Education
The Last Hurrah Becomes The Little Hurrah
To be honest, this is not what I imagined my senior year would look like. In middle school my friends and I would sit in the stairwell during lunch and craft elaborate daydreams of what […]
Year: 2021
Politics
Sandoval Proposes More ADUs by Sloan’s Lake
Following the rezoning of the Chaffee Park neighborhood to allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs), Councilwoman Sandoval is proposing to allow more ADUs in the Sloan’s Lake area. ADUs, sometimes called carriage houses, are a secondary […]
Education
New Years Resolutions
As a child, you assume that the world is either entirely orderly or pure chaos; growing older and understanding that neither is particularly true can be a paralyzing recognition of the challenging mountains that life […]
Community
Hope Shines on West Colfax in Post Pandemic Era
Colfax Avenue, also known as U.S. 40, is the longest road in America. Stretching from Aurora to Golden, the 26-mile long highway has shuttled millions to and from work and recreational activities including rest stops […]
Education
Centennial Elementary School Virtual Tours and Open Houses
An invitation from Centennial: Hello Perspective Centennial Families. We invite you to come to our virtual open houses this year to learn more about Centennial. We’ll host several open house meetings via Zoom where you […]
Opinion
Why the DCTA Supports Group Living
Earlier this year the Denver Classroom Teachers Association voted to support the group living proposal currently before city council. 90 members, representing nearly 4,000 teachers, voted unanimously to support the update to the existing policy. […]
Opinion
Jan 2021 Letter to the Editor
The Denver North Star strives to show multiple viewpoints and will publish Letters to the Editor in both support and opposition when different perspectives are sent. At times, only LTEs with one view were received and […]
Politics
Proposed Design Overlay Aims to Create “Active Centers and Corridors”
A proposal eight years in the making, Councilwoman Amanda Sandoval’s office is hoping to enact a measure they believe will preserve retail and other commercial corridors, promote mixed use (commercial and residential) development, and ensure […]
Politics
Columbus Park Officially Renamed La Raza Park
With a unanimous vote from the Denver City Council, a decades long fight has ended: the park on 38th Ave between Osage and Navajo streets will officially be known as La Raza Park. Councilwoman Sandoval’s […]
Community
January 2021 News Shorts
State Legislature Delays 2021 Session Due of COVID-19 While the state legislature officially began on January 13th, they won’t have a full session right away. As of the time of publication (Jan 12), the legislature’s […]