Bennito L Kelty

3 days ago | westword.com | Bennito L Kelty

President Donald Trump has been in office for his second term for more than 100 days now, and the White House's radical policies on immigration and mass deportations, public lands, LGBTQ+ rights and other hot-button issues have led to several large protests in Denver. While smaller turnouts at recent protests suggest some fatigue and slower momentum, more action is planned during the next two weeks for women's rights, federal science workers, national parks and more.

5 days ago | westword.com | Bennito L Kelty

President Donald Trump's son, Eric, will come to Golden as the keynote speaker for a conservative gala on June 21 to speak on political stakes in 2025 "and why states like Colorado need bold, bottom-up leadership," according to event organizer, the Rocky Mountain Voice.

5 days ago | westword.com | Bennito L Kelty

The Mile High City is sinking by two millimeters a year, which could be a "slow-moving hazard" for critical infrastructure, warns a Virginia Tech University study published on Thursday, May 8, in the scientific journal Nature Cities. "The slow and gradual sinking of Earth’s surface — land subsidence — is a present and growing hazard with costly environmental, social and economic impacts on urban centers," according to the study.

6 days ago | westword.com | Bennito L Kelty

Martha Valadez has weathered a recession and a pandemic during the 25 years she's owned Martha's Beauty Salon on 516 East Colfax Avenue, but the longtime business owner fears construction for a controversial Bus Rapid Transit line has finally choked off revenue to the point where she doesn't expect to be open when the project finishes. "This is the worst year of business I've ever had," she says.

1 week ago | westword.com | Bennito L Kelty

In an effort to bridge divides, Brother Jeff Fard brought controversial Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky onto his live-streamed podcast Free Think Zone for a debate on racism and policing in Aurora on May 6. "We want to talk to each other and have a conversation and come outside the silos," Fard, an activist and leader in Denver's Black communities, told Jurinsky.