Desiree Mathurin

Neighborhood Reporter

Desiree Mathurin is Denverite's neighborhood reporter. She previously worked for the Associated Press in Atlanta, Newsday in New York and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Desiree is a native New Yorker but ready to tell local stories featuring local people here in Denver. Follow her on Twitter @Dez_AM.

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Pozole Fest returns to Westwood this weekend

“Food is an expression of culture."

Curious about cumbia? Join Ciudad Reina for a cumbia history and dance lesson

“It’s so much more than just music."

After East High shooting, armed police are temporarily headed back to DPS high schools. The debate to keep them there is underway

DPS board approved the return of officers until the end of the school year a day after a shooting at East High school.

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Sun Valley is rapidly changing, but a History Colorado project wants to keep the neighborhood’s memory alive

“This is an opportunity to make sure that the history of this neighborhood is told by those of us who lived it."

Hear tribal storytelling, eat frybread and get COVID boosted at the 47th annual Denver Powwow this weekend

Come for the culture and get a vaccine shot.

The East Colfax Cultural District wants to rebrand the corridor as a place of culture and creativity

“There’s so much more to this community than the random shootings that occasionally people hear about. There’s a community that loves this place where they live."

Colorado Blvd.-area affordable housing just broke ground in Virginia Village, and more change is coming

The long-awaited Krisana Apartments in Virginia Village will house 151 units for those who earn up to 60% of the area median income -- about $70,000 for a family of four.

DPS board votes to close three schools, including Sun Valley’s Fairview Elementary

Board members also unanimously voted to close and consolidate Denver Discovery School and Math and Science Leadership Academy.

Denver voter guide: 16 candidates for mayor, city council races and everything else you’ll see on your ballot

All the help you'll need to answer three referred questions, including the fate of Park Hill Golf Course.

District 9 Denver City Council race: Who’s running and what you need to know

One newcomer, a past candidate and an incumbent are hoping to get the North Denver seat.