BB the giraffe at the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance (DZCA) gave birth to a healthy calf on Friday, March 7th after a 444-day pregnancy
The Denver Zoo Has a New Baby Giraffe and He Needs a Name
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston Testified Before Congress
Mayor Johnston appeared before the House Oversight Committee on March 5th saying in part, “If Denver can find a way to put aside our fear and our ideological differences long enough to manage a crisis we didn’t choose or create, it seems only fair to ask that the body that is actually charged with solving this national problem, this Congress, can finally commit to do the same.”
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This month: Northeast Denver Libraries Get Major Upgrades and Openings and Closings
DPS Seeks Order to Block ICE Raids
On Feb. 12, Denver Public Schools became the first school district in the nation to file for a temporary restraining order (TRO) to immediately stop the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from revoking the “sensitive location status” of schools.
King Soopers Workers Strike in Denver and Across the State
Morning commuters along MLK Jr. Blvd. in Denver honked their horns in support of the striking workers outside a King Soopers store.
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This month: A Land Swap Deal Will Create a New Park at Park Hill Golf Course; Developments in Northfield and NW Aurora; Affordable Housing at the Mosaic Community Campus; and Openings and Closings.
Openings and Closings
Two coffee shops and one restaurant opening, a department store, retail store, and school are closing, and a restaurant and library are temporarily closed.
Trump Education Department Investigating Denver Public Schools Over All-Gender Restroom at East High
The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights announced Tuesday that it is investigating Denver Public Schools for recently converting a girl’s restroom at Denver’s East High School into an all-gender restroom.
Denver mayor: The city will sue the Trump administration if ICE agents detain immigrants at schools
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said this week that the city will sue the Trump administration if it instructs federal immigration enforcement agents to detain Denver residents at schools, churches, hospitals, and other “sensitive locations.”
A Land Swap Deal Will Create a New Park at Park Hill Golf Course
Surrounded by fences and controversy, the 155-acre Park Hill Golf Course site is being acquired by the City and County of Denver for a new city park in a land exchange agreement.
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This month: 1) Denver Drivers are Facing Closures on Quebec Street; 2) Scooters May be Coming Back to Aurora; 3) Money Awarded for Restoration at The Urban Farm; 4) A Parking Surprise for Some Patrons of Stanley Marketplace; and 5) New Sidewalk Fee in Denver.
An Eco-Friendly Way to Get Rid of Holiday Lights and Trees
There’s always that one burned-out bulb or the one that flickers during its last moments of life....
