Bennito L Kelty

1 week ago | westword.com | Bennito L Kelty

Business owners and residents in downtown Denver's Ballpark District want police and city officials to make their area safer after a shooting in the area on Father's Day left a 23-year-old man dead and witnesses traumatized. "Crime in this neighborhood is horrible," said Justin Lloyd, the owner of Star Bar at 2137 Larimer Street, during a community meeting on Wednesday, June 18.

1 week ago | westword.com | Bennito L Kelty

Denver just saw its largest protest against President Donald Trump this year, with thousands marching throughout the day on Saturday, June 14. Although the day started out peacefully, many who kept demonstrating late into the night are still piecing together several chaotic events that led to three dozen arrests and law enforcement in riot gear, firing chemical irritants. And, as with many protests, reports from law enforcement and participants differ.

2 weeks ago | westword.com | Bennito L Kelty

Mayor Mike Johnston claims Denver is halfway to reaching his goal of solving unsheltered homelessness after the release of the latest Point in Time data, an annual count of homeless residents in shelters and on the streets. "At the halfway point in the administration, we're halfway towards the goal," says Cole Chandler, the mayor's senior advisor on homelessness resolution.

2 weeks ago | westword.com | Bennito L Kelty

Denver's beloved El Taco de Mexico reopened this week after a major leak caused a brief closure that worried patrons of the forty-year-old eatery at 714 Santa Fe Drive, which was given an America's Classics Award by the James Beard Foundation five years ago. On Saturday, June 7, the taquería announced on its Facebook page that it had suffered a major leak that would force it close for upwards of a week.

2 weeks ago | westword.com | Bennito L Kelty

Protests in Denver led to a bit of violence with local law enforcement during protests on Tuesday, June 10. The protests and marches were meant to show solidarity with Los Angeles, where President Donald Trump sent the National Guard and United States Marines to quell outrage with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests and deportations.