Colleen O'Connor

Former Now Team Reporter

Colleen O'Connor

Colleen O'Connor was a reporter for The Denver Post's Now team. She was a voracious reader of American history and biography. She was previously a Denver Post food writer and city desk reporter. O'Connor died on Aug. 31, 2016, 聽while crossing the street.

The rules of cool

May 8, 2016 at 1:16 a.m.

The rules of cool

Maria Yi carefully folds laundry as part of the service she and her husband,Kenneth, provide for drop-off customers at Magic Laundry & Dry Cleaningon South Monaco Parkway.

Spin cycle

May 8, 2016 at 3:18 a.m.

Spin cycle

Marcy and Michael Schreiber, standing, chat with deli customers Rabbi Israel Rosenfeld, left, and his wife, Erica; and Dr. Ted Engel. The kosher grocery, bakery, butcher, deli and restaurant has become a gathering place for Orthodox Jews.

Lifeline for Orthodox Jews

May 8, 2016 at 3:17 a.m.

Lifeline for Orthodox Jews

Twin sisters Dena, left, and Doniece Derani serve coffee in their Capitol Hill cafe, Gypsy House. The Derani family worriesabout relatives living in Lebanon as the Middle East conflict with Israel grows.

Fearful, years, miles from home

May 8, 2016 at 2:06 a.m.

Fearful, years, miles from home

John Lawton, manager of the Highlands Masonic Temple at 3550 Federal Blvd., holds a decorative Masonicapron. Modern Masons wear plain white aprons. Skeleton in background is used for Halloween events.

Mysteries of the Masons

May 8, 2016 at 4:50 a.m.

Mysteries of the Masons

Adam Engle meditates in his home north of Boulder. Engle is co-founder of the Mind and Life Institute of Colorado, a research think tank without walls that is changing the way scientists view meditation and the brain. The institute is bringing the Dalai Lama to Denver this fall.

Willing your way to happiness

May 8, 2016 at 6:07 a.m.

Willing your way to happiness

Heresy or holy faith?

May 8, 2016 at 4:43 a.m.

Heresy or holy faith?

A barely conscious 16-year-old girl sprawls in a Jeep at a Pueblo hip-hop concertin March. A sheriffs deputy said shed been given brandy by a friendsparent. Experts say social acceptance of teen drinking worsens the problem.

Drunker, earlier

May 8, 2016 at 3:49 a.m.

Drunker, earlier

A teen offender, wearing goggles that mimic the vision of a person who has had twodrinks, tries to shake hands during a Crossroads Turning Points class in Pueblo.

In Colorado, prevention tab runs dry

May 8, 2016 at 3:44 a.m.

In Colorado, prevention tab runs dry

"I've talked with judges, a lot of them good friends, about their opinions. Some say its a rite of passage that we have to deal with. Others are no-nonsense, saying parents need to be searching kids' bedrooms. Municipal Judge William Alexander of Pueblo, who sentences youths convicted on alcohol or drug offenses.

In Pueblo, the party’s over

May 8, 2016 at 3:43 a.m.

In Pueblo, the party's over

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The rules of cool

Spin cycle

Lifeline for Orthodox Jews

Fearful, years, miles from home

Mysteries of the Masons

Willing your way to happiness

Heresy or holy faith?

Drunker, earlier

In Colorado, prevention tab runs dry

In Pueblo, the party’s over