, the family moved from Lowry to Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. George lived there…
Eden Myles prides himself on his punk, no-hype attitude. He thinks Denver is getting too soft, which is why he injects a bit of punk into it when he can. His new venture making pizzas is a reflection of this attitude and his desire for simple, affordable, quality, Denver-esque food…
To wrap up Patio of the Week, I tried to think of a patio I enjoy all year, with or without heaters or fire pits, and I came up with a surprising answer: the back patio at the Horseshoe Lounge. In fact, the Horseshoe’s nondescript patio didn’t flash through my…
I’ve lived in Denver for four years and in that time we’ve never had a traditional autumn. By traditional I mean a crisp, cool, bright falling-leaves, East Coast-style fall. So I took full advantage of this nostalgic (to me) weather, and went to The Big Wonderful at Sustainability Park last…
When you were a teenager, a journal was your best friend and confidante. You told it all your secrets, as well as plenty of banal details about your day. You shared your dreams — and sometimes even imagined that your words would one day be immortalized, read around the world…
