| Date | Title | Description |
| 02.07.2025 | The Echoes of Change: Denver's Music Scene and Housing Crisis | In the heart of Denver, a seismic shift is underway. The Underground Music Showcase (UMS), a beloved festival that has been a cornerstone of the city’s music scene, is shutting down in its current form. This closure reflects a broader trend... |
| 01.07.2025 | ‘No regrets, no pity parties.’ Denver’s Underground Music Showcase is shutting down | She noted the event is ending only “in its current form,” meaning she’s open to another organization restarting some version of it. However, The UMS’s $1.4 million budget is still too much for Youth on Record to sustain, given that the enti... |
| 29.06.2025 | As contentious Colorado housing laws take effect, some cities are playing nice — while others resist or sue | Last month, Lafayette joined five other metro Denver cities in suing Gov. Jared Polis, who signed the measures into law a year ago. Two of the laws, the plaintiffs claim, unconstitutionally impinge on the authority of local governments to s... |
| 19.06.2025 | Gov. Polis’ office involved in Broncos talks over possible Burnham Yard sale for new stadium, sources say | Another key piece to the land puzzle is SRM Concrete, a sizable plant wedged between Burnham Yard and Denver Water on the north end. Employees on site referred The Post to the company’s corporate owners, who did not respond to a request for... |
| 31.03.2025 | Letters to the editor: Stop blaming workers for higher costs; local leaders must call out injustice; what neighbors are saying | Stop blaming workers for higher costs
In a March 20 Guest Opinion, Senator Amabile wrote “Let’s pass a reasonable fix to ensure Colorado restaurants, which are so essential to local culture and community, can thrive.” But why is the answer ... |
| 03.03.2025 | Politics | Denver mayor ready for face-off with congressional Republicans — including Lauren Boebert — over immigration | He also said he was ready to deflect “the parade of horribles they love to paint” about the impacts of the city’s immigration policies.
In a January letter summoning Johnston, the congressional committee identified Denver as standing out in... |
| 02.11.2024 | Local News | ‘We lost a star’: Colleagues, family mourn CU Boulder professor | Remembering Jeff Cameron
If her husband ever had a second career, he would’ve been a chef, Jennifer Cameron said.
The family never ate out at restaurants because his food was next-level. He taught the children how to cook, bake and harvest ... |
| 07.06.2024 | Denver's district attorney candidates offer competing visions | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
In the first major debate of the campaign, Leora Joseph and John Walsh offered competing visions for the role of the next district attorney in Denver, raising the stakes in a race that's splitting the... |
| 26.05.2024 | Denver ranks among nation's top spots for pet-friendly living | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Data: Zillow/BARK; Chart: Axios Visuals
Denver is the sixth most pet-friendly city in the country for renters, according to a recent analysis from Zillow.
Why it matters: It's challenging enough to fi... |
| 15.05.2024 | Denver police restrict low-level traffic stops | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
The Denver Police Department is limiting its officers from making certain low-level traffic stops to free them up to focus on more serious crimes.
Why it matters: The policy shift is intended to impro... |
| 12.05.2024 | Colorado agricultural workers can now unionize. So why aren’t they? | The 2021 law, dubbed the Farmworkers Bill of Rights, allowed Colorado ag workers to unionize for the first time. But nearly three years later, the Denver cannabis operation remains the only success story.
No other Colorado farms have seen t... |
| 03.05.2024 | Denver police chief: Officers won't sweep Auraria Campus as long as it's peaceful | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Denver police won't sweep the growing pro-Palestinian encampment at the Auraria Campus as long as it remains peaceful, chief Ron Thomas told a civilian watchdog group on Friday.
Why it matters: The ch... |
| 01.05.2024 | Denver's public campaign financing system needs more staff | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Denver's taxpayer-funded campaign finance system worked as intended last year, city officials said Tuesday, but staffing the program is a concern.
The big picture: The Fair Elections Fund provided $7.... |
| 11.04.2024 | Denver launches new "asylum-seeker program" in major migrant strategy shift | Denver is making a major shift in the way it responds to immigrants arriving from South and Central America as budget pressures and arrivals ease, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced Wednesday.
The big picture: The city is rolling out a ne... |
| 21.03.2024 | Denver sees immigrant lull but prepares for a spring surge | The number of immigrants in Denver shelters fell below 1,000 this week for the first time in six months, city officials tell us — but if migration patterns hold true, another surge is on the way.
The latest: Denver leaders are working on a ... |
| 14.03.2024 | Colorado Public Radio fires a top host and lays off 15 in massive cutback | Colorado Public Radio is experiencing its largest layoff in at least a quarter century and a new discrimination complaint related to the firing of one of its most prominent hosts.
Why it matters: The media outlet's image as a pillar of loca... |
| 13.03.2024 | Denver preservationists fight to save El Chapultepec building from demolition | Preservationists are racing to save the former El Chapultepec building in LoDo from a potential demolition sought by its owner.
Why it matters: The preservation effort is reigniting concerns felt by some locals who saw the legendary jazz cl... |
| 25.02.2024 | Vibrant Tennyson Street is where old and new Denver intersect | The charm of old Denver, the scars of its fast growth and the vision for a sophisticated future all merge on Tennyson Street in the northwest Berkeley neighborhood.
Why it matters: The street is a destination within the city — filled with c... |
| 25.02.2024 | The best places to eat, drink and shop on Tennyson Street | The milelong stretch of Tennyson Street between 38th Avenue and Berkeley Lake Park is ripe for a stroll, whether your tastes are local beer or good eats.
What to know: We put together mini-itineraries to get you started.Dining and drinking
... |
| 18.02.2024 | Politics | Migrants in Denver scrape by with odd jobs, pleading: “Open the doors so that we can work” | En español
Emily Borges wants to work — even if it’s not as a cop, the decade-long career she said she left behind in Venezuela after facing threats within her own police agency for doing her job amid pervasive corruption.
After a treachero... |
| 09.02.2024 | Denver will cut back hours at DMVs, rec centers to continue paying for migrant crisis | Denver will cut back hours at DMVs and recreational centers to ensure it can continue providing services for migrants, Mayor Mike Johnston said Friday.
Why it matters: The mayor's decision is a turning point for the city's management of the... |
| 02.02.2024 | Mayor Mike Johnston vetoes bill banning encampment sweeps during freezing temps | Mayor Mike Johnston on Friday vetoed a bill that would have banned encampment sweeps during freezing temperatures.
Why it matters: The veto — one of the mayor's most consequential powers — is Johnston's first, and it demonstrates his willin... |
| 16.01.2024 | How the Denver community is rallying together to help support migrants | From local nonprofits, churches and moms on Facebook to students, teachers and small businesses, Denverites are stepping up to help meet migrants' basic needs.
Why it matters: Denver is at the brink of a humanitarian crisis as it struggles ... |
| 11.01.2024 | Denver's looming cold snap to collide with ongoing migrant crisis | Denver is scrambling to make room in its emergency shelters for migrants sleeping in tents ahead of a looming storm that's expected to slam the city with brutally cold temperatures.
Why it matters: Dozens of migrants arriving from the south... |
| 30.12.2023 | Commentary | Opinion: Gary Garrison: We must imagine a world where cars are a choice, not a necessity | I don’t own a car.
I wish I could coast on that truth as my credentials for discussing my commitment to a car-free lifestyle, but the truth is I do often drive — borrowing a car from a small network of friends and family and neighbors who a... |
| 05.11.2023 | Urban golf courses are making housing more expensive and parks harder to access — and taxpayers are footing the bill | Economy Urban golf courses are making housing more expensive and parks harder to access — and taxpayers are footing the bill
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| 17.08.2023 | Denver's airport infrastructure "not built to withstand" record traffic, officials say | If you've recently missed your flight after getting stuck in a snaking security line at Denver International Airport, join the club.
What's happening: Snafus like this are becoming more frequent for travelers as DIA continues to set new pas... |
| 11.08.2023 | Where Denver is considering putting micro-communities for the homeless | Data: Denver Mayor's Office; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals
A preliminary list identifying potential sites for micro-communities for people experiencing homelessness in Denver is largely concentrated in historically underserved communities.
... |
| 07.08.2023 | Travel boom fuels record Global Entry wait times at Denver International Airport | Travelers at Denver's airport hoping to get in on the Global Entry program — designed to speed your re-entry from international trips — are in for a rude awakening.
State of play: The next available appointment at Denver International Airpo... |
| 07.08.2023 | Denver's unhoused population says they want permanent solutions after mayor's first sweep | Armando Ortega didn't know where he would sleep Friday night. Originally from Houston, he's worked as a kitchen manager at chain restaurants, but he's been homeless for six months.
Driving the news: Roughly 50 people, including Ortega, were... |
| 03.08.2023 | Free class aims to improve driver's safety around cyclists, pedestrians | Bicycle Colorado wants to increase driver awareness — and safety — on roadways.
Details: The organization recently launched a free and interactive online class it hopes can help motorists become better drivers around pedestrians and cyclist... |
| 27.07.2023 | How Mayor Johnston plans to house 1,000 people in 5 months | Mayor Mike Johnston plans to start clearing homeless encampments posing health and safety threats, sitting on private land or blocking public rights of way, the newly sworn leader said this week.
Why it matters: Johnston campaigned on endin... |
| 23.07.2023 | How to fly like a pro at Denver International Airport | We've all been there: Moving frantically inside Denver International Airport, trying not to miss our flight. It's the cost of being the world's third-busiest airport.
Yes, but: There are ways to make life easier for yourself.
State of play:... |
| 17.07.2023 | 5 themes that defined Michael Hancock's tenure as mayor | Denver Mayor Michael Hancock's tenure as mayor was marked by big moments, bookended by questions about police brutality and defined by the city's growth and economic progress.
Zoom in: Here's a look at how it unfolded in photos.1. Recession... |
| 07.07.2023 | The future of migrant arrivals in Denver will be decided by new mayor Mike Johnston | Challenges are beginning to pile up for Denver's next mayor — and he hasn't even stepped into office yet.
What's happening: Mayor-elect Mike Johnston, who will be sworn in July 17, will be pressed to take urgent action after the current adm... |
| 05.07.2023 | The best new restaurants, bars and breweries opening around Denver | Colorado's culinary scene is popping off, and its recent achievement as the eighth location in North America to earn its own Michelin Guide paints only part of the picture.
What's happening: In Denver, more than a dozen restaurants and bars... |
| 29.06.2023 | How Denver police are trying to get guns off street | The two downtown shootings earlier this month shared a common thread: They pierced celebratory, largely peaceful atmospheres in Denver.
Zoom in: The first shooting took place hours after the Nuggets clinched their first NBA title on June 12... |
| 28.06.2023 | Denver considers issuing COVID checks | Denver residents who were ineligible to receive federal public benefits like unemployment checks during the pandemic could get a one-time cash transfer from the city.
Driving the news: The city council is set to hear a proposal Wednesday to... |
| 20.06.2023 | RTD's safety record takes spotlight ahead of free fare months | Over the past five years, no travel option in Denver has been safer than riding public transit.
Details: From 2018 to 2022, 360 people died on Denver's roads, with 45% of those fatalities involving cars, according to city data.
The Regional... |
| 03.06.2023 | Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor | Letters to the editor: There are better ways to think about budget deficit; facilitating legal campgrounds | Laurie Hyland: Debt: Modern Monetary Theory may be better way to think about budget deficit
It is puzzling as to why (in the midst of all the controversy and dismay about raising the debt ceiling limit) no one has discussed Modern Monetary ... |
| 19.05.2023 | Denver sets its affordable housing goals, opens latest development | The lighting and wall colors inside Valor on the Fax, an apartment complex in Denver's East Colfax neighborhood, aren't simple design touches.
The intrigue: These features create a more physically welcoming space for people with brain injur... |
| 12.01.2023 | Politics
Politics | Did 4,000 migrants choose Denver because it’s a “sanctuary city?” | The reasons that drew thousands of migrants to Denver over the last month are varied. But one thing is clear: Colorado and the city of Denver have passed laws in recent years aimed at making immigrants, regardless of legal status, feel welc... |
| 16.05.2022 | The Station: VW resurrects Scout as an EV brand and mobility SPACs have a helluva week | The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox.
Howdy readers! Welcome to The Station, your central hub for all past, present, and... |
| 29.10.2021 | “It feels like your life doesn’t matter”: How anti-prostitution laws may make sex workers less safe | Editor’s note: It is The Denver Post’s policy to quote sources by their real names. The Post made an exception for this story so that sex workers could candidly speak without fear of facing criminal, professional or social consequences. The... |
| 05.09.2021 | Hotel and motel rooms have a place in Denver’s future strategy for homelessness, officials say | Early in the pandemic, Denver officials realized they needed hundreds of hotel and motel rooms to keep people who are homeless safe from COVID-19.
The effort has been so successful they want to expand it further.
“It really helped to illumi... |
| 03.08.2021 | Meow Wolf Denver announces name, opening date for its $60 million installation | Denver’s long-awaited, $60 million Meow Wolf installation will open on Sept. 17 under the name Convergence Station, ending months of speculation and rumors about the secretive exhibition.
Timed entry to Convergence Station will cost $35 for... |
| 17.06.2021 | CU will not renew $5M RTD deal | The University of Colorado will not renew a five-year, $5 million contract with the Regional Transportation District for naming rights to the A Line and advertising on Flatiron Flyer buses.
The change was announced at a June 8 virtual RTD b... |
| 19.05.2021 | Immigrants who have been in the US for decades are being tossed into courtrooms without lawyers because of a glaring loophole in our justice system – it’s time they get a fair hearing | United We Dream, CASA, and other organizations celebrate passage of the American Dream and Promise Act (HR 6) in the House during their watch part and rally on the National Mall in Washington on Thursday, March 18, 2021 Bill Clark/CQ-Roll C... |
| 23.04.2021 | History Colorado releases 1,300 pages of Denver’s Ku Klux Klan membership records | For most of its 144-year statehood, Colorado has been a hotbed of institutional discrimination and racism that privileges white culture over all others. That’s the case in most states, unfortunately, but forward-thinking historians have bee... |
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| 12.03.2021 | Biden wants all adults to be eligible for the vaccine by May 1 | Hello,
Welcome to Insider Healthcare. I’m Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer, and this week in healthcare news: We explore what industry veterans and execs think about a company selling a smart sock for babies; See the presentation that convinced 2 bill... |
| 12.02.2021 | Mental Health Team Handling 911 Calls In Denver Wraps Up Six Months With Dozens Of People Helped, Zero People Arrested | In June of last year -- as protests over police brutality occurred all over the nation -- Denver, Colorado rolled out a program that combined common sense with a slight "defunding" of its police department. It decided calls that m... |
| 12.02.2021 | Mental Health Team Handling 911 Calls In Denver Wraps Up Six Months With Dozens Of People Helped, Zero People Arrested | In June of last year — as protests over police brutality occurred all over the nation — Denver, Colorado rolled out a program that combined common sense with a slight “defunding” of its police department. It decided calls that might be bett... |
| 04.11.2020 | George Floyd, gentrification murals vandalized in Denver ahead of 2020 election | Murals that depict social justice and political themes have been defaced or painted over in Denver in recent days, and at least one artist thinks the timing is anything but coincidental.
“It’s the election,” said Jolt, a longtime Denver str... |
| 30.09.2020 | Weldwerks to release Prost Malone! beer in honor of Nuggets’ season, head coach | When COVID-19 shut down the NBA in March, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone had some time on his hands and some thoughts of a sudsy beverage on his mind.
“I’m probably going to drive up to WeldWerks Brewery in Greeley, Colorado, get some Ju... |
| 20.07.2020 | Four options remain for new name of Denver’s Stapleton neighborhood | The new title of the Denver neighborhood that for now is named after a former mayor who was a member of the Ku Klux Klan is narrowed to four choices: Central Park, Mosley, Skyview or Concourse.
The Stapleton name has been under scrutiny for... |
| 17.06.2020 | Calls to defund the Denver Police Department continue during contentious council meeting | City council members grilled Denver’s top public safety officials Wednesday during a contentious meeting where the police chief and department brass were repeatedly told they had lost the public’s trust because of their actions during the c... |
| 01.06.2020 | Amid protests, Colorado lawmakers float bill to counter police brutality | Colorado lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Monday, walking past spray-painted messages like “good cop = dead cop,” mere hours after the building’s grounds were covered with a massive crowd of protesters and tear gas filled the air.
For p... |
| 23.04.2020 | Denver’s stay-at-home order will be extended to May 8 even as state’s mandate is about to expire | Mayor Michael Hancock will extend Denver’s stay-at-home order to May 8, even as much of the rest of the state will begin to see a relaxation next week of similar restrictions that had been designed to stem the spread of the novel coronaviru... |
| 10.04.2020 | Coronavirus spurs reduced hours, pay cuts for Colorado health workers | UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital at Anschutz Medical Campus is one of several hospitals working to get ready for the peak of patients due to the COVID-19 crisis on March 31, 2020 in Aurora.
Despite their role on the frontlines, Colo... |
| 29.05.2017 | Fixing cities | E
xciting news for people who live, well, everywhere: Incremental changes happening across tech, local news and local government are finally making the world around you transparent.
This isn’t some “smart cities” concept fantasy, like those... |
| - | Cities and states lead the way on new electric vehicle incentives | States, cities, and utilities from coast to coast are expanding programs to encourage EV adoption and new charging infrastructure. The pause in driving and pollution during the pandemic is urging authorities to promote electric cars. These ... |
