Although the word “trauma” is often associated with war, accidents, or abuse, it can refer to less obvious experiences, too. Illness, injury, poverty—if you have been a member of the human race long enough, it […]
Small businesses are now eligible to apply through June 13 for grants of up to $15,000 through federal COVID relief funding. Denver Economic Development & Opportunity (DEDO) on May 16 announced it has partnered with […]
Accountability and transparency matter to our community — and that’s what I work hard to encourage in the City and County of Denver every day. I remain hopeful that I will be able to work […]
Lake Middle School Student Mural Defaced A rainbow mural at Lake Middle School was defaced in late March. The mural, which proclaimed “Trans Lives Matter,” was a collaboration between the school’s Gay Straight Alliance, the […]
On March 29, the Denver City Council decided on new council district boundaries after a year-long process and multiple versions of maps. The council agreed on a revised Map D, which will stay in place […]
Sasha LaPointe, writer, poet, singer, and artist from the Upper Skagit and Nooksack Indian tribes in the Pacific Northwest, is many things. As she states in her new memoir, “Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of […]
With mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in the news recently, I set out to understand a little about cognitive testing and what it can do for us. MCI is the term used to describe changes in […]
Spring has arrived and, for many people, the misery of seasonal allergies as well. People with recurrent allergies every year—also known as hayfever—will recognize the typical symptoms of itchy/watery eyes, a runny and stuffy nose, […]
The quest for personal improvement seems like a construct of more time in the day than work to be done. Social media scrolling, dating, meal planning, Netflixing… If we were working every moment just to […]
A North Denver tradition returned this year, with participants in the annual César Chávez march again filling the streets between Regis University and César Chávez Park on Tennyson Street. The past two, when COVID kept […]
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