Sara Martin

Jul 30, 2024 | mymetmedia.com | Isabel Pastor Guzman |Isabel Beltrán Guzmán |Sara Martin

Two issues to sum up Mike Johnston’s first year as Denver mayor are homeless encampments and migrants. His first year was marked by sweeps of the former and managing tens of thousands of unexpected immigrant arrivals. In a year, Johnston reports progress. Denver has sheltered 1,600 people living on the streets, part of an initiative that has declared homelessness a state of emergency for the city. By the end of this year, Johnston aims to up the number of people housed to 2,000.

Jun 7, 2024 | mymetmedia.com | Sara Martin |Brenden Pachniak

Sara Martin is a photojournalist, reporter and has served as editor-in-chief of The Metropolitan since 2021. Her main beats are student government and investigative reporting. She has previously been published in Chalkbeat Colorado, The Denver Post, Colorado Public Radio, The Colorado Sun, NHL.com, Ms. Mayhem, Colorado Community Media and The Denver North Star.

Apr 22, 2024 | mymetmedia.com | Sara Martin |Isabel Pastor Guzman |Isabel Beltrán Guzmán |Brenden Pachniak

Multiple women speak out; The Metropolitan reports on Title IX complaint filed against himBy Sara Martin and Isabel Guzman  Editor’s note: The Metropolitan is keeping the identities of several sources anonymous to protect them from any possible retaliation. Some sources were willing to be named but we chose to keep their identities anonymous due to the sensitive subject matter. Readers should note this story contains descriptions of alleged sexual harassment.

Apr 2, 2024 | mymetmedia.com | Katie Martinez |Brenden Pachniak |Sara Martin |Bekah Powers

On March 7, 2024, Denver’s Orchid Lounge was a portal to an entirely different dimension as Invisible Bird, featuring Scott Amendola, graced the crowd with a mosaic of jazz, blues, and electronica. As I looked around, I felt out of place. I had never seen jazz live before, let alone considered myself a cool cat. Those around me exuded a cool elegance that felt foreign to me. They certainly were cool cats.

Mar 18, 2024 | mymetmedia.com | Sara Martin |Isabel Pastor Guzman |Isabel Beltrán Guzmán

John Nelson faces accusations of theft, inappropriate behaviorBy Sara Martin and Isabel GuzmanAn MSU Denver student government councilor was allegedly caught photocopying explicit content on campus and is also accused of theft, poisoning a cat and is the subject of a restraining order.