Local Events: Dec. 2024 – Early Jan. 2025
View/add events at FrontPorchNE.com/events. Submissions by the 17th will be considered for the upcoming month’s issue.
Election Results Bring Fear to Immigrant Communities
Fear. Confusion. Sadness. Nervousness. Those were just a few of the adjectives used to describe how immigrants—and people who work with them—are feeling after Donald Trump’s victory in November.
Team Venezuela Offers a Chance to be Children Again
Team Venezuela looks like most other youth baseball teams playing in the Lil’ Bombers League. What sets them apart is what it took for them to get here.
Team Venezuela Offers a Chance to be Children Again
Team Venezuela looks like most other youth baseball teams playing in the Lil’ Bombers League. What sets them apart is what it took for them to get here.
A Celebration of History Making Champions at East High School in Denver
It’s finals week at Denver’s East High School and the hallways are busy with students getting to class. Three students are taking time to step into the spotlight instead. They’re members of the team that became state champions in esports.
…NE News Updates
This month: 1) A Second Major Retailer Closes at Beleaguered Intersection; 2) Village Farms Prepares for New Home at Stanley Marketplace Fields; 3) A Program to Keep the Prairie Dog Population Under Control at Bluff Lake; 4) Central Park Station Balloon Man Sculpture is Gone…for Now; and New Business Openings.
Area Dumpling Shops Wrap Up Culinary Artistry
Across the metro area, several dumpling shops have opened recently, including a cluster within a small Denver/Aurora radius providing their own variations.
Montbello Community Inspires Art Projects at Rocky Mountain Arsenal
On a warm fall Saturday, a deer walked in the distance as Denver artist Michael Gadlin cut the ribbon on one of two new art installations at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. It was a fitting backdrop for the colorful sculptures now lining the path...
A Place Where Local Art Shines Every Day of the Year
Inside a former Safeway store in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, hurried shoppers have been replaced by the concentration and collaboration of artists creating.
An Eco-Friendly Way to Get Rid of Old Holiday Lights
There’s always that one burned-out bulb or the one that flickers during its last moments of life. Holiday lights don’t last forever, and the city has a way to recycle them rather than throwing them in the trash. There are two locations in the area that will accept the...
The Indie Prof: Thelma, Ghostlight, The Diplomat, and Lioness
Here are a few films that didn’t get the attention they deserved during the year. These are two smaller films that will both delight and move you—two things that we sorely need in our world right now. There is even a great deal of humor in them, something I don’t cover all that much in these pages. We need that now as well.
Bird Sightings: Canada Goose
I spotted a white goose among the Canada geese at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge this past May. The white goose is a snow goose with black wingtips visible in flight. It has pink feet and a pink bill that has a prominent black “grin patch.”
An “Incredible Big Brother” Celebrates His Birthday by Honoring His Little Sister
On his 9th birthday this week, a Denver boy celebrated at his school, but not with typical sharing of cupcakes in class. Instead, Conrad Robinson was at the center of a full school assembly at Swigert International School to celebrate the money he raised for the Make-A-Wish Colorado foundation to honor his little sister, Pippa.
A Triple Hit to Local Business: Politics, Snow, and Power Outages
It’s safe to say that business owners can’t control the timing of an election, or a snowstorm, or a power outage. They also can’t control all three things happening in the span of a few days in early November, like it did inside Stanley Marketplace in northwest Aurora.
Northeast Denver Library Hosts Book Signing for Former 9News Entertainment Reporter
Former 9News entertainment reporter Kirk Montgomery hasn’t been back to Denver since he left the station 10 years ago. In December he returns to share the passion behind his new children’s book, Joey’s Journey.
Denver Drivers Will See Closures on Quebec Street
Drivers who use Quebec Street in northeast Denver will see closures starting December 2. The work is being done to add sidewalks in the area along Quebec between 12th Ave. and Montview Blvd. The traffic signal at 17th Ave. will also be upgraded.
