It's been a rocky few weeks for DIY communities. Oakland's Ghost Ship fire killed 36 people, at a dance party in a warehouse that had not been inspected in thirty years. That triggered cities across the country to ramp up their inspections of DIY spaces. Here in Colorado, Rhinoceropolis, Glob and Flux Capacitor have all been shut down — the latter permanently. Last week, the DIY community surfaced as a political coalition, Amplify Arts Denver, to improve conditions for the local underground scene, and Seventh Circle Music Collective survived an inspection.
Catch up on what's been going on since the Ghost Ship fire below.
1. Rhinoceropolis DIY Venue Shut Down by Denver Fire Department for Code Violations
2. Rhinoceropolis Founder Pens Letter to Congresswoman Diana DeGette
3. Musicians Organize Benefit Concert for Ghost Ship Fire Victims at Aztlan Theatre
4. Musician and Urban Planning Expert on the Economic and Social Value of DIY Spaces
5. DIY Solidarity Shines at Denver's Ghost Ship Fire Benefit
6. Colorado Springs Fire Department Shuts Down DIY Venue Flux Capacitor
7. Why Evicted DIY Organizer From Flux Capacitor Won't Give Up
Read on for more stories about Colorado's DIY scene in the wake of the Ghost Ship fire.
8. Denver: Quit Kicking Your Artists Out
9. DIY Music Isn't Dead in Colorado. Denver Noise Fest 2016 Proves It
10. RiNo Art District Pushes City to Stop Surprise DIY Venue Visits, Work With Artists
11. Rhinoceropolis and Glob Win a Special 2016 MasterMind Award
12. Amplify Arts Denver Aims to Give Voice to Denver's DIY Scene
13. DIY Denver Weighs Working With the City Against Freedom in the Shadows
14. DIY Venue Seventh Circle Passes Inspection by Denver Fire Department