Denver

The Lives Of Three Colorado Women On The Edge Of The 'Cliff'

I-News Network and Jim Trotter — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:32:26 +0000

Perhaps the most important of the welfare reform measures passed by Congress 17 years ago doesn’t serve three-fourths of working poor families in Colorado according to an I-News analysis.

"Not Exactly" Homeless

Carrie Saldo — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:19:23 +0000

Red Line, in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood, aims to be more than another art gallery. It strives to be an incubator for social change.

'I'm Not Satisfied': Family's First Graduate Has Bigger Goals

Bill Chappell — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:45:00 +0000

When Denver teenager Dajina Bell graduated from high school last week, she celebrated a remarkable academic and personal comeback. Bell's high school years, marked early on by her brother's death and a host of other troubles, ended with her becoming her family's first graduate.

Bell's story got our attention after she appeared in two Colorado Public Radio stories.

Maestro Litton Leads A Resurgent Debt Free Colorado Symphony

Carrie Saldo — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:00:00 +0000

The Colorado Symphony Orchestra is hoping the talents of its newly appointed artistic advisor can keep the orchestra’s forward momentum after recovering from a $1.2 million debt.

With Final Colorado Dome Payment, More Preservation Grants Now Available

Nathan Heffel — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:00:00 +0000

The State Historical Fund says it will once again be able to offer a second round of historic preservation grants -- the first time it’s been able to do so in three years.