Denver, CO
LGBTQ+ community and allies volunteer to serve nonprofits in Denver
DENVER — Gay For Good is a national nonprofit that organizes inclusive volunteer experiences, bringing members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies together to learn new skills and have fun, while making a difference.
Denver has its own chapter.
“The idea was to bring people together from the LGBTQ+ community and allies to connect and do just good work for our communities,” Fawn Dabrowiak, Denver’s chapter leader, said.
Recently, the group volunteered at Mile High Behavioral Healthcare. Dabrowiak organized the volunteer project there because of the variety of services Mile High Behavioral Healthcare has to offer, including specifically for Denver’s LGBTQ+ community.
Richard Butler
Mile High Behavioral Healthcare has 13 locations across Colorado. The location on Delaware Street houses their administration team, LGBTQ+ services through the element program and the miracles program. Volunteers were tasked with cleaning up the grounds for the women who completed the miracles program.
Richard Butler
“They did a lot. They helped our garden which is full of flowers, they did a lot of weeding. They cleaned up our parking lot. They power washed the building. They did everything that they could to beautify the lot so that when we have our graduation and all our guests here, it’s a beautiful setting,” Anna Miller with Mile High Behavioral Healthcare said.
Richard Butler
One of Gay For Good’s founding chapter leaders, Neill Kovash, said that the group organizes many service projects because of the high need in the community, along with the high demand of volunteers wanted to serve.
Richard Butler
The Denver chapter was formed in 2022. Over the past two years, the group has organized nearly 90 service projects and social events.
Richard Butler
“We have 1,400-1,500 people on our mailing list, and one of the biggest pieces of feedback that we get is, man, your events they fill up so quickly,” Kovash said.
Richard Butler
Gay For Good offers volunteer opportunities year-round. To sign up, head to their website here.
LGBTQ+ community and allies volunteer to serve nonprofits in Denver
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HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) — A woman accused of murder at Houston Lake Apartments back in March has returned to Middle Georgia after her arrest in Denver.
27-year-old Tylar Oglesby of Warner Robins is now in custody in Houston County for her alleged role in the shooting death of Diandre Oates at Houston Lake Apartments on the night of March 12.
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Officers on the scene found Oates with a gunshot wound behind the 1700 building, and he was then pronounced dead by the Houston County Coroner’s Office.
The first arrest made in the case happened on March 18, with Perry Police arresting Alexander Culler on a warrant for murder surrounding Oates’ death.
Oglesby was arrested over a week later in Denver, Colo., on a warrant for a party to a crime in connection with the fatal shooting.
Oglesby has since returned to Middle Georgia from Denver, where she faces a pending murder charge at the Houston County Detention Center.
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Denverites looking for a stellar cup of Joe don’t need to travel far to savor the flavor of excellent coffee.
That’s according to The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops, a website that rates global hospitality establishments where coffee lovers can find better brew. The website recently announced its 2026 list of the best coffee shops in North America, Central America and the Caribbean and two local companies made the list.
Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters came in at No. 43, while Queen City Collective Coffee ranked No. 61. Not bad for a list that includes must-hit destinations in places like Guatemala and Costa Rica, which are known for their exports of coffee beans.
The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops decided the ranking through a mix of nominations and voting by both the public and experts. Places were evaluated based on the quality of coffee served, barista expertise, ambiance, sustainability practices, and innovation among other criteria, according to the website.
Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters, which came on the scene in 2013, helped usher the so-called fourth wave of coffee locally, which focuses on honoring the beans’ agricultural roots and using techniques like pour-over to extract more flavor from each brew. The company started with a wholesale roastery and retail shop in Lakewood before expanding to Arvada through a merger with another company called Two Rivers, and later to Westminster. In 2022, Food and Wine magazine named Sweet Bloom’s Westminster locale the best coffee shop in Colorado.
Queen City Collective has certainly earned the popular vote among Mile High City coffee drinkers if the company’s expansion is an indication. Since opening its first retail location in 2018, in a spot shared with Novel Strand Brewing Co., Queen City has expanded to seven locations between Denver and surrounding suburbs, including Wheat Ridge and Aurora.
To see the full list of must-hit coffee shops across the globe, visit theworlds100bestcoffeeshops.com. For additional recommendations, check out our list of Colorado’s best coffee shops with picturesque patios and views.
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