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Former Aurora Mayor Bob LeGare announces bid for Ward 6 City Council seat
AURORA | Former Aurora Mayor Bob LeGare announced today he will seek the Ward VI seat on the Aurora City Council in next year’s city council election. LeGare said he sees a city facing myriad issues that can benefit from his longtime experience and willingness to work collaboratively with fellow lawmakers.
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Brandon Bell becomes Erie’s new mayor; council votes Emily Baer to temporary mayor pro tem
Erie has a new mayor in Brandon Bell after Mayor Andrew Moore’s resignation took effect Tuesday evening. Town Council members on Tuesday also voted unanimously for Emily Baer to take the mayor pro tem seat — previously Bell’s role — until a new term begins in January.
Solitary Watch
ICE Detainees Subjected to Forced Labor Under Threat of Solitary…
In the most recent piece in our Voices from Solitary series, Mason Swanson, currently incarcerated in Pennsylvania, describes his experience spending seven years in solitary confinement. While on “suicide watch” at SCI Camp Hill, Swanson was isolated in a cell completely naked without access to any personal property or opportunity to speak with a psychologist, psychiatrist, or doctor. For years he was unable to sleep through the night, living in constant fear of his surroundings and cruel treatment from officers. Solitary Watch.
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Signing/Commitment Day: Aurora honorees, 11.11.26
AURORA | A list of Aurora area prep athletes who have committed to compete at the collegiate level by school on or around Nov. 11, 2026 (Note: Athletes no longer sign National Letters of Intent, but agree to financial aid packages). Some were recognized with ceremonies at their schools. Please email sports@aurorasentinel.com with additions:
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Local School Band Director Harley Brown Has Passed // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths
Local School Band Director Harley Brown Has Passed. Other than a short note, no other information was available at this time. Mr. Brown was the band director at Highland and Skyview High Schools for many years. He also organized and conducted a community orchestra in the Thornton/Northglenn/Welby/Mapleton area. We will post more as we gather information.
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Barnes & Noble will shutter Aurora City Place location after two decades
AURORA | The Barnes and Noble at City Place will close in January after more than two decades at the location. In a press release, the company confirmed that the City Place store, 170 S. Abilene St., will close Jan. 13 when its lease ends. “At a time when Barnes...
The Denver Gazette
Aurora City Council moves forward with public comment timing changes
The Aurora City Council is considering changing the format of public comment at meetings, which has changed numerous times over the last several years as more people attend to speak. In many council meetings, the public comment period lasts several hours and the meetings go late into the night. As the council rules are currently […]
The Denver Gazette
DPS board votes to close Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy
The Denver Public Schools Board of Education voted to close Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy at the end of the 2026-27 school year during a meeting Thursday evening, after opening the campus just five years ago. DPS Superintendent Alex Marrero recommended closing Robert F. Smith last month, citing enrollment decline as the reason why. Enrollment […]
Chalkbeat
In Denver, a 3-school effort to take advantage of the federal tax credit scholarship program
Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. Most of the efforts for public schools to get in on a new federal tax credit have been macro: Public education boosters are creating organizations to grant scholarships for tutoring or SAT prep across an entire school district, state, or region of the country. But a new effort in Denver is micro. Here, parents are launching an organization to grant scholarships at just three public schools: East High, Morey Middle, and McAuliffe International. “The general concept is as a parent, if I’m going to give a donation, I’d like to see it impact my neighborhood school,” said East High parent Greg Graeber. This type of experimentation and parental choice is allowed under the federal tax credit program, a major school choice expansion that’s projected to raise billions of dollars for private school tuition and other educational expenses. The program works like this: Taxpayers will receive a federal tax credit of up to $1,700 if they donate to a scholarship-granting organization. Those organizations then give
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Two Denver establishments win Eater Awards
From the stories making headlines to the restaurants, music and culture that make Denver one of a kind, Westword is there. Help us raise $50,000 by December 31 to keep independent local journalism going strong in 2027. As 2026 slowly fades into oblivion, nearly every media platform covering food and...
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Hashi Market Bringing Japanese Grocery Experience to Aurora
Aurora is set to welcome a new international grocery destination, with Hashi Market listing a location at 12200 E. Mississippi Avenue as coming soon on its official website. The store is planned for the former Safeway building, adding a new concept to the East Mississippi Avenue retail corridor. The Aurora location will mark Hashi Market’s Colorado debut, although the company has not announced an opening date.
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Dave Ratner, formerly of Creative Law Network, Moves to New Law Firm
I’ve got major news to share: I’ve joined Fairfield and Woods, a full-service law firm that has been serving the Rocky Mountain West since 1934. I’m still doing the work I love, practicing entertainment, intellectual property, and business law for creative people and businesses. The difference is that I now get to do it with a bigger team, a deeper bench, and a lot more expertise under the same roof. I’m excited for what’s next!