Last month, superintendent Tom Boasberg and the entire Northfield High School community celebrated the announcement that NHS has been officially authorized as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School.
Community Issues
Annual Community Forum Overview and Next Steps
Planned agenda items during the annual community forum were covered quickly and were generally well received by the audience.
“The American Dream Is Still Alive”
For hundreds of years, industrious and courageous people have emigrated from countries with limited freedom and opportunity, overcoming tremendous odds, to make a better life in the United States.
Flights that Save Young Lives
Newborn Aiden Castillo got a potentially life-saving ride on May 7 as the first patient in a new helicopter designed specifically for the transport of infants and young children.
Our Masthead Changed Our Goal is the Same…
The Front Porch started in 2000 to keep neighbors informed of progress and plans as the old Stapleton airport was redeveloped into a new neighborhood. W
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












