Dramatic transformations will begin in 2024 designed to improve the conditions on East Colfax for commuters, pedestrians, businesses, and residents. Three major changes will facilitate the transformation.
When Colorado legislators return to the Capitol on Jan. 10 for the 2024 regular session, they’ll probably be thinking, “We’ve been here before.”
Traditionally, “Traveling Mercies” is a prayer for safe, smooth travels said for someone embarking on a journey. It’s a phrase that Caroline Glover’s mother always said when anyone in the family was traveling, and that’s one of the reasons Glover decided to call her newest venture, an oyster and cocktail bar in Stanley Marketplace, by that name.
This Month: 1) The CO Spot Opens in Shops at Northfield; 2) Homelessness Initiative Attracts Volunteers, Critics; 3) Brookfield Properties Prepares to Break Ground; 4) Five-Alarm Fire on East Colfax; 5) Leadership Positions for New School Board Members; 6) District 5 Gets a New Police Station; 7) Bike Lockers Available at Central Park Station; and 8) Wings Over the Rockies Opens Wright Bros. Exhibit.
Award season is coming and most films have now been released. The March column will preview all of the films nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, so this month I give brief reviews of several films that may be nominated for other awards.
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Pellets are formed and regurgitated by all birds of prey because, lacking teeth, they cannot chew their food.
Central Park’s iconic 164-foot tall air traffic control tower is now open to the public on a limited basis. One of the last vestiges of the Stapleton International Airport (1929-1995), the tower rewards guests who climb the 11 flights of stairs with some of the best views of Denver and the Rocky Mountains.
New interactive art is now adorning the East Colfax neighborhood in some of the most unexpected places, from panels atop wooden posts throughout McNichols Park to vinyl-wrapped electrical boxes along Colfax Avenue. The panels and electrical boxes are inscribed with original poetry and are the “stops” in a “StoryWalk,” the first art installation by the Denver non-profit Sidewalk Poets.
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