Denver will spend $290,000 to study flooding in Globeville
It could be the first step toward significant new infrastructure spending in the residential and industrial district along the South Platte River.
Posts tagged with LGBTQ
Denver to mark Transgender Day of Remembrance for first time
The Denver City Council is set to honor the memory of transgender people killed in acts of violence. Transgender Day of Remembrance falls on Nov. 20.
Councilwoman hopes Denver construction won’t literally trap residents in their neighborhoods
"For the residents, they need to get to work. We need to make sure buses and emergency services can get in and out of the neighborhood."
Prominent chefs oppose Lakewood baker in major gay rights case
Celebrity chefs Jose Andres, Elizabeth Falkner and Carla Hall and a small-town baker from Mississippi are among those who are signing onto a legal brief being written by the Human Rights Campaign.
Denver gets top marks for commitment to LGBTQ residents
The Human Rights Campaign gave Denver a perfect score, for the first time, on its Municipal Equality Index.
On the National Western, Denver City Council says the community can have a voice even without an extra vote
Denver City Council on Monday moved forward the framework agreement that will govern the redevelopment of the National Western Center.
With AC units and windows for 268 homes, CDOT asks neighbors to “pardon our dust”
CDOT and the city of Denver are setting aside $3.75 million for home upgrades as part of the mitigation for the I-70 expansion.
Globeville, Elyria-Swansea residents want a stronger voice in the National Western Center
Community activists think the neighborhoods that will bear the brunt of the impact of the project should have at least as much representation as CSU and the stock show.
Will Globeville residents get what they need out of Washington Street’s $23 million makeover?
"You have parents walking up and down Washington Street with a stroller and a bunch of kids, and there is no sidewalk, and it is so unsafe."
Mayor Hancock picks former councilman to oversee transformational projects in northeast Denver
Mayor Michael Hancock has already found someone to be the city's new chief coordinator of the major redevelopment projects in River North, Globeville and Elyria-Swansea.
LOOK: Everything we saw at Denver PrideFest 2017
If you couldn't be everywhere in this massive annual event at one time, here's a look at what we saw under the hot sun this weekend.
LOOK: The genre-bending play “DragOn” shows how costume carries power
"That there’s a little bit of fierce in everyone," DragOn's writer Jessica Austgen said, "you just need to be true to yourself and let it shine."
Denver police enlist businesses to protect people from anti-LGBTQ harassment
The Denver Police Department is asking businesses to help people escape harassment.
Denver needs someone new to coordinate National Western Stock Show, Brighton Boulevard and other major projects
Anna Jones, the head of the North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative, is leaving her position after a little more than a year on the job.
Lt. Michael Wyatt is Denver’s police ambassador to LGBTQ people
What was once his secret is now central to his job.
Colorado survey: Supportive adults can reduce LGBT teenagers’ risk of suicide and substance abuse
CDPHE's 2015 Healthy Kids Survey showed LGBT students who lack adequate support systems at home and in-school experience higher risk for suicide and substance abuse.
Denver is the most progressive city in Colorado on the Human Rights Campaign’s LGBTQ scorecard
Denver does well in ensuring equality and support for LGBTQ people, according to a Human Rights Campaign index of more than 500 U.S. cities.
Same-sex marriages are less than a percent of all Denver marriages
Denver has the highest concentration of same-sex marriages in Colorado, but total numbers are still pretty low.