By Kathryn White Mayor Mike Johnston spent Saturday morning, March 2, in the Denver neighborhoods of Globeville, Swansea and Elyria. Residents, former residents—some of whom had been displaced by city projects—and members of the GES […]
By London Lyle Plans for a grocery store co-op at the Viña Apartments remain in limbo, with repeated delays since 2022 casting uncertainty over its future. Noir Co-Op Market, a community-run initiative providing fresh produce […]
By Ana Varela Neighbors and partners met March 6 at the recently acquired site for a food forest at 4790 Josephine St. The group looked at the empty lot together to gain a more clear […]
By Sara Galenbeck My name is Sara Galenbeck, and I am the librarian at the Valdez-Perry Library in the Elyria neighborhood. We are located off the corner of 47th Street and Vine at 4690 Vine […]
By Allen Cowgill A committee has proposed several major changes to Denver’s Ordinance 307, known also by its original campaign name, “Denver Deserves Sidewalks.” The original ordinance, passed by voters in November 2022, called for […]
Voters are at the heart of every election. We want to know what issues most matter to you. Your hopes and concerns will set the agenda for how we report and write about the issues […]
By Trish Zornio Metro Water Recovery’s Robert W. Hite Treatment Facility sits between the Suncor oil refinery and Cherokee Generating Station, a natural gas-fired power plant, along York Street near [...]
By Kathryn White Skinner Middle School eighth-graders attended ClimateCon! Jan. 23 courtesy of an environmental justice grant from the Black Parents United Foundation. Photo courtesy of Kassandra Montoya Fifteen eighth-graders [...]
By Regional Air Quality Council The Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC) is the Front Range’s lead air quality planning agency. We create plans for the state to improve air quality [...]
By the G.E.S. Gazette staff The G.E.S. Gazette staff follows stories from local media outlets about events and issues concerning the Globeville, Elyria and Swansea neighborhoods and the RiNo Art [...]
By Trish Zornio More than four years after Suncor Energy violated air pollution standards, the state of Colorado has issued an enforcement package totaling $10.5 million against the Commerce City [...]
By the G.E.S. Gazette staff Focus Points Summer Youth Program Resource Night March 21 Focus Points Family Resource will host a summer youth program resource night on Thursday, March 21, from 5-7 p.m. at their […]
By Mary Lou Egan It was an omen. Mary Wysowatcky said she knew something was wrong, even before they got the official notice. A bird came into the house and flew all around the upper […]
