The upcoming Nov. 5 General Election will be the 14th election I have overseen as your Clerk and Recorder. Amongst those, this one will not only be the most closely watched, but will matter the most.
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Christie Gosch
A New Place to Play in Denver
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS), in partnership with Denver Parks and Recreation, has transformed four acres of City Park into a multi-sensory play experience inspired by the ecology of the state.
Ballot Information Night—Oct. 16
The League of Women Voters present a Ballot Information Night on Wed, Oct. 16 at The Cube. In partnership with Front Porch and The MCA.
…NE News Updates
This month: 1) A Community Ownership Model on East Colfax; 2) DPS Students Overcome Hate to Bring Change to Their School; 3) A New Coffee Shop Opens Inside Northwest Aurora Brewery; 4) Colorful Mural Enlivens Neighborhood Business; 5) Arsenal Manager Receives High Honor; and Openings and Closings.
Neighbors Have Questions About “Coloradoscaping” Along Quebec St.
A 10-acre stretch of three medians that used to be covered in high-maintenance, high-water-usage bluegrass is now a site for native plants and pollinators. But the City of Denver has received complaints from nearby residents who think the area has been neglected and taken over by weeds.
Sidewalk Artist Brings Joy to Neighbors Passing By
Julie Johnson started drawing seasonal chalk greetings in front of her house on Beeler St. during the pandemic: an Easter message with colored eggs, a New Year’s greeting, a heart for Valentines Day. “It was my effort to bring a little cheer to members of the community,” she recalls.
DSA Filmmakers to Showcase 20 Films at NYC Festival in October
Sofia Macias has known she wanted to work in the film industry since she was very young. “I’ve loved horror films since I was 8 years old,” she says. A senior at the Denver School of the Arts, she recently found out that her 6-minute film Resonance was accepted into the All-American High School Film Festival in New York City.
Front Porch Wins Ten 2023 Colorado Press Association Awards
The Colorado Press Association held its annual awards ceremony on Aug. 24, and Front Porch won a total of 10 awards listed below in the order received. We would like to thank our staff, readers, and advertisers who make this local paper possible.
Local Events: October thru Early November
View/add events at FrontPorchNE.com/events. Submissions by the 17th will be considered for the upcoming month’s issue.
Indie Prof: More “Fresh Cuts: New World Films”
This month I will concentrate on promoting three upcoming community screenings. We hope to see you at one or more of these shows!
Bird Sightings: Burrowing Owl
Most owls are nocturnal, carnivorous, and nest in trees or man-made boxes. But there is an owl named the burrowing owl that is active during the day, nests in burrows dug by prairie dogs or ground squirrels, and eats principally insects but also hunts small rodents.
A Community Ownership Model on East Colfax
This month, the East Colfax Community Collective (EC3), a local organization that works to prevent evictions, purchased a 23-unit apartment building at 1371 Xenia St. in Denver as part of an effort to create housing stability in the area and stop displacement of residents.
