Michelle Jackson is the founder of the website and podcast Square State Colorado. She's focused on supporting local businesses, sustainability and sharing a more nuanced and thoughtful experience of Denver and the state of Colorado. She grew up in Colorado and is excited to square this Square State with her readers and listeners. Go to: https://squarestateco.com to learn more about Denver and the state of Colorado if you live here or are planning to visit or move here.
Denver’s traffic is awful. It really is. Denver’s traffic during the summer, peak tourist season is so painful. One of my goals as I share my hometown and state is to share how to get around without a car. I’m…
Denver is a little expensive to live in and visit. In fact, I had no idea how expensive it has gotten until recent out of state trips. What I realized was that I was still hacking my way to an…
One of the tasks that I do as part of growing the Square State Colorado website is reading other people’s posts about Denver and the state of Colorado. In doing that I’ve discovered that a lot of the content about…
The number one question that I get asked every single time I’m traveling is “Where do you live?” When I answer “Colorado” the most common reaction is a long pause then “There are Black people in Colorado?” More often than…
When I think about July in Denver I think of long sunny days and things slowing down. Oftentimes, summer in Denver means spending as much time as possible exploring the mountains hiking, camping and stargazing whenever possible. Languid is a…