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.

Dale Goin, 63, right, and his wife, Sally Rock, 68, take an order from regular customer Louis Kennedy of Denver on Wednesday at the corner of 16th Street and Cleveland Place.

Denver owners of Philadelphia Filly on 16th St. Mall celebrate return

April 30, 2016 at 5:59 a.m.

Denver owners of Philadelphia Filly on 16th St. Mall celebrate return

Ilya Pinsky, left, with the AmeriCorps program, digs up Mediterranean sage, a noxious weed in Colorado, from open space just north of Boulder along Foothills Parkway in 2010. At right is Eric Fairlee with the city of Boulder Integrated Pest Management program.

Colorado’s turf wars over pesticide use trigger fears of total ban

April 30, 2016 at 12:48 a.m.

Colorado's turf wars over pesticide use trigger fears of total ban

Democratic Sen. Pat Steadman a co-sponsor to the civil unions bill, is embraced by Sen. Gail Schwartz at the Colorado Capitol in Denver on Feb. 8, 2013.

Colorado Senate gives initial approval to civil unions bill

April 30, 2016 at 10:22 a.m.

Colorado Senate gives initial approval to civil unions bill

<b>5. Escalante Canyon homesteads:</b> Captain Smith's Cabin is one of three sites on the list.

Cranmer Park plaza put on Colorado’s Most Endangered Places list

April 30, 2016 at 8:31 a.m.

Cranmer Park plaza put on Colorado's Most Endangered Places list

Mesa County Deputy Danny Norris launches the Falcon drone. The Falcon is manufactured by a company in Aurora.

Privacy worries may stall commercial use of drone aircraft

April 30, 2016 at 10:41 a.m.

Privacy worries may stall commercial use of drone aircraft

Point-in-time count of homeless in 7 metro Denver counties starts early Tuesday

January 28, 2013 at 10:17 a.m.

Point-in-time count of homeless in 7 metro Denver counties starts early Tuesday

Mark Pierpont of Ready Temporary Services takes out a wall in the locker rooms that are the last area in this phase of construction at Englewood Middle School. With state trust-lands money, Englewood schools received about $17 million to convert an existing middle school into an alternative high school with about 30 classrooms.

Spike in trust lands revenue for public schools sparks debate

April 30, 2016 at 5:12 a.m.

Spike in trust lands revenue for public schools sparks debate

Seymour Wheelock, pioneer at Children’s Hospital in Denver, dies at 94

January 20, 2013 at 12:47 p.m.

Seymour Wheelock, pioneer at Children's Hospital in Denver, dies at 94

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. waves to the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 28, 1963, for his "I Have a Dream" speech.

History Colorado features multimedia series on civil rights movement

April 30, 2016 at 3:23 a.m.

History Colorado features multimedia series on civil rights movement

Greg Medek: Loss of daughter in Aurora shooting, ‘ruined my life’

January 16, 2013 at 8:07 a.m.

Greg Medek: Loss of daughter in Aurora shooting, 'ruined my life'

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Denver owners of Philadelphia Filly on 16th St. Mall celebrate return

Colorado’s turf wars over pesticide use trigger fears of total ban

Colorado Senate gives initial approval to civil unions bill

Cranmer Park plaza put on Colorado’s Most Endangered Places list

Privacy worries may stall commercial use of drone aircraft

Point-in-time count of homeless in 7 metro Denver counties starts early Tuesday

Spike in trust lands revenue for public schools sparks debate

Seymour Wheelock, pioneer at Children’s Hospital in Denver, dies at 94

History Colorado features multimedia series on civil rights movement

Greg Medek: Loss of daughter in Aurora shooting, ‘ruined my life’