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Mile High Animation Receives $10,000 Grant to Fund Free Animation Courses for All Ages
The Denver Creates fund has awarded a local animation studio a $10,000 grant to offer free animation courses to kids and adults.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Westword. Owen Swallow

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Sunnyside Couple Signs Ten-Year Lease on Historic Denver Yates Theater With Plans to Turn It Into a Movie Venue
The couple intends to restore the building and turn it into a bar and cinema space.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Colorado Times Recorder. Owen Swallow

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New Colorado Libertarian Chair Says GOP Pledge Agreement Was "Against Party Principles"
The newly elected leader of Colorado's Libertarian Party, Keith Laube, says the Liberty Pledge signed by several Republicans in close races last year as a way to prevent potential Libertarian...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Westword. Owen Swallow

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ASIFA-Colorado Celebrates International Animation Day With All-Ages Event
"Especially while there is a spotlight on Colorado from Sundance, there’s no reason that Colorado shouldn’t be the next Georgia.”
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October 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Colorado Times Recorder. Owen Swallow

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Extremist Rewind: 10/24/2025
Welcome back to the extremist rewind, CTR‘s periodic roundup of stories relating to political extremism in Colorado. We're highlighting articles that focus on a new GOP gubernatorial candidate's histo...
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October 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Colorado Times Recorder. Owen Swallow

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What Does Aurora's Electorate Actually Look Like?
Aurora’s municipal election is less than a month away, so let’s take a look at the breakdown of the electorate.  Officially, Aurora’s city elections are nonpartisan, but that has not...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Westword. Owen Swallow

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This Year's DocuWest Film Festival to Feature the Work of North High Students
"We are missing that perspective that many of these young filmmakers are bringing to the table. Talking about what affects them and letting them share it is an invaluable tool."
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October 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Colorado Times Recorder. Owen Swallow

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Colorado Democrats Call Out Republicans for 'Lying' About the Government Shutdown
Yesterday, Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation held a press conference where they discussed the government shutdown and what they describe as Republicans’ failure to pass a gover...
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October 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Colorado Times Recorder. Owen Swallow

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In the Streets: Upcoming Political Protests and Events in Colorado - October 7, 2025
Below are protest and political events scheduled across Colorado over the next week. If you know of any upcoming events that are open to the public in Colorado, please let...
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October 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Colorado Times Recorder. Owen Swallow

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Aurora City Council Campaign Rally Embraces Right-Wing Rhetoric
Municipal elections in Aurora are supposed to be non-partisan, but while Aurora’s elections are many things, non-partisan is not one of them. Last week, Aurora City Councillor Danielle Jurinsky and...
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September 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Colorado Times Recorder. Owen Swallow

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Healthcare and Consumer Advocacy Groups Urge CO Congressional Delegation to Expand ACA Tax Credits
Last week, Protect Our Care Colorado, a left-leaning healthcare non-profit, and a coalition of around 60 local healthcare and consumer advocate groups, sent a letter to Colorado’s congressional delega...
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September 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Colorado Times Recorder. Owen Swallow

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In The Streets: Upcoming Political Protests and Events in Colorado - September 17
Below are protest and political events in the Denver area over the next week. If you know of upcoming events that are open to the public across Colorado, please let...
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September 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Colorado Times Recorder. Owen Swallow

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Bennet and Hickenlooper Join Senate Colleagues To Introduce Bill to Safeguard Social Security
Both of Colorado’s senators joined 27 other Democratic members of the senate to introduce the Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act, which aims to protect Social Security benefits, to...
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September 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Sharing this interview with folklorist Julie Swallow about a book she contributed to and edited (The Three Nephites: Saints, Service, and Supernatural Legend).

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Who Were the Three Nephites? - FromtheDesk.org
The Three Nephites were translated by Jesus in the Book of Mormon. See how folklorists grapple with modern-day sightings.
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September 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Colorado Times Recorder. Owen Swallow

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Community Members Urge Commission to Reject New Fracking Operation Near Aurora Reservoir
Over 400 people attended a public comment meeting in East Arapahoe County on Thursday, September 11, to urge the state's Energy and Carbon Management Commission to reject a proposed well...
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September 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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ColoradoTimes Recorder. Owen Swallow

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In The Streets: Upcoming Protests and Events in Colorado – September 10, 2025
Below are select protest and political events scheduled in the Denver area over the next week. If you know of any upcoming events that are open to the public across...
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September 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Colorado Times Recorder. Owen Swallow

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'Modern Day Lynchings:' Aurora Officer Shooting of Rajon Belt-Stubblefield Renews Calls for Police Reform
On Aug. 30, an Aurora police officer shot and killed Rajon Belt-Stubblefield during a traffic stop. This is the third officer-involved shooting in Aurora this year.  The shooting has prompted...
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September 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Colorado Times Recorder. Owen Swallow

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In the Streets: Upcoming Political Protests and Events in Colorado
Below are protests and political events scheduled in the Denver area over the next week. If you know of any upcoming public events across Colorado, please let us know (at team@coloradotimesrecorder.co...
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September 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Colorado Times Recorder. Owen Swallow

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Aurora City Councillor Says He's Proud to Work for Private Prison Group That Runs ICE Facility
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Aurora has long been a source of tension in the community. Recently, members of Colorado’s congressional delegation uncovered t...
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August 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Colorado Times Recorder. Owen Swallow

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NAACP Protests Aurora City Council Republicans' Vote To Dissolve the Human Relations Commission
Last week's vote by the conservative members of Aurora’s City Council to dissolve the Human Relations Commission (HRC), a citizen-run board that addresses concerns around inequities, racism, gender, a...
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August 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Colorado Times Recorder. Owen Swallow

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In the Streets: Upcoming Political Protests and Events in Colorado - August 20, 2025
Below are protest and political events in the Denver area over the next week. If you know of upcoming events that are open to the public across Colorado, please let...
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August 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Wu's Garden Closing After 25 Years in Littleton
"I built this restaurant and I was planning on staying here for the long term.”
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August 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Colorado Times Recorder. Owen Swallow

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CO Democrats & Veterans Groups Condemn Trump Air Force Policy That Strips Transgender Service Members of Early Retirement
The U.S. Air Force issued a memo earlier in August denying early retirement to all transgender service members with between 15 and 18 years of military service and giving them...
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August 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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In The Streets: Upcoming Political Protests and Events in Colorado - August 13, 2025
Below are protest and political events scheduled in the Denver area over the next week. If you know of upcoming events that are open to the public across Colorado, please...
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August 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Colorado Times Recorder. Owen Swallow

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Is Denver's Right-Wing Catholic Church About To Become Less Conservative?
Signs suggest that Pope Leo XIV may replace Denver's ultra-conservative archbishop with a socially liberal Catholic leader, weakening the political power of right-wing politicians and activists in Col...
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August 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM