Restaurants always think of themselves as an integral part of a community, but few take this thinking to heart in the same way as Café 180. Café 180 keeps one single goal in mind: to pay it forward. This goal oftentimes materializes when community members who struggle to afford a meal offer their hard work in return for a hot dish.
Read MoreG and Ry Roslie are the owners of the new boutique shop Slo Curio in the River North Art District. As they describe it, Slo Curio is a “‘slow makers’ space, a curio shop, art gallery and a quiet respite.” Not only are they business partners, they are also “partners in life and [are] in love with the process of creating.” We sat down with the couple to hear about the highs and lows of moving to a new city and starting a business in the ever evolving landscape of startups in Denver.
Read MoreWhile YouthBiz is not itself a small business, the organization is developing Denver’s next generation of entrepreneurs, teaching youth the skills — and mindset — they need to one day run their own business. The organization is committed to a mission of, as Vice President Anna Leer describes it, “empowering young people to manage, create, and earn their own wealth.”
Read MoreJessica Baumgart, founder of the local startup Delicious Denver Food Tours, has been serving up great tours for over a year. Baumgart and her guides take tourists, international visitors, and locals on tours exploring the city’s unique and thriving food scene. Hungry guests who join the tours get a chance to get off the beaten path and try great local dishes while learning about Denver’s rich history and architecture. We sat down with Baumgart to hear about the challenges and rewards of starting a small business in Denver.
Read MoreJean Marie DiGiovanna started her consultancy business over 20 years ago with just herself and a vision of sharing her passion for leadership with others. Today, she runs a coaching and consultancy business called Workshop University, where she leads workshops and trainings for businesses looking to better utilize the whole of their employees’ talents, which she calls “Renaissance leaders.”
Read MoreJust a year ago, DeTonia Gooden was working as a part-time retail employee. Now, she works as Director of Operations at a safety consultancy company. How ambition, and some help, changed her career and her life in just 10 months.
Read MoreOn Saturday, February 9, VOICE volunteers, supporters, staff and vendors took over the 16th Street Mall vending the VOICE together for the annual Big Sell.
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Each month, the Denver VOICE publishes a selection of writing from workshops sponsored by Lighthouse Writers Workshop.
Read MoreEach year, the International Street Paper Network (INSP) features the network’s over 9,000 vendors across 35 countries for Vendor Week, a week celebrating vendors around the world. This year we asked something a little different of vendors: if you could share your favorite song with everyone, what track would you choose and why?
Read MoreNearly three years after the initial lawsuit was filed against the city government for its so-called “homeless sweeps,” the City of Denver will stand trial beginning March 19. The lawsuit accuses the city government of denying homeless people their constitutional rights against unreasonable searches and seizures, cruel and unusual punishments, due process of law, and equal protection while conducting the “sweeps.”
Read MoreUrban Peaks Rehab started a new clinic in October 2018, with an innovative model that allows people who have overcome drug addictions to work with those currently struggling with addiction.
Read More“Homelessness is scary,” says Rikki Hernandez, a new vendor to the Denver VOICE who signed up in December 2018, needing some source of income as she searches for other employment opportunities.
Read MoreMany neighbors in the Hilltop neighborhood expressed great concern over the effect a re-zoning project would have on the neighborhood. But the battle that played out in a City Council vote highlights a question Denver will have to wrestle with in the near future: will residents tolerate increasing densification as land for development runs out?
Read MoreWonderbound Dance Company works regularly with the St. Francis Center to put on “Pari Passu,” a dance program for people experiencing homelessness. But after moving their studio to its new location off 40th Avenue, Wonderbound was looking for a way to bring in more foot traffic while continuing their work with St. Francis. In December 2018, they created an art exhibit in their entryway featuring the work of people experiencing homelessness. The VOICE visited the display, which will remain up through the end of February.
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Each month, the Denver VOICE publishes a selection of writing from workshops sponsored by Lighthouse Writers Workshop.
Read MoreLong-time supporters of the VOICE may recognize Richard Wolfe. He worked as a vendor in the years after the paper began re-publishing in 2008, and is credited by longtime vendor Albert Bland as being the one who paved 18th and California as a prime location for future VOICE vendors.
Read MoreDays before Christmas, people gathered to honor those who died on the streets in 2018. In the past year, at least 233 people died while homeless in the Denver area, the fourth year in a row to set a new record of deaths recorded in a single year.
Read MoreVOICE vendor Raelene Johnson spent the holiday season with her son Jamar, who she reconnected with in 2018 after reluctantly giving him up for foster care at age three. They told the VOICE about their reunion and how fate helped them find each other after over 20 years.
Read MoreIn 2015, the VOICE reported that Denver was on its way to creating a “functional zero” population of homeless veterans — where more veterans are leaving homelessness than entering. In early 2015, service providers hoped to reach achieve functional zero by the year’s end.
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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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