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Beet Box bakery shutters its doors
The pandemic has forced dozens of Denver institutions to shutter their doors. Beet Box, a vegan bakery in Five Points, is just the latest.
Boo Bazaar provides opportunity for women-owned small businesses
The pop-up market Boo Bazaar on Oct. 24 provided a much-needed space for women-owned small and micro business with an added Halloween twist.
Pamela Richard brings girl power and Southern treats to Denver with Miss Peabody’s Tea Cakes
Pamela Richard saw a lack of Southern bakeries in Denver. She's brought her tea cakes and a helping side of girl power to change the city.
Despite pandemic hurdles, nonprofit for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ community lives on
A former police officer, Ali Duncan started Urban Sanctuary in 2016. In June, she launched a nonprofit for BIPOC and the LGBTQ+ community.
The Dirty P-Words: Pandemic, pivot, preparation–and the female restaurateurs who face them
Restaurateurs have bitten their tongue about Gov. Polis' policies in the wake of COVID-19. Here's what several owners really have to say.
Give Black women flowers while they are alive: Auntie Sade serves up Nigerian classics
Sade Adebayo deserves her flowers while she is alive. Filling the stomachs of the Nigerian community in Denver for decades, she now has her own food truck.
Protect Your Space Project works to make Denver businesses safe for all
Priscilla Jerez, the manager and bartender at Tooey’s Off Colfax, moved to Denver ten years ago. Before that, she lived a whole other life in Washington D.C. She owned a bar called The Palace of Wonders, which was part museum of oddities. She was a burlesque dancer as well, something she said she can’t wait to tell her daughter about when she gets older.
But she also had an experience that is shared by most women who work in or go out to bars. When Jerez was 26 years old, she had her drink drugged while she was working.
“There were two men talking to me and, you know, being friendly,” Jerez said. “I think they were trying to sneak me out or something. I guess whatever state I was in, I was able to get to a safe place. It's one of those things that really stayed with me where I'm like, ‘Holy shit, who knows what could’ve happened?’” Jerez said.
Generation Drive-Thru feeds teens in need
The Aurora-based nonprofit Generation Drive-Thru has largely focused its energy on helping the elderly since COVID-19 hit. This past weekend they turned their attention to helping teens in need.
The Whittier Cafe shall overcome
The Whittier Cafe was first called 'the activist cafe' as a slur, but owner Millete Birhanemaskel has fully embraced the cafe's role as a sanctuary for protests, mourning and discussion.
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