In the early days of planning North Denver streets, large square residential blocks— versus the rectangular ones of today—contained open interior lots. Considered public right-of-way space, these carriage turnaround lots provided a place for horse-drawn […]
By Kathryn White From June 1 to July 30, youth ages 8 to 18 can learn tennis—for free—at North High School’s tennis courts. Experienced players can up their game as well, because instructors for this […]
Touches of green and orange danced in the pews as St. Dominic’s church filled to capacity on April 30, the day North Denver said goodbye to the Honorable Dennis Gallagher. A trio of fiddle, guitar, […]
When Lena Dattilo, 101, rolls into the community room at Dayspring Villa, fellow residents yell, “Bingo!” Soon enough— because she’s just that lucky—Dattilo is calling out “Bingo!” herself. She’s developed a reputation amongst her new […]
In a genre known for exploiting moral ambiguity, Denver’s installment in Akashic Books’ prolific Noir series is at no loss for raw material. Noir, simply French for black, inches the crime genre closer to the […]
With mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in the news recently, I set out to understand a little about cognitive testing and what it can do for us. MCI is the term used to describe changes in […]
Stormie Foust Maley keeps a purple Post-it note nearby as a reminder of the gathering of Dayspring Villa residents five years ago. Written at the top, “Inclusive Communities.” And then, a list of qualities residents […]
News of Ricardo Martínez’ death rippled across Denver in January. His passing gave rise to media coverage from Chalkbeat and 9News to El Semanario and the Colorado Sun. Social media posts connected friends, family and […]
On Feb. 22, Denver City Council unanimously passed a measure, sponsored by North Denver’s Amanda P. Sandoval and her at-large colleague Robin Kniech, to modernize the Board of Adjustment for Zoning Appeals (BOA). The updated […]
The Colorado General Assembly is about a quarter of the way through its session that will end May 11. And of nearly 300 bills under consideration so far, the Colorado Center for Aging (CCA) is […]
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