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Local Events February thru Early March
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Christie Gosch
Openings and Closings
Two coffee shops and one restaurant opening, a department store, retail store, and school are closing, and a restaurant and library are temporarily closed.
Christie Gosch New Publisher/Owner of Front Porch
Gosch is a familiar face at Front Porch having worked at the paper for the past 18 years, most recently as a photographer and graphic design editor.
Bird Sightings: Bald Eagle
Although the bald eagle has been considered our national symbol for more than 240 years, the United States Congress had never made it official.
Good News in the Neighborhood
Songwriting Workshop Pairs Students with Bluegrass Masters; Providing Winter Care Bags for People in Need; and Labor of Love: An Annual Holiday Lights Display.
A Major Facelift for Westerly Creek at Stanley Marketplace
The City of Aurora has started a major overhaul of the Westerly Creek waterfront at Stanley Marketplace. The creek will be moved west toward Beeler St. and new landscaping will encourage pedestrians to “enjoy the ambience of the creek.”
Apartment Construction Surges in Central Park
If it seems that new apartment buildings are opening all over the Central Park neighborhood, you’re not wrong. Denver is undergoing a surge of multi-family housing construction.
NE Denver Families are Hopping On The Bike Bus
MacKenzie Hardt, of Hardt Family Cyclery in Aurora, gives a few safety reminders to students before the group rides together as a “bike bus” to school.
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…NE News Updates
This month: 1) Denver Drivers are Facing Closures on Quebec Street; 2) Scooters May be Coming Back to Aurora; 3) Money Awarded for Restoration at The Urban Farm; 4) A Parking Surprise for Some Patrons of Stanley Marketplace; and 5) New Sidewalk Fee in Denver.
A Seven-Year-Old Who Inspires Others
To look at seven-year-old Madde Zimmermann, as she giggles and piles a thick layer of frosting on a Christmas cookie, there’s little evidence of the long, complicated medical odyssey that she’s endured.
Growing the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
Maile McManis says she founded her business, Sewing with Smiles, when she was 11 years old....