Hi! The year is winding down. Your schedule is opening up a little. You’re exhaling, maybe even settling into a chair with a warm cocktail. How ’bout opening up one of these fine Denverite stories you meant to read earlier this year but never got around to?

How it works / how it happened

Erica explained TABOR, which every Coloradan needs to understand better.

Andy got curious about how an ex-NFL player and a cautious councilwoman became the champions of Denver’s skate scene.

Why Denver has so many flagstone sidewalks, and an amazing map and explanation of house flipping in Denver.

Colorado’s DIY arts venues are getting a lot of official attention right now. As in, two have been closed so far. And you don’t know what a DIY arts venue is. Ashley explains.

Megan learned that most crosswalk buttons actually do something! But not one by the Capitol. Want to guess why?

Charts and stats

Adrian charted your chances of meeting someone in your neighborhood who doesn’t look like you.

The math of “Menver,” as calculated by Megan. Turns out Menver is a real phenomenon, until you’re in your sixties.

That time we elected Donald Trump president

Well, OK, only one Denver precinct voted Trump.

But now Colorado Republicans feel pretty good about 2018.

Status updates

How can we see redlining’s lasting impacts on Denver? What does Five Points look like on the edge of enormous change?

No, In-N-Out isn’t coming to Denver.

What it’s like to be a family awaiting relocation thanks to the I-70 expansion.

The ’90s are retro now.