Andrew Kenney covers Denver and its government. His work explores how urbanization is reshaping Colorado's cities and whom it benefits, focusing on housing, sustainability, culture and government accountability. He previously worked as a reporter for The (Raleigh) News & Observer and for Denverite. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was honored with the Associated Press' Walter Spearman Award for young writers in 2015, among other recognition.
Colorado may be the mecca of legal marijuana, but the state's old drug laws still loom large. Now Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has ordered a "citywide effort" to vacate and...
The city of Denver's redevelopment strategy for East Colfax Avenue is in full swing. The Denver City Council tonight signaled that it will allow denser redevelopment of several properties along...
Since 2015, voters and politicians in Boston, Budapest, Calgary, Hamburg, Oslo and Krakow have shot down bids for the Games. It's a global revolt powered by images of abandoned bobsled tracks,...
Denver voters this month approved sales tax increases worth more than $100 million per year, but they didn't cut the check to City Hall. More than half of that money...
Denver just finalized its purchase of one of the nation's first fully electric street sweepers, specifically designed for use in protected bike lanes -- and it's the envy of public...
The city of Denver has laid out some ambitious goals for its parks system in the last few years: Green space for every resident. An urban forest. Changing stations for...
Final results from Denver Elections, released Tuesday, show that a sales tax to create post-secondary scholarships for local students -- trailing on Election Night -- passed.