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…NE News Updates

March 1, 2023 / Brian Heuberger / Business, Development, Food, News Updates, Parks/Open Space, Schools/Education / No Comments

This month: 1) Participatory Budgeting Ballot Results; 2) Oblio’s Pizzeria Has a New Owner; 3) Therizo Café is now Copper Door Coffee; and 4) Newsies: A School Musical by McAuliffe Students.

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Ballot Will Determine Fate of Park Hill Golf Course

September 1, 2021 / Tracy Wolfer-Osborne / Community Issues, Community Organization, Denver News, Development, Parks/Open Space / 5 Comments

This November, two similarly-worded ballot initiatives with opposite intentions will decide the fate of the Park Hill Golf Course, a currently unused 155-acre open space that sits at the corner of Colorado Blvd. and E. 35th Ave.

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…NE News Updates

July 1, 2021 / Carol Roberts / Aurora, Central Park, Development, News Updates, Parks/Open Space / No Comments

This month: 1) Alexan Montview Plaza Followup and 2) Unique Denver Parks Are Coming to Central Park Neighborhood North of 56th.

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New Playgrounds in NE Celebrate Nature, Inclusivity

March 1, 2021 / Mary Jo Brooks / Development, Kids, Parks/Open Space / No Comments

Innovative outdoor play areas are coming soon to a neighborhood near you, just as demand for outdoor activities has never been greater.

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Cycling–Art–Nature: Sand Creek Greenway

February 1, 2021 / Mary Jo Brooks / Aurora, Central Park, Commerce City, Development, Parks/Open Space / 1 Comment

Sand Creek Greenway is being transformed from a creek that used to hide under airport infrastructure to a gem of nature and recreation in the city.

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Outdoor School for Tots

February 1, 2020 / Mary Jo Brooks / Families, Kids, Parenting, Parks/Open Space, Schools/Education / No Comments

The temperature is a brisk 23 degrees as bundled-up preschool children tromp down the steps at Bluff Lake Nature Center, eager to start their school day. “Where should we go today?” asks instructor Brett Dabb. “The cicada forest!” yell several children.

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Bluff Lake: A Living Laboratory

December 1, 2019 / Mary Jo Brooks / Parks/Open Space / No Comments

On a recent Saturday morning—with temperatures hovering just above freezing—a dozen devoted birdwatchers gathered at Bluff Lake Nature Center for their monthly bird walk. Using scopes, binoculars and long-lensed cameras, the group recorded 32 different species of birds, including 10 different species of ducks.

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…NE News Updates

November 1, 2019 / Martina Will, PhD and Carol Roberts / Aurora, Business, Community Issues, Denver News, Development, News Updates, Parks/Open Space, Stanley Marketplace / No Comments

This month: 1) Gotham Greens, 2) Open Space Supporters Say Park Hill Land Can’t Legally Be Developed, 3) Major Fossil Discovery by DMNS Team

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Public art roams the prairie in newest Stapleton neighborhood “Wind Gate”

August 1, 2019 / Barbara Neal / Arts/Culture, Central Park, Parks/Open Space / No Comments

The Wind Gate Art Suite by Rodrigo Nava, from Putney, VT, consists of three distinct sculpture arrays installed in Stapleton’s new neighborhood north of 56th Avenue.

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Lilac Ash Borers

August 1, 2019 / Martina Will, PhD / Community Issues, Home & Garden, Parks/Open Space / No Comments

Theo Sam, an inquisitive 9-year old, has many ideas and questions about the world around him. When he spotted holes in a tree near his mailbox, he puzzled over them briefly before beginning to investigate.

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