JFS mobile pantry makes the rounds
Steve MarkAug 24, 2023
It is mid-morning, and for the second day in a row, it is a sweltering 98 degrees. Yet, a crowd of 20 is lined up in the Westwood subdivision in southwest Denver,...
Free pre-K — not so simple
Steve MarkAug 10, 2023
In the wake of President Biden’s push for a free universal pre-kindergarten program, some states have been scrambling to implement systems that allow three and...
Steamboat’s Rochelle ‘Rocke’ Weinberg named to US snowboard team
Steve MarkJul 06, 2023
In some cases, Rochelle Weinberg is a typical Colorado kid. The 14-year-old swims, backpacks, fishes, plays hockey and even does some mutton bustin’. By the way, she...
Judge shares Israel’s perspective on divorce, children, in family court
Steve MarkJul 06, 2023
Israel and the US have virtually the same divorce rate. It’s what happens after divorce — especially to the children in divorced families — that differs from...
$100 million cash bail for accused killer of Tracy Lechner
Steve MarkJul 06, 2023
New laws and rights for alleged murderers led to a landmark bail decision handed down by an Arapahoe County judge in the case of David Lechner.
Boulder woman’s difficult tale of receiving — and surviving — a liver transplant
Steve MarkJun 29, 2023
Barbara Gould’s first brush with death was in April, 2020. A bout with COVID in the early stages of the pandemic ravaged her liver and led to a 65-day episode on life...
Noah Gardenswartz on life after ‘Maisel’
Steve MarkJun 22, 2023
In the wake of his five-year association with Amazon Studios’ recently-concluded, marvelously successful “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Denver native Noah...
Three Shmuli Silverberg killers sentenced
Steve MarkJun 15, 2023
Three of five defendants responsible for the 2021 murder of yeshiva student Shmuel Silverberg have been sentenced in a Denver district court, according to the Denver...
Cherry Creek Schools sets timetable
Steve MarkJun 15, 2023
In the wake of public outcry over instances of anti-Semitism on various campuses in the Cherry Creek School District, superintendent Chris Smith has set a timetable for...
Follow-up meetings address anti-Semitism incidents at Cherry Creek
Steve MarkJun 08, 2023
The Cherry Creek School District academic year has ended, but the echoes of anti-Semitism in some of the district’s halls have spilled into summer, according to Cherry...
