Tag: The New York Times
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Colorado is a blue island in a red wave | Vince Bzdek
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More than 90% of all the counties in the United States shifted in favor of former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, according to several new analyses of election results. An extraordinary map created by The New York Times shows a sea of red arrows indicating movement toward Trump, with Trump improving on…
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What national news outlets got wrong about Aurora and gangs | Vince Bzdek
The presence of a Venezuelan gang in Aurora has become national news, and the story shows the importance of boots-on-the-ground, local news reporting versus parachute-in reporting by national media outlets, especially those with agendas. Our own reporting at The Denver Gazette revealed a wildly shifting narrative that made it difficult for people to know what…
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Green Box Arts Festival near Colorado Springs brings in world-famous performers, artists
Once Michela Marino Lerman learned how to make music with her feet, she never stopped. The New York City tap dancing aficionado became enamored with the art form at 5, when her mother put on movies starring tap dance legends Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. But what cemented her love for the dance style was…
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Live Well: Murphy’s Law and other principles to love or ignore
I love a rule that makes sense. Because some don’t. And, as they say, there are exceptions to every one. And then there are philosophical laws — juicy ideas to consider, abide by or pick apart. Take one of my favorites, Occam’s razor, defined as choosing to believe the simplest answer when a situation with…
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Denver’s police chief hints of supporting reducing traffic stops
Denver’s police chief is open to the idea of examining ways to reduce traffic stops. While that may sound like counter-productive policing, those stops sometimes escalate into violent interactions between the police and civilians and at times end in deaths at the hands of law enforcement officers. Though nothing has been decided for sure, Police…
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Denver Film Festival reveals 2022 spotlight films
At age 84, the legendary Anthony Hopkins will be featured in two screenings
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Denver restaurant provides training ground for refugees, immigrants
DENVER • As black and white images of Frida Kahlo and Malala Yousafzai gaze out from a mural inside Comal Heritage Food Incubator, lunch seekers queue up. They’ve come for the chips and guacamole, churros with mango and strawberry jam, calabacitas, rice and beans, Venezuelan burritos, birria, puerco en salsa verde and pork tamales, all…
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The ‘Lower Ark’ may be mostly Republican but the issues are widely divergent
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This story is part of a series to capture views among Coloradans. Those who live in southeast Colorado do not always share monolithic views with their northeast Colorado cousins. But views about the urban-rural divide — or what some call the war on…