March 26, 2024: Creating interim housing on the Western Slope; CU alumna and actress Aba Arthur

By Chandra Thomas Whitfield

March 26, 2024

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Homeless tents encampment Grand Junction Western Slope — Tents set up in Desert Vista Park in Grand Junction.

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March 26, 2024: Creating interim housing on the Western Slope; CU alumna and actress Aba Arthur

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Grand Junction is the latest Colorado city to consider sanctioned camping to help unhoused residents amid statewide housing crisis
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Interview: From ‘Wakanda Forever’ to ‘The Color Purple,’ CU Boulder alum Aba Arthur is living out her acting dreams on the silver screen

Going from homelessness to housed is complicated; Grand Junction is looking to create interim housing to help in the transition. Then, CU alumna and actress Aba Arthur is living out her dreams on the big screen and giving back to her alma mater.

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March 26, 2024: Creating interim housing on the Western Slope; CU alumna and actress Aba Arthur

Grand Junction is the latest Colorado city to consider sanctioned camping to help unhoused residents amid statewide housing crisis

Interview: From ‘Wakanda Forever’ to ‘The Color Purple,’ CU Boulder alum Aba Arthur is living out her acting dreams on the silver screen

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Colorado’s inflation rate is flat, remains lower than in the rest of the U.S

Colorado hopes to tighten requirements to be a law enforcement officer

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Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office steps in for empty Georgetown Police Department

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Indie 102.3’s December Local 303 Meetup feat: Marfa

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