Colfax Week

OPINION: As a teenager, I lived on the 15, Colfax’s famous bus line, riding from Aurora to Civic Center

I often began my bus ride at I-225 where the Waffle House used to be because I could lock myself in the bathroom and sit under the hand dryer.

OPINION: How we chose to become Denver’s most recent sanctuary congregations

"We choose sanctuary as a response to this historical moment," writes Rabbi Adam Morris of Denver's Temple Micah.

OPINION: How I learned that civic engagement isn’t as easy as it should be

"If someone like me can’t figure out how City Council works, many other people must find it hard to participate, too."

OPINION: You are not sufficiently awed by the process of shooting a man from Colorado into space

This is going to be Colorado native Col. Jack D. Fischer's first time in space. Please clap.

OPINION: For Denver to be a great city, Mayor Michael Hancock needs to get back to basics

Opinion: What if we took the city budget out of the mayor’s hands and gave it to neighborhoods?

How can we make our decision-making process just, equitable, and empowering for those most affected by these decisions?

Opinion: I was a reporter covering elections. Now I’m a spokeswoman for the Secretary of State. Here’s what I’ve learned.

We served pizza at noon on Election Day at the office. Noon. That’s not right.

Opinion: We’re on the slippery slope now — a Trump PAC spokesperson cites Japanese incarceration, which happened in Colorado, as legal precedent for immigrant registry

The president-elect’s transition team is discussing plans for a registry for Muslim immigrants, he said, and there were historical precedents for such a registry including the imprisonment of Japanese in “internment camps.”

Ask a Native: How can a transplant be a good neighbor?

"How can a newcomer tap into the culture of the neighborhood and join an existing culture instead of bringing a new one?"

Ask a Transplant: Why don’t you root for Colorado sports teams?

Reader question: If you moved here voluntarily, why don't you embrace the local sports teams the way you do other aspects of the local culture?

Opinion: Lessons learned from opening a cat cafe (and my top four cat videos)

When Denver Cat Company was simply a twinkle in my eye, the United States was virgin territory for the cat café fad.

Opinion: The “gauntlet” on 16th Street is the same gauntlet we run in our neighborhood

The Mall is working or not working about as well as the rest of Denver.

5 likely Denver Nuggets draft targets, starting with Jamal Murray and Buddy Hield

Rebuilding can be a painful process, but it's a lot more interesting for a Denver Nuggets team that has proven it can do well in the NBA Draft.