Linda Kotsaftis

2 months ago | frontporchne.com | Linda Kotsaftis

On a bitterly cold evening in February, a crowd gathered outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in northwest Aurora, just a few days after immigration raids were carried out in Denver and Aurora. People gathered to bring cards, to sing, and to listen to the stories of people inside the facility, operated by The GEO Group Inc. The “Love Knows No Borders! No Walls! event was held near Valentine’s Day — an annual tradition.

2 months ago | frontporchne.com | Linda Kotsaftis

Morning commuters along MLK Jr. Blvd. in Denver honked their horns in support of the striking workers outside a King Soopers store. In front of the Eastbridge store, with a heater set up for warmth, the workers say they’ll be out there as long as two weeks but are hopeful negotiations between the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 7 and King Soopers can lead to a new contract. The current contract expired in January with both sides unable to come to agreement on terms.

2 months ago | frontporchne.com | Linda Kotsaftis

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston will appear before the U.S. House Oversight Committee on March 5 as part of what the committee described as an investigation of “sanctuary jurisdictions,” according to a statement from his office. Spokesperson Jordan Fuja says, “For the last two years, Denver has shown the country that you can be a compassionate and welcoming city without sacrificing public safety or core services.

2 months ago | frontporchne.com | Linda Kotsaftis

02/01/2025  |  by Linda Kotsaftis Construction of the Beeler Flats apartments is expected to begin in August. The affordable housing rental project will be built at 56th Ave. and Chester Way in Northfield, near the construction site of Solana Beeler Park apartments. The new building will have 64 units with ground-floor commercial office space.

2 months ago | frontporchne.com | Linda Kotsaftis

Martha King was on a Peace Corps mission in March 2020 when she was evacuated from Zambia and sent home to Colorado. King needed a new way to help people during the pandemic, which she found at Food Bank of the Rockies. A volunteer for nearly five years now, the Park Hill resident is at the food bank’s NE Denver distribution center five days a week, often arriving on her bicycle and often doing heavy lifting in the warehouse.