“She’s a ticking time bomb.” The desperation in the mother’s voice is palpable as she talks about how her middle school student spent many months self-harming and has even threatened to kill herself.
Christie Gosch
DAM: American Painters in France—Do These Paintings Lack “Americanness”?
Aspiring artists recognized that studying abroad was essential to their careers, says DAM’s Curator Emeritus Timothy Standring. Art schools in the U.S. weren’t as sophisticated as those in France.
Dec. & Early Jan. Events
View and add local events FREE at FrontPorchNE.com/events. Submissions by the 17th will be considered for printing in the upcoming month’s issue.
Election Followup: What’s Next for the Park Hill Golf Course?
On election night, voters handed a big win to Save Open Space Denver (SOS), a group that for years now has been fighting to halt development on the now-defunct Park Hill Golf Course, a currently unused 155-acre open space that sits at the corner of Colorado Blvd. and East 35th Ave.
Cutting Edge Research Is Coming—but Voters Say No to Arena
Although Denver voters rejected a $190 million bond measure to help pay for a 10,000-seat area and community market at the National Western Center, city officials say they are still committed to both projects.
Indie Prof: “The Green Knight,” “Lamb,” and some short takes
As we head into December, the holidays, and a busy season for all of us, we also get some down time to get away from it all. I review two current movies (both streaming) and then give two short takes that you won’t want to miss.
…NE News Updates
This month: 1) Central 70 Project—Steadily proceeding toward a park over the highway and 2) What will Colorado get from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act?
Notice of Cancellation of Informal Primary Election for the Park Creek Metropolitan District
…the informal primary candidate election to be held on November 9, 2021 has been cancelled…
It’s November 2021. Are You Ready to Apply for College?
If you recall the days of sweating over paper applications, the bell of your parents’ IBM Selectric as you reached the end of a line, and visiting a lonely guidance counselor whose office was located deep in the bowels of your high school, know that your child will have a very different experience.
Upcoming Development in Central Park
Construction is underway at the Runway North development (above), located just south of I-70 at Central Park Blvd. Much of Central Park is already built out, but significant projects remain on the undeveloped land.
Battles Over Election Laws
Since 2020—a year that saw a once-in-lifetime pandemic and a contested presidential election—nearly all states have introduced or passed election legislation. Politicians and advocates on the left claim new laws are a way to further suppress already disenfranchised communities of color while politicians and advocates on the right claim increased scrutiny is needed to restore faith in an election system that became upended, inviting voter and election fraud.
Neighbors, City of Denver Clash Over Traffic Woes
Approximately 100 frustrated neighbors who live on or near Emporia St. between MLK Jr. Blvd. and E. 26th Ave., just north of the Stanley Marketplace, are trying to mitigate large amounts of traffic flowing through their residential street.












