The “Wheels of Justice” riding team will participate for the 12th consecutive year in the Children’s Hospital Colorado Courage Classic bike tour dedicated to supporting our region’s only all-inclusive, nonprofit pediatric hospital.
Community Issues
A Fond Goodbye—and a Welcome
After 14 years as Executive Director of the Sand Creek Regional Greenway Partnership, Kate Kramer is moving on…about 20 feet to an adjacent office.
Announcements
The city is soliciting your views and has posted a survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DenverPublicSurvey
King Soopers Opens…At Last
The new King Soopers at MLK Blvd. and Havana St. in Stapleton’s Eastbridge neighborhood opened at 6am on June 21.
New DPS Campus Coming to North Stapleton
Plans for Stapleton’s next new school, a K-8 campus, were presented at Stapleton’s June Zoning and Planning meeting.
Bzzzzy Season
Social media has been abuzz with complaints from Northeast Denver residents about mosquitoes.
Letters to the Editor
Think the MLK & CPB Intersection is Congested Now?
SUN Survey Results & June SUN Meeeting
In partnership with Denver Police Department, the MCA, and Northeast Transportation Connections, SUN developed a survey to: 1) Identify ways to improve community safety, 2) Measure community preferences for policies employed by Denver Public Schools, 3) Determine how residents could be encouraged to engage with public transportation, 4) Measure health behaviors and assess where community support could improve health, 5) Determine what additional services and amenities are desired in this large urban in fill project, 6) Assess barriers to community involvement, 7) Measure opinions on the community name, and 8) Measure overall satisfaction with community life. Results will be shared over a series of Front Porch articles, of which this is the first instillation.
Mountains of Waste
What’s the fastest-growing mountain in Colorado? It’s near DIA. And it’s not a volcano.
Outcome of the 2016-17 Legislative Session
The tentative optimism conveyed by area legislators in January regarding the upcoming session of the Colorado General Assembly appears to have been justified.
How Do New Neighborhoods Stapleton and Lowry Differ from Denver as a Whole?
A recent study of “Housing Affordability in Stapleton” presents a demographic profile comparing Stapleton, Lowry, the city of Denver, and metro Denver.
Large Encampments Found Under Bridge
Complaints from local hotels about increased crime along the Quebec corridor unearthed large homeless encampments in labyrinthine spaces underneath the 40th St. and Smith Road bridges, according to District 5 Lt. Ian Culverhouse.