Not long ago, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman attributed homelessness to mental health and addiction issues. After spending a night each week at the city's new shelter, he's acknowledging an economic dimension, too. Each individual, he says, has unique needs. denverite.com/2026/06/18/a...

Aurora’s mayor sleeps in the city’s homeless shelter. It ‘shifted’ his view

For five months, Mike Coffman has spent Friday nights at the Aurora Regional Navigation Center.

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This is powerful reporting from @sethklamann.bsky.social and the @denverpost.com. www.denverpost.com/2026/05/24/c...

With no options left, a Venezuelan family living in Colorado walks into ICE custody, seeking to go back home

Cecilia’s husband had vanished into a Centennial ICE field office during an appointment. Now she and her children were preparing to surrender there, too, for a voluntary departure back to Venezuela.

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This 600-person, 12-block town of Mountain View is punching above its weight when it comes to political drama. @kiarademare.bsky.social's story is absolutely wild. denverite.com/2026/05/22/m...

This tiny town in Denver has 12 blocks, 600 people and a lot of drama

Members of the Mountain View Town Council are pushing to expel the mayor and a council member.

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This attorney has lived in her car for a decade. The community offered help, which she largely rejected. In March, police, neighbors, advocates and city hall tried to force her to move her indoors. This story is about what happened after she refused. denverite.com/2026/05/04/d...

She has lived in her car for a decade. Denver neighbors wanted her gone

In a city trying to end homelessness, Suzanne Elaine McKinney has refused everybody’s efforts to bring her inside.

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Things I'm not ready to see in a city council agenda: "The Department of Finance will present the 2027 budget kickoff."

Journalism ethics experts tell @samtabachnik.bsky.social they'd never heard of a reporter getting caught fabricating quotes or inventing sources, then just changing their name in order to keep practicing the trade elsewhere. “It’s safe to say this is historically unprecedented in the modern era.”

A Colorado newspaper fired a journalist for making up quotes. She changed her name, got back in the game — and now she’s facing prison.

At various points in her career, journalist April Morganroth reinvented herself to start fresh in a new state, leaving behind a wake of professional and personal misconduct.

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A judge has ruled the Trump administration can't force Denver and Colorado to use local resources on immigration enforcement. denverite.com/2026/03/31/d...

Court rejects Trump’s effort to overrule Denver and Colorado immigration protections

The administration sued the city and state over so-called “sanctuary city policies” in May 2025.

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This is massive news for Denver. Patty is a legend, a brilliant editor and a mentor to so many of us working in Denver media. Thankfully, even after retiring, she’ll still be writing. www.westword.com/opinion/patr...

This Year’s Best of Denver Marks the End of an Era

Westword’s founder and editor-in-chief, Patricia Calhoun, will retire this summer.

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This is a brutal line from this powerful essay from my former editor @obedmanuel.bsky.social @thebarbedwire.com: "It takes valor to free one’s self from the grip of a country that is too foolish to recognize your worth."

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Many undocumented immigrants are choosing to leave the U.S. The Trump administration wants us to call this “self-deportation.” In my essay for @thebarbedwire.com, I argue why we shouldn’t use the language of the oppressor:

Denver Book Society and Kwame Spearman have parted ways. "It became clear that a change in leadership was needed,” the store wrote. “This transition is not a change in direction," Spearman wrote in @westword.com. "It is the completion of the original plan.” denverite.com/2026/03/20/d...

'Change in leadership' at Denver Book Society after uproar over Kwame Spearman

The new bookstore's owner said "a change in leadership was needed," though Spearman argues the split was always planned.

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At the intersection of Colfax and Colorado, four unrelated people wore shorts as temperatures dipped into the 20s. Meanwhile, I spent a chunk of my afternoon with some folks staying warm by making a fire on railroad property. Denver is a weird place.

hello minnesota and beyond! thank you for your kind messages. it is very weird to be the news when you cover the news. i love this beautiful state and journalism, and i am hopeful for better days. but we will be forever changed bc of the last two months.

Meet Minnesota Bathrobe Lady Sam Stroozas of MPR News | Minnesota Public Radio

Earlier this week, an unexpected and fast-moving incident unfolded in St. Paul, Minnesota involving both federal and local law enforcement. As crowds gathered and questions mounted, one of our MPR New...

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"If you believe in what you can do, nothing is impossible." — Dr. Daddio, a true Denver radio legend and community giant. denverite.com/2026/01/27/d...

Remembering Black radio pioneer James “Dr. Daddio” Walker, a Denver legend

Dr. Daddio built a Black radio institution and inspired generations of youth. James “Dr. Daddio” Walker, the legendary radio personality and longtime owner and operator of AM 1510 KDKO Radio, has died...

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Denver's mayor will open cold-weather shelter at 4040 Quebec St. despite objections from council members. denverite.com/2026/01/23/d...

Mayor opens cold-weather shelter in northeast Denver despite council objections

Denver City Council had rejected the emergency site, saying the city had concentrated services in northeast Denver.

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Denver officials are scrambling for enough cold-weather shelter beds as temperatures drop to single digits. This comes weeks after the city council voted against opening an emergency winter shelter at a long-term hotel shelter where many people are sleeping outside.

Freezing weather is coming, and both the mayor and advocates say there isn't enough shelter

The mayor’s team is scrambling to find beds and begging council to open up shelter where advocates say it’s most needed — now.

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A decision by legislative leaders Wednesday means that Coloradans will be able to watch — not just hear — what happens in committee meetings when the 2026 session of the General Assembly convenes Jan. 14.

Coming soon to your laptop and phone: Video (not just audio) of Colorado legislative committee meetings - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition

A decision by legislative leaders means that Coloradans will be able to watch — not just hear — what happens in committee meetings when the 2026 session of the General Assembly convenes Jan. 14.

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As two other Colorado youth homeless shelters close, Urban Peak waitlist grows

As two other Colorado youth homeless shelters close, Urban Peak waitlist grows

The four-story homeless shelter for youth ages 12-24 opened a year a half ago and has had a waitlist since its first day

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Denver is struggling to get contracts for winter homeless shelters passed in neighborhoods that have shouldered the city's homelessness response under Mayor Johnston. Wealthier neighborhoods that have done little to shelter unhoused residents could raise their hands and offer space. So far, no dice.

Denver City Council will vote to approve two major contracts with Urban Alchemy, a young homeless service provider whose CEO is paid $370K and flies first class. denverite.com/2025/12/08/u...

Denver’s next homelessness contractor flies first class and pays its CEO $370K

Urban Alchemy is the newest big dog in Denver’s nonprofit world.

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If HUD's cuts to permanent supportive housing funding withstand multiple lawsuits, homelessness in Colorado could rise by more than 40 percent, nonprofit leaders warn. Nationwide, 170,000 additional people could face homelessness. denverite.com/2025/12/03/p...

Thousands of Coloradans could lose supportive housing in 2026, major nonprofits warn

President Donald Trump has ordered cuts and changes to the national program for permanent supportive housing.

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How are you feeling about tonight’s election? I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for the text message campaigning to stop.

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Follow along with us on this Election Day!

@denverite.bsky.social examines another false/misleading claim from Denver Mayor Mike Johnston. We've explored three on 9NEWS recently. All four claims deal with public safety as the Mayor positions himself as tougher on crime than progressives on City Council. denverite.com/2025/11/04/d...

No evidence for Denver mayor’s claim of ‘anti-migrant’ shooter at shelter

Mayor Mike Johnston made the claims about the 2023 attack in a City Cast Denver interview last week.

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Denver's mayor told @citycastdenver.bsky.social that a police captain was shot by an "anti-migrant activist" who intended "to shoot up" a migrant shelter. One problem: A police investigation found no evidence to support that claim.

No evidence for Denver mayor’s claim of ‘anti-migrant’ shooter at shelter

Mayor Mike Johnston made the claims about the 2023 attack in a City Cast Denver interview last week.

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When I asked 20 residents about this fight about how elections work for at-large city council candidates, nobody really cared. In fact, not one person I spoke with could name a single Denver City Council member. So does this measure matter? It turns out, a lot is at stake.

This high-stakes fight in Denver’s government has voters yawning

What’s the deal with at-large elections and measure 2G?

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Denver is losing sheriff deputies faster than it trains them. I reviewed resignation documents of more than 50 employees to understand what's going on and why so many deputies say the jail is increasingly unsafe for both inmates and employees. denverite.com/2025/10/20/d...

Denver jails are missing nearly a third of their staff. What went wrong?

The understaffing is putting deputies, civilian staff and inmates in danger, sheriff employees who have resigned say.

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How are you all feeling about the role of AI, drones and robots in Denver? Do you feel safer? Do you have privacy and civil liberties concerns? What about labor issues? I've linked a few stories below for context.

Denver does not prioritize families when deciding who receives rental assistance. The city's family homeless system is overloaded. Meet a single mom of three kids — one of more than 9,300 households who faced eviction court in the city in 2025 alone. denverite.com/2025/08/12/d...

I'm super excited that @juanitah23.bsky.social has joined the @denverite.bsky.social team! Give her a follow. Her first story about Saturday's No Kings Protest went live today. denverite.com/2025/06/11/n...

Here’s what to know about No Kings Day protest in Denver

The Saturday, June 14, protest falls on the same day as President Donald Trump’s birthday and a military parade.

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For years, government employment was considered a stable path to retirement. Now, the city of Denver may make it easier to lay off longtime city workers. denverite.com/2025/06/04/d...

Denver may make it easier to lay off longtime workers

Facing a $250 million budget hole, Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration could do away with seniority protections.

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Denver is joining other cities in suing the Trump administration for the second time this month. Hundreds of millions in federal grants for transportation and infrastructure are on the line. denverite.com/2025/05/23/d...

Denver sues Trump administration to protect $300M in federal funding for transportation and infrastructure

The administration has threatened to strip funding from local governments that do not conform to Trump’s DEI and immigration policies.

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