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Colfax Avenue’s History And Future; Metalsmith Craig Barr is ‘Forged In Fire:’ Slam Poet Goes From Guam To Denver

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Colfax Avenue has been known as the Gateway to the Rockies, the longest, wickedest street in America, and as an ethnic melting pot. Now, it's all about gentrification. We look at what's happening today, as well as its storied history. Then, beginning July 1, companies that don't collect sales tax from consumers who buy online are required to send their sales data to the state. Next, the winner of a "Top Chef"-like competition for metalsmiths. And, John Sarmiento, also known as Meta, hated poetry as a kid growing up in Guam. Now the Denver resident is reciting poems in front of live audiences, including one at the United Nations.