“We know there is no silver bullet. Nobody has gotten it right,” says city planner Laura Aldrete, Executive Director of Denver’s Community Planning and Development (CPD) office, when asked what can be done to fix Denver’s housing crisis.
“Lift Every Voice and Sing”— A Second National Anthem?
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If you know the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” you’re most likely Black—and you also know it is often referred to as the Black National Anthem. If you’re White, you likely know none of the above.
3 CommentsAdvocates keep banging their heads on the TABOR wall
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Over the last three decades governors, various legislators, education advocates, construction company executives, business leaders and civic activists have organized to ask Colorado voters to increase taxes to raise more money for the state’s cash-strapped schools, crumbling highways and other needs.
3 CommentsShould Stapleton Be Renamed? The community debates the question. Plus Ballot Q&A and Letters to the Editor
Views on whether to keep or change the name of the Stapleton community—plus answers to your questions about the ballot and Letters to the Editor
3 CommentsSyracuse Bike Lanes
Board Games, Beer, and Bites
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The Game Lounge is a fun place for dining and playing board games near Park Hill. It’s family-friendly and has special community and family nights.
3 CommentsLowry’s Eisenhower Chapel: The Only Surviving Military Chapel in CO
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Tucked behind the Lowry Town Center, the Eisenhower Chapel at 293 Roslyn Street is reminiscent of a Norman Rockwell painting.
3 CommentsKellye Giles: Sharing Her Lifelong Passion for Karate
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“I don’t know where it comes from,” Kellye Giles says, “when I am on the deck I’m a whole new person.”
3 CommentsParents Threatened with Jail for Their “Free Range” Philosophy
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Parents in Stapleton do it all the time. They let their kids play in the pocket parks, walk down the street to a neighbor’s house, bike to school. The community was intentionally designed with small back yards and lots of common spaces, inviting children to roam the neighborhoods on their own.
3 CommentsNew “Old-fashioned” Butcher Shop Offers Pasture-raised Meats
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Growing up, John Stephan had the best of city and country life. While living on the North Shore of Chicago, he frequently helped on his grandparents’ dairy and produce farm.
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