Northeast Denver Housing Center (NDHC) has begun site work for two affordable, for-sale housing projects in the southwest quadrant of Stapleton: 40 units along the west side of Central Park Blvd. between 21st Ave. and Xanthia Way, and 23 units on the north side of 21st Ave. between Spruce and Tamarac streets. Dominique Acevedo, NDHC deputy director, says all of the units are under contract with an estimated move-in scheduled for late summer through fall of 2018.
“Greenways” Apts. for 55+ Move Toward June Opening
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Construction is well underway at the Greenways, a 55+ independent living complex in Stapleton.
2,103 Views…NE News: Bike lanes, Park Hill Golf Course, Illegal Pete’s, MLK Exension
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This month: 1) High Comfort Bike Lanes To Be Built on CPB and City Park Esplanade in 2020. 2) The Future of the Park Hill Golf Course? Views Vary Widely. 3) Illegal Pete’s Comes to NE. 4) MLK to Peoria Opening Date. Plus An “Election First” for Colorado.
2,091 ViewsFront Porch “Best of” Dining in NE Denver
Fourth Graders Talk Money
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Talking about money may be awkward for some people—not these fourth-graders. They want lots of money to buy things like “teeth you don’t have to brush.”
2,080 ViewsWhere 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.
2,076 ViewsEastbridge Gas Station Moved
The gas station planned as part of the Eastbridge Town Center has been moved to the adjoining lot to the north.
2,075 ViewsWill Voters Repeal Colorado’s National Popular Vote Law?
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Long before he was a rapping, swaggering Broadway sensation, Alexander Hamilton was an unapologetic elitist. To be fair, Hamilton was not alone among the Founding Fathers in this regard. They created the Electoral College, with its electors as a buffer between the people and the president.
2,066 ViewsRemembering July 4, 2000 in Kiribati
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Minnie Simonette fondly recalls her most memorable 4th of July. While many of her days as a Peace Corps volunteer in a small village in Kiribati were filled with work, “Early one morning, and my door was not yet opened, I heard someone call my name.”
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