This month: Project Worthmore Opens The Roots; Next Phase of Construction Begins Near Central Park Station; Colorado’s First Health Science High School Breaks Ground in Aurora; Kappa III Celebrates Grand Opening; DPS Approves Cellphone Ban; My Spark Give Students Access to Extracurriculars; Wings’ Celebrates Colorado’s Aviation Spirit; New Location for Aurora Pride; and Denver Releases Climate Report Alongside Emissions Dashboard.
Meetings in coffee shops often lead to big ideas, some that never happen and some that do. For three women in Denver, a caffeinated conversation led to a project centered on community literacy and providing access to books that reflect the experiences of Black and Brown communities.
This month: Community Leaders Ask for Transparency; Denver Seeks Input on 20-Year Vision for Near Northeast Neighborhoods; End-of-Session Town Hall; A New Market Provides Fresh Locally Grown Produce and More; CatsOnly Veterinary Services Coming to Stanley Marketplace; Juneteenth Quilt Project; and Teacher of the Year Finalist from Northfield High School.
This month: DPD Reports a Spike in Thefts from Cars; Colfax Construction Moves East; E-Bike Education and Safety; NE Denver Schools Receive John Irwin Award; and Front Porch Wins Five Awards in Four-State Competition
A decade after a group of Central Park residents first imagined a place where neighbors could...
On a Saturday night in May, creators from throughout the area gathered at Stanley Marketplace to sell their work, from fluorescent jewelry and digital prints to buttercream-slathered cinnamon rolls, crocheted animals, and candles shaped like glasses of lemonade.
At the end of May, the Westerly Creek Project at Stanley will be nearly complete, allowing the City of Aurora to officially hand over the area west of the shopping center to its owners.
Tucked along a block including a dent repair shop and fitness studio on Dayton Street in northwest Aurora is the colorful façade of a school designed to help students get back on track after being involved with the criminal legal system.
This Month: Community Steps in to Help Family-Owned Bike Shop; Investigators Looking for Cause of Fire at Bluff Lake Nature Center; New Name and Look for Shops at Northfield; and Denver Library Closure Extended.
MacKenzie Hardt is part of the community, whether it’s flipping pancakes alongside his wife, Abby, at Winter Bike to Work Day; leading a bike bus to a school; or running a Kidical Mass event. The Hardts host 40 free events a year. Now the community is stepping up to help them in return.
This story and more Front Porch updates.
The name and the address are the same. The mid-century building, once a police station, has room after room of spaces for creatives, with rent starting at $2 an hour. Weekly rentals are also available.
