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Colorado voters sour on Democratic leaders

Colorado voters are becoming increasingly pessimistic about the state's Democratic leaders, a new poll shows.

Election

Colorado voters are increasingly pessimistic about the state&#x27;s Democratic leaders, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a new poll" data-vars-click-url="https://copollinginstitute.org/poll/2026-04-november-statewide-poll/" data-vars-content-id="d53cf352-0222-46fd-86f2-bb52a3d626ed" data-vars-headline="Colorado voters sour on Democratic leaders" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://copollinginstitute.org/poll/2026-04-november-statewide-poll/" target="_blank">a new poll</a> shows.Why it matters: The attitude shift among likely voters comes ahead of the 2026 election and offers insight into June&#x27;s primary contests.

Progressive challenger tests DeGette's hold

Rep. Diana DeGette, a 15-term Colorado congresswoman, faces a challenge from a first-time democratic socialist candidate.

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U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette&#x27;s iron grip on the Denver seat she&#x27;s held for nearly three decades faces its most formidable challenge in years from <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="progressive newcomer" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2025/08/11/degette-cd1-2026-race-progressive-challenger" data-vars-content-id="aa268bfc-60a1-4dc5-99e9-295bd31c4872" data-vars-headline="Progressive challenger tests DeGette&#x27;s hold" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2025/08/11/degette-cd1-2026-race-progressive-challenger" target="_self">progressive newcomer</a> Melat Kiros.Why it matters: Kiros, a democratic socialist, aims to unseat Colorado&#x27;s longest-serving Congress member — a potential upset that could signal a broader progressive push to topple <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="establishment Democrats" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/03/democrats-2026-midterms-house-primaries-jeffries" data-vars-content-id="aa268bfc-60a1-4dc5-99e9-295bd31c4872" data-vars-headline="Progressive challenger tests DeGette&#x27;s hold" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/03/democrats-2026-midterms-house-primaries-jeffries" target="_self">establishment Democrats</a> nationwide.

Molly Brown House debuts rare Titanic artifacts

The new artifacts will be on display through December.

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Five days before the Titanic sank, American writer Archibald Gracie penned an unknowingly foreboding letter aboard the colossal ocean liner.Zoom in: &quot;It is a fine ship this, but I shall await my journey&#x27;s end before I pass judgment on her,&quot; he wrote in a letter dated April 10, 1912, sending the letter a day later when the ship was docked in Queenstown, Ireland.

Inside the mayor's relationship with the city auditor

A recent audit shed light on relationship between the city's watchdog and the mayor's office.

Mayor Mike Johnston characterizes his relationship with Denver Auditor Tim O&#x27;Brien as open and productive. The auditor calls it cordial. To the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="public" data-vars-click-url="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&amp;hs=eizU&amp;channel=entpr&amp;q=denver%20auditor%20mayor%20problems&amp;tbm=nws" data-vars-content-id="edd41832-9a5a-4123-8c75-87b8f4c3220c" data-vars-headline="Inside the mayor&#x27;s relationship with the city auditor" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&amp;hs=eizU&amp;channel=entpr&amp;q=denver%20auditor%20mayor%20problems&amp;tbm=nws" target="_blank">public</a>, it <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="appears" data-vars-click-url="https://www.denverpost.com/2026/03/19/denver-homelessness-audit-cost-mike-johnston/" data-vars-content-id="edd41832-9a5a-4123-8c75-87b8f4c3220c" data-vars-headline="Inside the mayor&#x27;s relationship with the city auditor" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.denverpost.com/2026/03/19/denver-homelessness-audit-cost-mike-johnston/" target="_blank">appears</a> <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="contentious" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/denver-auditor-message-mayor-mike-johnston-stop-interfering-budget/" data-vars-content-id="edd41832-9a5a-4123-8c75-87b8f4c3220c" data-vars-headline="Inside the mayor&#x27;s relationship with the city auditor" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/denver-auditor-message-mayor-mike-johnston-stop-interfering-budget/" target="_blank">contentious</a>.<ul><li>&quot;I&#x27;ve had mayors who have called me to say, &#x27;Don&#x27;t worry, my relationship was much worse with the auditor when I was here,&#x27;&quot; Johnston tells Axios Denver, declining to name names.</li></ul>

Presale launches for Underground Music Showcase

The music festival will make its RiNo debut in July.

Presale tickets are now available for the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Underground Music Showcase" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2026/02/09/ums-underground-music-showcase-denver-2026" data-vars-content-id="508644d1-3435-456e-9d5c-aa9127057b88" data-vars-headline="Presale launches for Underground Music Showcase" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2026/02/09/ums-underground-music-showcase-denver-2026" target="_self">Underground Music Showcase</a> as it makes its debut this July in the River North Art District.Why it matters: It&#x27;s a new era for Denver&#x27;s largest and longest-running music festival, as organizers hope to turn its cultural capital <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="into financial viability" data-vars-click-url="https://www.denverpost.com/2025/07/01/denver-ums-underground-music-showcase-shutting-down/" data-vars-content-id="508644d1-3435-456e-9d5c-aa9127057b88" data-vars-headline="Presale launches for Underground Music Showcase" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.denverpost.com/2025/07/01/denver-ums-underground-music-showcase-shutting-down/" target="_blank">into financial viability</a>.

Community rallies to rebuild City Park bandstand

City Park Jazz plans to use a mobile stage for this year's edition.

Donations are pouring in to rebuild the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="City Park bandstand" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2026/03/26/city-park-bandstand-fire-investigation" data-vars-content-id="dc74e8ec-e8a1-45d2-add6-1802c7bfa3f9" data-vars-headline="Community rallies to rebuild City Park bandstand" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2026/03/26/city-park-bandstand-fire-investigation" target="_self">City Park bandstand</a> and save this summer&#x27;s City Park Jazz, with tens of thousands of dollars raised so far.Why it matters: After a devastating loss caused by a fire, the fundraising effort signals strong support for the historic bandstand and for keeping this year&#x27;s weekly Sunday music event on track.

Best new bites at Coors Field

The two-foot hot dog is meant to shared — but we won't judge you for tackling it solo.

Food and Drink

The glizzy craze is reaching new gastronomical heights at Coors Field.Zoom in: The ballpark debuts a shareable, two-foot hot dog, dubbed the Glizzilla, on Friday.

The Colorado Rockies might be bad again

Hitting rock bottom means there's only one way but up, right?

Sports

There&#x27;s no way to sugarcoat it: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Colorado Rockies" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2025/08/21/colorado-rockies-could-avoid-historically-bad-season" data-vars-content-id="4e542a40-22c1-45d8-8d11-b72234252550" data-vars-headline="The Colorado Rockies might be bad again" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2025/08/21/colorado-rockies-could-avoid-historically-bad-season" target="_self">The Colorado Rockies</a> were baseball&#x27;s worst club last season. But hitting rock bottom means there&#x27;s nowhere to go but up, right?Why it matters: The Rox (2-4) return to the finely manicured green at Coors Field on Friday seeking a signature home debut victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, a playoff contender last season.

Denver Summit set for potentially record-breaking home debut

The team is looking to win back-to-back games after notching its first win.

A new era for women&#x27;s sports kicks off Saturday as <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Denver Summit makes" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2026/02/23/summit-fc-first-home-jersey" data-vars-content-id="7b275dee-5876-4331-9364-377a68e32634" data-vars-headline="Denver Summit set for potentially record-breaking home debut" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2026/02/23/summit-fc-first-home-jersey" target="_self">Denver Summit makes</a> its home debut, likely before a record-breaking crowd.Why it matters: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="near-instant popularity" data-vars-click-url="https://www.9news.com/article/sports/soccer/denver-summit-fc-sells-out-season-tickets-tickets/73-c99308f3-2c95-40c7-b18f-3db5863c7929" data-vars-content-id="7b275dee-5876-4331-9364-377a68e32634" data-vars-headline="Denver Summit set for potentially record-breaking home debut" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.9news.com/article/sports/soccer/denver-summit-fc-sells-out-season-tickets-tickets/73-c99308f3-2c95-40c7-b18f-3db5863c7929" target="_blank">near-instant popularity</a> of Denver&#x27;s professional women&#x27;s soccer team<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text=" " data-vars-click-url="https://www.9news.com/article/sports/soccer/denver-summit-fc-sells-out-season-tickets-tickets/73-c99308f3-2c95-40c7-b18f-3db5863c7929" data-vars-content-id="7b275dee-5876-4331-9364-377a68e32634" data-vars-headline="Denver Summit set for potentially record-breaking home debut" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.9news.com/article/sports/soccer/denver-summit-fc-sells-out-season-tickets-tickets/73-c99308f3-2c95-40c7-b18f-3db5863c7929" target="_blank"> </a>capitalizes on a genuine <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fervor for women&#x27;s" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2025/08/12/a-new-sporting-era" data-vars-content-id="7b275dee-5876-4331-9364-377a68e32634" data-vars-headline="Denver Summit set for potentially record-breaking home debut" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2025/08/12/a-new-sporting-era" target="_self">fervor for women&#x27;s</a> sports, as the nascent club joins a local sports pantheon with a championship pedigree.

USWNT star Lindsey Heaps launches sports show

The show will debut in the "Men In Blazers" network.

Future Denver Summit FC star and current U.S. women&#x27;s soccer <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="team captain Lindsey Heaps" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2026/01/12/denver-summit-fc-lindsey-heaps-womens-soccer" data-vars-content-id="15358187-6fe7-4d85-85b3-1f8a5ba65f7b" data-vars-headline="USWNT star Lindsey Heaps launches sports show" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2026/01/12/denver-summit-fc-lindsey-heaps-womens-soccer" target="_self">team captain Lindsey Heaps</a> is teaming up with the largest independent soccer network in the U.S. Zoom in: Heaps, who will <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="join Denver Summit FC" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2025/12/23/denver-womens-soccer-stadium-approved" data-vars-content-id="15358187-6fe7-4d85-85b3-1f8a5ba65f7b" data-vars-headline="USWNT star Lindsey Heaps launches sports show" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2025/12/23/denver-womens-soccer-stadium-approved" target="_self">join Denver Summit FC</a> in June, will star in a monthly show called &quot; The Captain with Lindsey Heaps&quot; starting Wednesday.

Live music: 10 must-see concerts at Red Rocks this year

The iconic music venue will have everything from TKTK...

Local Brief

Red Rocks Amphitheatre&#x27;s 2026 lineup boasts more than 130 events, but we wanted to pick 10 can&#x27;t-miss musical performances ranging from chart-topping pop acts, an iconic Mexican band and a French EDM maestro.<h2 class="text-h6 !font-sans !font-normal !leading-[1.2em]"><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Ice Cube (April 20) " data-vars-click-url="https://www.redrocksonline.com/events/ice-cube-1231930/" data-vars-content-id="b85c393b-0abd-4b42-8fce-c9a0d3f93ef3" data-vars-headline="Live music: 10 must-see concerts at Red Rocks this year" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.redrocksonline.com/events/ice-cube-1231930/" target="_blank">Ice Cube (April 20) </a></h2>Spend the 4/20 holiday with a true California OG and author of classics like &quot;It Was a Good Day&quot; and &quot;Gangsta Nation.&quot;

What to do this spring in Denver

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is bringing major Broadway shows to the city.

🎭 Head to the theater. The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is bringing major Broadway shows and other theatrical productions to the city this spring.<ul><li><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Get ready for" data-vars-click-url="https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/" data-vars-content-id="4d2e1381-d735-40c2-a4db-405ad9a4cddd" data-vars-headline="What to do this spring in Denver" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/" target="_blank">Get ready for</a> &quot;The Phantom of the Opera,&quot; &quot;MJ: The Musical&quot; and &quot;The Improvised Shakespeare Company.</li></ul>

Live music: 12 must-see concerts in Denver area this spring

Denver live music fans, here's a quick list of 12 must-see concerts coming to the area this March, April and May.

Denver live music fans, here&#x27;s a quick list of 12 must-see concerts coming to the area this March, April and May.

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Molly Brown House debuts rare Titanic artifacts

Presale launches for Underground Music Showcase

Community rallies to rebuild City Park bandstand

Best new bites at Coors Field

The Colorado Rockies might be bad again