News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
A Denver city councilman says he wants to know how the mayor's office is spending $27 million in security grants for the Democratic National Convention. The city received a $50 million federal grant to pay for security measures, but Mayor John Hickenlooper's budget only accounts for $23 million of it, and Denver City Councilman Doug Linkhart is looking for answers, the Rocky Mountain...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
... at night. Tent State has a conditional-use permit to use the park during the convention, but Mayor John Hickenlooper and other officials have said protesters must leave the park at 11 p.m. Tent State organizers still must submit detailed plans to city officials Friday for final approval of their proposals for the park. The group doesn't necessarily plan to sleep in the public demonstration...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
... expression while simultaneously addressing genuine security and logistical issues," Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper said in a statement. "With this validation of our plans, we continue moving forward, focused on making the convention a safe, inclusive and enjoyable event for all." The public-demonstration zone will be behind a chain-link fence surrounding a nearly 50,000-square-foot...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nearly half of the planned expenditures for the $50 million federal grant for security at the Democratic National Convention haven't been revealed publicly because they don't meet the threshold requiring City Council approval, officials said Wednesday. Councilman Doug Linkhart asked Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper's administration for more concrete details during a committee meeting on...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Nearly half of the planned expenditures for the $50 million federal grant for security at the Democratic National Convention haven't been revealed publicly because they don't meet the threshold for City Council approval, officials said today. Councilman Doug Linkhart asked Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper's administration for more concrete details during a committee meeting on the subject...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
A view of Denver from the perspectives of Mayor John Hickenlooper; Richard Wobbekind, director of the Business Research Division at CU's Leeds School of Business; Mile High United Way president and CEO Christine Benero; and Centennial Mayor Randy Pye will be presented at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce's State of the City luncheon, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Hyatt Regency Denver at...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
... U.S. Senator Ken Salazar (CO) U.S. Representative Ed Perlmutter (CO-7) U.S. Representative John Hall (NY-19) Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper Rhone Resch, president of SEIA WHEN: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Noon -- 4 p.m. MDT WHERE: Coors Field 2001 Blake Street Entrance on Wynkoop Walkway and 19th Street Denver, Colorado 80205 *VISUALS: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, Gov....
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
... parking lot by bus via Bryant Street, said Katherine Archuleta, senior adviser to Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper. Individuals in the protest zone are entitled by existing Denver city ordinance to utilize bullhorns. Additionally — as provided at the Pepsi Center public-viewing area — a stage/riser and amplification system (for example, speakers and a microphone) will be provided inside...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Font ResizePepsi Center to embrace public before DNCArticle Launched: 08/04/2008 10:57:09 AM MDTDenver residents will have the opportunity to see the inside of the transformed Pepsi Center as it will look for the Democratic National Convention on the Friday before festivities begin. DNC chief executive Leah Daughtry and Mayor John Hickenlooper announced the plan this morning. The general...
Somervell County Salon (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
... heart of the dispute is that protesters claim the city has violated the promise of Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper to allow them within sight and sound of the Pepsi Center - and, now, Invesco Field at Mile High for Sen. Barack Obama's acceptance speech - during the DNC, which kicks off Aug. 25.They're outraged that they will be able to get no closer to the Pepsi Center than a fenced...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
... mistaken for Rene Marie, who ignited a recent controversy by altering the anthem's lyrics at Mayor John Hickenlooper's State of the City address. Sheryl Renee had four concerts scheduled the week after. The city of Aurora received so many mistaken complaints about Renee's appearance it took to the radio to set residents straight. Still, she's had bookings canceled. "I was really scared...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
... mayors of the two cities: the late Richard Daley, political boss par excellence, and our John Hickenlooper, who disdains bossing anyone and prefers to govern by consensus. Many reading this column were likely not born in 1968, and any sense of what things were like then may be limited to the caricatures of that period captured by the media: bell-bottoms, head shops and, later, Jimi...
The Two Malcontents (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
... — and the most expensive one — was one of the city’s most influential and powerful men: Mayor John Hickenlooper himself. Public Works Manager Bill Vidal reported that Hickenlooper, his boss, forked over $1,536.38 for a reception for Vidal at the Tattered Cover Book Store. The event was a book reading of Vidal’s book — Boxing for Cuba, which chronicles his and his family’s experience...
http://www.CelebrityVideoTube.com (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Showbiz Data DENVER—Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper says art shows, debates, historical displays and other events will be open to the public during the Democratic National Convention next month. Public events… Read the full article here
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
The Democratic National Convention revolves around politics, but Denver intends to show off its cultural assets during the event. "Our downtown is the envy of most big cities in the country," Mayor John Hickenlooper said during a news conference Thursday. "We are a model for how to re-create a Western city." To that end, the city will sponsor a series of public events at the Denver Performing...
