Carriage houses and casitas could help fight gentrification on Denver’s West Side

They've ended up being a "tool of privilege," said Renee Martinez-Stone, but it doesn't have to be that way. "This is a tool that could keep people in place."

The first wave of new affordable apartments in Westwood are already leased out

"The demand for affordable housing in Denver is off the charts."

Hispanic Heritage Month

A guide to Denver’s Latino public art, in time for Hispanic Heritage Month

We took a look at Denver public art produced by Hispanic, Latino and Chicano artists and asked what it means to be represented in the city's artistic life.

One Denver childcare chain is trying to address the shortage of qualified preschool teachers

Mile High Early Learning, which operates seven centers around Denver, launched the training program to help solve one of the field’s most intractable problems.

Garfield Lake Park gets a unique — free — kids’ bicycle library and a new skills course

A new quarter-mile bike route runs around Westwood's Garfield Lake Park, designed for children to be able to get exercise and for their parents to be able to keep a close eye on their kids.

Denver’s Westwood neighborhood is getting more affordable housing in September

Denver’s Westwood neighborhood gets a new pocket park after a big community push

Colorado’s tourism office will help sell Denver’s Westwood neighborhood with creative district designation

Westwood’s fight for a recreation center might finally pay off this year

Denver tries new tactic to bring healthy food to Globeville and Elyria-Swansea

Denver is kicking in $100,000 as part of its latest effort to address food insecurity in Globeville, Elyria-Swansea, Montbello, Westwood and other areas where access to groceries is limited.

Kahlo’s offers a different type of Mexican food in Denver’s Westwood neighborhood — think Michoacán with vegan options

Noe Bermudez, who also owns Denver mainstay Tarasco's, opened Kahlo’s on Morrison Road earlier this year.

Denver news in 5 minutes: What you need to know today, June 3

Westwood’s Morrison Road will become a Mexican Cultural District

To Councilman Paul Lopez, who represents west Denver, this is formalizing something that already existed along the corridor.

Still waiting for city investments, Westwood residents are finding health for themselves

What happens if the Denver area loses its last mobile home parks?

Redevelopment pressures are threatening some of the last affordable housing in the Denver metro area that doesn't require a government subsidy.

Denver’s Westwood neighborhood gets $3 million toward park rebuild and outdoor programs for kids

Denver Urban Arts Fund combats graffiti hotspots with these murals, but awards 68 percent of projects to men

Why Denver’s $3 million might not be enough to get grocery stores in underserved neighborhoods

Denver set $3 million aside to get grocery stores in Globeville-Eyria-Swansea, Westwood and Montbello, but so far no supermarkets have announced plans to enter the food deserts.

Sand Creek massacre healing run concludes Sunday in Denver

What was happening in Colorado on July 4th, 1776?