Local middle school, Denver Discovery School (DDS), is in transition. With the sudden departure of three lead administrators in as many months and the revelation of budgetary and other woes, the tight-knit school community is rallying to regain its footing.
Christie Gosch
Panasonic Riding Data to the Future
Riding RTD’s A Line train past the 61st & Peña station, the view to the east is of a warehouse-looking building highlighted by pulsating colored lights and a big “Panasonic” sign. This is Panasonic’s one-year-old operations hub for a new business unit focusing on “smart cities.”
NE Metro News Updates
MLK Extension Project Inches Forward. The environmental reviews for the Martin Luther King Boulevard extension project were complete as of the October 19 approval by CDOT and the Federal Highway Administration of the “FONSI”, or finding of no significant impact.
Voters Approve Bonds,Taxes, Green Roofs
Denver voters approved all the measures presented to them in the Nov. 7 general election. They ranged from a citywide $937 million bond package to relatively small special district taxes.
Salads & Pizza with a Focus on Local and Sustainable
With a passion for farming, beekeeping and cooking, Jeff Rogoff has turned what he loves into his life’s work. His second metro area Sazza Restaurant is now open at the Stanley Marketplace.
December & Early January Events
Local events taking place in December 2017 and early January 2018.
Open Enrollment for Health Care Ends Jan.12th
Now’s the time to go shopping—no, not for the holidays just yet, but for health insurance coverage.
Practicing Kindness Together Can Change the World
When the team at Kindness Yoga read the Stanley Marketplace “Stanifesto,” they found a “unique and palpable” sense of community that created an ideal environment for their new studio.
Fee from Stapleton Home Sales May Go toward Affordable Housing
Each time a property is sold in Stapleton, a “community fee” is paid to the Stapleton Foundation (“Foundation”) to support education, transportation and wellness programs that benefit the broader community.
MCA Annual Meeting
The annual Stapleton Master Community Association (MCA) Members’ Meeting took place on Nov. 8.
Aurora Approves Creative Learning Preschool
The first non-residential use in Stapleton Aurora has received unanimous approval from the Aurora Planning Commissioner.
Middle Schoolers Pass AP Exams
Last spring, nine brave eighth-graders at Denver Language School (DLS) took and successfully passed college-level Advanced Placement (AP) exams in either Chinese or Spanish Language and Culture. This represented a 100% pass rate in the pilot of year of DLS’s AP program.













