This month: Memorial Honors Korean War Veterans; Keven Burnett Reflects on 20 Years of Building Community in Central Park; Planting the Seeds for a New Community Space in Central Park; Colorado Ballet Offers Ticket Deals; New Life for the F15 Trees; and Big Honor for Northfield High School.
As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, an organization founded by the family of a firefighter who lost his life at the World Trade Center is working to ensure the victims and their families are not forgotten.
This month: Project Worthmore Opens The Roots; Next Phase of Construction Begins Near Central Park Station; Colorado’s First Health Science High School Breaks Ground in Aurora; Kappa III Celebrates Grand Opening; DPS Approves Cellphone Ban; My Spark Give Students Access to Extracurriculars; Wings’ Celebrates Colorado’s Aviation Spirit; New Location for Aurora Pride; and Denver Releases Climate Report Alongside Emissions Dashboard.
For those who think nostalgically about the 1960s’ activism, Dolores Huerta says, “Sorry you missed 1968, but we’re back.” A crowd of 300 chants “Sí se puede!” (Yes you can!), the motto of the United Farm Workers (UFW), as she takes her seat at History Colorado.
This month: 1) The Denver Debate Over Flock Cameras; 2) A Big Step Forward for Construction at Bluff Lake Nature Center; 3) Denver Provides Free Narcan and Overdose Response Training at Local Libraries; 4) City Gathers Public Input on Park Hill Park and Other Neighborhood Needs; 5) New Mural Sprouts along the Sand Creek Regional Greenway; and 6) Alumni Center Opens at Manual High School.
Denver’s oldest high school marked its 150th anniversary with a lively celebration on the steps of...
They sounded like grizzled war veterans, recounting the close bonds that were formed in tight quarters and under stressful conditions. But there was also a lot of laughter and teasing, as nearly two dozen retired air traffic controllers gathered at FlyteCo Tower in Central Park to mark the 30th anniversary of the closure of Stapleton International Airport.
30 Years Ago: Stapleton International Airport closed and the plans for what’s now the Central Park neighborhood began. 25 Years Ago: Front Porch newspaper was launched to update the community about the redevelopment of the site.
While many are familiar with the history of Stapleton International Airport in the latter years prior to its 1995 closure, not as many are aware of the airport’s earlier history around the time it opened in 1929 as the Denver Municipal Airport.
Barbara Neal has been the guiding force behind the public art installations that adorn parks, open spaces, and other public areas throughout the Central Park neighborhood, but after 20 years of service, she has decided it is time to retire.
Colorado Press Association – 1st place for Page Design, Christie Gosch.
On May 19, Ed Dwight became the oldest person ever to go into outer space when he rode aboard a Blue Origin rocket for a 10-minute space flight.
