On a crisp December morning, 100 children and their parents gathered at Northfield High School for an event organized by the Kids’ Compassion Project (KCP).
Cultivating Compassion
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Community Issues
Special District Dispute Nearly Derails Stapleton Bond Issue
The two service districts charged with financing and constructing Stapleton’s infrastructure clashed at a special meeting on Dec. 19.
Police Catch Package Thief
On Dec. 14, the staff at Staybridge Suites at 8101 E. Northfield Blvd. were cleaning rooms when they discovered several boxes/packages with different names and addresses in one of the rooms.
CAB Studies Its Future
Twenty-three years after its creation, the Stapleton Citizens Advisory Board (CAB) is questioning its own future.
Noise Wall Issue Continues to Delay MLK Extension
Denver is awaiting CDOT review of a revised noise evaluation report that will help answer the question of whether a noise mitigation wall will be required as part of the extension of Martin Luther King Blvd. in east Stapleton.
Beeler Park: Where Urban Meets the Prairie
The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge (RMANWR) really is where the buffalo (bison) roam.
Winter Welcome
Winter Welcome on November 18 at the East 29th Ave. Town Center brought the coldest temperatures of the season to date—but that didn’t dampen the spirits of 3,000 people who came out to view the lighting of the tree and celebrate the holiday season.
A Top-Performing Alternative
The top-performing alternative high school in the Denver Public Schools (DPS) district this year is Denver Online High School, which serves a surprisingly diverse array of students.
DPS Signals Change: SPF Ratings Highlight Equity
School Performance Framework (SPF) “stoplight” scores are out for DPS schools, for the first time in two years, and the results are surprising to many in the local community.
A Line Train Stimulates Central Park TOD
Apparently, it takes a real train, not a promised one, to stimulate investment at a transit-oriented development (TOD) site.
Possible New Role for the Stapleton Foundation?
Landri Taylor, Stapleton Foundation executive director, announced at the November CAB meeting a study into how the foundation could assist buyers in making down payments on affordable homes.
City Casts Doubt On Affordable Housing’s Future at Stapleton
The city of Denver will not enforce the Green Book vision for rental housing at Stapleton. “While the Stapleton Development Plan (Green Book) is mentioned in the Development Agreement as ‘principles’ to be adhered to, the Development Agreement does not adopt those principles as enforceable terms,” says Denver’s housing director Rick Padilla.
