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be well Leader Alisha Brown Gets Statewide Recognition
Alisha Brown, senior vice president at the Foundation for Sustainable Urban Communities (formerly called the Stapleton Foundation), has been named one of Colorado’s “Most Influential Young Professionals.”
February & Early March Events
NE DENVER/NW AURORA EVENTS 2/1 Thursday—Opening Reception – Mask(ed) –Invitational Curated...
Mom, Daughter Find Their Passion at The Urban Farm
“Urban Farm was my life since I was 5. Without that, I don’t know what I’d be doing now,” says Monica Marrs, a 19-year-old student at Oklahoma State University majoring in animal science production. “Urban Farm helped me find my passion.”
Clara Brown: Angel of the Rockies
“People like Clara Brown are rare. She saw her role in the world not as ‘I’ or ‘me’ against ‘them,’ but as ‘us’ and ‘we,’” says Dr. George Junne, professor of Africana Studies at the University of Northern Colorado. “It was the way that she lived her life that garnered her the amount of respect that she received.”
Do What You Love: For Glover It’s Quality Scratch-Made Food
Caroline Glover loves to give dinner parties. It’s not uncommon for her to have 10 close friends over to her house, with people gathered in the kitchen, talking to her as she prepares the meal.
The Stapleton Name: What’s next? And what are people saying?
What’s Next?” is the question we’ve heard since the Dec. 11 community-wide listening sessions about keeping or changing the Stapleton name. Five organizations that contribute to the community in different ways sponsored the two sessions, one afternoon and one evening, to get a sense of community views on the subject. All five organizations have Stapleton associated with their names.
Meet Jennifer Bacon — New District 4 School Board Representative Representing Stapleton and Park Hill
The Front Porch sat down with newly elected District 4 school board member, Jennifer Bacon, to discuss her recent election win and her priorities. Bacon was supported by the teachers’ union, which opposes many recent board reforms implemented around school choice, accountability and school closure. The following interview has been edited and condensed.
From Stapleton to Iraq: A Soldier’s Story
It was a change in plans, to say the least. Chris and Kim Schmitten’s expectation of a large wedding in October 2016 was derailed when Chris was told in April 2016 that he would be deployed to Iraq.
Marlon Green: The Jackie Robinson of Commercial Aviation
Pilot Marlon Green broke racial barriers when he won a Supreme Court case banning racial discrimination in airline hiring practices. Green started his career with Continental Airlines at Stapleton International Airport in 1965.
Hygge = Coziness, Contentment…and More
When Denver’s sunset arrives at 4:35pm on Dec. 1, sun-loving Coloradans may find themselves bemoaning the dark and cold that befalls them for 14 and a half hours a day as winter officially approaches. They might want to adopt the Scandinavian concept of hygge.
Up Close with Refuge’s More Unusual Wildlife
“Bison are an important part of plains ecology,” says Dave Lucas, manager at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge—and the public has great opportunities to visit the wildlife refuge and see these huge animals. The 15,000-acre refuge is also home to the world’s only indoor/outdoor black-footed ferret exhibit, enabling visitors to see the endangered species that now helps control the prairie dog population at the refuge.
