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Become a member and be a better Denverite every day.

Become a member and be a better Denverite every day.

Become a member and be a better Denverite every day.

Become a member and be a better Denverite every day.

Kevin Beaty

Visual journalist

kbeaty@denverite.com @kevinjbeaty @kevinjbeaty

Kevin is a multimedia artist who flung himself into the world of journalism. He likes using a camera and microphone to tell stories about workers, the environment, social justice and fascinating humans.

M. holds his infant daughter in the home he now shares with the Cheverton family. Dec. 22, 2021.

The Afghan refugee crisis is still happening, and it’s spilling into Denver

Gretchen Cheverton has been getting hundreds of desperate messages every single day.

All of the 3,124 wrecks that took place on Denver streets with speed limits 25 miles per hour or lower in 2021, outside of downtown. There were 329 more in the Central Business District and Union Station neighborhoods that year.

So how many traffic “accidents” occured on Denver’s neighborhood streets in 2021? This many

Numbers show it's low-key scary to drive, ride or walk in Denver.

A courtroom sketch from a Feb. 1908 edition of the Rocky Mountain News and a portrait of Giuseppe Alia from 1908.

DPL Archive: The communion murder of 1908

“A moment after Father Leo placed the host on Alia’s tongue, Alia pulled out a revolver. An altar boy called out to the priest, but in an instant, a bullet was fired into Father Heinrichs’ chest."

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Why do Denverite members help us pay the bills? Here’s what they say:

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A feral cat that lives in a Commerce City neighborhood. Dec. 17, 2021.

Meet the caretakers of Denver’s feral cats

Are independent cats wild animals or pets?

The top of the "pencil" from atop Denver Public Library's central library. Dec. 23, 2021.

What’s on top of Denver’s Central library? We climbed to find out.

We also got an update on the huge renovation.

Yasmeen Nkrumah-Elie, with the Intergenerational Women’s African Drum and Dance Ensemble, performs during the annual Kwanzaa celebration at Cleo Parker Robinson Dance in Five Points. Dec. 26, 2021.

Denver’s Kwanzaa celebration may be a roadmap to national healing

"This country needs unity right now."

Denver seen from above Five Points. Specifically: 2283 N. Ogden St., the old New Hope Baptist Church that now houses four privately-owned condos. Aug. 20, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Denver’s rental assistance programs have grown six-fold during COVID

Federal stimulus gave the city a lot to work with, and officials hope to keep the momentum going after it runs out.

Coach Tony Lindsay Sr. blows a whistle during a linemen drill. Aug. 10, 2021.

Coach Tony Lindsay Sr. will not lead the new Montbello High football team

Lindsay and his staff have been credited with bringing the school back in the first place.

Leaves are airborne on a very windy day over Lincoln Street at Civic Center. Nov. 14, 2020.

It’s gonna be super windy in Denver on Wednesday

Take those Santas down before it gets here!

Erika Righter stands begind her register at Hope Tank on South Broadway. Dec. 13, 2021.

Hope Tank will close its Broadway doors after being priced out

Erika Righter is looking for new locations and a change of direction.