Featured Stories
Thank you for your service…F*ck that
Air Force medic, Dominic Frederico, reflects on his time in Iraq after being sent there following 9/11. 20 years after the attack on the World Trade Center he reflects on his service and the trauma of war.
This Is Not An Exit
I was in the Book Bar on Tennyson Street the other day. When I need inspiration I often browse in book stores. Ideas pop in my head as I move through the store and look at the shelves. I walked through the fiction stacks and noticed greeting cards displayed on a door to my right and a sign […]
Brianna Titone: Legislative Trailblazer
Democrat Brianna Titone became Colorado’s first openly transgender elected legislator in 2018, helping set a course for a community that has long fought hard for recognition and acceptance. She is one of a handful of openly transgender representatives currently serving in state governments across the country, which Titone said puts her legislative actions under the microscope. “Some […]
Neighborhood Life
Stretch and Play the StretchLab Way
One of the most neglected parts of a daily routine is stretching. Stretching has so many benefits for both active and inactive people. If you work at a desk all day and do not exercise, stretching can help with posture, low back pain, and shoulder pain. If you are prepping for a marathon, stretching can […]
Pickleball is a Hit in Denver
This past weekend my friend Cole, texted me and asked me what I was doing. My phone screen lit up and the grey bubbles of IMessage stared up at me. “You want to get some Pickleball going?” Cole, a collegiate athlete, goes on to tell me, “dude, It’s the real deal. I’ve never felt competition like […]
Earnest Hall Reopens in Sunnyside
“We’re so excited you guys are open,” exclaimed some of Earnest Hall’s guests as they returned for the first time since the restaurant was forced to shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ernie’s Pizza & Bar, now Earnest Hall, is back in business near 44th and Federal in Sunnyside. It opened to the public on Wednesday […]
Five Questions
Five Questions for Stefani Walker
What is unique about your neighborhood in LoHi? LoHi (Lower Highland), who are not familiar, is so unique. It is a merging of the old and the new. There is so much culture that surrounds this North Denver neighborhood. From the historical Potter Highlands homes to restaurants like Gaetanos and Lechugas that have been in […]
Five Questions for Louise Martorano
What’s special about where you live and work in North Denver? So many things, but one that I love to share is that RedLine’s neighborhood of Five Points is so unique and special to Denver because the history it holds. Known as the Harlem of the West, Five Points is celebrated for its rich African-American […]
Five Questions for Jason Hornyak
Jason Hornyak is the head of the Chaffee Park Neighborhood Association What’s special about where you live in North Denver? What I like most about Chaffee Park is the neighborhood’s positive relationship with and attitude toward change. A few months ago, Chaffee Park became the first neighborhood in Denver to voluntarily change its zoning […]
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Posa Scarves: Inspired by Butterflies
My mother made our Halloween costumes by hand. She baked elaborate birthday cakes, made holidays feel like magic, and as my sister and I got older found other ways to show us how much she loved us. Going to work early so she could be at every soccer game we played in, putting surprises in […]
Evolved Legal: What’s in a Name?
A Denver lawyer is transformed by the death of his father and it changes the course of his legal practice.
Moving Day for People Experiencing Homelessness
Early in the morning on moving day, a group of gentlemen stood taping and labeling boxes, joking quietly with one another. Their neighbors had just started waking up. Stacks of belongings accumulated in the southwest corner of Denver’s safe outdoor space at East 16th Avenue and Pearl Street. The men planned to be ready to move […]