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Club Q survivors among the grand marshals for Denver Pride Parade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:46 GMT

Denver PrideFest’s return to Civic Center park last year was a success story by any standard. More than 535,000 people lined the streets for a jubilant morning parade, which led into the central celebration featuring all-day DJ sets, live drag performances and other weekend fun.Eli Imadali, Special to The Denver PostJustin Balzarano, left at center, and Tyler Gray walk down Colfax Avenue at the Denver PrideFest Parade on Sunday, June 26, 2022.Less than six months later, however, a gunman opened fire at Colorado Springs gay nightclub Club Q, killing five people, injuring 18, and reminding everyone that hate can strike at any time — even in a relatively safe haven like Colorado.“I think we were all affected by it,” said Rex Fuller, CEO of the Center on Colfax, Colorado’s largest LGBTQ organization. “(This) place was seen as a refuge in a hostile world, and then to have that kind of attack was just horrifying.”Seven months later, Colorado’s LGBTQ+ communit...

After Colorado’s snowy winter and recent rains, are more dangerous rockslides on the way?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:46 GMT

Recent rains and heavy snows in the winter could mean more rockslides and mudslides are imminent in Colorado.While the Colorado Department of Transportation has traditionally relied on road maintenance crews to flag them to slopes that might need mitigation to prevent a slide, travelers now can help with this effort. A rockfall reporting tool is a new feature in CDOT’s COtrip mobile app lets motorists and other travelers easily share information about rocks and other debris on the road with the agency.“Our primary source in the past has been maintenance crews and the additional information we can get now is helpful,” said Bob Group, geohazards program manager with CDOT. “The public can report rockfall when seen on the highway.”At least one large slide has already happened in Colorado. On Wednesday a slide with stones the size of vehicles and weighing tons swept across Colorado 7 west of Lyons and shut down the road. While no one was injured in the incid...

This Colorado mountain town is producing the future of workforce housing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:46 GMT

The Eagle County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday visited the factory building some of the new homes in the valley.Related ArticlesBusiness | Grandma’s House brewery pulls out of Trinidad lease with Sexy Pizza Business | A life from the land: Ranchers of color, now and in the past, make marks in Colorado Business | New renderings of Cherry Creek West show plans for interior “shared street” Business | Law firm Springer & Steinberg departs downtown after 40 years Business | Boulder landlord succeeds in evicting Twitter over unpaid rent The commissioners and several people from the county’s housing department traveled to Buena Vista to tour the home of the Fading West factory. It’s where Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley, Eagle County School District, the town of Eagle and Eagle County are sourcing 16 duplex units for the Third Street project, which breaks ground next week.Eagle County has a...

Colorful and lively, “Made in Colorado” includes many of the state’s most successful artists working today

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:46 GMT

Sweeping group exhibitions like “Made in Colorado,” the variety show currently headquartered at Denver’s Emmanuel Gallery, can offer artful benefits all around — especially when they are executed with a good strategy.Like this show, they can give the public an easy and attractive way to engage with a large number of local artists on a single outing. “Made in Colorado” is colorful and lively, and its lineup includes many of the most successful artists working in the state today. If you have any doubts about the quality of work being created here, this show will provide ample relief, and a good afternoon’s entertainment.These exhibitions — which gather their fare by sending out wide-open calls for entry — are also good for the museums and galleries that support them, in this case, the University of Colorado Denver.Not only does the school get to host a show with built-in popular appeal, it also positions itself as a regional leader in the field. These exhibits pay back the...

Here’s why the Indian Cultures Hall at Denver Museum of Nature & Science had to come down

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:46 GMT

Donna Chrisjohn began visiting the Denver Museum of Nature & Science at age 6 with her history-loving parents. The North American Indian Cultures Hall, which has been there for 45 years, was of particular interest since Chrisjohn has Sicangu Lakota and Diné ancestry.“There were photographs of my family’s tipi in this space,” she said this week, as she walked through the exhibit. “But I didn’t realize that until I was older and my mom told me about it.”Denver Museum of Nature and Science consultant Donna Chrisjohn poses for a portrait outside the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in Denver on June 13, 2023. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)But not anymore. In May, the museum announced that it would permanently close the 10,000-square-foot exhibit to assess, restore and, in some cases, repatriate items. “We understand that the Hall reinforces harmful stereotypes and white, dominant culture,” museum vice president Liz D...

After decade-long search, Nebraska couple gives Denver brothers unearthed piece of their father’s 1958 jet crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:46 GMT

One afternoon, 65 years after the death of his father, Bill Knobbe woke from his daily nap at his home in Denver to a call from an unknown number. Taking a chance, he answered it.“She asked me if my birth name was William Hodgson and I immediately sat straight up. I was flabbergasted,” Knobbe said. “She told me the story and I dropped everything to go right out to Nebraska that weekend.”The caller was Colette Jessen from Grant, Nebraska, and she had been searching for Knobbe for more than a decade.In 2012, Jessen and her husband Loren purchased land near Elsie, Nebraska, from an estate sale. While preparing the field for harvest, the two discovered a heavy, metal object partially buried in a divot.When she unearthed the 3-foot-long mystery piece, Jessen discovered an engraving on one end that read “Major William Hodgson, crashed with F80 jet, Feb. 26, 1958.”The metal found in the hollow is believed to be a piece of wreckage from the jet’s crash, later engraved by the land̵...

Understanding Sweden’s Smoke-Free Revolution: A Model for Global Health

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:46 GMT

The journey towards a smoke-free world has been complex, with various entities working tirelessly to navigate the intricacies. Sweden has emerged as a star, effectively managing its smoking prevalence down to an impressive 5.6 percent from over 30 percent in the 1980s. This remarkable turnaround places the nation on the precipice of achieving smoke-free status this year - writes Federico N. Fernández A goal reached two years ahead of its own schedule and a staggering 17 years in advance of the broader EU ambition. On the other hand, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission (EC) have been spearheading the charge with the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC) and the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), respectively. These bodies have enacted stringent regulations, including outright product bans and tax increases. While the initial application of these preventive and cessation-focused measures succeeded in reducing the smoking populace, recent trends hav...

Man dies on street after being struck by hit-and-run driver in San Fernando Valley

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:46 GMT

Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a man in the Valley Glen neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley Monday morning.The victim was crossing the street on Sherman Way near the Bellaire Avenue intersection when he was struck by a vehicle around 1 a.m.The vehicle, described as an older-model white van, temporarily stopped in a nearby shopping center before leaving the scene, Los Angeles Police Department Detective Lisset Fuentes said.The victim, identified only as a man between 30 and 40 years old, was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators do not believe the victim was in a crosswalk at the time of the crash. The van is believed to be an early 2000s model but police did not provide a description of the driver. Police are searching the area for any surveillance video that may help in the investigation.

It’s getting harder and more expensive to insure your California home. What can you do?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:46 GMT

Californians are finding it harder and more expensive to insure their homes in the wake of devastating wildfires across the state in recent years. Premiums are rising sharply, even with requirements from 1988’s Proposition 103 that the state review and approve rate increases.And that’s for the lucky homeowners. Others are getting notices from their longtime insurers that their policy won’t be renewed, forcing them to scramble to find a new one. And major insurers like Allstate and State Farm have stopped writing new policies, in the Golden State, leaving fewer options.We asked Amy Bach, cofounder of the United Policyholders consumer group, how consumers can navigate this shifting insurance landscape.Q: Why is it suddenly harder and more expensive to insure homes in California?A: It’s a national phenomenon, and California has been particularly hard hit. Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida have been hit too, and Colorado seems to be heading in a similar...

Report: Nearly 25% of Marin County households can’t afford decent living

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:46 GMT

Volunteer Anita Hernandez of San Rafael and others prepare bags of food to give away during a community food distribution event in San Rafael on Saturday, April 11, 2020. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)A Chevron gas station displays its prices on Rowland Boulevard in Novato on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal)Students eat lunch at tables marked with tape for social distancing at North Marin Community Services in Novato on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)Apartment buildings stand along Canal Street in San Rafael on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)Show Caption of ExpandNearly a quarter of the households in Marin lack the income for a decent standard of living, according to a report by the United Ways of California.The study — titled “How Much it Costs to Struggle: The Real Cost Measure in California 2023” — estimated what families of different sizes must pay for such necessities a...