Albus Brooks and Candi CdeBaca. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Racist flier hits District 9 runoff race, both campaigns think it’s bullshit

A Brooks supporter says she found fliers depicting Councilman Albus Brooks as a monkey on cars in Clayton.

Denver Public Works holds open "office hours" about the Broadway bikeway's future. Metropolis Coffee, May 22, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Denver’s bicycle superhighway on Broadway will take up to two more years to start

Whether it's happening is no longer up for debate. When and how is another story.

Stapleton on a snowy spring day, May 21, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

The people of Stapleton will vote on changing the neighborhood’s name — but only the property-owning people

Most people in Stapleton own property. And if you own more property, you get more votes.

Northeast Denver parents who want an HBCU-style high school get support from DPS

Security lines at DIA. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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The dogs that sniff you at DIA don’t (and aren’t allowed to) care about marijuana

But the airport still says you can't have it so, you know, don't totally chill out about it.

Democratic representatives Brianna Titone and Brittany Petterson of Jefferson County and Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez of Denver, standing from left to right look on as Gov. Jared Polis signs the law they sponsored on rental applications on April 25, 2019. (Donna Bryson/Denverite)

Metro Denver landlords are learning how to manage their relationships with tenants under new laws

A briefing at the Apartment Association of Metro Denver’s annual trade show Wednesday focused largely on advice that can help landlords cope.

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Former Governor John Hickenlooper addresses supporters for his run at the presidency during a rally at Civic Center Park, March 7, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Hickenlooper proposes nationwide gun licensing and safety tests

The former Colorado governor on Wednesday released a detailed gun control proposal, similar to that of presidential rival and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker.

Apartments for rent in Washington Park West. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Denver landlords create a website ‘to advance the conversation about solutions to housing’

So far, just one issue appears under an issues tab on the site: rent control.

Mayoral candidate Jamie Giellis holds a press conference at her campaign headquarters in Overland, May 21, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Election

Pro-Giellis or just anti-Hancock? The Denver mayoral race’s ‘unity ticket’ courts both camps.

Former supporters of Tate and Calderón are torn on support for Giellis.

Dozens of Stedman Elementary kindergarteners look on as Gov. Polis signs the full-day kindergarten bill into law. (Kati Weis/Chalkbeat)

Polis signs full-day kindergarten bill into law

Mayoral candidate Jamie Giellis holds a press conference at her campaign headquarters in Ovrland, May 21, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Election

Attacking Hancock, Giellis claims city hall has a “culture of sexual harassment”

The Denver Architecture Foundation meets with Villa Park neighbors at Escuela de Guadalupe, May 18, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Denver Architecture Foundation gives Villa Park a free lesson in protecting neighborhood character

Neighbors at the Visioning Villa Park meetings talked about influencing developers and raised fears of being displaced as rents and property taxes rise.

Thomas Jefferson High School students play football in Jefferson Square Park in Denver's Southmoor Park neighborhood, May 18, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Denver’s new 20-year plan for parks and rec imagines a greener future — and more plans

More trees, please.

Breakfast time at Tom's Diner, East Colfax Avenue, Oct. 19, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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There’s still a chance Tom’s Diner could be saved

Denverites have three weeks — until June 7 — to submit an application for landmark designation. Otherwise, it'll be marked as nonhistoric, clearing the way for demolition.

Secretary of State Wayne Williams speaks with a reporter in the Wells Fargo building on Broadway, which houses his office, July 18, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Colorado ethics panel dismisses complaint against former Sec. of State Wayne Williams

The complaint was tossed at the request of the man who initially filed it last year.

Denver Elections Division on election day, May 7, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

How to vote in Denver’s 2019 runoff election

Hint: It's almost exactly the same as the May election, but with different dates.

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet speaks at the Colorado Democratic Party's election night party. (Alyson McClaran for Denverite)

Michael Bennet proposes $1 trillion climate change fund

The senator and presidential candidate also wants to set aside about one-third of U.S. lands and ocean territory for conservation and reach net-zero U.S. emissions by midcentury.

The Colorado State Capitol, March 11, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Colorado considered an abortion law like the one in Alabama, but it failed on party lines

“We are never as far from those other states as we think we are. It’s only one election.”

Portraits of Chef Angela Ray of Taste the Love Catering (clockwise from top left), Chef Garret Simpson of Bella's Gourmet Sausage Company, Chef Lorrie Gonzalez of Two Feathers Native American Cuisine and Ahmed Hmoud of Marrakech Moroccan Cuisine, May 17, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Una receta para el exito: Mi Casa has a food truck accelerator program

La Receta’s trainees are mentored by business owners and professional chefs and have access to commercial kitchen space at a subsidized rate.

Construction work on Rhonda Kelly's complex in Denver's West Colfax neighborhood, March 7, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Defects in west Denver homes highlight what can happen when development outpaces everything else

After the city raised safety concerns so serious that new beams had to be installed to support a row of homes in Villa Park, the owners and their builder joined to sue the engineering company. The engineers in turn blamed the city and a company contracted to review building plans.