The Park Street Campus, located at 56th and Galena, will soon be built out to house a middle school on a shared campus with Inspire Elementary.
An Election that Cries Out for Educated Voters
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With clear policy differences between these gubernatorial candidates, you likely know who you’re voting for. But how to vote on the 22 city and state ballot issues may not be so clear.
The Front Porch Election Guide offers a clear description of what you’ll find on the ballot.
TABOR. Love it or hate it, but understand it.
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Colorado newcomers still learning the difference between the Front Range and the kitchen range may already have figured out that something called “TABOR” largely determines Colorado politics, tax policy and funding.
Where does your Denver tax money go?
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“We are all accustomed to getting a receipt when we spend money on just about everything else, so why not get a receipt when you pay your city taxes?” So says Brendan Hanlon, the city of Denver’s chief financial officer. Taxpayer Receipt, a new tool on Denver’s website, makes the city’s budget more transparent by educating residents on how and where their money is spent.
Clara Brown: Angel of the Rockies
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“People like Clara Brown are rare. She saw her role in the world not as ‘I’ or ‘me’ against ‘them,’ but as ‘us’ and ‘we,’” says Dr. George Junne, professor of Africana Studies at the University of Northern Colorado. “It was the way that she lived her life that garnered her the amount of respect that she received.”
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CPB Bridge Widening Delayed
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The start of construction to widen the Central Park Blvd. bridge over the A Line rail corridor has been delayed to early spring.
AirBnB in Denver
Should AirBnB be regulated? This resident says “no.”
Kellye 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.”
DDS Teams Place Second in State in STEM Contest
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Denver Discovery School (DDS) 7th and 8th graders placed second in the state in the 16th annual eCYBERMISSION competition.