Coronavirus updates in Denver: news you can use and slices of life in these strange times
It’s like your Twitter feed right now but with fewer trolls and more news.
Alex Chavarria organizes groceries inside the Sun Valley Kitchen, March 25, 2020. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
11:23 a.m. Local man shadowboxes through pandemic
Reader (and my friend) Jake Pelton saw this guy beating COVID-19 up in Civic Center Park yesterday.
-Ana Campbell
9:56 a.m. The Big Empty
Videographer Blake Rubenstein of Guerilla Capturing deployed his drone during the lunch hour on March 24 and March 26. What’d he find? A whole lot of nothing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4q3bKvzfiY
7:53 a.m. The library will host daily story times…starting today!
Starting today, those angels at the Denver Public Library will read stories every day Monday through Friday. The first hour, 9 a.m., will be in Spanish, 10 is for toddlers and 11 is all ages. The stories will be read (and archived) at youtube.com/denverlibrary.
-Ana Campbell
7:44 a.m. Denver jazz legend Freddy Rodriguez Sr. dies from coronavirus complications
Rodriguez, 89, was a staple at El Chapultapec for more than four decades. He had been in the hospital for a week.
“He was our king, our sax man,” his son Freddy Rodriguez Jr. told The Know. “Not just in music, but in life. He was an old-school, dedicated person who treated everybody with respect.”
Calling all divers: Casa Bonita is hiring hundreds
The iconic restaurant is set to reopen in May.
Lisa Calderón’s 2019 Denver mayor campaign website is being held for ransom — and it’s messing with her 2023 race
"We have a beautiful new website. I love our website. But we can't get people directed to it in a way that is going to really help push us forward, at least on the internet.”
Leslie Herod’s community safety plan will be a hot topic in the Denver mayor’s race. Here’s where she stands on crime
At the Statehouse, she's been a proponent of criminal justice reform, law enforcement accountability and harm reduction. Denverites will be debating whether these are the right solutions to ensuring the city is safe.
Denverites have raised their own sales taxes more than 30 percent in the last few years
We rely pretty heavily on them to fund the budget!
Denver nonprofit that broke ground on a new $37 million youth shelter this week loses state funding
The $500,000 grant funds mental health services for youth experiencing homelessness.
Laura Brudzynski is Denver’s new chief housing officer
She comes to the role from her job as Deputy Director of Operations for the Department of Housing Stability.
Denver mayoral candidate Mike Johnston is a “fundraising machine”
Money isn't everything in a Denver mayoral race, but it is money.
Nearly half of Denver voters polled don’t have a mayor pick
A poll commissioned by candidate Debbie Ortega says voters would be likeliest to choose her, but no candidate reached even the 20% mark.
Kwame Spearman wants to be Denver’s neighborhood mayor. What does that mean?
The Tattered Cover CEO says Denver government needs to focus more on specific communities and less on umbrella solutions.
Security firm Pinkerton has reapplied for a license in Denver
An unlicensed subcontractor for the company was involved in the 2020 shooting of Lee Keltner.
That mailer about Council Member CdeBaca was probably legal
Let's dive into election law!
Denver metro apartment vacancy is rising, as rents dropped $32 in the last three months of 2022
The Apartment Association of Metro Denver says more than 40,000 rental units are under construction.
Park Hill Golf Course’s fate will be decided by the voters
City Council’s Monday night vote paves the way for massive development — if voters lift a contended land easement in April.
Urban Peak breaks ground on new shelter for youth experiencing homelessness
The facility will grow capacity and expand to serve young adults.
Safe camping spaces, regional cooperation and data collection: here’s how Kelly Brough plans to address homelessness
The mayoral candidate's plan has been endorsed by the mayors of Lakewood, Golden and Wheat Ridge.
The fight for Park Hill Golf Course: what to know ahead of today’s City Council meeting
Opponents of development are trying to stall a rezoning vote as council decides on letting voters have their say.
‘This is who I am.’ Lunar New Year lion dances are more than entertainment
The performances help preserve cultural roots and traditions for members of the Asian diaspora.
McNichols building will stay open as overnight shelter until Tuesday morning
Snow is expected to fall on Monday.
Fund to help migrants arriving in Denver has raised more than $300,000 from donors
Governor Jared Polis and Mayor Michael Hancock launched the Newcomers Fund in December to respond to the rise in migrants coming to Denver.