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Tynin Fries @tyninfries.bsky.social · Sep 10

For Denver coffee/tea lovers:

You MUST try Huckleberry Roasters' Banana Bread Chai. It's life-changing

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Elliott Wenzler @elliottwenzler.bsky.social · Jul 14

Recently @denverpost.com put a call out to our readers to hear how they feel about their mayor. We received hundreds of responses. Here are a few of the highlights:
www.denverpost.com/2025/07/13/d...

Denverites weigh in on Mayor Mike Johnston’s first two years, from cheers to disappointments

The Denver Post asked readers in Denver to assess Mayor Mike Johnston’s first two years in office. Hundreds responded. Here’s a sampling of responses.

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Tynin Fries @tyninfries.bsky.social · Jul 15

RIP Andrea Gibson

I absolutely loved their work and recommend everyone pick up "You Better Be Lightning."

Elizabeth Hernandez @lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social · Jul 14

"In the end, I want my heart to be covered in stretch marks."

Andrea Gibson — Colorado state poet laureate, queer activist and spoken-word artist — dies at 49

www.denverpost.com/2025/07/14/a... via @denverpost.com

Andrea Gibson — Colorado state poet laureate, queer activist and spoken-word artist — dies at 49

Readers and fans of Andrea Gibson’s work offered an outpouring of love, grief and touching tributes Monday about how the poet’s words found them at just the right time.

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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · May 29

JUST IN: Curt Johnson was officially named the first general manager of Denver’s NWSL expansion franchise.

Denver NWSL hires longtime soccer executive Curt Johnson as club’s first general manager

Curt Johnson was announced as Denver NWSL’s first general manager on Thursday. He was most recently the Chief Soccer Officer of the North Carolina Courage.

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Sam Tabachnik @samtabachnik.bsky.social · May 15

7-year-old Isaiah Stark died in 2020, likely from drinking too much olive brine.

This is the story of how Grand County tried to make the case disappear.

www.denverpost.com/2025/05/15/i...

A Colorado boy likely died from drinking too much olive brine. Grand County tried to make the suspicious case disappear.

Isaiah Stark died from ingesting too much sodium, the coroner found, likely due to drinking olive brine.

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Jon Murray @jonmurraydp.bsky.social · Apr 30

Park
Hill
DAVE
now has a home.
www.denverpost.com/2025/04/30/p... via @katielang.bsky.social

Denver’s canine bandit, Park Hill Dave, finds forever home

After roaming the old Park Hill golf course for months, Denver’s cutest outlaw, a German shepherd named Park Hill Dave, has been caught and adopted.

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Tynin Fries @tyninfries.bsky.social · Apr 29

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The Adventurist

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Tynin Fries @tyninfries.bsky.social · Apr 29

In @denverpost.com's weekly Adventurist newsletter, we include a Dog of the Week segment.

In reality, it's a great excuse to get readers to email me photos and personality descriptions of their dogs. But this week I got an 11-PAGE BOOK one man wrote about his dog, Gus V ❤️

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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton @meganululani.bsky.social · Apr 27

Wednesday is the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, bringing an end to decades of war in #Vietnam.

The siege spurred much of the initial Vietnamese resettlement in Colorado. I spoke with the community for @denverpost.com about past struggles and future hopes.

For many in Denver’s Vietnamese community, the fall of Saigon 50 years ago brought a new beginning

The fall of Saigon marked the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. Fifty years later, metro Denver’s Vietnamese community looks back on the event’s legacy and charts its future.

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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · Apr 2

President Donald Trump’s administration acknowledged Monday that sending Kilmar Abrego Garcia to his native El Salvador was an “administrative error.”

Despite this, the White House argued against bringing him back and says it lacks the power to seek his return from El Salvador’s government.

Outrage grows over Maryland man’s mistaken deportation to El Salvador prison

Trump’s admin acknowledged an “administrative error,” but is against returning him to the U.S.

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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · Apr 2

Transgender Coloradans — particularly children and supportive parents — would gain increased legal protections against discrimination under new legislation that cleared its first hurdle in the state House early Wednesday morning.

Colorado bill adding protections for transgender people — including against “deadnaming” — passes first hurdle

Transgender Coloradans — particularly children and supportive parents — would gain increased legal protections against discrimination under new legislation that cleared its first hurdle…

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Elizabeth Hernandez @lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social · Apr 2

CO school district rejects donation of “banned” books to be returned to library shelves -- except for 1.

The district determined "#Pride: Championing LGBTQ Rights" was inappropriate for school libraries but would be kept by the superintendent

www.denverpost.com/2025/04/02/e... via @denverpost.com

Colorado school district rejects donation of “banned” books to be returned to library shelves

The school district noted in a court filing that it couldn’t return the 19 books to library shelves because they had been discarded after being pulled.

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · Apr 1

"The next two weeks will determine whether a single measles case in Colorado fizzles out or starts an outbreak."

Will Colorado’s measles case spark an outbreak? Depends on who got exposed

An unvaccinated adult who lives in Pueblo developed measles after visiting a part of Mexico that has an ongoing outbreak.

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · Mar 28

The Social Security Administration snatched Alex Vukovich’s January payment right out of his bank account and hasn’t made February or March payments — because the government insists he's dead. (He's not)

Colorado man declared dead by Social Security still fighting to restart payments: “I’m at my wit’s end”

Alex Vukovich’s Social Security check disappeared from his bank account in late January after the federal agency mistakenly placed him on its list of deceased recipients.

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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · Mar 27

BREAKING: After months of multimillion-dollar funding appeals from cities across the country, the Sundance Film Festival announced that the famed event will move from its longtime home in Park City, Utah, to Colorado beginning in 2027.

Boulder wins Sundance Film Festival starting in 2027, beating out Utah and Ohio

Polis and state legislators had been working since last year to shore up incentives for the event, gathering $35 million to dangle in front of festival leaders.

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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · Mar 19

Update: Jeanette Vizguerra’s lawyers said ICE is attempting to remove her based on an order that was never valid.

“If ICE proceeds with trying to remove her without legal authority, it sends a chilling message about the agency’s disregard for due process and the rule of law,” her attorney said.

Colorado immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra detained by ICE

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston decried Vizguerra’s detention as an abuse of power and “Putin-style persecution of political dissidents.”

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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · Mar 18

NEW: More than 100 schools in Denver will be closed Thursday as teachers and other educators plan to rally at the Colorado State Capitol to protest the state’s funding of K-12 schools.

More than 100 DPS schools will be closed Thursday as Colorado teachers rally for K-12 funding. These schools will stay open.

Thousands of educators from across the state are expected to attend the event led by the Colorado Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union.

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Tynin Fries @tyninfries.bsky.social · Mar 18

Shoutout to Denver Library for getting enough copies of “Sunrise on the Reaping” for me to get it on release day via Libby!

Tynin Fries @tyninfries.bsky.social · Mar 18

Can't wait for this!

The Denver Post @denverpost.com · Mar 18

BREAKING: Denver's National Women’s Soccer League club, which is set to begin play in 2026, plans to build a 14,500-seat stadium in the heart of the city.

Denver NWSL team plans to build 14,500-seat stadium, entertainment district at Santa Fe Yards

A world-class women’s soccer stadium is coming to the heart of Denver.

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · Mar 11

Colorado's legislature this week moved closer to changing the state’s public records law in favor of state and local government officials, who have complained about an increasing volume of requests from the public // Story by @sethklamann.bsky.social

Colorado lawmakers advance public records law changes, while protecting their own open-meeting exemptions

Both measures are part of multiyear debates at the Colorado legislature about the state’s transparency laws.

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Tynin Fries @tyninfries.bsky.social · Feb 17

Odyssey Italian! Super cozy and delicious and Mondays they have a major discount. Last time I went it was $12 for salad, bread and a pasta entree.
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Odyssey Italian Restaurant

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Marissa Nelson @itsmarissanelson.com · Feb 13

"None of these women knew that the company (Hinge) had known about his violent behavior for years. He was first reported on September 28, 2020. By then, Match Group’s safety policy was already in place."

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Dating app cover-up: How Tinder, Hinge and their corporate owner keep rape under wraps

The company behind more than a dozen dating apps, Match Group, has known for years about the abusive users on its platforms, but chooses to leave millions of people in the dark.

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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · Feb 10

In Denver last year:
- Homicides dropped 17%
- Non-fatal shootings dropped 10%
- Property crime dropped 17%
- Domestic violence assaults surged 44%

Read more:
www.denverpost.com/2025/02/09/d...

Eight line graphs show Denver crime stats for murder, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, theft, burglary, auto theft and larceny.

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Tynin Fries @tyninfries.bsky.social · Feb 5

“It’s insulting and infuriating ... I would never want to put anyone through that sort of stress.”

“People are scared.”

“We’re falling to the way of Nazi Germany.”

Reporting by @lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social @sethklamann.bsky.social and Shelly Bradbury on ICE raids in CO today via @denverpost.com

Feds go door-to-door demanding IDs at Denver apartment complex: “I would never snitch on my neighbors,” resident says

Hannah Strickline answered her door at Cedar Run to find “six heavily-armed officers demanding ID,” she said. After she provided her identification, she told The Denver Post, they asked which of he…

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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · Feb 5

HAPPENING NOW: A week after immigration raids were first leaked to be planned for Aurora, a federal operation is hitting Denver and the surrounding metro area, federal officials confirmed Wednesday morning.

ICE raids hit Denver, metro area early Wednesday morning

A week after immigration raids were first leaked to be planned for Aurora, a federal operation is hitting Denver and the surrounding metro area, officials confirmed Wednesday morning.

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