East Colfax residents are shaping how millions of dollars will be spent to improve the city of Denver. The participatory budgeting program, known as the Denver People’s Budget, launched its third cycle in October, giving residents decision-making power over how $2 million in infrastructure funding is allocated.
It’s an enormous task: fixing or upgrading more than 1,400 miles of sidewalks and constructing 318 miles of new ones within the next decade. The effort is part of the city’s Sidewalk Enterprise Program, launched after Denver voters approved a 2022 ordinance to create a dedicated sidewalk fund supported by property owner fees.
A group of local parents is on a mission to change the world, with their kids leading the way.
The Cube Cinema Series continues on March 13 with “The Quiet Girl,” a beautiful and touching film you don’t want to miss. And our annual Oscar column.
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Winter birding brings ducks to our viewing pleasure. Ducks are in open waters unobscured by obstacles. The males are colorful and have distinctive field marks that facilitate their identifications.
One of the easiest and hardest ways for us to address environmental catastrophe is to ditch the car.
The name and the address are the same. The mid-century building, once a police station, has room after room of spaces for creatives, with rent starting at $2 an hour. Weekly rentals are also available.
It was a typical day at the Charles Burrell Visual and Performing Arts Campus in northwest Aurora. Students in a high school global studies class were creating visual representations of genocide. Middle school social studies students were carving an ancient language into clay tablets. And elementary school kids were learning choreography to a song designed to inspire confidence and empowerment.
Denver is taking the research out of reusability. The city’s Reuse Business Directory connects people with businesses that help shoppers save money, reduce waste, and positively impact the climate.
More than 130 camps in eight different categories, including free and low-cost options for your camper this summer.
Awards season is in full swing, and this month I review a film that dominated the Golden Globes and may do the same at the Oscars. In addition, I review a film you can see in theaters now, and I give a short blurb about another Oscar contender.