Author: Alayna Alvarez
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COVER STORY | Insiders discuss what’s different about the divisions at Denver City Hall
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Power struggles within Denver City Hall are nothing new, but they just seem worse these days as Mayor Michael Hancock and a cadre of council members are constantly going at it. Go back to March 25, 1894, when Gov. Davis Waite called out the infantry…
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Denver police to give away Thanksgiving turkeys to 600 families in need
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Police Department will deliver 600 Thanksgiving meals to families in need throughout the week of Nov. 16 to ease the hardship many residents are facing in the wake of COVID-19. The initiative is…
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Denver’s outdoor patio expansion program here to stay for one more year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s outdoor patio expansion program, a lifeline for restaurant and bar owners throughout the pandemic, will be extended through October 2021, city leaders announced Tuesday. The initiative launched May 18 to temporarily allow restaurants and…
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Pandemic pushed 21 Denver Parks and Rec employees into early retirement this year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council honored nearly two dozen Denver Parks and Recreation Department employees on Monday who retired at the end of August as part of Mayor Michael Hancock’s retirement incentive program. The economic crisis…
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Who’s a good boy? Denver voters to decide this November whether pit bulls fit the bill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The fate of pit bulls in Denver will be left to voters this November, when they will be asked to decide whether to lift the city’s breed ban after more than three decades. The bill…
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Measure to legalize pit bulls in Denver all but certain to make November ballot
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Owning pit bulls in Denver has been outlawed for 31 years, but come November, Denver voters could have the opportunity to repeal that ban. The bill to refer the issue to the Nov. 3 ballot…
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Denver’s search for a Safe Outdoor Space continues, and it’s looking to Gov. Polis for help
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After six weeks, the city is still searching for a place to plant the first of up to three temporary camping sites for people experiencing homelessness during the pandemic. However, the parking lot of the…
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Denver’s 16th Street Mall renovation moves forward, despite opposition raised by COVID-19
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver residents tend to agree that the 16th Street Mall is due for an upgrade, but some debate has swirled around whether now — amid a pandemic and an economic crisis — is the right time to…
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Denver tightens face covering order with COVID-19 cases back on the rise
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver officials announced Tuesday an update to the face mask order, first issued in May, in response to a resurgence of coronavirus infections across Colorado. The city’s new order falls in line with Gov. Jared…
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Capacity limits, not mask compliance, present ‘biggest challenge’ for Colorado restaurants
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado restaurants continue to struggle to stay in business amid the coronavirus pandemic, despite ongoing policy efforts to help keep them afloat. The latest Colorado Restaurant Association report from June shows that capacity limits are…