Albuquerque, New Mexico is the latest city to join the international street paper movement. Two Way Street is already making an impact after launching and distributing four issues in 2017 under the guideship of Albuquerque city councilman Jeff Hertz.
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Each month, the Denver VOICE publishes a selection of writing from workshops sponsored by Lighthouse Writers Workshop.
Read MoreTen years ago, Raelene Johnson could never dream that she might be a homeowner someday, that she would have a car or a stable job. She was just trying to survive, sleeping under bridges and behind bushes in Boulder, scraping together enough to survive until the next day.
Read MoreLast year saw the highest number of homeless deaths ever recorded in the Denver metro area—at least 231 people died while homeless in 2017.
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This year has seen an unprecedented amount of instability in terms of refugee resettlement in the United States under President Trump’s administration: three travel bans, three halts and two blocks on those bans, a Supreme Court ruling on the ban, the resettlement ceiling dropping from 110,000 to 50,000 refugees, families expecting to arrive in Denver and then having their plans cancelled, families expecting to receive their relatives and finding out it might not happen. The list goes on.
We’re providing a look back at the year for refugees in Denver as a framework on what’s happened in 2017.
Read MoreVirginia Bryant’s first experience with a VOICE vendor came years before she started selling the paper.
“I can remember passing, years ago, before my life became disheveled, passing a Vendor for the VOICE. And it didn’t impact me,” she says. Then she found herself in the same situation. Over the past 15 or so years, Virginia has lived through three separate extended periods of homelessness.
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Each month, the Denver VOICE publishes a selection of writing from workshops sponsored by Lighthouse Writers Workshop.
Read MoreNAHSON ANDERSON arrived at the annual Alliance of Artist Communities Conference in Denver as one of the few artists in attendance and few expectations. Such a leap is not unusual for Anderson after a lifetime of building their art, and themselves, from the ground up.
Read MoreClaudia Rankine is coming to Denver on November 15 for a free talk on her book Citizen: An American Lyric with Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock. In preparation for this event, we are including a review of her book. Join in on the conversation with six weeks of events planned by Denver Talks.
Read MoreOver the summer, Brennan Silver journeyed over 800 miles to Colorado, documenting the stories of homeless veterans he met along the way.
Read MoreDenver officials have released a five-year strategy to increase affordable housing access as Mayor Michael Hancock acknowledges a growing housing crisis. This month, the city is expected to finalize the plan that could mean the difference in housing hundreds of thousands of low and middle income residents.
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Each month, the Denver VOICE publishes a selection of writing from workshops sponsored by Lighthouse Writers Workshop.
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Dawn Russell is certain that without the home and community-based services she receives through Medicaid, not only would she lose valuable opportunities; she would lose her sense of self.
Read MoreThe word “easy” has no positive connotation for Albert Bland. Those who build themselves up from the bottom aren’t allowed the convenience of “easy.”
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August 31 was the last day for services at non-profit Denver Urban Matters. After 34 years of serving the Denver community, DenUM, which was primarily a food bank, closed its doors.
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Each month, the Denver VOICE publishes a selection of writing from workshops sponsored by Lighthouse Writers Workshop.
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The Denver VOICE is thrilled to welcome Sarah Ford to the team as our new Managing Editor! There are many strong attributes that she will contribute to this new role, from her extensive journalism and editorial experience to her heartfelt dedication to our mission.
Read MoreWhen I open the trunk of my car, years of my history with the Denver VOICE stare back at me. I started collecting issues of the VOICE when I first found the paper in the summer of 2012, and by now I have amassed dozens of issues. In their yellowed pages I remember my own story—the years I spent as a volunteer writer, as an intern, as a contributor and copy editor.
Read MoreThis column shares the thoughts and opinions of the diverse group of people who make up the Denver VOICE vendor pool.
Read MoreTo those who frequent downtown and East Colfax, the site of mobile public toilets is no longer an unexpected relief. But it was only a year ago that downtown visitors needing a restroom would find themselves with few to no options.
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