Posts tagged with OEM

Last Updated: Jun. 12, 2018 · 7:48 p.m.

Open Door Tea Shop in the Cole neighborhood, Jan. 30, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Open Door Tea Shop offers second chances and creative outlets for the formerly and currently incarcerated

The little Cole shop employs people who were once incarcerated and sells art by people serving lengthy or life sentences.

Mayor Michael Hancock runs the mock emergency as he would in the event of a real situation. The Denver Office of Emergency Management practices a worst-case security scenario in their basement offices in the City and County Building, Dec. 15, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Denver’s auditor said the city isn’t prepared for an emergency. From a basement bunker, the view is different.

Emergency Manager Ryan Broughton said the audit's recommendations are sound, but he disputes how the report characterizes the city's overall preparedness.