Today’s Denvergram
A new overnight shelter in Aurora will officially open Tuesday
A warehouse in the Denver suburb was converted into a winter shelter for up to 100 single adults experiencing homelessness
Proposals on group living in Denver get more changes
City planners are no longer calling for halfway houses in low-density residential neighborhoods or as many as 10 unrelated adults in a single-family home.
Denver police officers will get raises in 2022, arbitrator decides
The final contract with the union is identical to the one first submitted to — and rejected by — the city council.
Denver’s first temporary sanctioned camp for people experiencing homelessness is set to open Dec. 7
The safe outdoor space in the First Baptist Church parking lot in Capitol Hill will have 22 tents and accommodate a maximum of 30 women and transgender people
Native American residents in Denver are seeing a spike in coronavirus cases
Health officials aren't totally sure why, but pre-existing conditions and mistrust in government agencies could be part of the reason.
Denverites are getting a $1.7 million allowance
The city's foray into "participatory budgeting" comes with caveats and criticism. Also, hopes and dreams about housing and civic engagement.
Denver has a new street art tribute — on a wire — to Elijah McClain
Street wire artist Reed Bmore created the clandestine street art piece as a tribute to Elijah McClain. It hangs near 18th Avenue and Sherman Street.
City starts clearing large encampment near Crossroads shelter in Five Points
The cleanup included tense moments between protesters and police, who used pepper balls and mace to disperse crowds.
You can see standup comedy in Denver if you’re willing to be cold
A new venue, Number Thirty Eight, by the river in Five Points hopes you're willing. So do the city's stand-up comics.
Denver tries a new approach at large encampments to help people experiencing homelessness
As large encampments multiply in Denver, city workers conduct cleanup after cleanup that shift tent cities from one block to another, hardly a solution for either the people living on the streets or the people with houses and businesses nearby.
Things to do in Denver this weekend without spreading the coronavirus, Nov. 27-29
Virtual celebrations, holiday markets, egg drops!
Bettie Cram, a pillar of Elyria Swansea, dies at 98
She was in her 90s when she found a place in the movement resisting I-70's expansion.
Cleanup scheduled for large encampment near Crossroads shelter in RiNo
Denver faces a federal lawsuit over such cleanups but says they are necessary to protect health and safety.
Mayor Hancock gets on a plane after advising people against traveling for Thanksgiving
The mayor and his wife are visiting their daughter in Mississippi.
What’s it like to shop for a home in “the toughest market to buy a house in Denver metro history”?
It takes preparation, patience and planning, but it is possible to buy a home in the Denver area these days
Attorneys hint at massive lawsuit against Denver for police department’s response to summer protests
The City Attorney's Office received 51 claims Tuesday.
Mile High United Way opens space in its headquarters for people experiencing homelessness
"A building is more than a building."
Snowfall prompts the city’s free coronavirus testing sites to open later than usual
The sites will open at noon.
Frontline workers accuse Denver Health of union-busting as coronavirus puts pressure on the system
Denver approved a new contract with the hospital authority responsible for treating the city's most vulnerable populations.
