Denver in 5 minutes: What you need to know today, Oct. 29
All the news that’s fit to put on the internet.
Rita Cawlfield and Charlotte Aycrigg review ballots in Denver. (Andrew Kenney/Denverite)
All the news that’s fit to put on the internet.
A history of Denver’s African-American community
Burnis McCloud spent more than 40 years documenting his community in photos. (Denverite)
The power outage at Suncor let a lot leak
The yellow and black smoke that poured out of the refinery earlier this month contained 150 times the federal daily limit for sulfur dioxide. (Denverite)
There was a fatal accident in Park Hill
A pedestrian in a wheelchair was killed when he was hit by a vehicle last night at East 29th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. (DP)
Here’s exactly how your ballot is processed and counted
It involves lasers. (Denverite)
A body camera catches a criminal
A Denver police officer was arrested after his own body camera caught him stealing money from a crime scene. (9)
More bad news for the A Line
If the RTD can’t work out problems with the A Line soon, the train to the plane could be in trouble. (CBS) ?
The Avs fall to the Jets
After a week off, the team was looking a little rusty. (AP)
Introducing the coffee shop coziness index
Neighborhood by neighborhood, we’re evaluating coffee shops on how cozy they are. (Denverite)
Tonight: the Nuggets will look like throwback Nuggets
And they’ll retire former center Dikembe Mutombo’s jersey. (Denverite)
Tomorrow: the Broncos take on the Chargers again
And the bad news is the Broncos are pretty banged up. (Denverite)
Party party party
It’s Halloween weekend. Let’s get weird. (Denverite)
Tim Howard is not just riding out this Rapids gig to retirement
Far from it. (DP)
Expecting temperatures in the low 20s, Denver will activate emergency overnight shelters
Weather forecasters predict Thursday and Friday night will hit the low 20s with possible snow.
The City of Denver is looking to buy the Denver Post building at Colfax and Broadway
The building will host a variety of legal services staff.
The Jewish National Fund USA’s Denver conference and the protests around it, explained
The event, scheduled to begin Thursday, has become a focal point in recent weeks for local reactions to the Israel-Hamas war.
Berkeley Inn just wants to be your neighborhood bar
The second longest-running business on Tennyson is never short of cold ones, karaoke and welcoming vibes.
It’s been three decades since live shows played the Historic Elitch Theatre. Could the curtain rise again next summer?
The 130-year-old building has survived flooding, a changing northside, and a family of foxes collecting creepy dolls.
Latino community group gives new Denver mayor low marks after four months in office
The score is based on ratings given across categories, such as: economic justice, education equity, leadership culture, public safety, gentrification and displacement, and immigration.
Tennyson Street is home to a ‘French country manor,’ the birthplace of Harvey Park
2277 S. Tennyson St. was surrounded by open fields before they transformed into the eponymous neighborhood.
Slot homes are some of Denver’s most hated buildings. What’s it like living in one?
Despite a few growth-induced headaches, Matt Koenig and his neighbors on Tennyson are pretty happy.
Denverites will vote in 2024 on prohibiting the sale of fur and closing slaughterhouses in the city
It's unclear how many fur shops would be affected and workers affected by slaughterhouse closings would receive workforce training and other help.
Denver’s Department of Housing Stability now has a permanent director: Jamie Rife
After appointing interim heads of HOST, Mayor Mike Johnston has picked the director of the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative to lead the city's housing and homelessness department.
Pro-Palestinian protesters take over Denver City Council meeting ahead of national pro-Israel conference
More demonstrations are scheduled to take place this week, with the goal of disrupting and shutting down the event.
Check out these 3 public art installations on Tennyson Street
Two pieces are a result of new capital improvement projects. One was a community led effort that was later donated to the city.
Berkeley Lake has been a retreat from arsenic air, a mistreated park and a watery graveyard
We fished through more than 1,200 news stories about the lake off Tennyson, and hooked a whole lot of carp along the way.
Denver weighs raising temperature threshold for opening warming centers and stopping sweeps
Dr. Joshua Barocas says the current threshold of 20 degrees is not based in evidence or best practices and could lead to amputations and death.
Denver’s Parade of Lights will close a lot of downtown on Saturday. Here’s a map of streets to avoid
For parade-goers, expect a chilly, mostly sunny day.
How to spend a day on Tennyson Street
Boutiques, baked goods, brewskis — there’s lots to do (and many ways to spend a little hard-earned cash) on Tenny.
Denverite Street Week: Tennyson
Running through seven neighborhoods and named after an English poet, Tennyson has a wild route, a wild past, and perhaps, a wild future.
Tennyson Street’s history: From its annexation and what’s in the name to the streetcar era and the fight over slot homes
Take a stroll down memory lane, and see how the neighborhood looks today.
More Denver Zoomers are living with their parents, while the number of Millennials at home has dropped
That's according to a November report from RentCafe.
Post-pandemic Denver traffic levels depended on where you were. Now they seem to be picking up everywhere
And some roads, like Peña Boulevard, are seeing a lot more traffic altogether.