In mid-August, Black Lives Matter 5280 (BLM5280) requested Stapleton’s name be changed because of Mayor Ben Stapleton’s association with the KKK. More than 100 people gathered in September to discuss the topic.
How did the Green Book (The Stapleton Development Plan) come to be? And what might have happened without it? This is the story of the people whose determined efforts made it happen and have guided the development. Without them, Stapleton might well have been an industrial warehouse district, a theme park or a race track.
The Stapleton United Neighbors (SUN) Board of Directors will hold a community meeting at 6:30 pm on Thursday Sept. 10, at the Hub in Northfield to discuss the Stapleton name change suggested by Black Lives Matter 5280.
Updates on upcoming for-sale and for-rent affordable units in Stapleton Denver.
Black Lives Matter 5280 distributed 2,500 flyers in Stapleton the night of Aug. 8, 2015. The flyer...
In 2000, Stapleton’s plan called for dispersed affordable homes throughout the neighborhood. The national affordable housing policy is just catching up with that concept. Read about how it’s going in Stapleton and why it’s important.
On August 8, 2015, the black lives matter advocacy group distributed flyers to 2,500 homes in Stapleton alerting residents that Stapleton is named after a KKK member. The flyers stirred up a debate whether the neighborhood should be renamed.
After years of waiting, the 25-acre park along 26th Ave. is moving toward reality.
Stapleton is growing fast.
After a decade-long wait, the Eastbridge Town Center is expected to start construction in early 2016, after the sale closes in November.
Eastbridge developers announce first restaurants and schedule for completion.
The Stapleton United Neighbors annual community forum discusses development in the neighborhood and solicits feedback from residents. Read the wrap-up of this year’s forum on May 19.
