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Susan Barnes-Gelt

Left to right: Chris Daniels, a 2013 inductee into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame; Kenny Passarelli, an upcoming CMHOF inductee with Joe Walsh's Barnstorm; Jim Guercio, former owner of Nederland's famed Caribou Ranch, and Jock Bartley, of Firefall. (Courtesy of Dennis Bennett)

Barnes-Gelt: The good and not-so-good of 2015

October 7, 2016 at 5:46 a.m.

Barnes-Gelt: The good and not-so-good of 2015

A 2014 feasibility study outlined the potential of the National Western Complex and the Denver Coliseum. (Denver Post file)

Barnes-Gelt: Check the costs of Denver ballot issue 2C

April 21, 2016 at 12:25 p.m.

Barnes-Gelt: Check the costs of Denver ballot issue 2C

Debbie Ortega, Robin Kniech, and Stacie Gilmore are all officially sworn in as the newest members of the Denver City Council on July 20. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)

Barnes-Gelt: Open the council doors, Denver

April 22, 2016 at 5:48 p.m.

Barnes-Gelt: Open the council doors, Denver

Gov. John Hickenlooper on June 5 signs House Bill 1344, which would bring new facilities to the National Western Stock Show complex. (Fort Morgan Times)

Barnes-Gelt: Projects need scrutiny from new council

April 24, 2016 at 10:09 a.m.

Barnes-Gelt: Projects need scrutiny from new council

The future of Boettcher Concert Hall and the Denver Performing Arts Complex campus may be determined by a 29-member, mayoral task force appointed to decide how to activate the site and improve connections to the convention center and adjacent neighborhoods. (Denver Post file photo)

Barnes-Gelt: Denver’s issues demand strong leaders — so vote

April 24, 2016 at 4:06 p.m.

Barnes-Gelt: Denver's issues demand strong leaders — so vote

Denver Union Station hosts a public event for its grand opening celebration on July 26. (Kathryn Scott Osler, The Denver Post)

Barnes-Gelt: The best and worst of 2014 in Denver

April 25, 2016 at 10:50 p.m.

Barnes-Gelt: The best and worst of 2014 in Denver

Mae Arellano, 8, walks under Interstate 70 on her way to Swansea Elementary. The school just north of Interstate 70 and is in the middle of an ongoing debate about I-70 expansion. (RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post)

Barnes-Gelt: Buy-in necessary on I-70 plan

April 26, 2016 at 4:42 p.m.

Barnes-Gelt: Buy-in necessary on I-70 plan

Sam Pitrone is pictured preaching on the 16th Street Mall in Denver last August. (Jamie Cotten, Special to The Denver Post)

Barnes-Gelt: Denver needs ideas, optimism

April 26, 2016 at 11:39 p.m.

Barnes-Gelt: Denver needs ideas, optimism

Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock delivers the annual State of the City address on July 14 in Denver. In his 2013 State of the City address Hancock said that Denver's Inclusionary Housing Ordinance had failed. (Kent Nishimura, The Denver Post)

Barnes-Gelt: Denver should revamp its inclusionary housing policy

April 26, 2016 at 11:32 p.m.

Barnes-Gelt: Denver should revamp its inclusionary housing policy

Friends of Denver Parks T-shirts await park supporters in Denver last June. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)

Barnes-Gelt: The hinky history of Denver’s land swap

April 27, 2016 at 11:12 a.m.

Barnes-Gelt: The hinky history of Denver's land swap