Christie Gosch

2020 Grads Roll into an Unknown Future

2020 Grads Roll into an Unknown Future

As schools shut down across the country in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, students have had to adapt to a new reality—and seniors in college and high school are trying to creatively reevaluate what they had thought were firm plans for graduation and their futures.

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How is living through a pandemic like living through a war?

How is living through a pandemic like living through a war?

As we confront uncertainty, fear, and even death in the coronavirus pandemic, we know Coloradans experienced similar traumas in World Wars I and II. Then, the community came together to face a common enemy—but also fell prey to xenophobia and racism as they looked for someone to blame.

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Controlling the coronavirus: Where we stand. Where we’re going.

Controlling the coronavirus: Where we stand. Where we’re going.

How is Denver doing at flattening the curve? What symptoms are Denverites reporting and how does that help track illness in the community—even before tests are done? Are we having Covid outbreaks in our grocery stores? What should we do when someone isn’t wearing a mask in the grocery store? What is the projection for how well the virus will be contained in coming months?
And, in a broader view, why do bats spread pathogens; and how are llamas contributing to possible treatments?

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…NE News Updates

…NE News Updates

This month: 1) DIA Renovation Moves Ahead; 2) Grocery Store Safety During a Pandemic; 3) New Rehab Hospital Coming to Northfield; 4) Barber Shop Opens in Shops at Beeler Park; 5) Sprouts Opens Jul. 15/Hiring Fair Jun. 1 & 2; and 6) Mammography Center Opens in Eastbridge

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Adjusting the Menu to the Times

Adjusting the Menu to the Times

Rather than operate during the height of the stay-at-home orders, Symensma closed shop and spent hours in his own kitchen, really savoring his creations and the downtime. By May 14, however, Symensma and his team were more than ready to reopen the Eastbridge ChoLon for curbside service.

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Chicago Meets Denver Meets Mexico

Chicago Meets Denver Meets Mexico

“When the lovely people at the administrative offices in the City of Aurora caught wind of our project, they became keenly interested in what we were doing,” says Cortés-Maceda.

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June SUN News

June SUN News

This month: Composition of Stapleton United Neighbors (SUN) Board of Directors and SUN meeting in June.

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“It’s not like the flu. It’s far more deadly.”

“It’s not like the flu. It’s far more deadly.”

The 1980s anthem “Don’t Stop Believin’” has taken on new meaning for Kimberly Schmitten, an RN at St. Joseph Hospital in Denver. “It is the greatest feeling,” she says, when she hears Journey’s familiar tune over the hospital intercom at the end of a day.

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