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Community Fridge Program Fights Hunger With Fresh Food

By Claire Duncombe
Jan 11, 2021

An organization sets up refrigerators around Denver to give fresh food to those in need.
[email protected] Auctions Saiz Paintings to Benefit Brandon Foster's Family

By Mark Antonation
Jul 13, 2020

Artist Jonathan Saiz's 88 miniatures will be auctioned to benefit the family of chef Brandon Foster.
Blackbelly Owners Raise Funds for Daughter's Rare Illness

By Mark Antonation
Jul 13, 2020

The daughter of chef Hosea Rosenberg has a rare condition shared with only thirty other people in the world.
Friends and Colleagues Say Goodbye to Chef Brandon Foster

By Mark Antonation
Jul 9, 2020

Brandon Foster, executive chef of Project Angel Heart, passed away on July 5.
Service Industry and Health Care Relief Efforts — and How You Can Help

By Mark Antonation
Apr 17, 2020

Many restaurants and organizations are doing their part.
Frontline Foods Partners With Denver Restaurants and World Central Kitchen

By Mark Antonation
Apr 14, 2020

In normal times, restaurants give: They donate time, money and food to fundraisers, special events and behind-the-scenes operations to support local charities and to say thank you to the community that has sustained their business. But these aren't normal times: Restaurants have been among the hardest-hit industries both economically and...
Help Erika Righter Sling Hope for Small Businesses on Broadway

By Susan Froyd
Mar 25, 2020

Hope Tank's Erika Righter wants to hire artists to paint murals on boarded up storefronts on Broadway.
Colorado Family Meal and Other Food Organizations Stepping Up

By Mark Antonation
Mar 24, 2020

Free meals and other programs are helping during tough times.
Help Is Here for Denver Creatives Affected by COVID-19

By Susan Froyd
Mar 17, 2020

Help Merhia Wiese and the Denver Metro Area Artist COVID-19 Relief Fund GoFundMe campaign team raise emergency funds for artists.
Act II: Denver's Black Actors Guild Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary

By Susan Froyd
Dec 17, 2019

Black Actors Guild launched in 2009 when four high school friends dreamed up a Black History Month play about a young Barack Obama.
Fort Collins Is Getting Its Own Comedy Club

By Byron Graham
May 15, 2019

Comedians David Rodriguez and Patrick Lowrie are launching Fort Comedy.
Ten Things to Do in Denver for $10 and Under This Weekend (Five Free)

By Byron Graham
Dec 6, 2018

Givers and savers alike should find plenty to enjoy among these ten free or cheap events in Denver this weekend.
Ten Things to Do in Denver for $10 and Under

By Byron Graham
Oct 4, 2018

Denver, it's time for some fun – on the cheap.
Should Artists Be Paid for Being Artists? "Yes," Says Drew Austin

By Susan Froyd
Jul 30, 2018

Drew Austin thinks so. But how?
Lewis Neeff is Throwing a Temple Tantrum – Denver's Latest DIY Fest

By Susan Froyd
Jun 26, 2018

The Temple Tantrum block party on Labor Day weekend will be part Meow Wolf, Comic Con, a music fest, an interactive public art installation – on the whole, a happening like nothing Denver has seen before.
Ten Things to Do in Denver for $10 and Under (Seven Free)

By Byron Graham
Feb 15, 2018

There's no excuse not to have an amazing weekend.
Jacob Lemanski's Otherworldly Ant Space Art

By Lila Thulin
Aug 24, 2017

There are more than 1000 ants in the Boulder basement art gallery where Jacob Lemanski sits cross-legged, explaining how he got from biking across continents to building ant farms. All four walls of the room host what Lemanski calls Ant Spaces: thin layers of soil and brightly-hued sand set between glass and illuminated by LEDs that change color. The ants tunnel through the soil, creating slowly-shifting patterns in the dirt to reveal the background image of the Carina Nebula. In a word, it's mesmerizing.
Graham Crackers and Milk: DPS's "Healthy" Alternative for Kids With Lunch Debt

By Gabe Fine
Jul 31, 2017

What happens when parents can't pay outstanding debts on school lunch? Denver Public schools says, "Let them eat graham crackers and milk."
New Dystopian Comic Series Acid of the Godz Tackles Eco Crisis

By Chris Walker
Jul 19, 2017

Devastating earthquakes. Unprecedented storms. Life-killing droughts. Unpredictable weather patterns. If these sound like worst-case scenario predictions for climate change, then that’s intentional. But in this case, the dystopian conditions do not apply to planet Earth, but instead to a fictional world that’s captured in the comic book series Acid of the Godz.
Documentary Team Covers the Mixed-Race Experience in "Mixed Up"

By Laura Shunk
Jul 13, 2017

The short documentary "Mixed Up" will delve into the experience of being a mixed-race person in the United States.

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