Mary Elitch Long and her first husband, John Elitch, Jr., opened Elitch Gardens. Soon after, she became a widow who decided to run the original Elitch Gardens for years.

CCD architecural students are engaged in a first-of-its-kind historic preservation project on one of the oldest houses in the 9th Street Historic Park.

Cashy, aka @RowleyAdventures, is a TikTok sensation who has taken over the internet with her snowboard and tutus.

Besides being the first Black woman to open a dispensary, Simply Pure, in the United States (along with her husband), Wanda helped pass the bill that legalized cannabis in Colorado, as well as managed two congressional campaigns for now Colorado Governor, Jared Polis, and served on former President Obama’s National Finance Committee.

Ifetayo Harvey is a 31-year-old Black woman that has been breaking ground in the psychedelic space for some years now. Harvey is a published author and the founder of People of Color Psychedelics Collective (POCPC), an organization that focuses its efforts on psychedelic education within communities of color and ultimately ending the War on Drugs.

If you've been in the city long enough, chances are you've probably heard of the Jazz Festival that happens every summer. But did you know Five Points was a Jazz hub from the 1930s through the 1960s? Let's explore the history of the neighborhood.

On January 25, 2023, CCD President, Dr. Marielena DeSanctis, joined the Westminister community to break ground on a new CTE campus, Ranum Reimagined, for Westminister Public Schools. The new school will focus on hands-on and industry-relevant education for high school students.

The Spring semester may have only begun, but for graduating students, time is going to fly by. Here is what you need to know to finish off your time at CCD strong!

After discovering a story about Grant and her financially savvy ways of making over $6,000 a month in passive income, it only felt appropriate to check in and see how she’s doing years after graduating as a CityHawk.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was the first modern private citizen to be recognized with a federal holiday, but it was a long and strenuous process to get the bill passed and have the entirety of the states finally observe MLK Jr. Day.

Maple lot and 7th Street lot parking permits will have to be bought in person at Parking Transportation Services located at 777 Lawrence Way.

Community College of Denver offers many resources to help students, whether academically and/or financially. Here are some things that may help to know for the Spring semester.

CCD cares greatly about our student body and the safety of students, first and foremost. If you are a victim or at risk or know a fellow CityHawk, please take comfort in knowing that Community College of Denver has resources at your disposal.

Recently, we had the pleasure of interviewing Professor Bird Bear, a truly fascinating human that happens to be Native American. There are several different areas of history, culture, and what it means to be American Indian in society today that are touched on.

Take a look at what students on the Auraria Campus are wearing.

Sometimes you don’t even realize the impact that different typefaces have on the human brain. CCD Graphic Design students have strong (also funny) feelings towards certain ones.

Take a look at what students on the Auraria Campus are wearing.

Native American tribes occupied Colorado for more than 13,000 years before white settlers and those on a mission to find gold came out West. What is now known as Denver was land that the Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes occupied.

Fall is upon us, as are the Fall Fits on campus! Did you make it in CityHawk Talk's Fall Fashion on Campus article this week?

Why does the dental industry have a disproportionate number of minorities in the field and how does CCD's Dental Hygiene program help our community?

Jane Binns is the LMS Coordinator for TLC and Online Learning at CCD. Earl W. Chilton II, Ph.D., who passed away on July 19, 2022, at the age of 65, was Jane's half-brother. Jane and her mother are setting up a scholarship in his honor, and she shared the story of finding Earl with the CCD Foundation.

Edith Windsor was a computer genius turned LGBTQ+ activist that changed the legal system for gay couples in every state with her legendary court case United States v. Windsor.

LGBTQ+ History Month was created by a Missouri public high school history teacher named Rodney Wilson, who, in 1994, came out to a class during a lecture about WWII to make a point. For reference (and a brief history lesson inside a history lesson), the Nazi party required gay prisoners in concentration camps to wear a pink triangle for identification purposes.

In every culture, we find an array of incredible, interesting, delicious foods. To gain more insight into Hispanic Heritage Month, Baby Swoop asked several students about foods they remember having growing up. Warning: do not read if hungry!