Harold Fields says of reparations: “We have pipes that are deep underneath these buildings and underneath our streets. The pipes are decaying, they’re old. They’re leaking, and they are only distributing resources to certain places. You’ve got to be able to dig up those pipes and re-do the system. It’s not a matter of changing the washers on faucets or putting in a new shower head, but changing the system.”
Stapleton’s Name Will Change. What Will Be the New Name?
Seeing the massive change in community awareness of racism after George Floyd’s death, representatives of neighborhood groups and the city quickly started on the path toward a new name for the Stapleton neighborhood. At the same time, individuals in the community, through rallies and yard signs, are showing their support for the protests and for Black lives.
4 CommentsCould oil/gas drilling come to Stapleton?
Mineral rights under Stapleton land were nearly made available for auction last month, which would have allowed oil and gas operators to bid for the right to drill. By a 4-0 vote, influenced by public comment, the State Land Board rejected the idea, but what is going on?
4 CommentsMarlon Green: The Jackie Robinson of Commercial Aviation
Pilot Marlon Green broke racial barriers when he won a Supreme Court case banning racial discrimination in airline hiring practices. Green started his career with Continental Airlines at Stapleton International Airport in 1965.
4 CommentsFee from Stapleton Home Sales May Go toward Affordable Housing
Each time a property is sold in Stapleton, a “community fee” is paid to the Stapleton Foundation (“Foundation”) to support education, transportation and wellness programs that benefit the broader community.
4 CommentsTower Renovation Nears Completion
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.
4 CommentsStapleton Author’s Book Career Fires Up
A Stapleton author expected zero success entering the book world, but three novels and two novellas later, she’s a bestselling Amazon author.
4 CommentsRe-Routing the Channel in Westerly Creek North
Westerly Creek North and the adjoining Uplands open space are currently in the midst of a massive construction project to make it a more effective floodplain and create pedestrian/bike connections with adjoining paths in Westerly Creek and Sand Creek.
4 CommentsChanges Are Coming at the Wildlife Refuge
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a 15-year plan for the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge to make it more accessible to the public and restore a more natural prairie ecosystem.
4 CommentsFirst Five Tenants at Conservatory Green
Drake Real Estate Services confirmed the first five tenants in phase one of The Shops at Conservatory Green.
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