Catie Cheshire

Denver

Staff writer @denverwestword 🗞 @RegisUniversity & @Cronkite_ASU grad 🔱 Concerned citizen, extra innings enthusiast (she/her)

Articles

Former CU Quarterback Shedeur Sanders Ticketed for Going 101 MPH in Ohio

2 days ago | westword.com | Catie Cheshire

According to several reports by Cleveland media outlets, former University of Colorado quarterback (and current Cleveland Browns QB) Shedeur Sanders received a speeding ticket in Ohio. As reported by Fox 8 News, Sanders was written up by police in Cleveland suburb Strongsville for going 101 miles per hour in a 60 mile per hour zone on June 17. Sanders, who penned a song called Perfect Timing, apparently had somewhere to be in a rush.
How Will Colorado Safeway Strikes Impact Denver Grocery Stores?

5 days ago | westword.com | Catie Cheshire

As of Sunday, June 15, Safeway workers in four Colorado cities are on strike, as well as those at a Safeway distribution center in Denver. Safeway workers are striking because Albertsons, Safeway’s parent company, has not responded to the union’s requests for better pay and higher staffing at grocery stores in the state, according to the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 7, the grocery union in Colorado. Around 7,000 workers are employed at Safeway or Albertsons stores in Colorado.
Claws Came Out at Colorado Wildlife Commission Meeting Over Problematic Wolf Pack

1 week ago | westword.com | Catie Cheshire

After a dramatic discussion on June 12, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission will have a special meeting about wolves before its next regular meeting on July 17. Though wolf reintroduction wasn’t even on the agenda for the commission’s June meeting, wolves became a topic of contention after ranchers expressed extreme distress over the Copper Creek Wolf Pack during an open public comment session.
Jovanina's Restaurateur Wants Out of Denver After Multi-Year Signage Snafu

1 week ago | westword.com | Catie Cheshire

Jovanina's Broken Italian is waving the white flag. Or, more accurately, the downtown restaurant isn’t waving a flag at all, after Denver officials required the business to take down a banner jutting out from the 1520 Blake property, which was designed so that people could find the eatery from either 16th or 15th streets.
Nuggets, Avs Ownership Now Has All of River Mile Development in Downtown Denver

1 week ago | westword.com | Catie Cheshire

The Kroenke family — which owns the Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets and other teams as part of a global sports conglomerate — now independently owns 117 acres of downtown Denver after Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, the family’s business arm in Colorado, announced it bought longtime partner Revesco out of the River Mile development on the banks of the Platte River. The land from Speer Boulevard to the South Platte River in downtown Denver may as well be called “Kroenkeville”.
How Inflation In Denver Compares With Rest of the United States

1 week ago | westword.com | Catie Cheshire

Denver has a highly ranked park system and was recently named one of the coolest cities in the country, but living around the Mile High City isn't cheap. According to a new study by WalletHub, the Denver metro has the fifth-worst inflation problem in the United States, with costs rising on a monthly and yearly basis. WalletHub analyzed inflation impacts in 23 major metropolitan areas for the study, lumping together Denver, Aurora and Lakewood.
"Not Your Grandmother's Postal Service." USPS Leveling Up In Colorado

1 week ago | westword.com | Catie Cheshire

Before America even became a country, the United States Postal Service kept the country connected. Now that the 21st Century is in full swing, USPS is making a major investment to keep up with the times in Colorado, where a new USPS sorting and delivery center is now live and over 1,800 next-generation mail vehicles are on the streets. “This is not your grandmother's postal service anymore,” James Boxrud, USPS communications specialist, said during a June 11 tour of a mail facility in Golden.
How Denver Plans to Solve the City's Neglected Building Problem

1 week ago | westword.com | Catie Cheshire

In 2024 alone, Denver added 160 buildings to the city’s neglected and derelict building list, which documents properties that sit vacant and cause problems for neighbors. Denver City Council has a new proposal to address the issue — as well as the risk of fires, squatters and debris across the city — so those buildings can be rehabilitated and put to better use, according to a handful of council aids.
All the Current (and Upcoming) Places You Can Play Pickleball in Metro Denver

1 week ago | westword.com | Catie Cheshire

The pickleball craze is alive and well, and Denver now serves up plenty of places to play the paddle sport that some consider addictive in the very best way. There are options to play for free in city parks or for a small membership fee in Denver’s recreation centers, along with many private businesses that combine pickleball with drinks, food and socialization. Just four years ago, Denver didn't have enough courts to serve the thousands of picklers in the city.
The Ball's in Her Court: Denver's Ready to Become a Major City for Women's Sports

1 week ago | westword.com | Catie Cheshire

Jordan Nytes is set to play her final year of soccer at the University of Colorado in the fall. After that, the goalie from Aurora has dreams of playing in the National Women’s Soccer League. When the NWSL announced that Denver would become the league’s sixteenth franchise starting in spring 2026, Nytes added another dimension to her dream.