This month: 1) The Shops at Northfield Sold; 2) DPS Healthy Start Times to Affect Bussing; 3) Proposed Suncor Permit Sent to EPA
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Local Brewery Lands Iconic Control Tower
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With strong ties to aviation, the three co-owners of FlyteCo Brewing said they jumped at the once-in-lifetime chance to expand their business and take over the commercial space in the former Stapleton International Airport air traffic control tower building.
Local Family Hosts Afghan Refugees
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Mohammed flew out of the Kabul Airport on August 24th. Forty-two hours later, a suicide bomber killed 60+ Afghans and 13 U.S. Service members. He remembers when the Taliban used to perform public amputations and stone people to death at soccer games. “They’re wearing a mask now,” says Mohammed. “But this is the same Taliban.”
Message to Central Park residents: The “financial health” of your special district is being “negatively impacted.”
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The issue? Refinancing bonds for Central Park infrastructure construction at a lower rate—a move that could save Central Park property owners $65-70 million in interest over the life of bonds.
Upcoming Development in Central Park
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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.
Neighbors, City of Denver Clash Over Traffic Woes
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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.
Central Park’s Final Public Art —”Open House”
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The artist, Ty Gillespie, from Paonia, Colorado, says “Families, children, and housing are the essence of Central Park and my sculpture is about housing and for families.”
More Comfort & Better Treatments for Breast Cancer Patients
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and What’s New in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.
Fastest Land Animal Might Not Outrun Extinction
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“We are on the cusp of cheetahs no longer having a viable breeding population,” says Tim Spalla. “We’re destroying their landscapes more and more every day. Once a human has touched a cheetah, it can never go back to the wild. Even the cheetahs we’ve been rescuing in Somalia can never be re-wilded. They either go to a zoo or a sanctuary—and cheetahs don’t breed in captivity.”
…NE News Updates
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This month: 1) The Future of J&W Campuses: Denver Takes a Dramatically Different Path than Miami; 2) Coming to NW Aurora: Judi’s House—Providing Support for Grieving Children; 3) Flyway Project in NE to Have a Costco; and 4) TOCA Football Acquires Bladium.