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The Pueblo Food Project recently implemented a language equity initiative to offer all of its materials in both English and Spanish.

Jocelyn Martinez, a local chef, hopes her new restaurant SoulSmile Kitchen will bring much-needed fresh food to Pueblo's West Side.

Why does Pueblo have tunnels — not just in downtown, but also in neighborhoods? What have Puebloans of old produced while living within the town? Why is the community so full of art? These stories and more will be featured in a speaker series in Downtown Pueblo. Gregory Howell, a storyteller and event curator, has created a storyteller speakeasy series that he is bringing to the Senate Bar and Grill in downtown Pueblo, aiming to showcase some of Pueblo's hidden stories in a 15-week series, called The Dig. Howell hopes the series creates a way for community members to "dig into" Pueblo's h...

Courtesy of Steelworks Center of the West Superintendent of schools, J.F. Keating, Miss Carlile and children of Bessemer School working in their garden, Pueblo, 1902. A $50,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency is funding a project to help people grow their own food by building 25 raised bed gardens at area homes and giving residents the knowledge, tools and materials for successful harvests. A demonstration garden will be constructed at the Steelworks Center of the West. Executive Director Christina Trujillo said the project hearkens back to a historical legacy ofteaching life s...

Do you know where your next meal is coming from? How much it will cost for you to eat that meal? Will its portions keep you healthy, or just fed? For many Pueblo residents, these questions determine whether they, or their families, go hungry on a daily basis. Other options for food resources, such as blessing boxes where neighbors can anonymously donate shelf-stable food items or other necessities, have also sprung up across the city. However, Pueblo's East Side is still considered a "food desert," and has a long way to go until the area can be considered food secure.