Author: Tom Hellauer The Denver Gazette
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Hundreds of Denver East High School students rally at capitol for stricter gun laws after shooting
Hundreds of students from Denver East High School protested at the Colorado State Capitol in the wake of a second deadly student-involved shooting in as many months on March 23, 2023. The day prior, a student shot two adult faculty members before escaping. Police eventually found the student deceased. Students went to ask Colorado’s legislators…
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Frontrunners are starting to appear in crowded Denver Mayor’s race
The Denver Gazette, in partnership with 9 News and Metropolitan State University conducted a poll including 820 Denver adults regarding the municipal election. Amongst those polled, favorites in the crowded mayoral field emerged, as well as key issues voters voted were, “one of the very most important for Denver to address in the next few…
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What If the Nuggets defeated the Lakers in ’09 Western Conference finals
In What If, Denver Gazette digital sports editor, Chris Schmaedeke asks about the biggest question marks in Colorado sports history. In this installment, Chris asks Paul Klee what would have happened had the Nuggets defeated the Lakers in the ’09 West playoffs. After losing the series in 6 games, the Nuggets watched from home as…
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WATCH: Denver reacts to hiring of Sean Payton
The Broncos have hired Sean Payton from the Saints in exchange for draft picks. Here’s what Denverites are saying about the move.
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PHOTOS: 2023 X Games comes to a close in Aspen
Competitors and fans took in the final day of the 2023 X Games at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, Colo. on Jan. 29, 2023. Notably, Mark McMorris surpassed Jamie Anderson for most X Games medals of all time, earning his 22nd during the Jeep Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle event.
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Allison Glover, of CHAN, describes how her organization assists migrants coming to Denver
A recent influx of Venezuelan and other South American immigrants has tested Denver’s shelter network system and strained relationships with Chicago and New York. Allison Glover works with a local non-profit, the Colorado Hosting Asylum Network, to help recent immigrants find housing, apply for asylum and other tasks difficult for those new in the U.S.…
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Stock Show food vendors share their stories
Melinda Carbajal, co-owner of Simply Pizza, shares how her family got its start in the food industry and got involved with the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colo. In Simply Pizza’s second year of participation, the owners have seen increased sales, exposure and more.
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117th National Western Stock Show parades through downtown Denver
Livestock, marching bands and more strutted their stuff through downtown Denver on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023 to kick off the 117th annual National Western Stock Show.
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Aurora residents fear new luxury developments may be beginning of slow gentrification process
New luxury developments popping up in Aurora near East Colfax have caused concern for some residents who have noticed crime and other activities that previously took place on development sites creeping into their neighborhood. Others share concern that the developments may displace the area’s vibrant immigrant community.