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Community Issues
Strong Feelings on the Subject of Private Security
Despite a relatively low—and declining—crime rate, some Stapleton residents are concerned about petty theft.
A New Chapter in a Long Love Story: Taylor and Garrett Norwell have been best friends since age 10.
Meeting new neighbors has been a recurring fact of life in Stapleton as homes spring up at a rate...
Solar Energy Storage: Cutting Edge Technology Being Tested in Two Local Projects
Local residents will have a front-row seat in a two-year Xcel Energy pilot program testing the role of energy storage batteries at their homes.
Here’s Help for Living a Zero Waste Life
“A zero-waste life is a journey.”
New Director Takes Over At Bluff Lake
Bluff Lake’s new director David Mallery grew up hiking around the Florida Everglades.
Why is Bluff Lake empty when they just repaired the dam?
Just as Bluff Lake was being improved to prevent leaks, the Bluff Lake Nature Center (BLNC) was informed by the state that they would have to drain the lake because the organization has no adjudicated rights to the water that flows into the pond from two storm drainage outfalls.
DSST Submits Charter Application for Stapleton Aurora Site
The Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST) has submitted a charter school application to Aurora Public Schools, the only application received this year by APS
RTD Says A Line Crossing Problems Solved
In an April 20 letter to the Federal Railroad Administration, RTD “now asserts that the A-Line highway grade crossings are operating in accordance with the design.”
Nabbed! Serial Burglar Caught
Good news for south Stapleton: a garage burglar who has been prowling the alleys since last August has been caught.
How Proposed Federal Budget Cuts Could Impact Denver
With the news of possible big federal budget cuts, particularly to the National Institutes of...
Proposed NIH Cuts “Risk Losing a Generation of Scientists”
The budget proposal put forth by the current administration seeks a 19 percent cut in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a federal agency that is responsible for conducting medical research and funding it at centers across the country.
