This year, The Center on Colfax, which produces Denver Pride, saw some sponsors of the event leave, as economic concerns and rollbacks in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts escalated. In April, leaders projected a $230,000 decrease in event sponsorship funding from previous years.
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This Month: Northeast Denver Development News; A Program Focused on Dignity in the Denver County Jail; Openings; and Denver Residents Listen, Learn, and Question at a Town Hall
Multi-Million-Dollar Drop in Denver Revenue Causes Hiring Freeze, Furloughs
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston today announced the city’s financial outlook for 2025 and 2026, and the news isn’t good.
A “Famous” Bald Eagle Dies in Denver
A bald eagle that made its home and nest at Bluff Lake Nature Center (BLNC) in Denver has died. It was electrocuted on May 2.
Denver Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration
The City and County of Denver, the City of Chicago and Pima County, Arizona, are now part of a lawsuit against the Trump Administration, calling the move to revoke funding awarded to support migrants in their communities unconstitutional.
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This month: Openings and Closings; Town Hall Draws a Crowd in NE Denver; A Neighborhood Task Force Looks for Solutions Along the Quebec Corridor; and An Honor for A Young Fundraiser.
Measles Plus Funding Cuts Spike Concerns for Local Doctors
From 2000 to 2024, the U.S. registered three deaths in total from measles. In contrast, between January and April of 2025, three measles-related deaths, and more than 700 cases of the disease, have been reported in the U.S.
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This month: Bluff Lake Center Construction Underway; A Large Donation for Denver Museum ; An Honor for the Mosaic Campus; A New Denver Resident Needs a Name; Children’s Hospital Opens New In-Between’ Unit, Openings and Closings, and Denver Public Schools Close for Educator Day of Action.
April 1st is the Start of Street Sweeping Season in Denver
A sure sign of spring in Denver is the sound of street sweepers on city streets. Another sign of the season is parking tickets on the windshields of car owners who forgot to move out of sweeping areas.
The Denver Zoo Has a New Baby Giraffe and He Needs a Name
BB the giraffe at the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance (DZCA) gave birth to a healthy calf on Friday, March 7th after a 444-day pregnancy
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston Testified Before Congress
Mayor Johnston appeared before the House Oversight Committee on March 5th saying in part, “If Denver can find a way to put aside our fear and our ideological differences long enough to manage a crisis we didn’t choose or create, it seems only fair to ask that the body that is actually charged with solving this national problem, this Congress, can finally commit to do the same.”
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This month: Northeast Denver Libraries Get Major Upgrades and Openings and Closings