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Changing Denver

The show about our city, how we make it and how it makes us. Each month, we highlight one of Denver's most interesting people or places, telling their story through a relevant political or cultural lens. Our fourth season is a series all on one topic. We're calling it Unclear Danger: The Colorado Story of Rocky Flats. Start with Chapter 1: Project Apple and the Wind.
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Now displaying: February, 2016
Feb 8, 2016

Presenting the first installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, shorter episodes comprising complementary or supplementary materials that didn't fit in our regular, monthly features. 

Today's CDBBB highlights Josh Pollack, who you know from our episode on Five Points, and the special way he makes bagels at Rosenberg's. 

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Feb 1, 2016

On Changing Denver this month, we dip our toes into the complex issue of gentrification and look at how it is changing Five Points. Specifically, we tell the story of the Welton St. Challenge, a grant-making opportunity the city designed to facilitate the re-development of the Welton St. Corridor, a couple of the grant recipients, and the impact of all their efforts have had on the neighborhood.

Paul Washington, executive director of Denver’s Office of Economic Development, gives the city’s perspective on the Challenge.

Reggie Norman and Wil Alston of Civil Technology talk about how they are managing the re-development of one of Five Points’ iconic landmarks, the Rossonian Hotel.

Josh Pollack, owner of Rosenberg’s Bagels and Delicatessen, describes why he applied for a grant through the Welton St. Challenge, how he pitched his project, and what it’s like to open a Jewish New York-style deli in a historically Black neighborhood.

Eric Cunningham, co-creator of Cold Crush and native of Five Points, relates some of his experiences in the new Five Points, including a run-in he had with Josh Pollack.

 

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Our theme song is “Minnow” by Felix Fast4ward. You can find more of his music here.

Special thanks to Molina Speaks for the use of his song “Denver,” which features Randy Runyan. You can find their full album “Everyday Denver” on Bandcamp.

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