City Forester Michael Swanson offers the following tips for keeping your trees healthy during the winter…
Your Trees Need You in Winter
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Christie Gosch
What Explains Cordova’s Sudden Departure?
By many accounts, DPS Superintendent, Susana Cordova, was a star, a real Cinderella story—daughter of DPS secretary becomes first bilingual Latina to lead the district.
New Kids’ Store: Fate or Good Planning?
She started out in geology, earned an MBA, worked in aerospace, stayed home with her three kids, and has now opened a children’s boutique.
Books by Local Authors
Roger Kahn’s “How Crested Butte Became a Tourist Town: Drugs, Sex, Sports, Arts and Social Conflict,” Zoe Argento’s “Isolation Island: A Pandemic Story,” and Kathryn Haber’s “Fear Less, Love More.”
Colorado Teacher of the Year
“I’m a nerd—I love to learn and share what I learn. The kids say my enthusiasm is contagious; they get excited when the teacher is excited,” says Gerardo Muñoz, a middle and high school teacher who has been named Colorado’s 2021 Teacher of the Year.
Indie Prof: “The Reason I Jump” and “Promising Young Woman”
The Indie Prof reviews “The Reason I jump,” now playing at the Sie Film Center’s Virtual Cinema, and “Promising Young Woman,” available through streaming.
NE News…
This month: 1) Kappa Senior Apartments; 2) The Great Conjunction; 3) Rankings for Best Neighborhoods in Denver; 4) DPS Announces First HBCU High School; and 5) Children’s Recognized for Nursing Excellence.
Outdoor & Virtual Events
Chriskindl Market, Cherry Creek North Winter Wanderland, Cherry Creek Holiday Market, The Shops at Northfield, Central Park Artists Open Windows Project, Virtual Camp Christmas and Virtual YouthBiz Marketplace.
Can We Bridge the Divide?
While the election and presidential transition continued to dominate the news well into November, the Front Porch asked a group of NE Denver residents for their thoughts on bridging the great political divide in our country.
Remembering Sam Gary
When people talk about Sam Gary, humility looms large in the conversation. All who worked with him knew his philosophy: “Lead from the back of the conga line.” For Sam, that meant, “As long as the idea you believe in is getting done, you don’t care who gets credit,” says Mike Johnston, the CEO of Sam’s philanthropic organization, Gary Community Investments.
DMNS Space Odyssey Relaunches
The original Space Odyssey, opened in 2003, has been expanded and updated to include the new tools used by science and aerospace professionals.
Compromise Is Not a Dirty Word
Fifty years ago, Colorado was quite “red,” politically.
