A chicken sandwich, green beans, and an apple were on the menu for the Denver Public Schools Summer Meal Program, launched to make sure food is available during the summer months, not just for students but all children ages 18 and under.
The freedoms of summer directly correlate with a busy season in the emergency room at Children’s Hospital Colorado.
Just days after a 14-year-old boy was fatally shot by another teen at the Montbello Recreation Center, community members gathered on East Colfax for a peace march marking National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
On the first Tuesday of each month, We Don’t Waste (based in northeast Park Hill) and the Denver- wide Colorado Pet Pantry set up a market at Bruce Randolph School at 3955 Steele St. The nonprofits offer fresh produce, dairy, meats, spices, drinks, pantry items, and pet food.
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
The conversation at an April 21 gathering centered on what Liz Stalnaker, the Central Park United Neighbors board president, called a way of addressing the “free-floating anxiety” in the community about e-bikes and safety.
This month: Indivisible 80238 Hosts Attorney General Forum; Denver Official Apologizes for Lack of Notice on Traffic Changes; New Senior Housing in Lowry; A Call for After-Prom Volunteers; Join a Conversation about E-Bikes; and A Longtime Museum Exhibit Closes for Expansion.
A group of local parents is on a mission to change the world, with their kids leading the way.
One by one, as names were called, individuals lay down on the pavement in front of Denver’s City and County Building, holding flowers over their chests. The action was part of a “Die-In” protest organized by Denver Streets Partnership to honor the 93 pedestrians, cyclists and motorists who were killed on Denver streets in 2025.
“We screwed it up,” admitted Amy Ford, executive director of the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. She was talking about the project to transform 13th and 14th avenues from one way to two way in the East Colfax neighborhood.
It’s an enormous task: fixing or upgrading more than 1,400 miles of sidewalks and constructing 318 miles of new ones within the next decade. The effort is part of the city’s Sidewalk Enterprise Program, launched after Denver voters approved a 2022 ordinance to create a dedicated sidewalk fund supported by property owner fees.
A change in traffic patterns in the East Colfax neighborhood has neighbors upset and asking for better communication about infrastructure changes in the future.
