The Pearl Street Mall on Sunday afternoon was so picture perfect — a bluebird sky, Boulder shoppers dipping in and out of brick buildings, children playing in a splash pad — that bystanders didn’t recognize the first flashes of flame as dangerous. denverpost.com/2025/06/02/bou…

This is sickening bc it could never tell me whether a pun I wrote is too bad to use, and I won’t stand for that

How did Denver go from a decade of growth to announcing layoffs and major cuts? A deep dive into how the city's budget reached a crisis point: denverpost.com/2025/06/09/den… #denver #copolitics The Denver Post

EXCLUSIVE: We obtained memo from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem asking DOD Secretary Pete Hegseth to grant soldiers the authority to detain or arrest “lawbreakers” in LA. This would be a step toward Trump administration invoking Insurrection Act, experts say sfchronicle.com/us-world/artic…

Colorado protesters push back after Douglas County town orders them to cancel 'No Kings' rally denverpost.com/2025/06/11/col…

proposed headline: leave taylor alone!!!!!! vs. actual headline: Taylor Swift granted restraining order against Colorado man accused of stalking denverpost.com/2025/06/11/tay… via The Denver Post

New: 2 Denver students say their middle school teacher gave them pot brownies. She’s now on trial. denverpost.com/2025/06/12/pot… via The Denver Post

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration gives data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials, documents obtained by AP show.

Feds used group chat with Colorado sheriff to target woman for immigration enforcement, officials say denverpost.com/2025/06/17/car…

The federal agency that requested the Medicaid data shared it with the Department of Homeland Security. Colorado hasn't said if it will hand over data that could identify immigrants. denverpost.com/2025/06/18/col…

NEW TONIGHT: @IRS says that churches can now endorse candidates from the pulpit, carving out an exemption to a decades-old ban on politicking by tax-exempt nonprofits. nytimes.com/2025/07/07/us/…

Excellent, important story by Elizabeth Hernandez (lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social) The Trump administration wants to eradicate DEI in higher education. These Black scholars still plan to thrive. denverpost.com/2025/07/12/tru… via The Denver Post

Lede of the day, via Elizabeth Hernandez (lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social): In the end, Andrea Gibson’s heart was covered in stretch marks. #DenverNewspapers denverpost.com/2025/07/14/and…

On Sunday, Elmo’s X account was briefly hacked by an outside party, in spite of the security measures in place. We strongly condemn the abhorrent antisemitic and racist content, and the account has since been secured. These posts in no way reflect the values of Sesame Workshop

I would have said, "No way!" My late, great mom would have countered with, "We pay the bills. Here's a pen." denverpost.com/2025/07/27/mam…

New: Who is DoBetterDNVR? Meet 3 women feeding information to Denver’s loudest social media critic denverpost.com/2025/08/01/who… by Shelly Bradbury

This is a good and interesting look by James Burky at the perils surrounding NOAA in Boulder these days. denverpost.com/2025/08/09/bou… via The Denver Post

Homicides and shootings in Denver declined significantly during the first seven months of the year, nearing lows not seen for half a decade. denverpost.com/2025/08/14/den…

New: The Salvation Army will no longer operate three of the largest homeless shelters in Denver. They say they made the choice for financial stability. City officials say they didn't choose them from a list of other contractors. #denver denverpost.com/2025/08/14/den…

ICE at traffic stops. Border Patrol at the hospital. The ATF on an apartment stoop. FBI agents at a soccer game. This is the past week of policing in DC, where federal agents have turned into city beat cops under Trump's orders. (no paywall) nytimes.com/2025/08/15/us/…