By Angie Rivera Malpiede Public transit has become the catalyst and backbone to help solve the most difficult systemic issues facing Denver: education, climate change, good jobs and affordable housing. As part of that effort, […]
By The Denver North Star staff Northside Memory Project on June 25 History Colorado and the Northside Arts Collaborative want to preserve your stories of community and family. Denver’s Northside residents, past and present, are […]
By Nora Ridgeway Bilingual paraprofessional Carolina Galvan-Palomares works 40 hours a week in an early childhood education classroom at Escuela Valdez in Denver Public Schools. Though she has worked in the district for three years […]
By Talia Traskos-Hart Two years after shutting its doors, West Highland’s Theater 29 will reopen on June 26 for an in-person collection of performances titled “Emergence.” The interactive opening will highlight the work of playwrights, […]
By Eric Heinz “Everyone deserves a full basketball court.” That adage led Michael Murphy to restore part of the one at Chaffee Park in the Sunnyside neighborhood. The old hoops had deteriorated and one of […]
By Talia Traskos-Hart The 2021-2022 Denver Public Schools academic year ended with around 60 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among staff members, a decrease of over 80% from early January, according to the district’s reporting. While […]
By Eric Heinz Music and a celebration of the neighborhood will be featured at the Highlands Street Fair, which returns this year on June 25 at Highland Square along West 32nd Avenue. Last year the […]
By Hannah Evans When asked to name the inventor of the motion picture camera, one would be forgiven for initially thinking of Thomas Edison. The well known “Wizard of Menlo Park” is credited with many […]
By Kathryn White These and other bills of concern to older Coloradans were passed by lawmakers during the recent Legislative Session. Some await Governor Jared Polis’ signature. • Modernization of The Older Coloradans’ Act, signed […]
By Eric Heinz The Denver Public Schools Board of Education on Thursday, June 9, selected CharmaineLindsay to fill the vacant board seat for District 5, which represents north and northwest parts of thecity. “I was […]
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