Now’s the time to go shopping—no, not for the holidays just yet, but for health insurance coverage.
Open Enrollment for Health Care Ends Jan.12th
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Christie Gosch
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.
Letters to the Editor
Letters concerning “Stapleton Stops” and Creative Use of Space by DU at the Solar Decathlon.
December SUN News and Events
December 2017 SUN News and Events.
Tower Renovation Nears Completion
In the building where air traffic controllers once coordinated landings and takeoffs for the old Stapleton Airport, Punch Bowl Social will open on Nov. 18 at 7pm with an open-to-the-public ticketed event to support the local charity We Don’t Waste (WeDontWaste.org). Get tickets online at PunchBowlSocial.com. At 9pm doors will open to non-ticketed guests.
RTD Tells Frustrated Residents: It’s Now Up to the PUC
At an open house hosted by RTD on Oct. 23, local residents just wanted to know when the A Line trains will be allowed to stop blowing their warning horns. RTD told the crowd of frustrated area residents that implementation of a quiet zone along the A Line rail corridor now depends on action by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC).
LimeBikes Bring Dockless Bikesharing
At first glance, a LimeBike is unremarkable: a brightly colored three-speed comfort bike with a front-wheel basket, warning bell, head lamp, reflectors and wheel fenders. But it represents a paradigm shift in the bikesharing industry.
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.
