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Desiree Mathurin

Neighborhood Reporter

desiree@denverite.com @dez_am

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.

Blair-Caldwell on voting day, Nov. 3, 2020. (Donna Bryson/Denverite)

Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library in Five Points will close for renovations

The branch will close on May 28th and is expected to reopen in early 2023.

Dolores Alfaro stands in her backyard garden, which has been supercharged with nonprofit GrowHaus' help. May 11, 2022.

Dolores Alfaro’s backyard in Elyria-Swansea is a farmers’ market delight!

GrowHaus continues to provide food access to Globeville, Elyria-Swansea residents like Alfaro.

The new Safe Outdoor Space at Park Hill United Methodist Church. June 18, 2021.

The safe outdoor space at Regis University will relocate to Barnum

The site will move in June.

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A kid reaches for bubbles at Sun Valley Rising's Viaduct Night Market beneath Colfax Avenue. May 14, 2022.

Sun Valley residents turned an unused, dark underpass into a colorful night market

"I love seeing Sun Valley continue to build."

The historic Pancratia Hall is finally renovated and will soon become full of affordable housing units on the Loretto Heights campus. Harvey Park South, Feb. 10, 2021.

The historic Loretto Heights Campus in Harvey Park South is now home to affordable housing

The Pancratia Hall Lofts opened Thursday and will house those making 30% to 80% of the area median income.

Arslan Guney, the "mayor of pickleball," celebrates that a case brought against him by Denver Parks and Recreation was dropped by a judge at the Van-Cise Simonet courthouse downtown. May 11, 2022.

Pickleball Pardon: Central Park man faces no charges in pickleball case

"When I get out of here, we’ll go out there and play pickleball and again volunteer myself and my time and hopefully go back to normal.”

Former City Council At-Large candidate and now Denver Mayoral candidate Jesse Parris poses for a portrait in front of Centro Humanitario in Five Points, March 4, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Activist Jesse Parris makes good on promise with a run for Denver mayor

"Get engaged. Get involved. You might not be into politics but politics is deep into you.”

An ADU in a Globeville backyard. Sept. 1, 2021.

Blanket ADU rezoning approved for Villa Park, Barnum, and Barnum West

The three westside neighborhoods join Chaffee Park, Sloan’s Lake and East Colfax in full rezoning.

The Central Park Recreation Center. March 18, 2022.

Pickleball Proceedings: Court date set for Central Park man accused of drawing pickleball markings on rec center court

"He hopes sanity prevails and a mutual resolution is reached with Denver Parks & Recreation and no criminal charges are filed on Wednesday.”

The remnants of a vigil for Gary Arellano in La Alma-Lincoln Park. April 29, 2022.

City reopens La Alma-Lincoln Park, promising open dialogue with community

“Gary wouldn’t want this park to shut down because of him."

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