Kyle Harris


A journalist investigating how people experience the economy in daily life.


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Inside the prayers of a middle manager at a Denver family shelter saving — and turning away — homeless families



Photo: Kevin J. Beaty



A man died by suicide during an eviction. Denver’s systems weren’t built to save him



Photo: Kyle Harris



Venezuelan immigrants came to Denver for a better life. Here’s why US law could get in their way



Photo: Hart Van Denburg/CPR News



‘It isn’t normal’: 21 hours of homelessness, crime and community at Denver’s “Top Gun” calzone shop on Broadway



Photo: Kevin J. Beaty



Downtown Denver: Dystopia or lovely place to spend an afternoon?



Photo: Kyle Harris



Downtown Denver went from boom to slump. Here’s how city boosters and a new mayor are betting that will change



Photo: Kevin J. Beaty



Denver’s broken childcare system forced this single mom to declare bankruptcy (Denverite)



Photo: Kevin J. Beaty



We spent 18 hours at Union Station. Here’s everything we saw and heard. (Denverite, with Kevin J. Beaty)



Photo: Kyle Harris



Fifty years in, Tattered Cover is still having growing pains: For some employees, the bookstore’s expansion has meant more work with little reward



Photo: Kevin J. Beaty



Bio



Kyle Harris is a Denver-based journalist obsessed with how the economy plays out in the lives of everyday people, from parents and urban dwellers to those who have lost their homes or just arrived in the country. He's the Senior Reporter at Denverite and Colorado Public Radio and previously worked as the Arts and Music Editor at Westword and as the Managing Editor at the Colorado Independent. His work has appeared on NPR's All Things Considered and Morning Edition and in the Denver Post, Bandcamp Daily, OutFront Magazine, Trail Runner, and beyond.



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