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The present deputy superintendent of 27J Schools will become the superintendent of 27J Schools next year. The 27J board of education chose Will Pierce to take over the job in July 2024, once …
DENVER – Eagle Ridge Academy’s boys basketball team ran into a buzzsaw in the semifinals of the state 4A boys basketball tournament March 9. Holy Family used pressure defense, which …
DENVER -- Holy Family High School beat Eagle Ridge Academy 65-41 at the Denver Coliseum March 9 in the semifinals of the state 4A boys basketball tournament. The win sends the Tigers into …
BRIGHTON – Brian Mason, the district attorney for the 17th Judicial District, won’t file charges against an Adams County sheriff’s deputy in connection with a May shooting. In a …
Colorado high school students will continue to take the SAT and PSAT as the state’s way of measuring school and district academic performance, but they’ll switch to the computerized version in …
Mike Burns bought a home right on the river near Delta, Colorado, with plans to spend the summers fishing outdoors with his grandkids. But those kinds of excursions haven’t always felt safe, since …
As Colorado hurts for more early childhood educators, nurses, firefighters and workers across other industries, state legislators are attempting to fill critical workforce gaps with a pair of bills …
State officials are putting finishing touches on an electric vehicle rebate for income-qualified buyers willing to trade in an older gas-fueled vehicle, adding up to $6,000 in price cuts on a new …
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Former CHSAA assistant commissioner Borgmann remembered for Rice Krispy treats, service to others
AURORA -- Callie Kryder said the people who attended a celebration of life service for her late father, former Colorado High School Activities assistant commissioner Bert Borgmann, knew him for …
Meth remediation professionals could face more accountability with new senate bill
In light of public libraries across the state finding drug contamination in communal spaces, a woman from Evergreen wants people to know contamination could be lurking anywhere — even in homes — and that’s why she’s teaming up with State Sen. Lisa Cutter to introduce a bill that would hold remediators accountable. 
Threats to schools across Denver area unfounded, apparent hoaxes
Law-enforcement agencies say they found no credibility to threats made to schools across Colorado, including several in the Denver area. The Sheriff’s Office in Clear Creek County, …
2023 Denver metro summer camp guide
County and community programs Arapahoe County Libraries Locations: Multiple locations in Centennial, Englewood, Aurora and Littleton Website: arapahoelibraries.org Details: Each year, …
Sock It To ‘Em celebrates collecting one million pairs of socks
In a crowded church room decorated with colorful balloons, Sue Lee and Phillis Shimamoto were met with a standing ovation, cheers and hugs as they celebrated officially collecting one million pairs …
State 5A boys basketball tourney begins Feb. 21
The state 5A boys basketball tournament gets started Wednesday, Feb. 22, at the home of the higher seed. Frederick earned the No. 5 seed and hosts 28th-seed Centaurus in the first round. Evergreen …
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Bringing Music to Life returns for 13th year

Anyone who has seen a child fall in love with music knows the lasting impact the art can have on a life. But if children never have access to those instruments, all the love of music in the world …

Make-A-Wish Colorado alumni, volunteers celebrate its 40th anniversary

Make-A-Wish Colorado celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, and is hosting an anniversary celebration and fundraiser in April in Denver. Since it started, the organization has granted more than 6,000 wishes for children with critical illnesses as a way of giving them hope and something to look forward to during their treatment.

Stewards of improving aquatic life

When walking the path next to the South Platte River, you don't think about how the environment impacts the microspecies and fish in the water. Metro Water Recovery scientists, through testing, …
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Brighton’s Danthony Muniz still wants to be a professional mixed-martial arts fighter. But until that comes to pass, he’s going to try something new. Submission grappling. His …
THORNTON – No.7-seeded Riverdale Ridge made quick work of No. 10 Lamar in the second-round of the Class 4A girls state basketball tournament. The Ravens locked up the Thunder from the …
BRIGHTON – The No. 4-seeded Eagle Ridge Academy Warriors held off a feisty Riverdale Ridge squad Feb. 25 to advance to the Great Eight of the Class 4A state basketball …
Former Brighton High School football coach Pat Sandoval remembered a former coach of his, Jim McMillin, both as a time when Sandoval played and as a fellow coach. McMillin died late last month at …
Riverdale Ridge's boys basketball team moved into the second round of the state 4A boys basketball playoffs by beating Denver School of Science-Technology/Monviview campus 86-72. The Feb. 22 game was …
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Adams City High School sports schedules

Adams City High School Boys basketball Nov. 29: @Bear Creek 7 p.m. Dec. 5: @Aurora West 5 p.m. Dec. 7, 9-10 @Skyview tournament Dec. 13: @Ponderosa 7 p.m. Dec. 15: @Denver North 7 p.m. Jan. 5: …

Adams City HS scoreboard March 16

Baseball Westminster held off Adams City 5-4 in Commerce City March 15. Carlos Grimaldo had a base hit and two RBIs. Armando Gomez added three hits. He also pitched 5 1/3 innings for the Wolves …

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In Sierra Leone, local journalism is a lifeboat for women in rural communities

In the rural communities of Sierra Leone, women who are experiencing sexual abuse, gender-based violence and restricted bodily autonomy often have just one hope when seeking justice; the intrepid journalists at Media Matters for Women Sierra Leone.

A whole new immersive Disney world

Anyone who has fallen in love with a Disney animated film knows one of the great joys of the studio’s work is getting lost in the astounding worlds that have been created.

Explore your blind spot in Thornton

There are any number of ways to move through the world. Every day, artist and historian Chloé Duplessis makes the conscious decision to move in love. As a woman of color and person navigating life …

A story ‘Hotter Than Egypt’ at the DCPA

No matter where people find themselves, marriage is a complicated bond. There are always going to be challenges — nobody is immune. The all-important marriage vows are put to the test in “Hotter …

Peak winter brings top entertainment

Once every couple months, I get completely bowled over by how much there is to do in the metro area and have to dedicate a column to celebrating the wonderful variety we all have in our backyards. …

Y/OUR Denver Photography highlights city in flux

Even though many of us see the Denver skyline daily, there are all kinds of new perspectives and little touches that we may never notice. But the Y/OUR Denver 2022 photography exhibit, the fifth …

Learning he could succeed key for Brighton sculptor

Yanny Channal was tired of being told he couldn't do it. But now the self-taught artist and sculptor from Brighton is placing three of his sculptures around the metro area, claiming the  top …

Take a visit to ‘The Great American Trailer Park’

Musicals have taken place in all kinds of magical and far-flung locations and still managed to capture elemental human truths. But as “The Great American Trailer Park Musical,” Miners Alley Playhouse’s latest production, hilariously demonstrates, you can access those same truths in places a little closer to home.
Arts, Culture, Music

Northglenn celebrates Betty grace Gibson

For the late Betty grace Gibson, being a self-taught artist didn’t mean never taking an art class or workshop. As her daughter, Linda Drumm, recalls, being self-taught meant was taking things she …

A musical reflection of 2022

I don’t know about y’all, but I’m extremely glad this year is over. 2022 may well go down as the most challenging of my life, and since we’re still living through the aftershocks of a global …

Brighton Dia de los Muertos

The Grupo Azteca Huitzilopochtli from Mexico opened Brighton's Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration with a stunning performance wearing feather headdresses and colorful costumes …

Denver doughs: 2 young pastry chefs create out-of-this-world culinary experience

Space dinosaurs. Project 626. Murder by the Campfire.   This is not a list of the internet’s latest conspiracy theories, but rather the creations of Black Box Bakery, a space-themed …
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Column: Saying it and praying it
By now most of us have heard what happened to the Buffalo Bills safety, Damar Hamlin, during a Monday Night Football game on Jan. 2. Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest after making a tackle against a …
NYE options for every kind of partier
Celebrating the new year can be a tricky proposition — some people really love going out and doing a big party with lots of folks, music and lights. For others, it’s a quiet night in with a few …
Go deep sea diving at the DMNS
Despite all the oceanic exploration humans have done over the years, it remains a largely unknown and mysterious place. But visitors to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science’s new exhibit, …
Column: Lawns require special care in winter
Winter lawn care for a wide variety of turfgrasses slightly differs from that of spring, summer and fall. Your lawn is no longer in the active growing season. In fact, most warm season lawns go dormant around this time.
Vail Film Festival brings the world into viewers’ homes
For those who have never attended a film festival, the prospect of navigating all the screenings and events can be a little daunting. Plus, there’s the added challenges of finding time to eat …
‘A Christmas Story’ for everyone at Miners Alley
There are some stories that you can’t even remember when you first encountered them — they just seem to have always been around. For countless families, the immortal film “A Christmas Story” …
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