Parker Yamasaki
Parker Yamasaki covers arts and culture at The Colorado Sun. She began at The Sun as a Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellow and Dow Jones News Fund intern. She has freelanced for the Chicago Reader, Newcity Chicago, and DARIA, among other publications, and had a short stint as a culture editor at Iceland's only English-written newspaper at the time, The Reykjavík Grapevine. Parker was born and raised in California and has lived all over the Southwest.
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Kiros, 29, ousted Colorado’s longest serving congresswoman in a rebuke to the Democratic establishment. -
Colorado is the first state to create “A Corps” or artist companies, a subset of limited liability corporations that keep creative control of companies in the hands of the artists. -
Now in its 7th year, the Fringe Festival gives independent performers an hour of low-cost stage time to get weird and wacky. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Parker Yamasaki and then read the entire article at the link below. -
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The Perkins County Canal Project has generated tension between the two states since 2022. Earlier this year, Attorney General Phil Weiser threatened legal action over Nebraska’s use of eminent domain. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Parker Yamasaki and then read the Colorado Sun story at the link below. -
House Bill 1040, signed into law Monday, adds to the state’s options to meet its emission reduction goals. Opponents criticized the state for ignoring nuclear’s toxic legacy. Listen to our "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Parker Yamasaki and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below. -
Artists from all over the world will showcase their skills on walls in Denver, Boulder, Aurora, Greeley and Fort Collins over the next month. -
Food banks across Colorado are facing a funding crisis as nearly $12 million in pandemic-era support is running out. According to Colorado Sun reporter Parker Yamasaki, there are no replacement funds or long-term plans to secure more. -
Voter Voices is a statewide survey asking Coloradans what they want politicians to focus on in the upcoming election. Hundreds of answers reflect a concern with the high cost of living.
