Non-profit organization opens coffee shop in Aurora that trains people who’ve experienced homelessness
Despite offering a marketable skill in a state with increasing homelessness, the coffee shop model as it has been executed in Aurora also has some challenges.
By Elaine Tassy
Committee forming to research Colorado’s boarding schools that stripped Indigenous children of their identity
History Colorado is doing two things to get the bill moving: finding a leader to handle the research and forming a committee inclusive of survivors, to steer it.
By Elaine Tassy
Awkward encounters prompted this Aurora woman to create an app that helps people ask questions about life experiences
After a date with a white man that left her frustrated, Sonia Stovall realized the need for people to find information answered by others’ life experiences. The result was an app she launched called “No Offense.”
By Elaine Tassy
Longmont will host 2025 Ice Climbing World Cup competition, welcoming athletes from around the globe
Catalina Shirley, 22 of Denver, will compete in February as part of World Tour.
By Elaine Tassy
Colorado comedian using short film to connect people to a contemporary Native story
His side gig is Moco, the gorilla clown at Casa Bonita, but Joshua Emerson’s passion is helping people see Native stories in new ways.
By Elaine Tassy
Denver’s Museum for Black Girls, part of a new trend of selfie museums, celebrates five years this weekend
The artists have attracted offers from all over the country and world to come make installations “sharing some of the wonderful contributions that Black women have made over the years.”
By Elaine Tassy
New shelter near South Denver aims to help women who survived sex trafficking
Sex trafficking is a growing problem in Colorado. A new shelter gives women a safe place to stay, vitamin infusions and other services to get them back on track.
By Elaine Tassy
Three survivors of Indian Boarding Schools share the trauma and healing that has shaped their lives
“A blot on American history” is how President Joe Biden described Indian Boarding Schools as he formally apologized for them in October. For survivors of these institutions, designed to assimilate Indigenous children, it may be too little, too late.
By Elaine Tassy
Reward offered for Maggie Long murder case gone cold in Park County
Maggie Long was a high school senior and was killed in her home near Bailey seven years ago.
By Elaine Tassy
Palestinian student creates virtual reality project that allows people to explore Gaza before and after the war
“We wanted to capture the happy moments, the joyful moments that Palestinians live … despite the tough conditions that they live in, they still create life out of nothing.”
By Elaine Tassy
Victims of traffic accidents will be remembered on Sunday in City Park
About two people killed per day in Colorado also honored at events around the state.
By Elaine Tassy
History Colorado hiring staff for state-mandated study into whether systemic harm happened to Black people
Non-profit CHIC is raising the money to make it happen.
By Elaine Tassy
Why many Colorado signs on state roads and highways give motorists the elevation, not the population
The backstory on elevation signs began nearly three-quarters of a century ago.
By Elaine Tassy
Voters agree to remove same sex marriage ban from Colorado’s constitution
Although the ban hasn’t been in effect for nearly a decade, backers of the amendment said it was time to get the language off the books.
By Elaine Tassy
Colorado voters approve constitutional amendment on abortion access
This means that now, the right to an abortion is codified into the state constitution and a future state legislature cannot restrict it.
By Elaine Tassy
Biden issues formal apology for 150 years of Indian Boarding Schools
Colorado Native American leaders call speech “a very strong statement, and historical.”
By Elaine Tassy