Tag: Community
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GUEST OPINION: Generosity has defined Colorado for 150 years
What does it look like when a state takes care of its own? It looks like neighbors opening their homes to families displaced by wildfire. Volunteers standing shoulder to shoulder, offering food, clothing, and hope to people they have never met. It looks quieter too – a mentor showing up week after week, a coach teaching resilience,…
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Why you should care about child care
Child care can be a challenge for all working parents. Parents with older children who are beyond the stage of needing child care may recall with a shudder the juggle they managed between high quality, consistent care and their jobs. Historically, low-income families that needed child care for their children 0-12 years could apply for…
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Daughter of Boulder King Soopers mass shooting victim is ‘finding the light’ with new podcast
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Journalist Erika Mahoney was six months pregnant and live on air at her radio job in central California when she got a call that changed her life forever. It was her mother, back home in Boulder, who told Mahoney that there was an active shooter…
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Denver Police Department proposes education-based discipline
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Police Department wants to allow officers facing disciplinary action or “lower-level” offenses to opt into educational training, rather than face punishments, a major change to its internal discipline process. Pushing the shift is Ron Thomas, the police chief, who believes a training regimen would…
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Denver jail unveils housing unit to rehabilitate military veterans
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new housing unit, aimed at supporting military veterans in custody, opened Wednesday at the Denver Sheriff Department detention center in Denver. The community-based housing aims to create a structured environment that fosters rehabilitation, personal growth, and successful reintegration back into society upon release. “Many…
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Denver Arts and mayor’s office launch DENVER CREATES arts commitment
Denver Arts & Venues, in partnership with Mayor Mike Johnston, announced on Wednesday a new commitment to supporting arts and culture called DENVER CREATES Wednesday. The commitment, which was put together through a process of community surveys that gathered feedback from more than 2,500 people, will establish the first new cultural plan for the city…
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Colfax Canvas Mural Fest brings beauty to five Aurora businesses
11 artists created five murals throughout the Aurora Cultural Arts District
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Denver social club is all about reading quietly together
In a Park Hill wine bar on Sunday, dozens of people sat together for nearly an hour in silence reading their books. Trellis Wine Bar’s tables were sprinkled with official “Silent Book Club” stickers and ear plugs as people read a Sarah J. Maas fantasy novel, a nonfiction deep dive into the popularity of Korean…