Meet The Mayors
We know who’s captaining Denver and Aurora, but who’s running the next biggest cities in the metro area?
We know who’s captaining Denver and Aurora, but who’s running the next biggest cities in the metro area?
After 40 years as an Aurora resident, Steve Hogan scored an upset win in November to become Mayor Michael Hancock’s suddenly prominent next-door neighbor. He chatted with 5280 on the eve of his inauguration to discuss what’s ahead for Colorado’s third-largest city.
Welcome to Colorado. One of seven states in the country where district attorneys can unilaterally decide when to criminally prosecute kids as adults.
Their names may not often make headlines, but their power as catalysts for transformational work is indisputable. Meet six individuals who are crafting innovative solutions to our community’s most pressing social, educational, cultural, and civic needs.
We rank the 50 most powerful people in Denver.
Two years ago, Najibullah Zazi left his Aurora apartment for New York with plans to blow up part of the city’s subway system. Thanks to old-fashioned detective work, 21st-century counterterrorism techniques—and a bit of luck—federal, Colorado, and Denver officials were able to disrupt one of Al Qaeda’s most terrifying plots since 9/11.
John Hickenlooper walloped Tom Tancredo in last year’s gubernatorial race, but Tancredo in turn delivered a convincing knock-out to Republican upstart Dan Maes. With his surprising showing behind him, will the ever voluble, relentlessly divisive Tancredo come back for more? You bet.
