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Zoe Jennings

(She/Her)
Colorado
As seen in: Boulder Weekly, Yellow Scene Magazine, Neighborhood Gazette
Covers:  Human interest, local politics, prison, local business, art, culture, music

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Zoe Jennings’s Biography

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I am a freelance writer who covers human interest stories, local politics, education, prison, art, local business and more. I was the editor for the arts and culture desk at Colorado State's student newspaper The Collegian. I wrote a creative non-fiction book covering people experiencing the Colorado criminal legal system. I write various Colorado publications

Zoe Jennings’s Journalist Portfolio

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When Stepping Back Is Moving Forward: Val Nosler Beck on Leaving the Race

When Stepping Back Is Moving Forward: Val Nosler Beck on Leaving the Race

Sometimes quitting is the best decision someone can make. Val Nosler Beck launched a campaign for State Ho…

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Intermountain Health Hospice at the Collier Center - Neighborhood Gazette

Intermountain Health Hospice at the Collier Center - Neighborhood Gazette

Where final moments are meaningful One common misconception about hospice care is that it is centered around …

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Humble Healer: Dr. Jennifer Caskey's Name Joins Lutheran's Breast Care Center - Neighborhood Gaze...

Humble Healer: Dr. Jennifer Caskey's Name Joins Lutheran's Breast Care Center - Neighborhood Gaze...

In early 2025, Lutheran Medical Center named its new Breast Care Center after oncologist and hematologist Dr.…

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Composure and exposure - Boulder Weekly

Composure and exposure - Boulder Weekly

From world takeover to full automation, fears around artificial intelligence could make the plot of a good sc…

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The Fretliners hit the ground running - Boulder Weekly

The Fretliners hit the ground running - Boulder Weekly

When Boulder County bluegrass outfit The Fretliners made their live debut, fiddle player Dan Andree had a fee…

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Zedakah in the Soil: Ekar Farm Grows Organic Produce, Equity - Neighborhood Gazette

Zedakah in the Soil: Ekar Farm Grows Organic Produce, Equity - Neighborhood Gazette

Jason Plotkin began farming when he was 12 while living in a rural Connecticut suburb and never stopped. Plot…

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Articles

A Heart for the Cause: Local Fifth Grader is Top Fundraiser for Charity

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By Zoe Jennings
| Neighborhood Gazette Verified
Lily Fenner, who will start fifth grade this fall, loves playing soccer and tennis. She’s excited to start a new basketball season with her friends. She attends Jefferson County Open School in Lakewood and is looking forward to attending her second school camping trip this year. Starting in kindergarten, Lily has participated every year in the Kids Heart Challenge through the American Heart Association. Over the years, she has raised close to $20,000.
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A Sanity Sidebar: The Lifelong Work of a Local Luthier

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By Zoe Jennings
| Neighborhood Gazette Verified
Since high school, there has never been a time when Corey Wadley has not been building a guitar. His first luthier work began when his parents bought him a cheap guitar from the local musical instrument store. His mom asked him not to take it apart. “I took everything apart,” Wadley said. “I took it apart anyway, and I was able to get it back together, which was great.
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Wheat Ridge Police Department Balance Technology With Community Policing

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By Zoe Jennings
| Neighborhood Gazette Verified
Now in his sixth year as chief of the Wheat Ridge Police Department, Chief Christopher Murtha reflects on changing crime trends from the height of the pandemic to today. With the help of new technologies and the largest graduating class of police officers in the department’s history, the police force can focus more on proactive policing and community engagement. Using crime data from 2021 through 2025, there has been an overall 35 percent decrease in crime in Wheat Ridge.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporter at CSU's Collegian newspaper

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Nope

Why did you become a journalist?

Writing is my true love, and it allowed me to ask questions I couldn't ask before

Awards

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2023 - Best Solutions Journalism

Large Newsrooms, Best Solutions Journalism, third place

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2023 - Education: Feature

Large Newsrooms: Education: Feature, second place

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