Denver

Ballpark Denver General Improvement District funded by residents to keep community safe, clean

The Ballpark Denver General Improvement District became the fifth improvement district in Denver when it was established through a special election back in November 2024. Nearly 90% of the district’s homeowners and residents chose to tax themselves in order to make the area they live and work in safer and cleaner.

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The fantasy Mayor Mike Johnston paints for Congress on crime is not the everyday reality, residents say

Jeff Workman never imagined that stepping onto his porch would leave him battered, unable to work and afraid to open his door after dark. His brutal attack wasn’t an isolated incident.

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Sanctuary mayors broke laws, engaged in ‘an act of treason’ and should be prosecuted, some Republicans say

At least one member of Congress is referring criminal prosecution of Denver Mayor Mike Johnston to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, on grounds he violated his oath and U.S. law, and another alleges him to be a traitor to the country.

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‘It’s government policy that is causing the problem in the first place’: Denver’s fix for restaurants criticized

The Colorado Restaurant Association expressed skepticism of Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s proposal to tack a service charge onto local restaurant bills, while the Denver Chamber of Commerce argued that adding the fee — and thereby raising prices — would discourage sales.   

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‘They say it was out in Kansas’: Denver International Airport celebrates 30th anniversary

Thirty years ago, Continental Airlines Flight 34 left Stapleton International Airport as the last commercial flight to leave the airport. Overheard in the control tower, the pilot on the plane said, “We will miss this place. A lot of memories.”

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Denver mayor hints of strategy as he prepares for March’s ‘sanctuary’ city hearing

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, whose administration just hired a law firm to help him prepare for an upcoming congressional inquiry into “sanctuary” cities, hinted he will insist that Denver’s approach to illegal immigration “works” when he testifies in the nation’s capital next month. 

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