Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs are large sandpipers that look alike. The Greater Yellowlegs is a heavier, bulkier bird while the Lesser Yellowlegs is a slimmer, more delicate bird.
Bird Sightings: Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs
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Christie Gosch
Parents and Students Demand School Safety
Anger has been growing after two recent incidents of gun violence at East High School, which left one student dead and two administrators wounded. Thousands of students, parents, teachers, and administrators are demanding that leaders at Denver Public Schools (DPS) take action to make schools safer.
Mayoral and City Council Runoff Election
On April 4, Denver residents cast their votes in the contest for the mayor’s office and the races for the city council seats. The results of Election Day have determined the outright winners of some races, the remaining candidates in the runoff contests, and the voting patterns of the first round.
Semi-Nomadic Lifestyle Suits this NE Denver Family
For the Lockwoods, travel is not just about the destination. The journey itself is valuable.
Insurance Rates Rising due to Increased Car Crimes
In January 2022, Ara Nenninger had just returned from a trip to Missouri visiting her mother. She parked her Sprinter van on the street outside her home in north Central Park, but when she came out two days later to clean it out, the van was gone.
Craft Beer & Community in a Family-Friendly Location
Denver Beer Company’s newest location in the Lowry neighborhood might be closest to the founders’ hearts.
May and Early June Events
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…NE News Updates
This Month: 1) La Fillete Opens in Montclair; 2) Two NE Denver Arts Festivals; 3) Northfield High School Developments; 4) New High Plains Bike Park; 5) Modern Market at Anschutz Campus; and 6) Central Park Playground Nears Completion.
Bird Sightings: Welcoming Spring
Daylight has been lengthening since the Winter Solstice of Dec. 21, 2022. March 20, 2023 marked the Spring Equinox. Spring signifies renewal, awakening, and the beginning of new lives.
Indie Prof: “Women Talking” and “A House Made of Splinters”
This month, I rectify an omission from the March Oscars column, and I add in a Best Documentary nominee as well. To follow the theme, I include a timely short book review that tracks along with the film reviews.
At Local Schools, the Spring Musical Returns
Schools nationwide celebrated March as the Educational Theatre Association’s “Theatre in Our Schools Month,” several middle and high schools in Northeast Denver raised the curtain on their spring musicals—some for the first time since 2019—to enthusiastic community support.
Monumental Gun Control Package Moves Through the CO Capitol
With two recent school shootings happening less than two miles from the Capitol and with residents becoming outraged about the rising rates of gun violence, Democrats in the Colorado Legislature have introduced a monumental gun control package consisting of four bills that began progressing through the Legislature in March.
