It was a typical day at the Charles Burrell Visual and Performing Arts Campus in northwest Aurora. Students in a high school global studies class were creating visual representations of genocide. Middle school social studies students were carving an ancient language into clay tablets. And elementary school kids were learning choreography to a song designed to inspire confidence and empowerment.
Denver is taking the research out of reusability. The city’s Reuse Business Directory connects people with businesses that help shoppers save money, reduce waste, and positively impact the climate.
More than 130 camps in eight different categories, including free and low-cost options for your camper this summer.
Awards season is in full swing, and this month I review a film that dominated the Golden Globes and may do the same at the Oscars. In addition, I review a film you can see in theaters now, and I give a short blurb about another Oscar contender.
Northfield High School has reached a milestone graduation rate of 98%, according to a report released in January from the Colorado Department of Education.
Denver’s dry winter weather has left trees and shrubs stressed.
The Merlin app was launched in 2014 to help people find the answer to “What’s that bird?” Here is merlin the bird, a brown and white falcon with a heavily-streaked chest, round and oval white shapes throughout, and thin white tail bands.
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In mid-November, Holland sent an email to members announcing the closure of Upswell, a business that offers fitness and recovery programs. Twelve hours later, she received what she called a “wave of people,” urging her to figure out how to reopen the doors. She started making calls, asking, “If we could open for a few days [a week], could you come back?”
A standing-room crowd greeted Commander Marion Penn at the Denver Police District 5 station in Montbello, where he has been a leader since 2022. Inspirational, humble, a great mentor, and friend were words used to describe the man everyone in the room came to see.
This month: A ‘Shared Street’ in Central Park; It’s Time to Think About Spring Trees; Aurora Library Doubles in Size; Local Breweries Join Support for The Blue Bench; Redefining the Future of Public Education; A Colorful World; and Openings and Closings.
Six years after Covid shut down classrooms, anxiety rates among children have not returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to psychologists at Children’s Hospital Colorado, and youth are seeking more mental health support than ever before.
