Author: Austin Fleskes
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Muslim leaders call for hate crime investigation for deadly Denver house fire
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After a house fire killed five people in Green Valley Ranch last week, Muslim leaders are calling on Denver law enforcement to open a hate crime investigation into the incident. The early morning fire, which killed Senegalese immigrant Djibril Diol, his wife, toddler daughter, sister and niece, is currently being investigated by law enforcement as…
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Denver grant program plans to distribute $2 million to micro, small business in most vulnerable communities
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To try and aid the “most vulnerable communities” in Denver, the city is launching the Priority Neighborhood Small Business Fund, a grant program meant to support micro and small businesses in “priority” neighborhoods. These neighborhoods, selected through the Denver Economic Development and Opportunity’s division of the Neighborhood Equity and Stabilization, include East Colfax, Elyria-Swansea, Globeville,…
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COVIDCheck Colorado announces launch of COVID-19 test sites for Colorado teachers prior to school year
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As schools across Colorado prepare for a school year like no other, protection for teachers against COVID-19 is expanding. Gary Community Investments’ COVIDCheck Colorado is opening five new sites along the Front Range for “teachers and school district staff to get tested for COVID-19 prior to the start of the school year.” This testing will…
