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.
One of the outdoors tropes that really gets on my nerves is that Black people don’t hike, are afraid of the outdoors or are completely ill-equipped to manage being out in nature. We’ve seen this on Survivor, The World’s Toughest…
One of the things that I notice about Denver is that there isn’t a big conversation about favorite grocery stores in the region. We definitely have stores we prefer over others, but there isn’t an obsession in the way that…
I will never forget when Taylor Swift released Folklore during the summer of 2020. Yes, that summer. We were all pleasantly surprised and the album became a beautiful way to tune out all of the noise and stress that we…
Whenever I travel outside of Colorado I prepare myself for the moment that always comes up. That moment is when people ask me where I’m from. I always pause and then say “Colorado” The person who has asked me where…
Many people might not know that Frontier Airlines originally was founded and served the western United States. Currently, headquartered in Denver, I’ve flown Frontier my entire life. Including the first time that I flew alone at 7 years old and…