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In an email sent late Friday, the RiNo Art District announced that cars would be returning to the 2900 block of Larimer Street, ending a nearly five-year experiment born early in the pandemic. So as the pedestrian-friendly open space went back to traffic as usual over the weekend, urbanists organized a protest, and producer Paul Karolyi was on the scene. He joins host Bree Davies to talk about who's responsible for this turnaround and all the other big stories of the week — from the appearance of a second swastika in the window of a building on East Colfax to some upcoming Trump protests and the King Soopers strike set to begin this Thursday. Plus, we have an answer to our question of just how many unpaid parking tickets are floating around out there? Paul mentioned the 50 Protests 50 States protest planned for February 5th at the Colorado State Capitol. Get your tickets to HEYDAY now! We're putting on an indoor fair with urban flair, like a classic county fair but with a very cool Denver twist. Join us on March 8 for classic carnival games, vintage arcade games, Denver-themed balloon art, and a full day of grandstand entertainment, featuring some of your favorite guests from the podcast. It's family friendly, too, if you wanna bring your kids. Get those tickets now at www.heydaydenver.com. For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver at denver.citycast.fm. Follow us on Instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver Support City Cast Denver by becoming a member: membership.citycast.fm What do you think about car-free streets? We want to hear from you! Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: 720-500-5418 Learn more about the sponsors of this February 4th episode: Arvada Center Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mayor Johnston released his big, new goals for 2025 this week, but is he going to have any time to work on them when the Trump administration is focusing so much of its new immigration crackdown on the Denver metro? Denver7 reporter Brandon Richard joins producer Paul Karolyi and stand-up comic Joshua Emerson to talk about what he learned at Johnston's press conference yesterday, and break down all the rumors swirling about impending ICE raids coming to Aurora and surrounding areas. Plus, our wins and fails of the week. Paul mentioned the contract King Soopers negotiated with the UFCW Local 7 in 2022. Denver7 also shared the company's most recent offer to the union, as of Jan. 2, 2025. Paul also talked about Manny Rutinel's congressional campaign and the swastika situation on East Colfax. Joshua talked the federal spending freeze and the reddit saga of ‘sleepytawni.' Brandon talked about his interview with Debra Johnson and Colorado's decrease in traffic fatalities. Get your tickets to HEYDAY now! We're putting on an indoor fair with urban flair, like a classic county fair but with a very cool Denver twist. Join us on March 8 for classic carnival games, vintage arcade games, Denver-themed balloon art, and a full day of grandstand entertainment, featuring some of your favorite guests from the podcast. It's family friendly, too, if you wanna bring your kids. Get those tickets now at www.heydaydenver.com. What do you think? Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: 720-500-5418 For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver at denver.citycast.fm. Follow us on Instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver Support City Cast Denver by becoming a member: membership.citycast.fm/Denver Learn more about the sponsors of this January 31st episode: Denver Art Museum Clear Peak Fertility Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What better time than the holidays for another round of the age-old Denver debate of old vs. new? We're looking back at the biggest stories of the week, from the Landmark Preservation Commission's ruling on the fate of two rundown yet historic East Colfax mansions to the latest moves to block the construction of new gas stations in Lakewood and Denver. Stand-up comedian and returning guest JD Lopez joins producers Paul Karolyi and Olivia Jewell Love and brings a heaping helping of holiday hijinks to our last Friday news round-up of the year. And of course, we close it out with a special Xmas edition of our wins and fails of the week: The Naughty and Nice List. What's the historic building you'd hit the streets to defend? We want to hear from you! Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: 720-500-5418 How diverse were City Cast Denver's guests this year? Paul discussed our 2024 diversity report, which we are proud to share every year. We are hiring! Are you a great writer who loves Denver? Or do you know such a person? We are looking for a temporary newsletter writer to be the voice of our newsletter Hey Denver. Here's the link to apply: https://apply.workable.com/city-cast/j/FF0BF9E3A1/ Paul referenced this story about Christmas lights in Castle Rock and the anonymous governors poll. Olivia talked about cows and Arvada's toppled tree. JD talked about local comedian David Germain and the GoFundMe for his family. UPDATE: After we recorded this episode on Thursday morning, an ICE spokesperson said that 16 people have been arrested in connection with the armed home invasion and kidnapping at The Edge at Lowry apartments. "They are suspected of being members or associates of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua," the spokesperson said. "They will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings or hearings before an immigration judge." For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver at denver.citycast.fm. Follow us on Instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver Support City Cast Denver by becoming a member: membership.citycast.fm/Denver Learn more about the sponsors of this December 20th episode: Meow Wolf - Use code 4PACK at checkout when you purchase your tickets online. PineMelon - Use promo code CITYCASTDENVER for $35 off your first delivery Denver Health University of Denver Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A few years ago Tom Messina made a deal to sell off his iconic East Colfax building — then known as Tom's Diner — and ride off into the sunset. But historic preservation got in the way of his retirement plans. The business reopened a little over a year ago as Tom's Starlight, but it looks as if Tom is thinking about retirement again. Who will take on the stewardship of this Denver institution and take on the lease? Host Bree Davies, producer Paul Karolyi, and newsletter editor Peyton Garcia dig into the Colfax drama, along with the prickly story of a Colorado food influencer whose rabid — and sometimes aggressive — fans even got the New York Times' attention. Plus, our recommendations for fun stuff to do this weekend. Our picks for your weekend: Cat Fest at the National Western Center South Pearl Street Farmers Market Get in the standby line for “I.S.S” at the Denver Film Fest's closing night. Or just hit the after party at Meow Wolf. For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver at denver.citycast.fm. Follow us on Instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver What do you think? Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: 720-500-5418 Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: The Ednium Podcast “Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella” at the Arvada Center Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
“You're No Good,” the opening song on Bob Dylan's 1962 eponymous debut album, was written, not by the 19-year-old genius, but by one of his heroes, Jesse “Lone Cat” Fuller.Legend has it that Dylan saw and heard Fuller perform that song himself in 1960 at Denver's Exodus coffeehouse shortly after it opened in the basement of the Raylane Hotel. The venue was managed by the late folk singer Walt Conley.Bobby in DenverA few months earlier, Dylan was still back in Minneapolis's Dinkytown bohemian neighborhood, but he was restless and ready to cut out; he just wasn't sure where he wanted his boot heels to be wandering. Then a high school bandmate, Monte Edwardson, told him about Denver's lively folk-music scene.Shortly after hitting town, Dylan made his way to Denver's famed Satire Lounge on East Colfax. A girl Bob knew suggested he introduce himself to Walt Conley, a fixture in the local folk scene. Dylan biographer Howard Sounes (Down the Highway) quotes Conley as saying kid Dylan looked “like a character out of The Grapes of Wrath,” wearing worn-out clothes and singing hillbilly ballads.He was from the branch of folk music that was “rolling in the dust,” Conley added, with a style and a look that ran counter to the more polished, spiffy folk musicians like The Kingston Trio and the Denver-based Smothers Brothers.Dylan ended up in a rented room next door to The Exodus, where patrons drank 3.2 beer served out of buckets, enjoyed the atmosphere — the walls were plastered with “high-camp” posters and impressionistic paintings — and listened to trendy folk music. The Harp RackNo evidence exists that Dylan ever performed at The Exodus, but he did hang around long enough to check out other musicians, including Jesse Fuller, who was already known to the hip crowd for his iconic composition, “San Francisco Bay Blues.”And it might have been from watching Fuller perform as a one-man band that Dylan got the idea to imitate by holding his harmonica in front of his mouth in a metal neck brace, allowing him to alternate between singing and running riffs on the harp.Several years later, after Dylan recorded “You're No Good” on his 1962 debut album for Columbia, he shared the bill with Fuller at the University of Michigan Folk Festival in Ann Arbor. Meanwhile, Fuller's own recorded version of the song was not released until May 1963, on his album San Francisco Bay Blues. Our Take on the TuneThe Flood has always had fun at the rehearsals with these sassy old songs, and sometimes the tunes even create their own little legacies. Here's a case in point. Midway through this particular track from a recent session, you'll hear a bit of a crash, like the sound of something hitting the floor. And that's just what it was. THE STORY: A while back, The Flood's ever-jolly den mother, Rose Marie Riter, gave us some nifty bird-in-flight figurines that we put up around the practice room. For years, the birds have quietly kept their posts, but suddenly on this night, something about the vibrations in the room caused the nearest bird to take an unscheduled, unsuccessful flight.No one was hurt — including the bird, now returned to its high perch on the bookcase — but the incident was an eerily reminder of another once-upon-a-time when a frog attacked Dave Peyton in the same room. Here's that story: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 1937flood.substack.com
Today's story comes from Brad Reubendale, executive director of SAME (So All May Eat) Café on East Colfax in Denver. Brad shared this heavy but hopeful story about his journey through childhood abuse, conversion therapy, and intense mental health struggle. This story was recorded live, outside of Buntport Theater. The theme of the show was “Inside Out.” LINKS Join our mailing list for early access to tickets for our live events Visit our website for past episodes, information about telling a story of your own, and much more. Learn more about our sponsors here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Everyone knows Denver's got a housing shortage — but so many proposed fixes seem too expensive, too controversial, or just too out of reach. So what if we took some of the city's existing structures and turned them into, well, places for people to live? That's what Monica Martinez and The Fax Partnership decided to do when they bought two dilapidated old motels on East Colfax. These vestiges of a time when Route 40 was a tourism paradise have since become makeshift affordable housing — but Monica hopes her organization can bring stability, upgrades, and eventually, more housing to these properties. Monica joins host Bree Davies to explain why, as executive director of an East Colfax-centered non-profit, she chose to take on the housing crisis, one motel at a time. Bree also mentioned this Denverite report on Denver Rescue Mission. For the latest affordable housing developments and other news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver by texting “Denver” to 66866 As of this writing, we are (were?) still on Twitter: @citycastdenver Leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (720) 500-5418 Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Youth on Record's Underground at the Showcase podcast Mental Health with Marielle Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On July 15, Ma Kaing was shot and killed outside her home in the East Colfax neighborhood. The mother, restaurateur, and beloved community member was the latest victim of gun violence in Denver. But soon after Kaing's death, her community came forward with serious concerns over the effectiveness of 911 calls made from the Denver neighborhood that sits on the border of Aurora. Today, host Bree Davies sits down with Denver Post reporter Noelle Phillips to talk 911 call centers, emergency response, gun violence, and East Colfax's unsteady relationship with their councilwoman. Read more of Noelle Phillips's reporting on the East Colfax community tragedy in the Denver Post. A GoFundMe has been set up to support Ma Kaing's family. For more on the removal of the racist Chinatown plaque Bree mentioned, here's the report from Rocky Mountain PBS. Listen to our episode with Dr. Wei from last August to learn more about Denver's lost Chinatown. Casa Bonita is back in the news this week, and you know we're all over it. Get the latest in today's CCD newsletter: https://denver.citycast.fm/newsletter/ Follow us on Twitter @citycastdenver Leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (720) 500-5418 Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This show features open and honest conversations with host, Austin Langley. This week on the podcast we have Bobby Mitchell, the owner of Whole Lotta Love, East Colfax's vintage apparel, vinyl and accessories shop, opened in March 2021. On this episode Bobby talks about his upcoming boxing match where he will step into the ring to raise money for a charity organization called Haymakers for Hope. If you want to see the fight, buy a ticket for June 16th at the Fillmore using my last name (Mitchell), or you can donate online at haymakersforhope.org. Austin talks about how he met Bobby, then asks Bobby to tell the origin story of Whole Lotta Love, and how he got started in the world of vintage clothing and records. That leads to a brief discussion about his father's path in life and how his life was impacted by his father's choices. While talking about his family, Bobby tells Austin about his twin sister and how the two of them could not be more of opposites, despite being twins. The two end the podcast on a discussion about tattoos and adolescent pranks. Guests on the show are encouraged to be genuine, while no subject is off the table. It is a judgment free space to talk about those subjects that aren't normally discussed in everyday life. Guests open up about those stories and personal experiences that maybe they haven't shared before or would like to get off their chest. The goal is to be unrestricted and transparent.
You know that spot on I-70 on the way into the mountains? That spot where it goes from three lanes to two, and there's always traffic? Well, it's called Floyd Hill, and last week the Colorado Department of Transportation kicked off a new $700 million effort to fix it. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was even in town to celebrate the occasion! But is their plan really going to address the root of the problem? Host Bree Davies talks to Colorado Sun environment reporter Michael Booth about why our elected leaders are so eager to cheer on the project and how CDOT is planning to mitigate the climate impact. For more on the Floyd Hill project, check out Michael Booth's full report for the Colorado Sun, including the impact this project will have on the people who live in the area. Imaging getting on I-70 and sitting in an hour of traffic just to pick up groceries! They're finally demolishing the old Ramada Inn on East Colfax, so Bree is sharing stories and reminiscing in the newsletter today. Subscribe here: https://denver.citycast.fm/newsletter/ What do you think about adding an extra lane to I-70 at Floyd Hill? Let us know @citycastdenver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Walk into SAME Café on East Colfax, and it looks like your average fast-casual lunch spot. But there's A LOT of good stuff going on under the surface. SAME, which stands for So All May Eat, is a donation-based “participatory” restaurant. Anyone can go in and get a freshly cooked meal made with local produce. All you have to do is give something back to the community in exchange — be it a donation of produce, money, or your time. Host Bree Davies sits down with SAME Café's new executive director Brad Reubendale to talk about SAME's 15-year anniversary, his winding journey to this job, and the restaurant's new “trauma-informed design.” For more on SAME Cafe's 15-year anniversary, check out this article from 5280 Magazine: https://www.5280.com/2021/11/celebrating-one-of-the-countrys-oldest-pay-what-you-can-restaurants/ The holidays are just around the corner! Do you have a favorite tradition around this time of year where you like to give back or connect with our community? Let us know your favorite ways and places to give — and receive — via email at denver@citycast.fm or leave us a voicemail at (720) 500-5418 For more Denver news and cool events, subscribe to our newsletter: https://denver.citycast.fm/newsletter/ Have you ever had lunch at SAME Café? Tell us how it was @citycastdenver
Poverty stems from more than a lack of employment - there are many roots, including trauma, addiction, and mental and physical health concerns. Shawn Sikkema joins us today from Jesus on Colfax, an organization created to serve and advocate for impoverished individuals living on East Colfax in Denver. Tune in to learn about the history and current economic landscape of East Colfax, urban poverty, and what Jesus on Colfax is doing to create hope, connection, and sustainable living for their friends on Colfax. To learn more, go to https://www.jesusoncolfax.org/ *Feast Over Famine does not provide legal, tax, accounting or other professional advice. You should consult professional advisors concerning the legal, tax, or accounting consequences of your activities. Feast Over Famine does not consult, advise, or assist with (i) the offer or sale of securities in any capital-raising transaction, or (ii) the direct or indirect promotion or maintenance of a market for any securities. Feast Over Famine does not engage in any activities for which an investment advisor's registration or license is required under the U.S. Investment Advisors Act of 1940, or under any other applicable federal or state law; or for which a “broker's” or “dealer's” registration or license is required under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or under any other applicable federal or state law.
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Phil and Nathan interview our delightful, adventerous, and 1985 Mercedes driving friend, Kacy Leyba. Kacy is an incredibly inspiring person and we know you'll love listening in on this conversation!
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We finally got our mics figured out! Phil and Nathan interview Ruben Rodriguez of TSG East Colfax Aurora, one of the most delightful humans on the planet who happens to have the best podcast voice, maybe ever.
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Matthew 7:13-27, by Joe Lloyd
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Matthew 6:5-13, by Joe Lloyd & Ruben Rodriguez
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Matthew 5:13-16, by Joe Lloyd
Easter Sunday Homily by Phil Owen.
By Joe Lloyd. Matthew 5:3,10
Phil Owen, pastor of The Sacred Grace TNL, joins us to talk about the relationship between faith and doubt.
The Sacred Grace Englewood joins us for our service and we get to hear from TSG:ENG pastor, Nathan Hoag
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Shawn Sikkema is a Street Pastor and Team Leader with Jesus on Colfax Ministries, a ministry he started with his wife Diane in January of 2016. Their primary work is with those who live in the old motels and on the streets along East Colfax. They live, most of the time, at the Ranger Motel as a way to be present and incarnational with their flock. The ministry also owns a 24,000 square foot building that they are rehabbing to use as a Ministry Center for multiple ministries that serve those living in poverty in the community, one of the poorest parts of the Denver metro area. Prior to that Shawn served as a more conventional pastor for 30 years. His blog and more info about the ministry can be found at www.jesusoncolfax.org.
A proposal for a new “neighborhood center” for south Denver WILL proceed after the Denver City Council voted its approval on Monday night. The Denver City Council voted on Monday night to allow denser redevelopment on two sites along a stretch known as the “motel district.” The city paid about $2 million for the two properties — a former strip club and parking lot at 8315 East Colfax and a vacant lot at 7900 East Colfax — in 2017. https://www.denverpost.com/2018/12/03/denver-east-colfax-strip-club-housing-development/
There’s a cafe on East Colfax in Denver with an unusual approach to combating hunger, and it's new leader plans on growing the model. Then, the story of Bobo's bars. An FCC crackdown brings a curtain of silence down on Colorado pirate radio stations. And Boulder's Tom Wasinger turns from producing others' records to recording one of his own.
Paul and Megan trek out to East Colfax with Nate and Annmarie Minor for a couple of Enzo's pies at the PS Lounge. PS Lounge
Behind The Scene Episode 3 – Tony Mason (Talent Buyer) Monday, May 11th, 2015 Shon Cobbs Last week I had the chance to sit and chat with Tony Mason. Tony Mason is the talent buyer and really, the entertainment manager of Lost Lake, one of the great venues up on East Colfax. We had a great talk and I learned all about Lost Lake‘s fascinating story of transformation; as well as Tony’s own personal story and his journey into the Denver music scene. We also discuss some aspects of booking that many people don’t truly understand such as how exactly a local band gets considered for opening slots on national touring shows. Tony’s choice for a musician that he believes more people should know about was U.T.I.C.A. Tony tells us more about the local MC, what he loves about the music and we have a listen to his wonderful song “Ohh Wee”. Listen to the full interview here on coscene.net or by subscribing to CoScene through RSS and ITunes. Check out U.T.I.C.A. here
This week on the twice-recorded Denver Diatribe we discuss: Amendment 62 – constitutional rights for zygotes? East Colfax’s 11 million dollar dog park, and… A guided tour through the dick-joke jungle that is the Denver stand up comedy scene from none other than our first in-studio guest, Adam Cayton-Holland. Relevant links: Dead Babies: Some background […] Episode 7: The dick jokes, dog parks and dead babies editionDenver Diatribe
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