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5280 Reasons to Love Denver 2021: Denverites Who Stepped Up Local heroes found ways to lend a helping hand amid a trying year. Adam Cayton-Holland, Patricia Kaowthumrong, Shane Monaghan • July 1, 2021 If All the President’s Men taught us anything, it’s that to get to the truth, you must follow the money. Were one to apply that journalistic maxim to my bank account over this past year, a reporter would learn far more went out than went in. (I kid! Sort of.) While things were indeed dire for most stand-up comics during the pandemic, I was flush enough to donate to some of my favorite struggling Denver businesses and therein lies the evidence. You want to know what I love about this city? Follow my money. ....
Denver Community Fridges Offer Free Food to Anyone in Need The colorful, volunteer-managed refrigerators planted around town aim to address food insecurity in Denver.Sarah Kuta • February 2, 2021 Penelope Wong learned about Denver Community Fridges online three weeks ago, she immediately sprang into action, cooking a giant pot of congee to divvy up into individual portions and put in the group’s refrigerators. “As much privilege as there is in this world, there’s a lot of pain, a lot of sacrifice, a lot of struggle out there,” Wong says. She is one of the many Denver area residents inspired to donate their food, time, and energy to the two-month-old grassroots initiative, which aims to help address food insecurity during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond. Through the Denver Community Fridges program, organizers have solicited donated refrigerators and found local business owners willing to host the appliances on their property. Volunteers fil ....