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Here’s when local school districts are back and what to expect in the new school year.
Somehow, it’s time for school again. Here’s what’s coming
Aurora Public Schools starts this Thursday and other districts will follow shortly this month.
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Most counties across the state should expect to remain under an air alert advisory after Wednesday morning.
Why Colorado skies are so smoky this week
The smoke over Colorado isn’t coming from Colorado fires.
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Sarah Parady is leaving her office during her first term over serious and uncertain health issues.
Sarah Parady resigns from Denver City Council, setting up an unusual election season
The at-large council member's seat will be up for election twice.
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The Broncos intend to build plenty of green space in the district.
Here’s how the Broncos stadium (and beyond) in Burnham Yard could look
The Broncos plan to build four distinct districts in addition to the stadium.
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Rooster Sanctuary in Bennett is home to well over 100 birds, including roosters, hens, turkeys and peafowl and six emus, plus a few playful dogs.
Where do Denver’s unwanted roosters go? Take a trip 40 miles east
A sanctuary in Bennett is trying to change perceptions of game fowl.
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Rob Cohen, controlling owner of Denver Summit FC, bet big on soccer — and it's paying off.
Could Denver get a future Women’s World Cup? Summit FC owner has a plan
Rob Cohen reflects on the future of Front Range soccer.
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You're going to start to see buses in those BRT lanes.
Buses are rolling down Colfax Avenue’s new BRT lanes for training
Drivers are getting ready as construction on several blocks wraps up.
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It's a sea change from over two years ago, when the vast majority of House Democrats voted to provide aid to Israel, including all of Colorado’s House Democrats.
Colorado Democrats flip on Israel aid, reflecting larger divide within the party
Two years ago, all Colorado Democrats supported aid to Israel, but earlier this month they all supported an amendment to cut aid to the Middle East ally.
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Denver Parks and Recreation is making changes to its personal training program to make room for clients on a lengthy waitlist.
To get more people in the gyms, Denver’s rec centers are capping personal training sessions
Clients will get a maximum of 50 sessions before they have to rejoin the waitlist.
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Nightclubs and bars won’t have the option to stay open until 4 a.m., after all.
Denver kills proposal for 4 a.m. bar closing times
City Council members said they want to see a smaller pilot program first.
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On Friday afternoon, a brief but intense downpour hit the city — and 3 feet of rainwater flooded into the Squire Lounge's basement on Colfax Avenue.
Owner of Squire Lounge blames Colfax bus construction for flooding
The owner of the iconic Colfax bar said the city "needs to be held accountable." The city has said it will look into the flooding.
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Pain Doctor Shimon Blau said he believes that Denver will be ground zero for pushback from the “extreme left” as he’s looking to be the more moderate alternative.
Dr. Shimon Blau says he wants to fight extremism
The independent candidate for District 1 spoke with Colorado Matters about his campaign for Congress.
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No, you’re not just wearing sunglasses: Wildfire smoke has tinted the Front Range sepia and aggravated lungs and noses.
Wildfire smoke from Utah brings haze to Denver and the Front Range
And tomorrow's cooler temperatures will only bring more smoke.
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"Do you have any idea of what's happening inside? I have idea. You no have idea," Jeanette Vizguerra said.
Activist confronts lawyers for Aurora’s immigrant detention center after hearing to debate state law
Public health and GEO Group lawyers trade legal arguments, but provide few answers about health and conditions for hundreds of detainees.
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Coloradans braved the heat to celebrate the state’s 150th anniversary.
Colorado turns 150 with cake and celebrations at the State Capitol
The state’s past and present were on full display as leaders look to Colorado’s future.
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Parents, families, childcare providers, educators and others are invited to share their experiences with the childcare system to inform the task force’s recommendations.
Childcare frustrations? Denver says it’s ready to listen
City to host listening sessions as Mayor Mike Johnston launches childcare plan.
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"They just painted over it. It was the landlord special."
One of Denver’s most bizarre pieces of public art is gone. Kind of
Rest in heat, “27 Packets of Taco Bell Diablo Sauce.”
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A leader from the Black Panther Party, a musician who has performed with Beyonce and the infamous Black cowboy Henry Lewis are all connected to Aurora. Now, a new exhibit highlights the connections.
Aurora History Museum debuts exhibit featuring Black people with Aurora connections
It’s a new iteration of a traveling exhibit that was previously in Boulder.
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Two years after a fire burned 5 acres of the former Park Hill Golf Course, some worry the city-owned property has become 155 acres of kindling.
Denver to mow Park Hill Park more amid neighbors' fire concerns
Denver waters “select trees,” but the old golf course is dry and often overgrown.
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Far from being a personality quirk or preference for cleanliness and order, OCD is a tormenting condition of fear and uncertainty.
The beauty and burden of seeing everything: A story of art, loss and OCD
After Ryyan Chacra died by suicide, the photographs he left behind became a way for his loved ones to see the world as he did.
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A program that allowed Denver Public Library patrons to borrow laptops and internet hotspots to take home has ended.
You can't borrow laptops or internets hotspots from Denver Public Library anymore
Budget woes continue.
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“We have been on a continuous decline,” Tim Wolfe, Colorado’s tourism director, said during a webinar for the state’s local travel groups.
New report shows tourism continues to lag in Colorado
Tourism lagged in 2025, and 2026 is likely to be even lower, as state competes with other western states amid wildfires and drought
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To the untrained eye, the tree-of-heaven is just another part of Denver’s canopy, providing shade and greenery in the city’s vast urban landscape. But to this posse, it is an enemy they have come to know intimately.
The Denver posse trying to send tree-of-heaven back to hell
The “noxious weed” is everywhere, and it’s coming for your foundation.
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Melat Kiros’ victory is by far the biggest achievement for the Colorado democratic socialists and their allies.
‘Organized people beats organized money’: What’s next for Denver’s democratic socialists?
Melat Kiros notched Colorado’s biggest progressive victory in decades.
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The City Park bandstand is set to be demolished ahead of a full reconstruction — but first, the city has to wait for its tenants to vacate the premises.
Squatting swallows delay City Park bandstand demolition
Charred or not, it was a good place to build a nest.
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The new platform is currently being used in Denver probate court.
After dealing with widespread Webex disruptions, Colorado is testing a new virtual court system
Some courtrooms are piloting “CourtCall” this summer.
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Denver overflowed with music last weekend as two distinctly different music festivals took over the city.
One weekend, two music festivals: What did Denverites think?
In RiNo and on Broadway, UMS and Blucifer’s First Rodeo attracted crowds even in the stifling heat.
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The biggest win for workers, one choir member says, is the pay raise.
Opera Colorado performers win a raise through new union
Some performers previously got the equivalent of $5 an hour and had to pay downtown parking fees.
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Create jewelry, 3D print figurines, record new songs and podcasts, and repair rips in t-shirts with sewing machines.
All the wild and creative stuff people are making at the Denver library
There are six ideaLABs, free makerspaces, across the city.
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