How Cities Get Built: Landscape Architecture and the Vibrant Denver Bond
“Our goal is to deliver the amenities, aesthetics, and benefits that a community truly wants.”
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Ensuring Every American Child Belongs: Celebrating Día del Niño
“We stand firmly with respect and honor for everyone, especially our children.”
I Own a Bar and Helped Write Colorado’s Cannabis Laws: Taverns Shouldn’t Serve THC Drinks
Proposed legislation would allow restaurants and bars to sling so-called “hemp-derived,” high-THC beverages for on-site consumption alongside alcohol.
Commentary: Rising Costs Are Real, and Wage Cuts Are Not the Solution
“We should be able to move past the question of wage cuts and focus together on the larger forces putting pressure on this industry.”
Commentary: When the Math Stops Working at a Restaurant
“Twenty years in this industry taught me one thing above all else: The hardest problems only get solved when everyone is willing to tell the truth.”
Opinion: Credit Card Competition Act and SB 26-134 Could Deepen Inequality in Colorado
For many Coloradans, credit card rewards are not a luxury, they are a financial tool.
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Denver Should Start Listening to Neighborhoods and Rethink Public Safety
In a time of limited resources, careful planning is the only option to get results.
Grassroots Campaign Wins Blowout Victory in Lakewood
“This was not just a simple repeal of ordinances. It was a referendum on how decisions are being made.”
No ABC on Xfinity: Contract Dispute or Quiet Censorship?
Xfinity/Comcast, Scripps and the news you’re not getting…
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Supreme Court Ruling on Colorado Conversion Therapy Case Not a Clear Win for Conservatives
Kaley Chiles challenged the law as a violation of her First Amendment free speech rights.
Denver Already Rejected One Surveillance Company: Don’t Make the Same Mistake Twice
The mayor is asking city council to sign a contract with Axon Enterprises, which has even deeper ties to federal immigration enforcement than Flock does.
Why Is Mayor Johnston Playing Small Ball With Downtown?
Here’s a big idea: build a network of elevated gondolas connecting all of downtown with on-demand, customizable cabins whisking visitors, residents and workers to every significant attraction.
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Why Did Women Keep Silent for Decades After Alleged Abuse by Cesar Chavez?
Some said it was “for fear of tarnishing the image of a man who has become the face of the Latino civil rights movement.”
Opinion: Budget Cuts to Film Office Put State’s Movie Momentum at Risk
“We didn’t stay in Colorado because it was easy; we stayed because we love this state.”
Opinion: Jena Griswold’s Fabrications Are Disqualifying in AG’s Race
“If we are going to effectively stand up to Trump’s lawlessness, our next Attorney General must know what they’re doing in a court of law.”
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Why Colorado River Negotiations Stalled, and How They Could Resume
If the seven states can’t agree, the feds will impose their own plan…and that’s not good news for nearly 40 million people.
Mike Johnston Says He’s Listening, but Will He Meet With Constituents?
Coloradans for the Common Good wants to talk with Mike Johnston about Axon Enterprise replacing Flock Safety.
Zoning Updates and Housing Affordability Are Headed to the Ballot in Lakewood
“On April 7, Lakewood must vote ‘no’ to a rollback on four confusingly-worded ballot questions if they want to keep the zoning updates in place.”
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Turning the Page on the Denver Book Society
“Bookstores should be places of quiet discovery, not headlines. And so I’m moving on.”
A Sin No More: Sex Workers Deserve Protection in Colorado
Decriminalizing prostitution would be the Christian thing to do.
The Crisis We’re Not Confronting: Alcohol’s Toll on Colorado
Alcohol kills 2,200 Coloradans every year — more than twice as many deaths as opioids. And these statistics only capture part of the story.
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Poem on the Epstein Files, “An Embarrassment of Riches”
When verse comes to worse: There’s a ritual to summon the unredacted Epstein files tomorrow.