At the first Denver City Council meeting each month, there is a thirty minute public-comment session in which citizens are invited to relay concerns related to the city. At the latest meeting on Monday, December 5, the session was dominated by one issue: homelessness. Thirteen of the fifteen speakers, who were…
This past weekend saw a major win for the protesters at Standing Rock: The Army announced on December 4 that the Army Corps of Engineers will not grant a permit for the Dakota Access Pipeline to drill under the Missouri River. “Although we have had a continuing discussion and exchanges…
On Friday night, December 2, near the intersection of Colfax Avenue and 14th Street, a female spectator who’s watching the Parade of Lights is tapped on the shoulder by a man handing out fliers. “Thank you,” the spectator says, taking a flier. “Are you with a nonprofit?” “No, we’re just…
Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Interior – a position that hugely impacts the West, especially – is just one of a few stories we’ve followed lately about different environmental issues that are heating up as of late, from the I-70 expansion to Rocky Flats.
On Sunday, November 27, runners in the eighteenth annual Sand Creek Massacre Spiritual Healing Run/Walk and their supporters started the morning at Riverside Cemetery, where descendants honored Captain Silas Soule, who refused to participate in the action that resulted in the killing of 200 peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho at Sand…
What will happen at Standing Rock? Rumors have been flying since November 28, when the governor of North Dakota issued an executive order directing all residents of the camp to leave, saying that those who stay may be “subject to penalties as defined in law.” But thousands of people are…
When we reported on Peak Academy, a city government initiative that teaches employees at all levels of government to rethink their jobs to eliminate waste and deliver better service, we mentioned that the program has earned a number of accolades. It adds another today: Mayor Michael Hancock has been named…
On Monday, November 28, PJ D’Amico of the Buck Foundation was arrested when he refused to leave an area of the sidewalk that Denver Police had taped off with yellow “do not cross” tape.
For a guy who’s vowed not to load his administration with the usual corporate lobbyists and Washington insiders, Trump has stacked his transition team with energy moguls, climate deniers, anti-EPA crusaders, and other highly vested interests. His short list of Interior nominees reportedly includes such wild cards as Sarah Palin and multimillionaire Forrest Lucas, founder of Lucas Oil Products. Whoever gets the job, it’s likely that his appointee will be ideologically inclined to the drill-baby-drill mantra.
The local Black Lives Matter chapter recently spent some time in Standing Rock, and the American Indian Movement has rallied in support of the the Sioux at local protests.
On Wednesday, when Governor John Hickenlooper and Mayor Michael Hancock were at the Lawrence Street day shelter, serving Thanksgiving dinner to the homeless, the Denver Police Department continued its city-sanctioned sweep of the streets right outside. The contrast was stark, and the reactions of readers to this latest round of…
“For us, the same law enforcement that’s being employed to brutalize sovereign [indigenous] nations is simply an extension of the forces being used to brutalize and terrorize [black] communities.”
For many, 2016 has been one enormous bummer. There are suddenly and shockingly almost too many outrages to address, and so people have taken to the streets both here in Denver and across the country.
Marijuana enthusiasts will have plenty to worry about during a Donald Trump presidency.
Although Andrew Rodgers was named the director of the Denver Film Society in January, the just-wrapped 39th annual Denver Film Festival was, in some ways, a coming-out party for him. And he certainly made an impression. As we’ve reported, Rodgers, who moved to Colorado from North Carolina, where he oversaw…
As snow began to fall on Thursday, at least two dozen homeless individuals located within a one block radius of the Denver Rescue Mission, at the intersection of Park Avenue West and Lawrence Street, remained camped out on the sidewalks. They remained despite not being allowed to cover themselves with…
As we’ve been reporting, the election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency has sent shock waves through the immigrant community as a result of his campaign comments about mass deportation and more. The confusion and fear of children at many Denver-area schools the day after the vote was comparable…
Tension. On one side of Lawrence Street, a line of Denver Police officers, mid-level city officials and brightly clad public works employees standing with their arms folded, waiting.
Instead of challenging your anger at a Trump presidency into a Facebook status update or ten cocktails, consider giving your time and money to local nonprofits that fight for and defend the very things that make this country truly great.
President-elect Donald Trump has sparked another firestorm of criticism by naming Steve Bannon as his chief strategist and counselor. Why? Prior to joining Trump’s campaign, Bannon was executive chairman of Breitbart News, an outlet that the Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors hate groups, has excoriated as a purveyor of…
Tired of waiting for the city, a group of service providers, faith organizations, and homeless advocates has been quietly meeting since the March sweeps to figure out alternative ways to help the 3,700 homeless people living in Denver.
The City of Denver is preparing its next major sweep operation to clear out homeless encampments. The focus of the operation will be along Park Avenue West and Lawrence Street, near the Denver Rescue Mission, where signs have been posted advising homeless individuals to remove their belongings from the streets…
