Students celebrated their graduation from one of Central Park’s most diverse schools with a multi-cultural party to the rafters. Literally.
Students Celebrate Diversity as School Year Ends
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Activists Prepare for Pride in 2025 Amid a Drop in Support
This year, The Center on Colfax, which produces Denver Pride, saw some sponsors of the event leave, as economic concerns and rollbacks in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts escalated. In April, leaders projected a $230,000 decrease in event sponsorship funding from previous years.
…NE News Updates
This Month: Northeast Denver Development News; A Program Focused on Dignity in the Denver County Jail; Openings; and Denver Residents Listen, Learn, and Question at a Town Hall
To Be or Not to Be a Slam Poet at a Lowry Senior Center
Fifteen minutes before the event was scheduled to begin, Denver author and poet Linda C. Shaw was worried about the empty chairs in the semi-circle in front of her. She wondered if anyone would show up and stand up at the poetry slam event she created working with leaders at the Senior Planet from AARP in Lowry.
Survey: Central Park Residents Like the Neighborhood, but Not the Traffic
Residents of Central Park in Denver are satisfied with their overall quality of life in the neighborhood, but traffic and crime are top of mind, a new survey shows.
Indie Prof: “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” and “The Girl with the Needle”
This is the slow time of the year for film releases—the good films, anyway—so I’ll go back and review some of last year’s best films. Here are two that were (deservedly) nominated for Best International Feature at this year’s Oscars.
Local Events: June through Early July
View/add events at FrontPorchNE.com/events. Submissions by the 17th will be considered for the upcoming month’s issue.
Bird Sightings: Spring Migration of Shorebirds
Shorebirds winter in South America, Mexico, Central America, or the western and southeast coasts of the U.S. Beginning in April, they migrate north to nest.
Leadership in Times of Crisis: Standing with Refugees and Undocumented Communities
Recently, I had the incredible honor of being named a finalist for the 9NEWS Leader of the Year...
Multi-Million-Dollar Drop in Denver Revenue Causes Hiring Freeze, Furloughs
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston today announced the city’s financial outlook for 2025 and 2026, and the news isn’t good.
A “Famous” Bald Eagle Dies in Denver
A bald eagle that made its home and nest at Bluff Lake Nature Center (BLNC) in Denver has died. It was electrocuted on May 2.
‘Grief Isn’t All Sadness’: A Denver Podcast About Love and Loss
Grief hits everyone at some point in life, but it’s not something people readily talk about. Two women say they hope to open up the conversation about grieving so that “all the humans” who have experienced loss can find a space to feel better about sharing their emotions.
