The Week is a three-part series to inform and inspire us about what we can do to effect change. Each session starts with a one-hour video followed by a discussion with fellow community members. There is still time to tip the scales to a more sustainable and healthy planet. Join us!
Christie Gosch
Third Graders ‘Take a Stand’ to Celebrate Black History Month
Even as some schools and school districts around the nation have gutted their Black history studies, students at Swigert International School marked February as Black History Month “by celebrating the assets and beauty of Black culture,” says third grade teacher Lindsay Edge.
Legislature Considers Racial Equity Study Bill
On the first day of February and the start of Black History Month, dozens of Black Coloradans went to the state capitol building to describe how racism and discrimination had impacted their lives.
Mayor Johnston Assesses Migrant Crisis, Budget Cuts, Homelessness Initiative
It’s been a challenging first six months in office for Mayor Mike Johnston as he launched an ambitious plan to end homelessness, dealt with 40,000 migrants arriving in Denver, tackled rising crime rates, and struggled to find enough money in the budget to pay for it all.
Indie Prof: It’s Oscar Month!
This is Oscar month, so we get straight to the films. I reviewed The Holdovers in the February column, Past Lives in December, and I will post reviews of The Zone of Interest and Anatomy of a Fall next month. The latter two will fight it out for the Best International Feature this year, and rightly so. This was a wonderful year for the movies, and I hope you get a chance to see all of them. And the nominees are…
Consider a Gift to Front Porch
By the end of 2024, it is predicted that the U.S. will have lost one-third of the newspapers it had in 2005.
Latin American Cuisine Takes a Deep Dive into Storytelling
For Erasmo (Ras) Casiano and Diego Coconati, owners of Lucina Eatery & Bar, the goal is to have diners leave happier than they came in.
…NE News Updates
This month: 1) Take an Immersive Space Walk at Stanley Marketplace; 2) Check to See If You Have Unclaimed Property; 3) Proposed Changes to Sidewalk Repair Ordinance; 4) Ashley Elementary First Graders Get Bicycles; School Doubles in Size; and 5) Mayor’s Plan to Combat Auto Theft.
Local Events March thru Early April
View and add local events FREE at FrontPorchNE.com/events. Submissions by the 17th will be considered for printing in the upcoming month’s issue.
Bird Sightings: Bald Eagles
The bald eagle is America’s national bird. Its main diet consists of fish—and it is a very skilled fisherman.
Editor Job Announcement
Front Porch—Northeast Denver newspaper (FrontPorchNE.com) distributes approximately 25,000 papers monthly to readers in Central Park, Park Hill, Mayfair/Montclair, Lowry and NW Aurora. The paper is looking to fill our half-time Editor position.