Have you been close to confirmed Covid-19 cases? A map and an app will show you.

The green dots show locations of confirmed Covid-19 cases

Covid-19 Colorado outbreak map and upcoming app will show if you've been near confirmed cases.
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Will Voters Repeal Colorado’s National Popular Vote Law?

Long before he was a rapping, swaggering Broadway sensation, Alexander Hamilton was an unapologetic elitist. To be fair, Hamilton was not alone among the Founding Fathers in this regard. They created the Electoral College, with its electors as a buffer between the people and the president.
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Schools/Education

09.16.20 Cordova briefs press and comments on Cherry Creek HS outbreak

Wed., Sept. 16, 2020 — Superintendent Cordova says DPS is aiming to keep cohorts small. Cherry Creek HS just put 1,700 students on remote because teachers were in large cohorts and many had to be quarantined after an outbreak at the high school.
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Schools/Education

Getting by with pods—but what is the long term cost?

What may be the long term implications of pods on public education? In the long term, could it lead to middle class and wealthier parents' divestment from public schools?
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Development

Covid-19’s Long-Term Impact on City Planning

Two former city councilmen share their thoughts on long-term impacts of the pandemic, particularly on economic development and housing. Proposed zoning changes for group housing and allowing accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in single-family zoning have raised concerns among some homeowners, as evidenced by this yard sign.
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Parenting

Foster Care to Adoption: A Challenging, Rewarding Road

826 days. That’s how long Poppy was in foster care. She was fortunate to be cared for and loved by a single family for most of those days. For foster parents, living with the knowledge that biological parents have the opportunity to have their kids back until their rights are officially terminated is the biggest hurdle.
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News Updates

…NE News Updates

This month: 1) NE Denver Summer Crime Statistics; 2) I-70 Nighttime Noise Variance Approved; 3) Planning Board Recommends Zoning Code Changes for Group Living; 4) StoryCorps: Submit Thoughts on Central Park Name Change 5) New City Park Golf Course Opens 6) Reminiscences from 1966 & 1946 and 7) Youth Program Locator
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Letter to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Letters in response to June's "Black Lives Matter" article and to July's “Why Reparations? Paying for Our Nation's Original Sin” article.
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Food

Los Parceros Colombian Restaurant

The name, Los Parceros, means “good friend,” which Chaparro says is fitting. “We’ve seen an increase in new customers and those returning, who say, ‘Finally, Parceros is back to the roots of Colombian food.’”
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Food

Santos Mexican Café and Grill

“I haven’t taken a week off since I came to this country,” says José Santos. Santos moved to the US from San Andrés, a small town in the state of Jalisco, Mexico in 1998.
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Food

Qi-Lin: Ramen and East Asian Dishes

The restaurant’s name, pronounced “chi lin,” refers to a mythical creature with a horselike body and dragon head that represents business prosperity.
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Food

Green Roots Meals: Authentic Mexican Food for Delivery

Green Roots delivers frozen carnitas, barbacoa, chicken tinga, black beans and other authentic Mexican flavors to homes around the metro area.
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Schools/Education

The ordeal of College during Covid-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended many normal routines and traditions, but perhaps nowhere more than the annual fall ritual of heading off for college.
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Events

Artists’ Open Studios Go Virtual

The eighth annual Central Park Artists Open Studios (formerly Stapleton Artists Open Studios) will spotlight neighborhood artists, this year in virtual form: an online flipbook featuring all 21 artists and links to their websites.
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Indie Prof

Indie Prof: Watchmen

If you have an aversion to comic books/superheroes, put them aside and enmesh yourself in the wonderful, dense, quirky, surprising, and visually stunning "Watchmen" on HBO.
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SUN

September SUN News

This month: Central Park To Be New Community Name; SUN’s September Meeting: Tues, Sept. 15, 6:30–8:30pm; and Seeking Candidates for a Diverse SUN Board.
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Latest Updates

COVID-19 UPDATES: 07.14.20 Gov. Uses Strong Language On Mask Wearing To Protect Self As Well As Others

Governor Polis announces broad testing access in Colorado
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