After a year of bad news when it looked like Northfield High School would not have a commons building in the first phase of construction, a slimmed down version of the building is now being recommended.
Christie Gosch
Eastbridge Grocery/Gas Station Update
King Soopers will be meeting with the city in January and will meet with the Stapleton Design Review Committee following that meeting to continue the development of their plans for a grocery store.
Thoughts from CDOT on the I-70 East Project
Colorado Department of Transportation clarifies a few point about the 11-year planning process for the I-70 East project.
Risks of Benzene Emissions from Gas Stations
SUN, as stated in the November SUN Spot, has taken an official position opposing the 14-pump gas station in Eastbridge.
Waste-to-Energy at Denver Zoo
The Denver Zoo will convert animal waste and trash into energy right on site, saving 1.5 million pounds in waste every year.
Panasonic Deal Along East Rail Line a Big Win
Panasonic Enterprise Solutions Company has announced that they will locate a hub for their business solutions operations at 61st and Peña Blvd.
Centurylink Gigabit Fiber
Centurylink has announced they will provide Internet 100 times faster than the national average to Denver neighborhoods.
High School Board Decision on Commons Funding Jan. 15
An end is in sight for the decision-making process for the $30 million of bond for the new Stapleton high school. On January 6 the oversight committee will meet to make their final list of recommended projects.
Stapleton Gymnast Wins Statewide Level 5 Competition
Chiara Lopach, 10-year-old Stapleton resident and fifth-grader at Polaris at Ebert, recently won the 2014 Colorado USA Gymnastics Level 5 State Championship
Book Reviews
The Front Porch prints book reviews by local librarians, rotating to a different library each month. January reviews are by Monica Washenberger, Thane Benson and Liesel Schmidt from the Park Hill branch library.
Game-changing Research on Artificial Sweeteners
Artificial sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose can contribute to some of the health maladies that we’re using them to avoid. It’s like smoking “light” cigarettes to combat lung cancer.
What do you feed a Bronco? (recipe included)
Johnson & Wales University offers a Culinary Nutrition course. Graduates go on to work in school nutrition, food research, health care and more.









