More than Just a Game: History Colorado Takes a Deep Look at Baseball on and off the Field

The History Colorado Center in downtown Denver was presented with an interesting proposition: Collector Marshall Fogel would allow the museum to use his substantial baseball collection, but only during the 2018 Rockies’ season.
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Schools/Education

DSST Chosen as Best Public Charter School Network in U.S.

On June 18, Denver School of Science and Technology Public Schools (DSST) was named the top public charter school network in the country when it won the Broad Prize for Public Charter schools. The prestigious award comes with a $250,000 grant to support college-readiness efforts at the Denver-based network. DSST includes two middle schools in the Greater Park Hill-Stapleton enrollment zone and two high schools located in Stapleton.
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Colorado 2018 Primary Results

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Politics

Can Congress Act in a Bipartisan Way?

At Congresswoman Diana DeGette’s recent meeting with community newspapers, the Front Porch asked her if Congress can work in a bipartisian way.
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Schools/Education

What’s Next for DPS? The Search for Solutions

In June, A+ Colorado, an educational advocacy organization, released “Start with the Facts: Denver Public Schools at a Inrossroads,” a report that examines the current state of affairs in Denver Public Schools (DPS) and recommends future directions.
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Transportation

Update on A Line Train Horns

On the evening of June 21, about 40 sleep-deprived people gathered in the Park Hill Village Club House for an update from RTD on the status of the train horns that had been keeping them awake for two years.
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Sports

Black Baseball in Denver

The Pueblo Blues, the Lipton Teas, The Colorado Black Diamonds, The ABCs and the Denver White Elephants are some of the many Black baseball teams that played in Colorado.
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Travel

Remembering July 4, 2000 in Kiribati

Minnie Simonette fondly recalls her most memorable 4th of July. While many of her days as a Peace Corps volunteer in a small village in Kiribati were filled with work, “Early one morning, and my door was not yet opened, I heard someone call my name.”
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Indie Prof

The Indie Prof: The Handmaid’s Tale; Annihilation

July is Science Fiction month, and this year marks the start of the 8th annual Science Fiction Film Series.
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Arts/Culture

Sci-Fi Summer Series

Usually the summer Sci-Fi Film Series shows five movies. “This year we decided to go with six,” says Vincent Piturro.
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Public Safety

Women’s Self-Defense

Inspired by personal experiences, a desire to empower our daughters, or the #MeToo Movement, all have committed to spending the better part of their Saturday in the confines of the gymnasium to learn self-defense skills.
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Public Safety

DPD Staffing Changes Bring New Lieutenant to Stapleton

Among the Denver Police Department staffing changes recently announced is the placement of Lieutenant Kevin Hines, who began serving the Stapleton portion of District 5 near the end of June.
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The Book Worm

The Book Worm: July 2018

Book reviews by the Denver Public Library – Schlessman Family Branch
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Health & Wellness

New Birth Center: All that moms need . . . with friends and family close by

Moms who deliver at Birth Center of Denver have a totally natural labor and birth—they forgo pain relievers or epidurals, though they can opt for a small amount of nitrous oxide for relaxation (at a level lower than what’s used at dentists’ offices).
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Food

A New Spin on a Military Classic

Like most officers’ clubs around the country, the one on the former Lowry Air Force Base was where people gathered for a leisurely evening of camaraderie, elegant cocktails and good food at affordable prices.
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Business

Friendly New Bookstore Comes to NW Aurora

With all the excitement surrounding the opening of Stanley Marketplace in northwest Aurora, the quiet opening of a secondhand bookshop just down the street may have gone unnoticed.
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Business

Lowry Shop Celebrates the Art of Coffee

“Denver coffee is some of best in the U.S. right now,” says Hannah Ulbrich, owner of Copper Door Coffee Roasters, which opened in late January in Lowry.
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Development

Newest Fire Station Breaks Ground

“Do you know how many shovels I have?” Mayor Hancock joked after the June 6 ceremony breaking ground on a new fire station in Stapleton. For Mayor Hancock and the rest of the officials in attendance, Fire Station #39 is just the latest construction project in the rapidly expanding northeast corridor of Denver.
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Community Issues

…NE News Updates

In a unanimous vote at its June meeting, the Denver Board of Education approved a plan to allow four northeast Denver area schools to form an innovation zone.
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Local Events

July & Early August Events

Local events happening in July and early August 2018
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SUN

July SUN News and Events

The June Outreach meeting began with updates from Denver police. Lt. Ian Culverhouse introduced his replacement, Lt. Kevin Hines, the new lieutenant for the Stapleton area.
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Community Issues

Setting up a Lemonade Stand to the Letter of the Law in Denver

Technically, even a child’s lemonade stand falls under the same rules and regulations as other temporary businesses.
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