“There’s nowhere safe for them to sleep during the day,” she said. “So sometimes they use opiates to come down and try to get a little sleep. If they can’t, they use more meth to stay awake, and they ...

Each month, the Denver VOICE publishes a selection of writing from workshops sponsored by Lighthouse Writers Workshop. The Hard Times Writing Workshop is a collaboration between Denver Public Library ...

Footwear in the United States is a multibillion-dollar industry. The powerhouse market has seamlessly generated a major influential gateway into the minds of American youth and culture. Chris Hunt, a ...

JOSHUA LEFT HOME after his grandmother began stealing from him to subsidize her drinking habit. Had it been something of lesser sentimental value, he may have overlooked it. Instead, Joshua said his ...

Abigail Espino started organizing a tenant union at the Edge26 apartment complex in Edgewater after the landlord Trion Properties—a multifamily real estate investment firm headquartered in Hollywood, ...

You can help us tell stories like this one by donating. Elected officials, homeless service providers, and advocates from organizations across the Denver Metropolitan Area gathered Thursday to ...

Martin Luther King Jr. once said: "Power properly understood is nothing but the ability to achieve purpose. It is the strength required to bring about social, political, and economic change." This is ...

Part one of a four-part series examining gentrification in Denver, its history, causes, and where our city is going next. The first part of the series will explore the historical beginnings of ...

The US Supreme Court issued a decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson on 28 June, reversing the Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals injunction barring the southern Oregon city of Grants Pass from enforcing ...

Standing in a blue striped leotard Iwith large ethylene vinyl acetate foam wings protruding from her back and sharp pointy horns sticking up from her head is a female cosplayer who performs under the ...

Lakewood Police Chief Phillip Smith engaged directly with protestors Monday night following public comments at the Lakewood City Council meeting at the Lakewood Civic Center. After Gratton’s ...

One can’t underestimate the value that a teacher brings to the classroom. Knowledge. Experience. Encouragement. And, sometimes, it’s believing – even when students don’t believe in themselves. Mostly, ...