When Michelle Graham arrived as the new executive director of The Urban Farm three years ago, the organization was struggling. Fundraising was down, the main building was in desperate need of upgrading, and there were just four full-time employees.
East Colfax Prepares for a Major Makeover
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Dramatic transformations will begin in 2024 designed to improve the conditions on East Colfax for commuters, pedestrians, businesses, and residents. Three major changes will facilitate the transformation.
1,140 ViewsTwo Terrific Places to Wet Your Whistle in Northeast Denver This Summer
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Stanley Beer Hall is one One Stantastic sippery and Station 26 Brewery has been extinguishing thirst since 2013.
1,122 ViewsCompromise Is Not a Dirty Word
Indie Prof: And the Oscar goes to…
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The Indie Prof reviews this year’s Oscar nominations including: “Nomadland,” “Sound of Metal,” “Mank,” “The Trial of the Chicago Seven,” “Minari,” and others from previous articles.
1,076 ViewsApartment Complexes Set to Open Near Stanley Marketplace
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The first of six new apartment buildings near the Stanley Marketplace has begun welcoming tenants and will offer new urban-living options in the southeast Central Park neighborhood.
1,058 ViewsGuns to Garden Tools
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Denver residents who no longer want guns in their homes previously had few options to discard their weapons.
1,026 ViewsBuilding Community Through Music
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In January 2020, Voices Rock was flying high. The no-audition community choir, which got its start in Northeast Denver in 2014, had expanded to seven choirs that stretched across the city and out to Littleton, Louisville, and Vail. The choir had performed at Red Rocks, at a Rockies game, at TEDxCherryCreek, and at sold-out shows in large theaters throughout the city. Nothing, it seemed, could stop the rock-n-roll energy of this merry band of singers.
1,015 ViewsIndie Prof: “Land” and a tribute to Kar-Wai Wong
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This month the Indie Prof reviews “Land,” the directorial debut from Robin Wright and A tribute to director Kar-Wai Wong with showings of most of his films at the Sie Film Center.
1,007 ViewsDenver Painter Brings Local Scenes To Life
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Sporting a wide-brimmed hat and a large paintbrush, artist Ed Natan can often be found on Colfax Avenue, South Broadway, in the Uptown neighborhood, or in one of Denver’s municipal parks, chatting with locals or tourists as he creates vivid watercolor paintings of some of the city’s most iconic street scenes.
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