PUC Ruling Moves A Line Closer to Quiet Zones

The public utilities commission has given the approvals that will allow the quiet zone process to move forward. RTD will be applying to the Federal Railroad Administration for quiet zone approval.
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Schools/Education

Local Students Join National School Walkout

On March 14, students across the country walked out of their schools to protest the deadly school shootings that have taken the lives of so many U.S. schoolchildren.
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Sports

A Pitch For Ballpark History

When I walked through the front door of the National Ballpark Museum I was instantly transported to the days when I was a 14-year-old baseball fanatic.
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History

Dead Sea Scrolls a Window to the Ancient Past

“Many of the people who are coming to this exhibition aren’t our regular museum goers. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” says Robert Payo, an educator at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
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Health & Wellness

Mobile Training for Pediatric Emergencies

Many emergency responders do not have the opportunity to get advanced pediatric training. Now, a new mobile medical training unit is bringing hands-on pediatric training to healthcare providers in rural and urban settings.
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Public Safety

Social Workers Join Cops on Patrol

Intersections between mental illness and crime have been prominent in the news lately. Law enforcement officers and high school students are among those who’ve been killed by perpetrators with a history of mental illness.
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Sports

Olympics or Nooooolympics?

Watching the 2018 Winter Olympics from PyeongChang has been an exciting experience for many Denverites. Now many are pondering what it would be like for Denver to host its own Winter Games in 2030.
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Parks/Open Space

The Future of Park Hill Golf Course Golf: Park, Affordable Housing, Retail?

A standing-room-only crowd filled the sanctuary at Park Hill United Congregational Church on Saturday afternoon March 10.
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North Stapleton Business

Mental Health Services: More Accessible for Consumers, More Business-Friendly for Therapists

In the French language, the word sonder can mean “to probe” or “to search.” That’s exactly what Mark Frank was doing when he began to think about a better way for therapists and patients to connect.
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Community Organization

Women’s Homelessness Initiative: “There are a lot of commonalities with our lives.”

Every other month on Tuesday nights, 20 guests arrive at 6pm for dinner at Park Hill Congregational United Church of Christ (PHUCC).
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Science

Scientists in Politics

Scientists and supporters around the country and in Colorado are gearing up for a second March for Science on April 14, following the event last year that drew 20,000 participants to Civic Center Park.
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Schools/Education

Public Schools You May Not Know About

New Legacy Charter School

A new bilingual preschool program, a charter elementary and a program for teen parents and their children offer educational programs that many people in the community may not know about.
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Indie Prof

The Indie Prof: Strong Island / Sneaky Pete

The close-up is a psychological shot: we get physically close to the subject, and then we get emotionally close. It can be uncomfortable.
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People

Remembering Greg Diggs

Gregory Diggs, one of Stapleton’s earliest residents, died suddenly and unexpectedly on February 24 at age 55.
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Local Chefs’ Competition Benefits Schoolkids

Last summer, Swigert Elementary School parents came up with “A Taste of Stapleton” as the theme for their annual fundraiser auction.
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Health & Wellness

Local Author Shares Secrets to “Recalibrate” Your Age

Richard Purvis’s newly published book, “Recalibrate: Six Secrets to Resetting Your Age” offers some age-old wisdom on which there is almost universal agreement, exercise and get enough sleep (Secrets 2 and 6).
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North Stapleton Business

An Athletic Take on Dance

The Mint Town Center building boasts a new fitness option for men and women. The building’s first tenant, Pure Barre, offers a total body workout focused on lifting, toning and strengthening.
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Community Issues

……NE News Updates

The 60” x 52 x 53” tan metal boxes are power storage batteries that are part of a pilot project being conducted by Xcel Energy.
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Community Organization

Vote for WCMD Board Members by May 8

Westerly Creek Metropolitan District (WCMD) has an elected board that is chosen through a biannual vote.
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Local Events

April & Early May Events

Area events happening in April and early May 2018.
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SUN

April SUN News and Events

April SUN Monthly Meeting Tuesday, April 17, Central Park Recreation Center Outreach Hour: 6:30-8:30pm
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Letter to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Global warming is a gradual increase in Earth’s temperature that can and will have serious effects on our future. It occurs when pollutants such as carbon dioxide (CO2) are released into the atmosphere from things like cars and factories.
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