Dave Burdick

Denver

Digital Managing Editor at Colorado Public Radio

Started @denverite. Also former @cprnews, @denverpost, @good, @huffpost. Excited about that thing you've been working on.

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It snowed in Denver in the winter

Mar 14, 2024 | denverite.com | Dave Burdick

Central Denver woke up to several inches of snow this morning, and the National Weather Service suggests we shouldn't think it's over, with a high chance of precipitation and even calling for an additional 4 to 6 inches of snow this evening.
This is Denverite's new website

Mar 7, 2024 | denverite.com | Dave Burdick

Hi!Denverite has a new website, and you're looking right at it. I'll be honest, the old one was starting to fall apart. Specifically, for the nerds, we had what my developer friend has characterized as "cruft" and "spaghetti code."I'm Dave Burdick, the founding editor of Denverite, and I'm just writing this today so the Denverite team can stay focused on what they do every day: Telling you what you need to know about living, working and playing in Denver.
A proposed Jewish district in West Colfax isn't happening. But a new film hopes to keep the history alive

Feb 5, 2024 | denverite.com | Ben Markus |Kyle Harris |Isaac Vargas |Dave Burdick

The proposed creation of a Jewish historic district in the West Colfax neighborhood is no longer in the works, but a film documenting the area’s past and present aims to satiate the need to keep the memories alive. Last week at MCA’s Holiday Theater, the city’s Office of Storytelling hosted a screening of “Kesher: The West Side Jewish Connection,” a documentary about the historical and present-day stories of West Colfax’s Jewish population.
Six shot in Denver overnight

Feb 4, 2024 | denverite.com | Kyle Harris |Isaac Vargas |Dave Burdick |Rebecca Tauber

Six people were shot early Sunday in Denver’s Green Valley Ranch neighborhood. Denver Police reported on Twitter that the shooting occurred before 3 a.m. Sunday in the neighborhood of single family homes in the 5000 block of North Orleans Court. The department did not release the conditions of those who were injured. Before dawn, Orleans Court was closed at East 50th Place and crime scene tape circled DPD vehicles as officers and detectives worked the scene.
New immigrant families in Denver must exit shelters as the city scales back aid. Many have nowhere to go

Feb 3, 2024 | denverite.com | Isaac Vargas |Dave Burdick |Rebecca Tauber |Kevin Beaty

Francis Marrevals is the kind of mother willing to face the worst so her children can have a chance. Several years back, her son was diagnosed with autism, but he could not get the professional care he needed in Venezuela. The country’s near economic collapse left medical services out of reach for her and so many others. But she had to get help for her kid.
In DC, Mayor Mike Johnston has one big ask: Let migrants get to work

Jan 18, 2024 | denverite.com | Ben Markus |Kyle Harris |Isaac Vargas |Dave Burdick

“Wonderfully chaotic.” That’s how Denver Mayor Mike Johnston described the scene of 300 mayors who gathered in a large Washington, D.C., hotel this week to talk about the issues important to their communities and meet with federal lawmakers and officials. For Johnston, there was one concern foremost on his mind: the migrant crisis, and its specific impact on Denver. “We have about 5,000 people in shelter on any given night, and we get 200 or 300 a day, every day, that arrive by bus,” he said.
City Council needs to better track its technology and credit cards, according to new audit report

Dec 21, 2023 | denverite.com | Desiree Mathurin |Rebecca Tauber |Matt Bloom |Dave Burdick

City Council’s current operations could increase risks of cyberattacks, according to a new audit report from the Denver Auditor’s Office released Thursday. The audit found issues with how City Council tracks technology equipment, how the city makes sure staff take cybersecurity training and how offices track credit card usage. “The council is within the city’s firewall,” Auditor Tim O’Brien said in a statement Thursday.
'The language of teenagers': New grant brings Crisis Text Line to Denver and its schools

Dec 21, 2023 | denverite.com | Desiree Mathurin |Rebecca Tauber |Matt Bloom |Dave Burdick

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat In the midst of what experts say is a youth mental health emergency, Denver has a new response: a text line that lets teenagers seek help in a way that’s comfortable for them.
Bugs, snow plowing and a critical mayoral election: How curiosity shaped our reporting this year

Dec 20, 2023 | denverite.com | Rebecca Tauber |Matt Bloom |Desiree Mathurin |Dave Burdick

The cool thing about working in news is that we get to learn a lot of interesting and weird things. Sometimes, you guys point us in a direction and other times it’s our own curiosity that leads to stories. And there was plenty to be curious about in 2023, including the miller moth invasion and subsequent green dangling worm attack. There were a ton of transportation questions, sidewalk questions and garbage questions.
Denver will consider banning sweeps during freezing days. Mayor Mike Johnston and other city leaders aren't fully on board.

Dec 20, 2023 | denverite.com | Matt Bloom |Desiree Mathurin |Dave Burdick |Nathaniel Minor

Come the new year, City Council will vote on stopping homeless encampment sweeps during freezing temperatures and opening warming centers when the temperature dips below 32 degrees. A split Safety and Housing committee voted four to three on Wednesday to pass the legislation on to Council for a full vote, though they face opposition from Mayor Mike Johnston and some city officials who say the bills are too broad and could create confusion.

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Articles

It snowed in Denver in the winter

This is Denverite's new website

A proposed Jewish district in West Colfax isn't happening. But a new film hopes to keep the history alive

Six shot in Denver overnight

New immigrant families in Denver must exit shelters as the city scales back aid. Many have nowhere to go

In DC, Mayor Mike Johnston has one big ask: Let migrants get to work

City Council needs to better track its technology and credit cards, according to new audit report

'The language of teenagers': New grant brings Crisis Text Line to Denver and its schools

Bugs, snow plowing and a critical mayoral election: How curiosity shaped our reporting this year

Denver will consider banning sweeps during freezing days. Mayor Mike Johnston and other city leaders aren't fully on board.

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