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Parents and Students Demand School Safety

May 1, 2023 / Mary Jo Brooks / Community Issues, Community Organization, Public Safety, Schools/Education / No Comments

Anger has been growing after two recent incidents of gun violence at East High School, which left one student dead and two administrators wounded. Thousands of students, parents, teachers, and administrators are demanding that leaders at Denver Public Schools (DPS) take action to make schools safer. 

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Insurance Rates Rising due to Increased Car Crimes

May 1, 2023 / Mary Jo Brooks / Community Issues / No Comments

In January 2022, Ara Nenninger had just returned from a trip to Missouri visiting her mother. She parked her Sprinter van on the street outside her home in north Central Park, but when she came out two days later to clean it out, the van was gone.

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Monumental Gun Control Package Moves Through the CO Capitol

April 1, 2023 / Brian Heuberger / Community Issues, Politics, State Issues / 3 Comments

With two recent school shootings happening less than two miles from the Capitol and with residents becoming outraged about the rising rates of gun violence, Democrats in the Colorado Legislature have introduced a monumental gun control package consisting of four bills that began progressing through the Legislature in March.

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New Affordable Housing Projects in NE Denver Neighborhoods

April 1, 2023 / Brian Heuberger / Affordable Housing, Central Park, Community Issues, Development / No Comments

Many new affordable housing projects are underway throughout Northeast Denver to reduce the housing deficit facing neighborhoods and increase the affordable options available for residents.

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Gentrification Patterns in NE Denver

February 1, 2023 / Brian Heuberger / Affordable Housing, Community Issues / 4 Comments

A study from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition revealed that 27 percent of Denver neighborhoods are currently gentrifying and that Denver is the second-most gentrified city in the nation, just behind San Francisco.

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Rec Centers Are Pivotal to Denver’s Migrant Response

January 1, 2023 / Brian Heuberger / Community Issues, National Issues / No Comments

In December, Denver faced the unexpected challenge of providing shelter and resources for an influx of migrants from Central and South America.

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NE Denver Forum: Creating Safer Communities

December 1, 2022 / Mary Jo Brooks / Central Park, Community Issues, Public Safety / No Comments

What does it mean to create a safe neighborhood? How can youth violence be prevented? How can school shootings be stopped? These were among the many complex issues discussed at the November 16 neighborhood forum sponsored by Central Park United Neighbors and Front Porch.

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Thanksgiving “Madness”

December 1, 2022 / Courtney Drake-McDonough / Business, Community Issues, Community Organization, Food, Seasonal / No Comments

It’s become an annual November tradition: Tajahi Cooke, known as Chef Taj, and his team cook thousands of meals to deliver to people in need. He calls it “Madsgiving”—since there’s a little madness in undertaking such a project.

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Key 2022 Ballot Measure Results

December 1, 2022 / Brian Heuberger / Community Issues, Denver News, Elections, State Issues / No Comments

In November, Denver residents cast their votes on many ballot measures. Here are the results of some of the key city and state initiatives. 

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Denver Discovery School Avoids Closure Amid Struggles

December 1, 2022 / Brian Heuberger / Community Issues, Schools/Education / No Comments

In late October, DPS released a list of ten small schools recommended for closing­—and DDS was on the list. Later the list was cut in half—and DDS was still there. At the last minute, Superintendent Marrero surprised the board by recommending that just two schools be closed—and DDS was one of those. 

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