Columnist Mike Littwin observes that getting kicked out of a Denver theater for bad behavior amounts to just another day in the life of Lauren Boebert, Colorado’s gun-totin’ congresswoman.
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“What’d I Miss?”: Whatabout a boorish theater patron?
In “What’d I Miss?” Myra tells Ossie about Rep. Lauren Boebert’s deflective response to getting tossed from a Denver show — and imagines another “whataboutism.”
Posted inBook Excerpts
In “Little Souls,” two deaths converge during a day in the 1918 flu epidemic
Disparate scenes witnessed by the narrator in Sandra Dallas’ Denver-based historical novel, “Little Souls,” set the stage for a long personal nightmare.
Posted inPolitics and Government
Tim Hernández chosen by Democratic vacancy committee to replace Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez at Colorado Capitol
During a forum before the vote, Hernández said he would focus in the legislature on boosting housing density, fighting gun violence, increasing wages and reducing Colorado’s incarceration rates
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Is LoDo still thriving? Here’s how Coors Field helped shape a developing Denver neighborhood.
Investors, including the Monfort family, now are looking for opportunities in the blocks beyond the Ballpark neighborhood
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Deaths of people who are homeless in Denver surge 50% since last year
Coroner blames “tightening grip of fentanyl” for the rising deaths, hitting 166 people so far this year, compared with 108 last year
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Silverman: “Gangbuster,” a portrait of a heroic lawman, recounts a perfect story for Colorado Day
Craig Silverman writes that author Alan Prendergast’s book “Gangbuster,” a portrait of a heroic 1920s-era Denver lawman, tells a fascinating chapter of the state’s history — and has national relevence, too.
Posted inCulture
Barbie was created 64 years ago by Denverite Ruth Handler. Here’s how the doll came to be.
Barbie has inspired — and disturbed — generations that grew up with the toy. Director Greta Gerwig’s new film plays with both perceptions of Handler’s boundary-pushing Barbie doll.
Posted inHousing
Experiment to pay Denver’s homeless has reached $5 million and 846 people
Six months in, there are not yet concrete results in the yearlong study, but organizers report that the payments have been life altering for some
Posted inPolitics and Government
Denver’s new mayor declares state of emergency on homelessness, sets goal of housing 1,000 unsheltered people by end of 2023
Mike Johnston was sworn into office on Monday. The homelessness declaration and plan was his first major action as Denver’s new leader.