The City of Aurora has started a major overhaul of the Westerly Creek waterfront at Stanley Marketplace. The creek will be moved west toward Beeler St. and new landscaping will encourage pedestrians to “enjoy the ambience of the creek.”
Current Issue
Liquor Store Owners Say Grocery Wine Sales Have a “Significant” Impact on Business
The sale of wine in grocery stores created a convenient way for some shoppers to pick up a favorite bottle. For local liquor store owners, the change created the need to look for new ways to bring people into their stores after a “significant” drop in revenue.
Election Results Bring Fear to Immigrant Communities
Fear. Confusion. Sadness. Nervousness. Those were just a few of the adjectives used to describe how immigrants—and people who work with them—are feeling after Donald Trump’s victory in November.
Team Venezuela Offers a Chance to be Children Again
Team Venezuela looks like most other youth baseball teams playing in the Lil’ Bombers League. What sets them apart is what it took for them to get here.
A Celebration of History Making Champions at East High School in Denver
It’s finals week at Denver’s East High School and the hallways are busy with students getting to class. Three students are taking time to step into the spotlight instead. They’re members of the team that became state champions in esports.
Local Events: Dec. 2024 – Early Jan. 2025
View/add events at FrontPorchNE.com/events. Submissions by the 17th will be considered for the upcoming month’s issue.
…NE News Updates
This month: 1) A Second Major Retailer Closes at Beleaguered Intersection; 2) Village Farms Prepares for New Home at Stanley Marketplace Fields; 3) A Program to Keep the Prairie Dog Population Under Control at Bluff Lake; 4) Central Park Station Balloon Man Sculpture is Gone…for Now; and New Business Openings.
Area Dumpling Shops Wrap Up Culinary Artistry
Across the metro area, several dumpling shops have opened recently, including a cluster within a small Denver/Aurora radius providing their own variations.
Montbello Community Inspires Art Projects at Rocky Mountain Arsenal
On a warm fall Saturday, a deer walked in the distance as Denver artist Michael Gadlin cut the...
A Place Where Local Art Shines Every Day of the Year
Inside a former Safeway store in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, hurried shoppers have been replaced by the concentration and collaboration of artists creating.
An Eco-Friendly Way to Get Rid of Old Holiday Lights
There’s always that one burned-out bulb or the one that flickers during its last moments of life....
The Indie Prof: Thelma, Ghostlight, The Diplomat, and Lioness
Here are a few films that didn’t get the attention they deserved during the year. These are two smaller films that will both delight and move you—two things that we sorely need in our world right now. There is even a great deal of humor in them, something I don’t cover all that much in these pages. We need that now as well.