Protesters with Jewish Voice for Peace shut down Speer Boulevard Sunday as part of a demonstration calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Over 100 protesters marched from the Auraria campus to the intersection of North Speer Boulevard and Champa Street, close to the Colorado Convention Center, where the Jewish National Fund USA’s Global Conference for Israel has been taking place since Thursday. The rally, Jews Against Genocide!, followed days of action from pro-Palestinian protesters who have been organizing against the conference. The Jewish National Fund was founded in 1901 and was instrumental i ..read more

By Cassidy Ritter, Special to Denverite Happy December! In addition to pop-up holiday markets and holiday-themed bars, Disney on Ice is in town for several performances this weekend. Jonathan Van Ness from “Queer Eye” will be performing in Denver Saturday and Sunday evenings. If you want to spend time outside, consider visiting one of several ice skating rinks around town, including a rooftop one at Rare Bird. Whatever you get up to, make it a great weekend! Notes: Events with an * are taking place virtually or outdoors. Friday, Dec. 1 Kids and family Family Piñata Workshop. Eugene Field Branc ..read more

This article is a part of Denverite’s Street Week: Tennyson series. We’re exploring the area by way of the history, people, carp-filled lakes and weird houses that define it. Read more Tennyson stories here. There’s a herd of deer and elk inside an unassuming warehouse at Tennyson Street’s northern reaches. Fair warning, to our vegetarian readers: They’re dead, and they’re on their way to becoming someone’s dinner. “This is 2,000 square feet, and about a herd of 500 deer are in here,” Lucas Watson, boss of this business, joked. “It’s just a funny visual.” A "herd" of deer and ..read more

As attendees gathered for the first night of the annual Jewish National Fund USA’s Global Conference for Israel, several hundred protesters gathered at the Auraria Campus to call for the liberation of Palestine and an end to the Israel-Hamas war. The conference put on by the Zionist organization has spurred a string of protests against it taking place in Denver and more are planned over the next few days. “We demand a ceasefire now,” said Nadeen Ibrahim of the Colorado Palestine Coalition from the bed of a truck Thursday night. “We demand an end to the occupation next. And we demand absolute a ..read more

With temperatures expected to drop to the low 20s Thursday night, Denver is opening several overnight shelters. The ballroom of New Directions, or the former Best Western hotel, at 4595 Quebec St., and the former Doubletree Hotel at 4040 Quebec St. will provide overnight accommodations from 7 p.m. Thursday night to 7 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 1 According to the National Weather Service, the Denver/Boulder area is under a hazardous weather condition watch due to below freezing temperatures. On Thursday night, temperatures are expected to reach a low of 22 degrees. The temperature will jump up to 40 ..read more

The City of Denver secured an agreement to buy the Denver Post Building at 101 West Colfax Ave. for $88.5 million from current owner Kayan, LLC. City Council’s Finance and Governance Committee will consider the purchase agreement on Tuesday. The building will house a variety of Denver’s legal advocacy services and programs including rental assistance, which have been operating out of unmarked space in the City and County Building. According to a city contract on the sale, the city pursued the building for legal services because of its proximity to the City and County Building and a number of c ..read more

Pro-Palestinian organizers in Denver have planned protests this week to coincide with the beginning of the Jewish National Fund-USA’s Global Conference for Israel. Conference organizers say they expect more than 2,000 people, including Gov. Jared Polis and Gilad Erdan, Israel’s U.N. ambassador, to attend. The conference, one of the United States’ largest pro-Israel gatherings, is scheduled to begin Thursday and programming is planned over the course of four days. Both pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations have taken place in Denver since Hamas militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killi ..read more

This article is a part of Denverite’s Street Week: Tennyson series. We’re exploring the area by way of the history, people, carp-filled lakes and weird houses that define it. Read more Tennyson stories here. From inside the freezing cold Historic Elitch Theatre, a wooden landmark and the original home of Denver’s downtown amusement park, are seats that are a century old. Eight dark brown chairs from the 1890s with skinny black legs were taken from the venue’s balcony and placed front and center as a symbol of the venue’s longstanding history on the north side of Denver. Entering Phase 4 of th ..read more

Former campaign rival Lisa Calderón gave the man she endorsed, new Denver mayor Mike Johnston, low marks Wednesday for his first four months in office. Calderón stood outside the office she’d hoped to occupy herself to deliver a D grade to Johnston. The score is based on a 79-point scorecard of ratings given across categories like economic justice, education equity, leadership culture, public safety, gentrification and displacement, and immigration. “The point is we are looking for structural change, not just more meetings to have meetings,” said Calderón, flanked by other community members fr ..read more

This article is a part of Denverite’s Street Week: Tennyson series. We’re exploring the area by way of the history, people, carp-filled lakes and weird houses that define it. Read more Tennyson stories here. It can be hard to follow Tennyson Street through Denver’s southern reaches. Gaps in the corridor grow as it is interrupted by Sloan’s Lake, then Morrison Road, then Harvey Park Lake. But if you arrive at a short segment further south, near its intersection with Iliff Avenue, you’ll find a piece of the city’s prehistory tucked away behind a gate. Surrounded by ’50s era homes ..read more