DENVER — The Denver Police Department (DPD) has quietly launched drones to serve as first-responders in a pilot program, sparking renewed concerns about surveillance and transparency. The pilot…
Read more Denver police quietly launch drones as first-responders in program to fight crime from the skyA new economic study reveals the University of Colorado system generated $12.2 billion in economic impact across the state last year. This is an increase of more than…
Read more New report shows CU system generates $12.2 billion in economic impact across stateDenver Pavilions on 16th Street. Oct. 18, 2025. Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite Downtown Denver’s COVID-19 era slump is far from over. There are record-high office vacancies. Storefronts sit empty.…
Read more Denver plans to make downtown into nation’s biggest ‘play’ zoneDENVER — After three years of construction and business interruptions, the $176 million project to revamp 16th Street in downtown Denver was officially declared complete Saturday. City leaders,…
Read more After 3 years of construction, Denver’s 16th Street is officially reopenedDENVER — Summer on Downtown Denver’s rebranded 16th Street started loudly: a pounding electronic dance music concert on Memorial Day, followed by a “Summer Kickoff” event the next…
Read more As summer winds down, how much did business heat up on Downtown Denver’s new 16th Street?DENVER — The historic Denver Dry Goods Company building, a downtown landmark since the late 1800s, is on its way to a new chapter as part of a…
Read more Denver’s Dry Goods Company building to undergo renovations to address affordable housing shortageMayor Mike Johnston speaks at the Downtown Denver Partnership annual meeting on Oct 8, 2024 at Skyline Park. Paolo Zialcita/Denverite Mayor Mike Johnston touted a celebratory message about…
Read more Mayor says downtown Denver has made a ‘dramatic change’Shortly after Maria Hernandez came from Mexico to the United States in 1985, she got her first and only job in this country: working the night shift as…
Read more She raised three children working as a Denver janitor. Months before retiring, she’s ready to strikeOver the past decade, Denver’s relatively new Union Station neighborhood was touted as both one of the city’s most desirable and least desirable places to live — a…
Read more A community garden is coming to a plaza behind Union StationDENVER — Several businesses in downtown Denver have recently announced their permanent closures despite city leaders’ continued work toward pre-pandemic levels of traffic and occupancy. Three Saints Revival,…
Read more Downtown Denver businesses shutter as leaders continue push for post-pandemic revival
