Central Park Playground: Playtime Ramps Up as Reimagined Park Opens

Even as storm clouds billowed overhead, a group of intrepid parents and their eager children gathered on the afternoon of May 18 to skip, run, and tumble across Central Park’s newly improved and renovated playground at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Xenia Street.
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Public Safety

Before the Blue & Beyond the Badge

On a recent Wednesday in May, more than four dozen police recruits stood outside the Blazing Chicken Shack in Park Hill listening to owner Rhonda Banks talk about how she and other small business owners have felt ignored by the Denver Police Department over the years.
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Business

Bring Expert BBQ Chops to Your Own Backyard

Summertime means barbecue time, and on any given day aromas from neighborhood grills and backyard smokers waft through the air while teasing and tempting all those who catch a whiff.
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Politics

Overview of the 2023 Colorado Legislative Session

The 2023 Colorado legislative session opened in January with high hopes by Democrats, who had won historic House and Senate majorities in the November 2022 elections. Those hopes were tempered by the late evening of May 8, when the session ended in acrimony and recriminations after lawmakers struggled to resolve the two biggest issues of the session.
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Politics

Tax Relief for High Valuations To Be on the Fall Ballot

Many homeowners throughout Colorado were alarmed to discover that the home valuations they received in May were disproportionately higher than usual and could burden them with exorbitant property taxes.
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News Updates

…NE News Updates

This month: Glissade Coffee Opens in NW Aurora; Alexan Montview Plaza Progress; East High Con-Law Fourth in Nation; Northfield Drones; Suncor Update; Denver Discovery Classrooms; and Costco Opens in Green Valley Ranch.
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Indie Prof

Indie Prof: “The Last of Us,” “All The Beauty and Bloodshed,” and “All The Light We Cannot See”

I tried. I tried to find some lighter summer viewing, but alas, I came back to two of the better productions I’ve seen this year. We end up this month on a lighter note, sort of, with a book review from a guest writer.
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Events

June and Early July Events

View and add local events FREE at FrontPorchNE.com/events. Submissions by the 17th will be considered for printing in the upcoming month’s issue.
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Bird Sightings

Bird Sightings: Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs

Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs are large sandpipers that look alike. The Greater Yellowlegs is a heavier, bulkier bird while the Lesser Yellowlegs is a slimmer, more delicate bird.
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Summer Camp Guide

2023 Summer Camp Guide

Find more info on these and other camps that get added as plans are finalized. From now through the summer, check FrontPorchNE.com/events/ and filter for “Summer Camp Guide.”
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Health & Wellness

COVID-19 VACCINE CALL LINE

On Jan. 25, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment launched a new call center for the public to ask questions specifically about the COVID-19 vaccine.
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