June 3 Theater on the Green — LaLa Land. NOTE: Xanadu will not be performed June 1-3

Xanadu will not be performed as previously announced for June 1 – 3. Instead, LaLa Land will be shown on June 3 at the Green in the 29th Ave. Town Center.
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Arts/Culture

Denver Arts Fest Returns to Stapleton May 27–28

For the second year, the Denver Arts Festival, formerly known as the Downtown Denver Arts Festival, is returning to Stapleton’s Conservatory Green neighborhood.
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Announcements

Front Porch Wins “General Excellence” Third Year in a Row

We are proud to announce The Front Porch won all categories of judging for monthly newspapers in the annual Colorado Press Association contest.
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Arts/Culture

History Colorado – What’s Old Is New Again

The March opening of Backstory: Western American Art in Context at History Colorado Center stamps the imprimatur of a new era on the institution, but one that returns the museum to its heritage, rooted in local and material culture.
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Community Issues

A Horse with No Name

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Public Safety

Strong Feelings on the Subject of Private Security

Despite a relatively low—and declining—crime rate, some Stapleton residents are concerned about petty theft.
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Public Safety

Nabbed! Serial Burglar Caught

Good news for south Stapleton: a garage burglar who has been prowling the alleys since last August has been caught.
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Affordable Housing

A New Chapter in a Long Love Story: Taylor and Garrett Norwell have been best friends since age 10.

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Development

Solar Energy Storage: Cutting Edge Technology Being Tested in Two Local Projects

Local residents will have a front-row seat in a two-year Xcel Energy pilot program testing the role of energy storage batteries at their homes.
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Development

Stapleton Homes First in the Country to Offer Tesla Power Suite

Thrive Home Builders is the first residential builder in the country to offer the Tesla “power suite” comprised of the Powerwall 2.0, rooftop solar and pre-wiring for electric vehicles.
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Stanley Marketplace

Here’s Help for Living a Zero Waste Life

“A zero-waste life is a journey.”
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Business

Green Cleaning

Stapleton Home Services, one of the earliest Stapleton businesses, operating since 2003, has recently purchased an entire fleet of electric vehicles for the residential and commercial cleaning company.
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Food

Fresh Homemade Food Without the Pretense

Brothers Devon and Jason Stallings have opened their third DJ’s Café in the former Tante Louise/Cork House/Red Octave restaurant space at Colfax and Eudora.
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Eastbridge Business

Holistic Family Wellness Practice Moves to Eastbridge

Natural Balance Integrative Health, located in Stapleton for 10 years, is moving to their new location in Eastbridge at the end of May.
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Parks/Open Space

New Director Takes Over At Bluff Lake

Bluff Lake’s new director David Mallery grew up hiking around the Florida Everglades.
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Parks/Open Space

Why is Bluff Lake empty when they just repaired the dam?

Just as Bluff Lake was being improved to prevent leaks, the Bluff Lake Nature Center (BLNC) was informed by the state that they would have to drain the lake because the organization has no adjudicated rights to the water that flows into the pond from two storm drainage outfalls.
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The Book Worm

Punctuated by blistering satire, Paul Beatty’s novel The Sellout is the story of an unnamed, pot-smoking urban farmer in Los Angeles who, by a tragic series of events, becomes the owner of a willing slave.
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Arts/Culture

Art Gym Show Celebrates Artist Couples

The Art Gym, a do-it-yourself creative workspace and gallery in Mayfair, presents Alone + Together, a free exhibition featuring the work of three Denver artist couples, through May 20.
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Indie Prof

The Indie Prof: 13 Reasons Why

The story of a high school student who commits suicide is not the kind of material usually targeted for mass consumption; the topic is mostly relegated to the darker edges of the indie world.
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Just the Facts

The Oldest Thing in Colorado

This is the famous Cañon City meteorite that measures about 3” across. Some of the black fusion crust broke off when it hit the floor. All images courtesy of Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS).

The oldest thing in Colorado is more ancient than Earth itself.
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National Issues

Proposed NIH Cuts “Risk Losing a Generation of Scientists”

The budget proposal put forth by the current administration seeks a 19 percent cut in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a federal agency that is responsible for conducting medical research and funding it at centers across the country.
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National Issues

How Proposed Federal Budget Cuts Could Impact Denver

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Politics

This Is What Democracy Looks Like

In a sign of the times, a town hall meeting held by State Reps. James Coleman and Leslie Herod and State Sen. Angela Williams had to be relocated from the Whittier Café to a larger space at Manual High School.
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Recognitions

Girl Scouts Earn Top Award

Proud parents and relatives gathered at Swigert International School as Girl Scout Troop #4527 celebrated earning the Jr. Bronze Award, the highest honor awarded to Jr. Girl Scouts.
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Recognitions

No Bad Days

There’s no such thing as a bad day spent in service of somebody else, some other cause or something that you believe in,” said Kyle Clark, 9News anchor and the keynote speaker at an assembly marking McAuliffe International School’s annual day of service.
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Recognitions

DSA Student Wins Boettcher Scholarship

Bridget Galaty, a Park Hill resident and senior at Denver School of the Arts has been selected to receive a Boettcher Foundation Scholarship.
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Public Safety

New HAWK Lights Bring Safe Pedestrian Access to Eastbridge Town Center

A HAWK signal is a pedestrian activated light, designed specifically for mid-block pedestrian crossings, not traffic control at intersections.
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Local Events

Don’t Miss These Upcoming Events

Blues & Brews on the Bluff
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SUN

Kickball—Annual Forum—SUN Survey—Parks

Stapleton United Neighbors’ (SUN) 14th annual kickball tournament, Sat., Sept. 9, will have a different location from previous years: the fields at Stanley Marketplace.
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Schools/Education

DSST Submits Charter Application for Stapleton Aurora Site

The Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST) has submitted a charter school application to Aurora Public Schools, the only application received this year by APS
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Schools/Education

Stapleton Foundation to Fund Support Services for NHS

DPS recently announced a partnership between Northfield High School (NHS) and the Stapleton Foundation that will fund critical student needs, expeditionary and global education opportunities, and the implementation of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme for all students. Funding will also support athletics, activities and the arts.
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Transportation

RTD Says A Line Crossing Problems Solved

In an April 20 letter to the Federal Railroad Administration, RTD “now asserts that the A-Line highway grade crossings are operating in accordance with the design.”
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Development

No Timetable for MLK Extension

Denver Public Works is unable to provide an updated timeline for the MLK extension project. T
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Letter to the Editor

Colorado State Legislators: Please Support Solutions for Working Families
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Porch Talk

Our Masthead Changed Our Goal is the Same…

The Front Porch started in 2000 to keep neighbors informed of progress and plans as the old Stapleton airport was redeveloped into a new neighborhood. W
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