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Historic Denver News – Fall 2024

October 2024
The Fall 2024 edition of the Historic Denver News highlighted the history of women running for and holding elected office from Margaret Brown's time to present, a walk through Denver's oldest and creepiest cemetery, and the winners of Historic Denver's 2024 annual Awards.

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Historic Denver 54th Annual Gala & Awards Dinner

October 2024
Historic Denver’s 54th Annual Gala & Awards Dinner celebrates the individuals and preservation projects uniting Denver’s past with the 21st century. The 2024 awardees are nonprofit strategist and preservationist Sarah O. McCarthy, artist Ed Dwight, professor Dr. Nicki Gonzales, the University Park Historic District, Flora House Denver, Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church, Prodigy Coffeehouse and the adjacent split-level duplex built on the old Globeville Garage site, and Rino Art Park in the Five Points neighborhood. This year, we confer a brand-new award, the Infill Award, on the Curtis Park Row Homes — new-build construction located in the Curtis Park Historic District.

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Historic Denver News – Summer 2024

July 2024
The Summer 2024 edition of Historic Denver News uncovered a location tied to trans history in Denver beginning in the 1980s, how redlining policies shaped Five Points and other near northeast neighborhoods, and the unveiling of a new logo and branding.

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Historic Denver News – Spring 2024

April 2024
The Spring 2024 edition of Historic Denver News dove into the history of the Far East Center on Federal Boulevard and its connections to the Vietnam War, how Margaret Brown and Mother Jones each showed up for striking workers and their families before and after the Ludlow Massacre, and the story of the revered jazz club El Chapultepec, which shuttered at the end of 2020 after 87 years.

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Historic Denver News – Winter 2024

January 2024
The Winter 2024 edition of Historic Denver News shared Colorado art that tracked the rise and fall of mining boom towns across the state, interviews with visual artists who were mentored by and carry on the legacy of multi-disciplinary artist Bob Ragland, and the curious basement houses built underground throughout the Westwood neighborhood.

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Historic Denver Colorado Gives Day 2023 Appeal Letter

November 2023
Appeal letter for Historic Denver's year-end fundraising and Colorado Gives Day 2023.

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Historic Denver’s 53rd Annual Gala & Awards Dinner


Historic Denver’s 53rd Annual Gala & Awards Dinner is the organization's largest event and fundraiser of the year is one of a few events granted the rare privilege of taking over the grand Atrium Lobby during the event cocktail portion. The 2023 awardees are Jerry Glick, the Honorable Elbra M. Wedgeworth, Gertie Grant, Raíces Brewing Company, Historic Berkeley Regis, St. Francis Warren Residences, the former Tom’s Diner, and York Street Yards.

The front cover of the Fall 2023 edition of Historic Denver News features an aerial view of Colfax Avenue looking west towards dowtown Denver at night. | , , , , , , ,

Historic Denver News – Fall 2023

October 2023
The Fall 2023 edition of the Historic Denver News included the history of the long and wicked Colfax Avenue, highlights from 30 years of Victorian Horrors at the Molly Brown House, and the winners of Historic Denver's 2023 Annual Awards.

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Local Designers Unite for Pop-Up Trunk Show and Fundraiser During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

September 2023
Press release for clothing designer Brooks LTD, jeweler Chrissy Liu Jewelry, and milliner Miss Victoria Regina: Local Designers Unite for Pop-Up Trunk Show and Fundraiser During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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Historic Denver News – Summer 2023

July 2023
The Summer 2023 edition of Historic Denver News explored how the 1893 World's Fair impacted Denver then and now, plus a visit to the intriguing mid-century modern Cliff May homes found throughout Harvey Park.

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Shania Twain’s Custom Jean Jacket

July 2023
This blog post for fashion designer Brooks LTD explains the process of creating a super custom jacket for singer Shania Twain. Power words are stitched inside the jacket, pulled from words and phrases Shania used in various media interviews.

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Historic Denver 2023 Gala Invitation

July 2023
Print invitation for Historic Denver's 53rd Annual Gala & Awards Dinner (2023). Text by me, design by Sarah Edgell, edgellworks.com.