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This Guardian Angel Bleeds Red

Sebastian Metz's heart is in the right place. If only his brain and body could follow.

By Luke Turf
May 8, 2008

Four Guardian Angels meet in the 1400 block of Ogden Street at dusk for their weekly march up and around Colfax Avenue, where they patrol the streets and alleys, looking to deter gang activity and other crimes — and to search for new recruits. Three wear the recognizable Angels uniform:...
Rent-a-Cop

Denver's finest protect and serve, whether they're being paid by the city or the corner bar.

By Luke Turf
Apr 17, 2008

Marty Vanover has been part of Denver's music scene for a dozen years, greeting crowds at the Ogden Theatre and listening to the bands on stage, whether they be hip-hop or hippie. After more than a thousand shows at the East Colfax concert hall, he's gotten to know hundreds of...
Hip-Hop History

By Luke Turf
Mar 20, 2008

The glass ceiling in hip-hop remains to be broken. Back in the day, artists such as Queen Latifah and MC Lyte rocked the mike as hip-hop spread from the underground to the mainstream, and Denverite Day Acoli grew up with the music as other artists like Lauryn Hill represented for...
The Pit and the Pendulum

By Luke Turf
Feb 7, 2008

Last time the non-profit organization Human Rights Watch counted, there were 2,270 juveniles serving life without the possibility of parole in prison in the United States, 45 of them in Colorado. In the rest of the world, there is one. The issue of juveniles serving life sentences has recently caught...
Portrait of Jeny

For this fifteen-year-old, it's been a long road to home.

By Luke Turf
Jan 24, 2008

My parents were drug addicts. I wasn't sure what drug, though; after all, I was only eight. My Dad was always in and out of jail. My Mom and Dad always argued, over anything. Sad part was that my Dad was abusive to my Mom. That's the part that hurt...

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