Aurora Archives | Denver Westword https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:01:48 +0000 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:01:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Copyright 2026 Westword. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Westword readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Westword. letters@westword.com (Westword Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Westword Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/general-feed-rss.jpg Denver Westword The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com 144 90 Aurora Is Now Home to the Largest Hispanic Food Hall in the Country https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/food-drink/aurora-colorado-home-to-largest-hispanic-food-hall-in-country-40845510/ https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40845510 Sara Rosenthal https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/food-drink/aurora-colorado-home-to-largest-hispanic-food-hall-in-country-40845510/#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -0700 Food & Drink

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The cases involving Venezuelan gang members are winding down, too.

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Over 1,800 bus drivers, cafeteria works and other classified staff at Aurora Public Schools can now unionize.

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Within the first six weeks of the center's opening, police responded to calls, issued citations and charged people with crimes approximately 140 times.

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The Edge of Lowry apartments were ground zero for Aurora's 2024 Venezuelan gang fiasco.

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]]> https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/aurora-nearing-settlement-with-infamous-landlord-40839461/feed/ 0 Denver Westword New Aurora Ice Cream Shop Is Scooping Boundary-Pushing Flavors https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/food-drink/aurora-small-batch-ice-cream-shop-debuts-with-elevated-flavors-40836932/ https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40836932 Sara Rosenthal https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/food-drink/aurora-small-batch-ice-cream-shop-debuts-with-elevated-flavors-40836932/#respond Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:00:00 -0700 Food & Drink

It's owned by a husband and wife team who have worked in restaurants for years.

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]]> https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/food-drink/aurora-small-batch-ice-cream-shop-debuts-with-elevated-flavors-40836932/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Nurses, Veterans, Families Tearfully Mourn Alex Pretti at Aurora Vigil https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/nurses-veterans-families-tearfully-mourn-alex-pretti-at-aurora-vigil-40836969/ https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40836969 Bennito L. Kelty https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/nurses-veterans-families-tearfully-mourn-alex-pretti-at-aurora-vigil-40836969/#respond Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:46:00 -0700

A little over a hundred people gathered outside of a VA medical center to honor Pretti, an ICU nurse who was fatally shot by immigration officers in Minnesota.

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"Proudly representing the Latinos and Latinas who help feed America, and amplifying the voices that deserve to be heard."

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Andrews said he won't resign while questioning the APD description of his arrest.

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The nonprofit running Aurora's largest city-funded shelter says the building's age makes operations challenging.

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