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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CSU opens final building at Spur campus providing a hands-on experience in food, health and water

Hydro opened last week, joining the Vida and Terra buildings.

Natural Grocers has arrived in Central Park. The grocer is hosting a grand opening this weekend

“Come by and see what we’re sourcing locally and make us your neighborhood store.”

History Colorado is heading out on a road trip to research and preserve Green Book sites

“We just want to get out into the community and talk to folks and understand what history was known more anecdotally or passed down through family."

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Project: Elevate, Denver’s new residential reentry program, is focused on individual experiences and care

“I’ve never had this want, this urge to do right and this program gets you there. It makes you want to do something with your life."

After temporary hiatus, Coffee at the Point permanently closes

Ryan Cobbins opened the shop at the Five Points intersection in 2010.

Plans for Northeast Park Hill 253-unit affordable housing project move a step forward

The Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee approved a proposed loan agreement for $8,139,000 between HOST and the Delwest Development Corporation for affordable units starting at 80% AMI.

Emily’s Cafe gives students hands-on experience in the kitchen and some cheap meals

The Cafe is part of the Emily Griffith Technical College.

East Side Kosher Deli has a bit of everything for anyone from the Orthodox to the curious

Fresh baked challah, latkes, chicken schnitzel, and sufganiyot... lots of sufganiyot.

Moral complexities blend into fiction in R. Alan Brooks’ Anguish Gardens series

"Fiction is a really good way to move things away from the place where people are defensive so they can actually hear the message that you're trying to convey.”

After a record number of mass shooting injuries in Colorado, Denver wants to teach you what to do in an active shooter situation

In January, the DenverReady preparedness training program will host an Active Shooter Class that discusses what an active shooter is, how to spot red flags or warnings and the “Run, Hide, Fight” principles.