GES Gazette (2025)

16/06/2025

Police sirens blared, blue and red lights flashed and voices could be heard yelling loudly over a police radio — but it was a happy occasion outside Cosmo’s Pizza on a sunny afternoon in May.

Students from Denver North High School, Skinner Middle School, Centennial Elementary School and Columbian Elementary School joined Cosmo’s staff, the Denver Fire Department and the Denver Police Department at the Last Fling Lunch to celebrate the end of the school year, see presentations from emergency responders and eat pizza.

Police sirens blared, blue and red lights flashed and voices could be heard yelling loudly over a police radio — but it was a happy occasion outside Cosmo’s Pizza on a sunny afternoon in May. Students from Denver North High School, Skinner Middle School, Centennial Elementary School and Columb...

13/05/2025

The death of iconic Mexican folklorist Rita Wallace de Flores on April 27 in Denver marks the end of an era for the Chicano/Mexicano Arts Community of Denver. Rita was considered by many to be Denver’s first lady of Mexican folk art, story and dance.

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The death of iconic Mexican folklorist Rita Wallace de Flores marks the end of an era for the Chicano/Mexicano Arts Community of Denver.

01/05/2025

The Tierra Colectiva Community Land Trust recently hosted an open house for people to see some of the work that’s been done to create more affordable housing, particularly for residents in the Globeville, Elyria and Swansea neighborhoods. https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/04/30/ges-tierra-colectiva-homes/

El Community Land Trust de Tierra Colectiva organizó recientemente una jornada de puertas abiertas para que la comunidad pudiera ver parte del trabajo que se ha realizado para crear más viviendas asequibles, especialmente para residentes de los vecindarios de Globeville, Elyria y Swansea. https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/04/30/ges-tierra-colectiva-homes-es/

The Tierra Colectiva Community Land Trust recently hosted an open house for people to see some of the work that’s been done to create more affordable housing, particularly for residents in the Globeville, Elyria and Swansea neighborhoods.

24/04/2025

Caps are ready to fly, speeches are being polished and high school seniors across the Denver metro area are counting down the days. 🎓 Get your one-stop shop for when and where to be as students walk across the stage and into their next chapter here: https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/04/17/ccm-2025-graduation-guide/

24/04/2025

Rossana Longo spoke with Comedian Rebeca Trejo, founder of “¡ME MEO! Comedia en Español,” on how in a time when diversity, equity and inclusion programs are under attack, ¡ME MEO! offers not only jokes but joyful resistance. https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/04/23/entrevista-comedian-rebeca-trejo/

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A year ago, Comedian Rebeca Trejo founded "¡ME MEO! Comedia en Español," a grassroots comedy show created by and for Spanish-speaking immigrants in Denver.

10/04/2025

“We want safer streets,” said one Globeville mother, who asked her name not to be used, during a recent meeting at the Johnson Recreation Center.

These communities where many early, last-century residents worked and settled, still today share their streets with not only RTD buses but large trucks that service the warehouses and equipment yards that dot the community and present a potential safety concern.

GES community members have pleaded with the city that what they want for the place they call home are the same things other neighborhoods get without having to beg. “We want safer streets,” said one Globeville mother, who asked her name not to be used, during a recent meeting at the Johnson Re...

10/04/2025

Now serving on the Community Investment Fund for the National Western Center, Candi CdeBaca, a former Denver City Council member, is pushing for the community to be heard in how resources are used — and for food justice to become a reality. https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/04/09/former-councilwoman-candi-cdebaca-food-should-be-a-utility-not-a-commodity/

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Now serving on the Community Investment Fund for the National Western Center, CdeBaca is pushing for the community to be heard in how resources are used — and for food justice to become a reality.

12/11/2024

Denver city officials held a community meeting at the vacant Walter W. Re*****on Elementary School building to address residents' concerns about a proposal to temporarily house up to 100 migrants in emergency situations. Read more:

At a community gathering held Oct. 29, Denver city officials and locals met at 4735 Pecos St., a vacant building in the Sunnyside neighborhood. Formerly Walter W. Re*****on Elementary School, the Northwest Denver site has [...]

24/09/2024

Regional Transportation District users can now plan their trip to work or a concert with the district’s Next Ride Trip Planning Tool. The new services will make planning travel via RTD bus or trains “more convenient and accessible.” Learn more in the link below.

Regional Transportation District users can now plan their trip to work or a concert with the district’s Next Ride Trip Planning Tool. The new services were introduced last week to make planning travel via RTD bus or trains “more convenient and accessible,” according to an RTD news release. Cus...