Tag: Denver Public Library
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Denver settles 4 lawsuits totaling $170,000
The Denver City Council on Monday agreed to four settlements across two departments at a cost of $170,000 to taxpayers. The settlements will pay for two cases each involving the Denver Public Library ($30,000) and the the Denver Police Department for ($140,000). Councilmember Shontel Lewis, who earlier said she tracking tracking where “every dollar” is…
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Denver City Council to vote on contract extension; halfway house purchase; settlements
The Colfax Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Project already needs an additional six months of pre-construction. The Denver City Council on Monday will consider a contract amendment that will add time to the existing contract, which will expire at the end of February. The total cost of the project will not change from the estimated $280…
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South Broadway open-air drug use is a ‘societal issue,’ Denver library official says
Ross-Broadway library branch is a “harm reduction” center for drug addicts, homeless people
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Denver welcomes Stock Show visitors, celebrates longtime tradition with January Christmas lights
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In Denver, keeping outdoor holiday light displays up through January isn’t just for lazy or crazy neighbors. Katy Strascina, a Colorado native, grew up with Christmas lights dazzling the outside of her house well into January each year. Keeping the lights up through the end…
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Denver City Council to consider more spending to address homelessness
Denver plans to make more investments in addressing homelessness with several contract extensions on the City Council’s plate ahead of Monday’s 3:30 p.m. meeting. The contracts with multiple shelter and service providers are just a few of the 25 resolutions the council will consider. There are four bills for ordinances being introduced and five in…
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Meth contamination in libraries is tip of the iceberg, experts say
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Meth contamination forced three Denver area libraries to close in the last two months, but they’re not the only public spaces experiencing the kind of substance abuse that poses a health hazard to unsuspecting Coloradans. Drug contamination is increasingly becoming a pernicious problem in the state — so much so that it’s keeping one company that…
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Colorado Governor’s Citizenship Medal honors state community leaders, volunteers
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis Thursday kept tradition alive by recognizing six outstanding Colorado citizens whose leadership skills have improved their communities. The Colorado Governor’s Citizenship Medal has been awarded to leaders across the state since 2015. It honors six leaders each year who have uniquely served…
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Governor’s Citizenship Medal: Former Denver Mayor Federico Peña lands Vanguard Legacy award
Former Denver Mayor Federico Peña, whose legacy touches every traveler going to and coming from Denver International Airport on Peña Boulevard, will receive a Colorado Governor’s Citizenship Medal Thursday for his lifetime of service to Denver. Gov. Jared Polis awarded Peña with the Vanguard Legacy Medal, which is given to a business leader who has made transformational…
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Third Denver area library closes due to meth contamination
The Bemis Public Library became the third Denver area library in the past month to temporarily closed due to methamphetamine contamination, a trend that illustrates how drug use is spilling over into public spaces normally associated with children and learning. Following meth contamination findings in the Boulder and Englewood public libraries, the city of Littleton…