This month: 1) A Second Major Retailer Closes at Beleaguered Intersection; 2) Village Farms Prepares for New Home at Stanley Marketplace Fields; 3) A Program to Keep the Prairie Dog Population Under Control at Bluff Lake; 4) Central Park Station Balloon Man Sculpture is Gone…for Now; and New Business Openings.
On a warm fall Saturday, a deer walked in the distance as Denver artist Michael Gadlin cut the...
Inside a former Safeway store in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, hurried shoppers have been replaced by the concentration and collaboration of artists creating.
This month: Four NE Denver Neighborhood Groups Hold a Community Forum; A Groundbreaking at Project Worthmore; The Colfax Bus Rapid Transit Project is Underway; New Wildlife Mural Along Sand Creek Trail; Westerly Creek Reconstruction Project to Begin in Early November; A New Exhibit Lets Visitors Experience a Rainforest; and Neighborhood Businesses Win Medals at Great American Beer Festival.
Former 9News entertainment reporter Kirk Montgomery hasn’t been back to Denver since he left the station 10 years ago. In December he returns to share the passion behind his new children’s book, Joey’s Journey.
On a warm October Saturday, a deer walked in the distance as Denver artist Michael Gadlin cut the ribbon on one of two new art installations at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. It was a fitting backdrop for the colorful sculptures now lining the path to the 56th Street & Chambers entrance to the refuge.
Children learn at an early age how to mix colors of paint. Red and blue combine to make purple. But adults don’t always see those two colors in alignment during a heated election season.
Julie Johnson started drawing seasonal chalk greetings in front of her house on Beeler St. during the pandemic: an Easter message with colored eggs, a New Year’s greeting, a heart for Valentines Day. “It was my effort to bring a little cheer to members of the community,” she recalls.
Sofia Macias has known she wanted to work in the film industry since she was very young. “I’ve loved horror films since I was 8 years old,” she says. A senior at the Denver School of the Arts, she recently found out that her 6-minute film Resonance was accepted into the All-American High School Film Festival in New York City.
There isn’t always a big, shining sign pointing to the future. But on East Colfax Ave., there is, and the local arts community in northwest Aurora believes it’s a beacon of what’s to come for the neighborhood and its overlapping 16-block creative district.
This month: 1) Take an Immersive Space Walk at Stanley Marketplace; 2) Check to See If You Have Unclaimed Property; 3) Proposed Changes to Sidewalk Repair Ordinance; 4) Ashley Elementary First Graders Get Bicycles; School Doubles in Size; and 5) Mayor’s Plan to Combat Auto Theft.
Purchased by the City of Aurora in 2015 and converted into an arts venue, The People’s Building is revitalizing the neighborhood by providing platforms for artists, entertainment and culture for audiences, and foot traffic for businesses. Now a new venue called Manos Sagrados (Sacred Hands), expected to open this spring, will augment the District by offering live music, art studios, and yoga sessions.
