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1 week ago | 
rmpbs.org | Alec Berg |Cormac McCrimmon |Peter D. Vo
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Unhoused residents, business owners and parents of young children are urging Colorado Springs officials to build a permanent, accessible public restroom in the city’s downtown. “This is a fundamental need — not just for people experiencing homelessness, but for grandparents, parents, kids and anyone who’s downtown,” said City Council member Nancy Henjum, who led recent council discussions on the issue. Downtown Colorado Springs currently has only one public restroom.
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1 week ago | 
rmpbs.org | Carly Rose |Peter D. Vo |Lucas Brady Woods
DENVER — It’s easy to remember what date Cinco de Mayo falls on. But the history behind the holiday — often symbolized in America by tacos, tequila, sombreros and other stereotypical Mexican iconography — is less obvious. Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexican resistance against colonial forces. It commemorates Mexico’s military victory against much larger French forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.
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1 week ago | 
rmpbs.org | Carly Rose |Peter D. Vo |Stephanie Wolf |Bente Birkeland
DENVER — Watching Charlie Myers glide across the stage in a sparkly blue gown and bring a theater to its feet after a rousing tap dance performance makes it hard to imagine her being shy about anything. As confident as she is on stage, Myers still cringes when she says her age out loud. But don’t worry, she’s working on that. Myers, 78, competed in the 31st annual Ms. Colorado Senior America pageant April 26, along with 10 other contestants who are all more than 60 years old.
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2 weeks ago | 
rmpbs.org | Joshua Vorse |Peter D. Vo |Carly Rose |Melanie Asmar
CLIFTON, Colo. — Sixteen kids walked quickly down the hall of the Clifton Assembly of God church. A chorus of adults calling out “no running!” followed after them. The kids, mostly ages six to 10, attend Clifton Elementary School, and visit the church for an after-school program called The Hub. At the program on April 7, Pete Nuncio, age 10, started a loosely organized soccer game, while other kids dangled from the purple and green monkey bars in the church backyard.
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2 weeks ago | 
rmpbs.org | Peter D. Vo |Carly Rose |Melanie Asmar |Ziyi Xu
DENVER — Paul and Linda McCartney’s “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” played in the background of a brightly lit classroom, construction paper masterpieces lining the walls and preschoolers scattering their work over the carpeted floor: it was the end of class for the early childhood education cohort at Traylor Academy. About 20 three to five year olds lined up next to the door, giggling and whispering about the mess they just left. As they exited, the kindergarten class walked in, eyes wide.
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2 weeks ago | 
rmpbs.org | Peter D. Vo |Lucas Brady Woods |Amanda Horvath
DENVER — Father Joseph Dang stood in the middle of a Costco parking lot just east of Federal Boulevard, looking up at two marble statues. On the left stood an American soldier, and on the right sat a South Vietnamese soldier. The two soldiers gazed straight ahead, posing next to their respective flags. However, the current national flag of Vietnam, with a golden star in a sea of red, isn't depicted next to the Vietnamese soldier.
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3 weeks ago | 
rmpbs.org | Chase McCleary |Cormac McCrimmon |Alec Berg |Peter D. Vo
SALIDA, Colo. — The Salida Fire Department is almost as old as the state of Colorado, and its 15-person crew still wear shirts reading “Salida Hose Company No. 1” to honor the station’s earliest days. This year, that station turns 123 years old. The station housed the Salida Fire Department and the South Arkansas Fire Protection District (SAFPD). Chief Aaron Jonke, who stepped into the chief position after more than three decades of service in Denver, leads both agencies.
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3 weeks ago | 
rmpbs.org | Alec Berg |Cormac McCrimmon |Peter D. Vo |Chase McCleary
DENVER — Tamika Cox has always wanted at least a dozen roommates. Soon, she’ll get her wish. Cox is one of five tenants approved by the Boulder Housing Coalition — which manages four affordable housing co-ops in Boulder — to join The People’s Mansion, a permanently affordable housing co-op in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. The house, formerly called the Starkey Mansion, was built in 1901 as a single-family home.
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4 weeks ago | 
rmpbs.org | Peter D. Vo |Elle Naef
DENVER — Nga Vương-Sandoval isn’t a stranger to the Colorado Capitol. In June 2023, Vương-Sandoval, along with members of the Lunar New Year Allies Advisory Group, celebrated the official designation of Lunar New Year as a state holiday. On that day, Chinese battle drums were heard throughout the building as dancing lions paraded around the grand rotunda.
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1 month ago | 
rmpbs.org | Cormac McCrimmon |Peter D. Vo |Chase McCleary |Alec Berg
FRISCO, Colo. — When Erwin Germain moved from Paris to Denver in 2015, it wasn’t the croissants or world-class museums he missed — it was public transportation and carpooling. Germain grew up at the foot of the Alps in Grenoble, France. Buses and trains provided easy access to skiing, and carpool apps offered affordable city-to-city transportation. What makes carpooling special is its “freedom and flexibility,” said Germain, who moved to the U.S. to live with his partner.
