In the building where air traffic controllers once coordinated landings and takeoffs for the old Stapleton Airport, Punch Bowl Social will open on Nov. 18 at 7pm with an open-to-the-public ticketed event to support the local charity We Don’t Waste (WeDontWaste.org). Get tickets online at PunchBowlSocial.com. At 9pm doors will open to non-ticketed guests.
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Conversations About “Stapleton” Continue
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October was the third month of community discussions about the name Stapleton. In the prior two months, the conversations were dominated by those who favored changing the name and representatives of five Stapleton organizations listened to those views. This month brought an emphasis on having a community conversation in which all voices would be heard, making a decision and moving the community forward in a positive way.
Who was Ben Stapleton?
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Activists have recently inundated community meetings urging the removal of the name Stapleton from the neighborhood due to Mayor Benjamin F. Stapleton’s Klan ties during the 1920s.
Letters to the Editor
Three readers sent letters about the Stapleton name change.
What’s in a Name?
SUN Name Change 2 from Steve Larson on Vimeo.
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“KKKpleton” is the name Denver activist Aaron Johnson prefers to use when he talks about the neighborhood others call Stapleton.
Historic Montclair Home: Richthofen Castle
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Many of us catch glimpses of it from the street, but few have had the chance to enter its gates.
July 30, Surviving Skokie
Surviving Skokie is an intensely personal story of Holocaust survivor, Jack Adler, and his son, Eli Adler.
Nature’s Amazing Machines at DMNS
Nature's Amazing Machines from Steve Larson on Vimeo.
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Have you wondered why a duck’s feet don’t freeze in icy water?
History Colorado – What’s Old Is New Again
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The March opening of Backstory: Western American Art in Context at History Colorado Center stamps the imprimatur of a new era on the institution, but one that returns the museum to its heritage, rooted in local and material culture.