Very Important People
Toby & Mort Mower, newcomers to Denver making their mark
Andrea JacobsOct 29, 2015
Toby and Dr. Morton Mower, Denver’s newest power couple, reside at an address fit for royalty. Original paintings by Renoir, Monet, Degas and Picasso transform the...
Mordechai Hoffman, business mind behind Hillel Academy
Larry HankinOct 29, 2015
EIGHT YEARS ago, Hillel Academy’s fiscal situation was a train wreck. There was even talk of closing the venerable school, Denver’s oldest and original Hebrew day...
Gail Klapper, veteran political activist
Chris LeppekOct 29, 2015
Everybody seems to know who Gail Klapper is — she’s been a player on Colorado’s political, social, policy and educational scene for decades. The tough question,...
Rev. Leon Kelly, Moses in the land of gangsters
Chris LeppekOct 29, 2015
REV. Leon Kelly is on speakerphone in his downtown office, speaking to a man in another city. As his visitors wait for him to finish the call, it becomes apparent that...
Ryan Warner, familiar voice on Colorado Public Radio
Andrea JacobsOct 29, 2015
RYAN WARNER is early. Sitting patiently in the foyer, his translucent eyes absorb the minutest detail. Once the clock hits 9:30 a.m., he extends a firm hand and greets...
Julie Geller’s journey {VIDEO}
Andrea JacobsNov 06, 2014
Julie Geller took lessons in piano (“terrible”), flute (“horrible”) and voice (“abysmal”) as a kid. But an encounter with a C chord in the 10th grade...
Ruth & Jack Cohen, transplant and life partners
Andrea JacobsNov 06, 2014
Cohen answers the front door before the bell rings. “This is Wally,” he introduces the white barking dog in his arms. “He’s really sweet, but he’s a little...
Marshall Zelinger, broadcast journalist
Larry HankinNov 06, 2014
winning 7NEWS Denver reporter Marshall Zelinger may have gotten his formal training as a journalist in J School at CU-Boulder, but the most important skill that he uses...
Max & Elaine Appel, a GLOing relationship
Larry HankinNov 06, 2014
and Elaine Appel have been partners since the moment they met. Max was an upper classman at CU in 1956 and Elaine was a freshman. Max, a campus activist, was putting up...
Justice William Hood, Colorado Supreme Court
Chris LeppekNov 06, 2014
Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center in the heart of Denver is the kind of place that could go to your head. Everything about the neoclassical structure that opened in...
