Author: Alexander Edwards
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Denver’s Colfax bus rapid transit project contract sparks concerns, questions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The fallout of Denver International Airport’s first failed attempt at the Great Hall project still haunts Denver District 5 Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer. That project fell apart in 2019 and quickly devolved into a “he said, she said, they said,” debacle, she said at a Tuesday…
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Denver’s city council decriminalizes jaywalking
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save To use the crosswalk or to jaywalk — that is the question. And it’s a question the Denver’s city council took seriously during meeting on Monday, when the councilmembers decided to adopt a bill decriminalizing jaywalking in a, 10-3 vote. Critics of the bill said it…
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Denver Mayor candidate Chris Hansen seeks audit of city programs as one solution to homelessness
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver mayoral candidate Chris Hansen, a state legislator, on Monday unveiled what he described as an “attainable, results driven approach” to solving his city’s homelessness crisis, which he said is beset by a sense of defeatism and aimlessness. Hansen’s plan centers on auditing the city’s programs…
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Denver Mayor Hancock’s trip to North Africa to cost more than $100,000
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock will travel to Egypt and Ethiopia this week with a delegation of city and metro area leaders at a cost of more than $100,000. The trip, which comes at the tail end of Hancock’s tenure as mayor, will help the city find new air service and economic development opportunities on the…
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Denver City Council to consider rental assistance ordinances and jaywalking bills
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council has 14 resolutions on its agenda for Monday’s weekly 3:30 p.m. meeting. There are six bills being introduced from various committees and two that are on final consideration. There are two required public hearings. Here’s a list of the major happenings…
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Interstate 70 reopens after Wheat Ridge Police investigate shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Sunday morning shooting on Interstate 70 resulted in one injury and hours of lanes closures in Wheat Ridge. The highway reopened just before 1 p.m. according to Wheat Ridge Police. All lanes of traffic have now been reopened, https://t.co/mIXu3KROTA — Wheat Ridge Police (@WheatRidgePD)…
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UC Health notices uptick in frostbite cases, offers treatment and prevention advise
The high temperature in Denver won’t get above freezing until Tuesday. While the cold snap isn’t as long as one earlier in the winter, temperatures are still dangerously cold, according to the National Weather Service. Due to these unusually cold temperatures, UCHealth has seen a dramatic increase in frostbite cases this year. So far, the…
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Clera Rorex posthumously awarded Mountain Leader Award by Gov. Jared Polis
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Clera Rorex was a legend. She issued marriage licenses to six same sex couples in Boulder County starting in 1975, decades before same-sex marriage was legalized by the 2015 landmark Obergefell v. Hodges U.S. Supreme Court Decision. On Thursday, she posthumously received the Mountain Leader Award at the Governor’s…
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Interstate 70 reopens after Wheat Ridge Police investigate shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Sunday morning shooting on Interstate 70 resulted in one injury and hours of lanes closures in Wheat Ridge. The highway reopened just before 1 p.m. according to Wheat Ridge Police. The shooting occurred near…
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UC Health notices uptick in frostbite cases, offers treatment and prevention advise
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The high temperature in Denver won’t get above freezing until Tuesday. While the cold snap isn’t as long as one earlier in the winter, temperatures are still dangerously cold, according to the National Weather Service.…