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1/21/17 — Women’s March, Civic Center Park 1/20/17 — Presidential Inaugural Event, Pete’s Greek Town Cafe Only Blocks from Each Other but Miles Apart By Carol Roberts The largest by far, of course, was the coming from other events. A rally to pro- events addressed criminal justice reform—one igns that this presidential inauguration Women’s March with its unprecedented tect immigrants and refugees called for specifically about Denver’s policy on use of had energized Denver were strikingly numbers and signs reflecting a wide range passage of legislation to make Colorado force by the police. Sevident downtown and in our NE of issues and concerns. And at the MLK a sanctuary state. Two events specifically On pages 5 to 11 we offer our readers a quadrant. Within a four-and-a-half mile Marade, which occurs annually in this addressed the concerns of people who closer look at these events and the causes and radius of city park, seven public events drew time period, the content of speeches and will lose their health care if/when the messages they are bringing to the attention of over 122,000 people in a 12-day period. crowd responses reflected the messages also Affordable Care Act is repealed. And two our community. (continued on page 5) NE Denver Sends New Legislators to the Capitol
Photo courtesy of Neighborhood Music Front Porch Annual Camp Guide Over a hundred camps are listed in The Colorado House and Senate gather in the house chamber to hear Governor Hickenlooper’s state of the state speech. our five-page directory starting on page 29. Camps for all ages and By John Fernandez there’s an unmistakable air of optimism. Some represents an opportunity: “I am very optimis- interests are all here. Choose from: he list of problems facing the Colorado of it results, ironically, from the transition to a tic that conditions have evolved from two years art, music, dance, sports, technology, Legislature has a familiar ring: school new federal administration and the promised ago. Now, there’s no stalling until the next Tfinance, roadway gridlock, and a state changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). election.” media, nature, outdoor adventures, budget contorted and constrained by conflict- Threats to cherished programs galvanize Hansen believes a long season of rhetoric cooking, climbing, writing a college ing amendments to the state constitution. But and energize the opposition. For legislative has passed, and the time has come for legis- essay and more. under the golden dome of our state Capitol, newcomers like Rep. Chris Hansen, the threat lators nationally and (continued on page 38)
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Saturday Night Live…For Kids Only! Cabernet Sauvignons from different world The Stapleton MCA and Central Park Rec- regions. Resident tickets are $15, nonresi- reation Center are partnering to host a night dents $20. All tickets $20 day of the event. of fun for children ages 7–12 from 6–9pm. Tickets can be purchased at The first SNL will be held on Saturday, Feb. stapletoncommunity.com. 4 at the Central Park Rec Center. Early regis- Swim & Dive Team Registration tration will be open until end of business Wednesday, March 8, 12pm Wednesday (4pm) prior to each SNL event Stapleton residents can register for Stingray date. Registrations will be accepted at the Swim and Dive teams via your online door, $20 (cash only) per participant. Join us ActiveNet account or in person at the for a night of fun with games, dinner, snacks MCA office or The Cube. Registration and more! begins at 12pm. Nonresidents can register Active Minds Seminar for the Stingray Swim and Dive teams on This is a free, no-reservation-needed public Wed., April 5 at noon. For more about the program brought to you by the Stapleton Stingray program, visit MCA. Location: Sam Gary Library, 2961 www.stapletoncommunity.com. Roslyn St. Swim Lesson Registration Most of the events listed below are FREE or support nonprofits. Thursday, Feb. 9, 6:45–7:45pm Wednesday March 15, 12pm Additional events are listed on pages 26-27. Australia Stapleton residents can register for all swim Also visit FrontPorchStapleton.com to view additional events and to submit events. Australia, or The Land Down Under, as it is programs beginning at noon on March 15. affectionately known, is a country, an island Registration can be completed via your and a continent. It is a land of diverse physi- online ActiveNet account or in person at FEBRUARY FEBRUARY cal beauty, unique wildlife and many histor- the MCA office or The Cube. 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We will Wednesday, February 15 Locations look at how the price of oil, the policies of to the removal of enough snow from the Virtual Town Hall Meeting on the Central 70 Expansion the late President Hugo Chavez, and other alleys so residents can access their garages. Project, 7 – 8pm. Call 1-877-229-8493, enter pin *More info. on these events at www.stapletoncommunity.com This emergency-only procedure involves 112034. Sam Gary Library: 2961 Roslyn St. factors converged to create this perfect storm attempting to open up a single drive lane The Cube: 8371 E. Northfield Blvd. and explore what the future holds for this important South American country. through each alley in the community. The drive lanes will not be scraped down to Friday Night Films pavement, to eliminate the need to truck Friday, Feb. 17, 6–9pm any snow off-site. 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February 2017 2 Stapleton Front Porch BLACK HISTORY MONTH Jim Ward: The Man Who Made Manual Busing A Success By Anne Hebert best teachers from other schools and met with Author’s Note: One of the best black and white parents to reassure them that and most formative experiences of everything would be fine. He instilled a sense of my life was belonging to the first class pride in us that made us want to prove that our of students bused to Manual High school could work. Jim Ward was a transforma- School in 1974. It is a sentiment tional figure. He was the right person to lead us echoed by many of my fellow class- through those tumultuous days.” mates from those years and it has Walter Huff grew up down the street from heavily influenced the way we, as Manual and graduated in 1978. He remembers a group, understand the world and the neighborhood anticipating the start of the our relationships in it. It would not school year and the influx of bused students. be an overstatement to say that the “Everyone thought there might be problems, long-lasting effects of our unique ex- but there weren’t any. That was mostly due to perience were positive and enriching. Mr. Ward meeting with families and students to We are proud to say we are Manual let them know how things would work.” Huff Thunderbolts. remembers Ward with fondness, saying, “Mr. n 1974, acting under the Ward gave lots of love but he was very disci- direction of the U.S. Supreme plined. He was very interested in our education ICourt, Judge William Doyle and if you acted like you weren’t at school to issued an order that the Denver learn, he let you know that wasn’t okay.” Huff Public Schools (DPS) be deseg- attributes the cooperative atmosphere at Manual regated. Manual was designated to Ward. “He had the skill set to ensure people to receive new students from pre- from all areas got along. He was almost like dominantly white neighborhoods. a matchmaker in that way.” These days, Huff Determined to make integration volunteers time at Manual serving as a mentor a success at Manual, Colorado’s to students. He is also active in the Friends of first African-American high school Manual Alumni Group. “Some of the best times principal, James D. Ward, began of my life were at (continued on page 28) recruiting teachers from George Washington High School. George Washington students living in Denver’s Crestmoor neighborhood were among those transitioning to Manual, and Ward was committed to ensuring the safety and success of all new students arriving as part Jim Ward remained a friendly presence at Manual after his retirement. Photo courtesy of the Denver Post of the desegregation order. Ward established a group of teachers, African-American coaches, Ed Calloway, Sr. of normal school hours. Encouraging student parents and students to help foster a welcoming (varsity basketball), Alex Burl (varsity football), collaboration, Ward led by example. atmosphere integral to a successful transition. Ira Brown (varsity tennis) and Lonnie Porter Mary Weber, a 1978 Manual graduate says, Dedicated to providing guidance, inclusion (assistant basketball), in a Colorado public high “I don’t know why desegregation worked so and opportunity to all students, Ward began his school. well at Manual. Maybe it was because, for a career at DPS as a teacher at Whittier Elemen- A constant presence in the foyer, hallways, change, the white kids were bused into the tary School. He moved to Cole Junior High courtyard and lunchroom, Ward bantered black community. Maybe it was because it was School, serving as assistant principal, then served with students as he encouraged them to move a smaller school than most urban high schools. as principal at Wyatt Elementary School before along between classes. Ward also attended A lot of the credit goes to our warm and finally moving to Manual in 1966. At Manual, sports events, music concerts, school plays and gregarious principal, ‘Big Jim’ Ward, who was Homecoming Royalty Greg Gardner Ward again made history by appointing the first extracurricular activities that took place outside everybody’s friend. He brought in some of the and Kim Jackson – Fall 1977 24/7 EMERGENCY ROOM IT’S AN EMERGENCY UNTIL YOU HAVE EXPERT ANSWERS.
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of their religion, national origin or race, or tries to de- velop a registry, or establish internment camps that the state of Colorado will refuse to participate in those policies. Based on the 10th Amendment, he says, states have control over their law enforcement. Denver Director of Safety Stephanie O’Malley, Police Chief Robert White, and Sheriff Patrick Firman stand at Shorter AME Church event. “We’re not only sending a message A thousand people gathered at Shorter African American organization with the goal of transforming communities to Donald Trump, we’re also sending a message to other states to rise Episcopal Church to tell personal stories of incidents with law through the efforts of 150 congregations, schools and faith up right now.” enforcement and provide data to back up four specific requests leaders. The third request was for the sheriff to reinstate the community for action by state and local officials. The event was organized This first request for action is a “point of contact bill” that engagement group to find alternatives to detention. Natalia Marshall by Together Colorado, a non-partisan, multi-racial, multi-faith requires police to give a lawful explanation for why people tragically illustrated the need for alternatives to detention with the sto- are pulled over. State Representative Joe Salazar told the ry of her uncle, Michael Marshall, who suffered from schizophrenia group, to loud applause, that his proposed bill also includes and was taken to jail. Off his medication he was anxious and tried dropping all charges if there wasn’t a lawful reason. to escape. Natalia says though he weighed only 112 pounds, he The second request for action relates to communication was tackled down and they covered his face while he was vomiting, between local police and the federal government. Rep. which caused him to asphyxiate. Sheriff Firman stood before the audi- Salazar says he started work on the Ralph Carr Freedom ence and agreed to the request to reinstate the advisory group. Defense bill before the election because he got a sense The last request was for Denver Police Chief White to work with Donald Trump might win. “Based on his statements against a community advisory group in developing the use of force policy. our Muslim and immigrant communities and so many others, White stood before the audience and declined to work with an I developed a bill. It’s the first of its kind—it’s never been advisory group. He believes he can get broader community feedback brought forward in any state.” The bill says if the federal by putting his draft policy out for comment at public meetings. Our ar- government adopts policies targeting people because ticle on page 11 describes the first of his three community meetings.
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Above: These young women’s chant and sign, “Speak up,” reflect a As the march time drew nearer, the crowd, shown here with the library and art museum in the background, became ever primary goal of the march and impetus for participation. tighter, waiting shoulder to shoulder to march down 15th St. Despite a delay getting started, everyone remained upbeat Below: A single sign sums up many of the recurring themes of the day.
Following the march, the crowd turned toward the Civic Center stage, facing south with the downtown Denver skyline to their backs. The program featured a diverse group of distinguished women who each spoke or sang briefly. The crowd
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February 2017 6 Stapleton Front Porch By Melinda Pearson Denver, with an estimated population of 682, 500, saw at least 15% of that number packed into Civic Center Park for the Women’s March. (Some estimates put the number as high as 200,000.) Participants were there to protest the policies of the new administration and to reassert their commitment to universal civil rights, reproductive freedom and non- violent action, among other causes displayed on the multitude of signs. The Denver marchers were joined by others around the country, including over 500,000 in Washington, D.C. and an estimated total of three million worldwide.
Women, men and children of all ages carried handmade signs that expressed a range of attitudes and concerns. Many signs were funny, some dead serious, some angry. The signs expressed support and polite, meeting their new, very close neighbors and enjoying for a gamut of causes —women’s rights, health- the range and creativity of the signs that rose above their heads. View video care, reproductive freedom, racial justice, science, from the rally at kindness. The acronym “C.A.R.E.” was common, but FrontPorch participants customized it to their own concerns, i.e., Diane Deeter’s message, taken from Dr. Seuss’s Stapleton.com “Concerned About Racial Equality,” or “Can’t Accept book, The Lorax, was a serious concern pre- Republican Egomaniacs.” Creative expressions includ- sented in a light way. Other signs, like the one ed papier mache uteruses, Trump puppets, Princess below, reflected humorous but direct statements Leia costumes, and, especially, the ubiquitous hot pink of disagreement with the new administration. knitted “pussy hats,” a sly turnaround to a rude remark our new President once made. Participants remarked on the politeness of the crowds, and came away feeling inspired, uplifted, and energized. But now the question arises, where will this energy go? In the wake of the march—and indeed, even before it took place—the rise to power of the Trump administration has created a new sense of urgency among many progressive groups. Capitalizing on this energy and taking a cue from successful Tea Party activities, direct action groups have been formed through social media, both within Women’s March pages and separately, including Indi- visible and C.A.P.E. (Community Activism for Progress and Equity). These groups are focused on contacting representatives at the national and state levels to ex- press concerns about administration appointments and to promote a progressive agenda. Will the movement sustain itself and make the change it claims to want responded with a roar when asked if they are ready to protect the younger generation from through these endeavors? Time will tell. coerced or forced sexual actions and tell the leaders of this nation that this is an issue.
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Stapleton Front Porch 7 February 2017 1/16/17 — City Park — 20,000+ (approx.) MLK Rally & Marade
Public officials and dignitaries repre- than ever, every one of us in this country, must Donna Lynne with loud cheering and clapping senting Denver and Colorado at the annual ask ourselves the question, Why not me?” when she said, “We have a fight in Colorado that we’re going to lead. Our congressional MLK Marade honored Dr. King with stories Congresswoman Diana DeGette reminded delegation is hopefully going to stand up for the about him and reminded the crowd to take the assembled crowd that we’ve come a long Affordable Care Act. It has created tremendous inspiration from his work. But the speeches way since Dr. King and John Lewis marched benefit to Colorado. We’re going to lead a fight on this cold snowy day reflected a new in Selma. “We have expanded voting rights. here in honor of Dr. King and his message of urgency to work together and a concern We let immigrants in this country.” But, she equity and equality. We are going to fight as that progress that has been made may be warned, “Unless we march today all of that hard as it takes.” at risk. may be in jeopardy. To keep the freedoms Mayor Michael Hancock told the march- and human rights Dr. King talked about, we Governor Hickenlooper reminded attendees ers that Dr. King was asked on several have to be vigilant today and every day going that prior marches have led to change and occasions to lead a movement that would forward. So many of these things we take for cited the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights bring equal rights to Black Americans. His granted are at risk. Our ability to go and vote. Act as examples. “We need to live as he lived initial response: “I can’t, I have a young Immigrants’ ability to come have a safe and and to act. Health care and education, along family to care for.” But upon reflection he fulfilled life in this country. Women’s ability to with basic civil rights are the key issues going concluded, “Why not me? Maybe this is my have equal rights to get health care. All these forward.” calling.” things are at risk. We are here today to say Former Mayor Wellington Webb and his we won’t let that happen.” wife Wilma started the MLK event in Denver in “In America in 2017,” said Hancock, As Senator Michael Bennet put it, “The 1980. The former mayor mixed a little humor in “a lot of people are questioning the single most powerful word in our democracy is his advice to young activists. “You have to go direction of our nation—where we have a ‘we.’ We shall overcome.” where the power is to do what is necessary to president who’d rather tweet out than to make a change. You don’t go to 7/11 to get offer a hand of hope and unity. Now more The crowd responded to Lt. Governor
February 2017 8 Stapleton Front Porch a stop sign. You have to go to the right place Wilma Webb told the crowd that they if you’re going to win the struggle. We have to need to be united, as the civil rights move- fight for immigrant families. We can’t separate ment was. They must have respect for each children from their mothers and fathers. We all other and follow four essential steps: First have to work together for unity of purpose. identify the injustice. Second, confront the “What I’m saying to you body doing wrong. Third, here with this non-legit guy purify your own heart to getting sworn in, he said he’s do what’s right, not what’s going to build a wall between expedient or gets you atten- Mexico and the United States. tion or causes the problem What are you building a wall to be worse. Fourth, have a righteous remedy. “You can’t for? Hispanics are digging tun- walk with no kind of goal nels. If you’re going to build a or program. If you don’t, wall who’s going to do it? They all you have is a walk for know how to do that work. I nothing.” know this crowd...you all ain’t building no wall. Looking ahead, she says health care will be an “So we have to be realistic issue.”As soon as it comes about what we’re for, who up, we better be out there. Everyone should we’re for and who we’re against. This ain’t have a right to see a doctor. Dr. King would rocket science. If they support you, you fight be proud of us.” together because we’re stronger united.”
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Stapleton Front Porch 9 February 2017 1/14/17 — Fletcher Plaza, Aurora — 150 people rally to protect immigrants & Refugees Mi Familia Vota, which organized the in 1942 authorizing the physical removal State Representative Joe Salazar to rally, works to bring a sense of empower- of Japanese Americans into internment make Colorado a sanctuary state. ment to voters on issues including immigra- camps—Fujioka’s family and 120,000 oth- Timothy Tyler, minister of Short- tion reform, healthcare, voting rights, climate er U.S. residents of Japanese ancestry lost er African American Episcopal change and workers’ rights. their homes, belongings and businesses. Church, called for black, brown Speaker JoAnn Fujioka (left) told of She implored the crowd to pack the state and all people of conscience to President Franklin Roosevelt’s executive order house in support of a bill by Colorado stand together against a move- ment to separate people. “We must reach out to people who are marginalized because of home- lessness, racism, misogyny….let people marry who they want to marry. We won’t allow walls. We’ll stand together and fight together— and if need be we’ll die together to make America great. We will have victory.” Karen Perez, (left) who arrived from Mexico at age three months told the crowd, “It terrifies me that I can be deported. I’m asking for nothing free. Just the opportunity to work and give a life to my kids.”
1/15/17 — Laborer’s Hall — 500 people Photo courtesy of Rep.Photo courtesy Diana DeGette rally to prEVenT Repeal of ACA 1/25/17 — Listening Session at National Jewish Hospital — 200 people
Congresswoman Diana De DeGette points out that Colorado’s an awareness and knowlege of the Gette, who organized this event, uninsured rate dropped from 14% changes that lie ahead, her second says her top priority is to make to 6.7% with the ACA—and if it’s and third goals are listening to her people who are covered by the repealed, 588,000 Coloradans stand constituents’ stories and motivating peo- Affordable Care Act (ACA) aware to lose their care. Benefits that may ple to act by contacting their elected of the impact the repeal will have. go away or change include: lifetime representatives if they disagree with would likely lose their insurance and the rally. His 15-year-old son has Additional officials joined her to limits; women’s rates and coverage; new policies. with it their ability to mange their health needed periodic surgeries since he participate in the event and talk to coverage for those with pre-existing Stapleton resident Todd Ahlenius, and live independently. Ahlenius speaks was born. When a job change for attendees after the presentation: Lt. conditions; and keeping young adults who attended the rally, says people from personal experience. He has a Lipowitz meant his son couldn’t con- Governor Donna Lynne, Colorado up to age 26 on their parents’ policy. with serious and costly health issues child who spent 15 months in Children’s tinue with the same medical team, Li- House Speaker Crisanta Duran, Con- A repeal would also result in a change are now able to afford insurance and Hospital and takes a cardiac drug that powitz was able to purchase a plan gressman Ed Perlmutter and Local in employer plans since such benefits prescriptions that allow them to live would cost over $700 a month. on the exchange that kept his son’s President of the Service Employees would no longer be required. independently. If lifetime limits and Park Hill resident David Lipowitz doctors, an option he would likely International Union Ron Ruggiero. If DeGette’s first priority is creating preexisting clauses are reinstated they also had a personal reason to attend lose with the repeal of the ACA.
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February 2017 10 Stapleton Front Porch 1/24/17 — Holly St. Boys & Girls Club — 120+ people
Police policy on use of force excerptA video from this meeting is posted at FrontPorch Stapleton.com
Left: DPD Police Chief Robert White explains his draft of the Police Use of Force Policy. Right: Lorita Watson, representing Together Colorado at the meeting, requests a clarification. Below: Chief White listens to Lynn Eagle Feather, whose mentally ill son, Paul Castaway, was killed by a police officer. In that case, the DA report concluded the officer acted appropriately and did not file charges against him. Police training to deal with mentally ill people was one of the suggestions made at the meeting.
By Anne Hebert an opportunity to present proposed policy methods of law enforcement and the dynamic Concerns voiced by attendees included n Jan. 24, community members changes and ask attendees for input. and innovative direction the new policy takes. the use of force by officers against citizens packed a room at the Boys & Girls “I believe, philosophically, that policing Stressing the need for community engage- contending with mental health issues, OClub in North Park Hill to meet has changed over the last five to 10 years, but ment and feedback, White says the meetings homelessness and disabilities. Also cited were with Denver Police Chief Robert White the police have not,” says White. Believing arose from the realization that “voices needed specific instances of the public perception at the first of three scheduled community that now is the time for a change in culture to be heard face-to-face.” The policy draft of unfounded or aggressive force by police meetings. Answering the call for explanation at the Denver Police Dept. (DPD), White serves as the foundation for discussion and officers—specifically against people of color. and clarification, the meeting gave White makes the distinction between traditional citizen involvement. White said, “While (continued on page 12)
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Stapleton Front Porch 11 February 2017 Police Use of Force Stapleton Resident Cast in CBS Reality Show “Hunted” (continued from page 11) immediate We already have language in our current presented suggestions. Overriding danger justifies an officer using force,” policy that points out sanctity of life, but we concerns include a need for clear he also emphasized, ‘My life was in want to continue to make that the number definition of de-escalation training danger,’ is not a get-out-of-jail-free jus- one goal so it does not get misunderstood in and officer accountability; a switch tification. Officers must always be able any way.” from a police-first to a communi- to articulate that an action ty-first perspective; a was objectively reasonable lack of community and necessary.” involvement; and DPD Deputy Chief of the need for cultural Administration Matthew awareness and implicit Murray added, “We need to bias training. Many keep a balance in the com- felt that while the munities we serve, and vic- policy is on the right tims have to be at the heart track, it needs a lot of of the conversation. We definition and clarifi- have to look at what we do cation. to make sure it’s legal, but Chief White also that it makes sense and promised citizens the it’s the right thing to do.” department will work Murray indicated that once to improve DPD Stapleton resident Dr. Max Wachtel a final policy is in place, the community percep- training will take about six tion by ensuring that By Anne Hebert months to complete. “Each officers engage with oes a fugitive evading capture require a cun- Participants gathered in small groups to make suggestions, which included the officer needs to have a very the community. This ning criminal mind, random luck, or both? need for officer accountability, a clear definition of de-escalation training, and That is the question that the new CBS reality clear understanding of what cultural awareness and implicit bias training. includes 35 percent of D the expectations are.” officer time be devoted television series, Hunted, tries to answer. Billed as “the Precinct 511 Lt. Ian Culverhouse Meeting attendee Dr. Alan Fine has to proactive patrolling enhancing most elaborate game of hide and seek ever,” it fea- told the Front Porch, “This new policy worked as a psychiatrist in the mental health crime prevention through commu- tures nine teams of two in a real-life manhunt as they draft is not a vast departure from what field for over 30 years. “There has to be a nity relationships. “The department attempt to disappear in today’s digital world. Tracked we have in place. It does emphasize better working relationship between officers will review all comments from the by a team of highly skilled specialists that combine more strongly the sanctity of life and and mental health professionals to ensure community meetings and those sub- traditional tracking methods with newer, state-of-the- de-escalation.” He says it’s important that working techniques for de-escalation mitted by the public.” We will send art tactics, a team that manages to elude capture for 28 for officers to consider how the use are adopted by law enforcement,” Fine an acknowledgement to individuals days wins a $250,000 payday. of force will be judged and viewed said. “Often, the techniques officers use can submitting suggestions via email so Stapleton resident, Dr, Maximillian “Max” Wachtel, afterwards. “De-escalation policies aggravate a situation rather than effecting they know their input has been re- serves as the expert behavioral profiler on the show’s law encourage officers not to rush into de-escalation, which is the intent.” ceived. We promise to consider every enforcement team. With a clinical practice in forensic situations that are avoidable if possible. After meeting in small groups, attendees suggestion as long as it is legal.” psychology, he performs evaluations for private attor- neys and the court system. Viewers in Colorado may
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Stapleton Front Porch 13 February 2017 Park Hill Ponders Historic Designation
Rebecca Rogers, one of the founders of the Historic Park Hill Committee (HPHC), is pictured in front of her home.
By Anne Hebert the normal permits required by the city of ould historic designation Denver. While there is no fee for the design thoughtfully protect and review process, the commission determines if Wpreserve the architecture and proposed changes will be done in a manner character of Park Hill? Or would it add that complements the structure, the sur- a cumbersome review process that could rounding homes, and the neighborhood. deny homeowners the right to choose Commission approval would be required design alterations to enhance the space, en- before work could begin. Properties in his- ergy efficiency and value of their property? toric districts generally have higher property Rebecca Rogers, one of the founders values. of the Historic Park Hill Committee However well-intentioned, the HPHC is (HPHC), has lived in Park Hill since 2003. not without its detractors. Residents opposed Remodels and construction that changed to the designation believe it would add a the appearance of original structures pro- cumbersome review process that could deny vided the impetus for a general outreach to homeowners the right to choose design alter- neighbors to consider preservation options. ations to enhance the space, energy efficiency “We found that many of our neighbors and value of their property. These residents want to keep the architecture that makes created an opposition group called Stop Park Hill unique. Protecting the smaller Historic Park Hill. They cite permit process- bungalows also became a priority,” says es, environmental impact, economic impact Rogers. The concerned neighbors decided and insurance issues as some of the reasons to in 2016 to form the HPHC to pursue a oppose the designation. historic designation with the city of Den- Real estate agent Judy Wolfe, a Park Hill ver’s Landmark Preservation Commission. resident since 1972, is opposed to the des- They are now renewing their outreach ignation. She believes the neighborhood is a efforts to provide Park Hill residents with work-in-progress. “The restrictions a historic information about the issue. designation would impose are definitely food Matt Bradford, who is in the construc- for thought,” says Wolfe. “We need to make tion industry, has lived in Park Hill for sure that the rights of property owners are 23 years. He largely agrees with a historic respected and they are able to modify their designation based, in part, on the changes homes to meet their needs.” he’s seen in other neighborhoods like the A common landscape feature of many Highlands and Washington Park. “While Park Hill homes is a grassy knoll nicknamed there have been some construction projects the “Denver Bump.” These mini-hills are dif- that have been done well, there are others ficult to mow and the upkeep can be tedious. that have not. Cheap construction or poor- Wolfe has built a multitiered retaining wall ly planned projects take away from the soul to make her property easier to maintain and of a neighborhood steeped in tradition. A increase her gardening space. She has also re- historic designation would help prevent placed her windows with a more energy-effi- scraping and pop-tops that are done with cient option. “Those opposed to the historic profit as the primary motivation.” designation are concerned that the property The Denver City Council must vote values of the smaller homes will be adversely to approve a historic district designation, affected if restrictions are imposed,” Wolfe which would require homeowners to says. “It may discourage buyers from pur- submit plans for exterior structural and chasing a smaller bungalow if they anticipate property changes to a Landmark Commis- they’ll need more living space in a few years.” sion, appointed by the mayor of Denver, Leah Capritta and her husband, who for review. This review is in addition to oppose the historic designation, bought their
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Licensed Insurance Agent Margaret Segreti Park Hill Ponders Historic Designation npre’s FREE Park Hill home 12 years ago. They love the ance of support either way,” prompting Designed to Sell area for its proximity to the Denver Zoo, the group to withhold a position on his- the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, toric designation. “Regulations leave a lot service will help City Park, and the short commute down- of room for interpretation,” says Hunter. town. “The GPHC feels a responsibility to help A fixer-upper when it was purchased, facilitate the dialogue on both sides. In your house outshine Capritta says they have made changes to the meantime, we’ll see how the issue both the outside of their Tudor home and evolves.” Councilman Chris Herndon the competition. to their landscaping. One of the changes concurs. “I don’t have a position on the was to build a retaining wall in the front issue at this time,” says Herndon. “The yard. “We wanted to create an easier area application is something I would want to mow and maintain attractively while to carefully review. Historic designation shielding the yard from Colorado Blvd.” does affect individual property rights, As it turns out, protecting their yard from and I don’t take that lightly. I will make Design street traffic was important. A couple of a determination when an application is More extensive than just staging. years ago, a semi truck ran off the road presented.” and crashed into a corner of their retaining “It’s a tough decision, and there are wall. “If a historic designation had been in pros and cons to both sides,” says Rogers. place at the time, the wall might have been “There is no real easy fix, but we feel deemed noncompliant, says Capritta. strongly that people deserve to have The area being considered for historic correct information in order to make designation is the original Park Hill sub- well-informed decisions.” Residents may division, a 32-block area platted by Baron contact the committee by visiting the Allois Gullaume Eugene Von Winkler in HPHC website. Suggestions, questions
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Leah Capritta stands in front of her wall that a semi truck crashed into. She opposes the Park Hill historic designation and thinks it may deem such a wall noncompliant
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February 2017 16 Stapleton Front Porch Mike Johnston Jumps in ‘18 Guv’s Race By John Fernandez Johnston believes a seven-year track record wenty-three months and counting… of “working across the aisle” as a state senator former Colorado Sen. Mike Johnston will find a receptive audience in Colorado. “We Thas thrown his hat in the ring for the are at an historic moment. People are coming 2018 race to replace term-limited Governor John off the most divided and destructive political Hickenlooper. He says he announced so early be- cycle in modern memory.” He said this is “not cause he wants to have a “long conversation” with the vision or values that people in Colora- Coloradans about priorities, taxes and trade-offs. do share,” and the ironic result of the past This way he can avoid the “tactics of a six-month presidential campaign is that people are saying sprint” and focus on strategies he believes are they want to be “more engaged in politics and necessary to address the prove that it’s still possible challenges facing the state. to build the ideas in the Workforce develop- public square and then ment and the economy are build coalitions that can the top items on John- accomplish things”. ston’s list of priorities. He He sees “less and less says the most significant opportunity for produc- issue facing Colorado is tive resolution of these the “tremendous disrup- questions at the federal tion coming to a whole set level” and a corresponding of industries in this era of increase in problem-solving globalization and auto- potential at the state level. mation.” He wants to see He said he wants to be the Colorado be “the first state “executive with the power in the country to have a to drive” those solutions: proactive plan to prepare “Colorado seems to be THE workers who can thrive in Michael Johnston and his son Emmet, 9, the right place to have an at Bill Roberts School. that kind of economy and impact now.” learn how to support and develop industries that He professes not to be concerned that any make it the best place to work in the country. It’s number of high profile Democrats will also about building a movement to change the way announce their gubernatorial bids. “Who’s run- that politics is done.” ning was not part of my deliberation.” Instead, At his January 17 Park Hill press conference, he looks forward to the methodical preparation Johnston promoted the concept of a tuition-free of a “comprehensive plan” for aligning goals two-year workforce training program to “up-skill with the state budget based on conversations or re-skill” folks so they aren’t left behind by the held throughout the state over the next year FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY new economy. In return, the program beneficiaries and half. “We are in a place right now where would commit a few weekends of public service, the rubber is not hitting the road. Services that FEBRUARY 10, 11 & 12 like a civilian National Guard, to provide a wide people want can no longer be funded out of Romantic three-course dinner range of services, from fire protection to flood the budget we have. We have to decide if we $ $ damage mitigation to childhood education. He want to live in a state with fewer services and ONLY 75 PER COUPLE ( 125 value). did not specify a funding source but said it would resources or do we want a different structure to be revenue neutral. From a societal perspective, he get those services funded?” MENU: said, such an investment in economic prevention Johnston told the Front Porch he is excited Citrus Seafood Salad would cost less than treating unemployment or to be the “first Stapletonian to run for governor Filet Mignon topped with Crab underemployment after the fact. and to have the first gubernatorial campaign Other top priorities for Johnston are education headquartered in Park Hill.” Johnston’s cam- Chocolate Mousse Delight funding and transportation infrastructure. paign office is located at 5405 33rd Str (33rd & Hudson). Includes complimentary wine or champagne with dinner and chocolates. RESERVATIONS: 303.582.6140 or MillCityChophouse.com VIVACE RESTAURANT Dine in only. Cannot be combined with any other offer, coupon or special. Applicable taxes and gratuity not included. AT THE RENAISSANCE DENVER STAPLETON HOTEL Valentine’s Day Special SFP February 10th, 11th & 14th $75.00 per couple $ PROMO Denver Restaurant Week February 24th–March 5th 5–10pm, $25.00 per person 10 PL AY NO QUESTIONS ASKED Limit one per person. Valid through February 28, 2017. Cannot be combined with anyother offer or promotion. Visit Guest Services to redeem offer
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Brian Ricker, new Isabella Bird principal, chats with a student at lunch time. A Fresh Start for Izzi B By Melinda Pearson he promotion of “Jancing”—when geted support to teachers in the classroom, a group gathers to simultaneously and new Assistant Principal Laura Glaab is Tjog and dance to individual music leading a push to build data models to help while wearing headphones—might not in their analysis. They have adopted the be the single most important thing that Bridges math curriculum and are further Brian Ricker accomplishes in his new role developing their focus on units of inqui- as principal of Isabella Bird Community ry, “diving deeply into authentic learning School, but his embrace of it speaks to his experiences, engaging with problems of the leadership style. world and finding solutions to them,” he “Jancing” started at the school last says. year, among teachers and staff, and groups Improving discipline is another area of a dozen or more would gather around that Ricker is focused on this year. New different locations in Denver to partici- assistant principal and dean of culture Kim pate. Sort of like a flash mob, as Ricker Hundley is leading that endeavor. Izzi B described it. This year, he and his staff employs a compassionate communication are bringing it to the students—a way for model called “Heart Talk,” which guides them to move and play during the long interpersonal communication at the school. winter months when outside recreation In this model, a stepwise process of empa- isn’t possible. thetic listening and response is used, and, The moment you find out you’re pregnant, This grassroots style—nonhierarchi- as the school’s handbook holds, “punish- cal, attentive to social-emotional needs, ment is not employed.” you start dreaming about everything that student-centered—suits the fledgling This approach has, for some, meant the experience can be. As the region’s top school, now in its third year in Stapleton. that Izzi B became “a place to send kids Its original administrative leaders, Sonny if they’re not going to get responded to baby hospital, Saint Joseph Hospital knows Zinn, Traci Bushnell and Jeff Zinn, left about behavior. If they’ve had trouble their leadership positions at the end of last other places,” says Ricker, and it needed that expectant moms want a pregnancy and year, and Ricker, who had been working retooling. Ricker and his staff are focused at “Izzi B” as a principal in training, took on providing “a clear and more consistent delivery experience they can call their own. the helm this fall, along with two new behavior policy” that emphasizes increased assistant principals. accountability, while retaining compas- That’s why our Nurse-Midwives program is “One of the things that I’ve really sionate communication. They are already appreciated and all of us in our commu- seeing the results of this change, with fewer continually adding options that women can nity appreciate around our school is the visits to the office, fewer outbursts, and choose from to further personalize their care. ‘heart-centered approach,’” says Ricker. improvements in teacher-student commu- “Our five guiding principles … direct the nication, he says. From water births to alternative methods of work we do.” These five principles—sum- One signature Izzi B program that Rick- marized as compassion, collaboration, er is continuing to support and develop is pain management like nitrous oxide, every wellness, inclusion and global citizen- the Newcomer Center. In this program, ship—give the school its unique culture, refugee students from around the world expectant mom can create a birth plan one that is embraced by its community are welcomed into dedicated classrooms and, increasingly, DPS. “It’s wonderful to in grades K-2. The students learn English, with a midwife partner who is known for see the district heading in that direction American customs, and fill in learning … building in that sense of equity and gaps, helped along the way by student outstanding outcomes. social-emotional focus,” he says. ambassadors from the mainstream track at Ricker also recognizes the importance Izzi B, who regularly visit and interact with of academics in elementary education, the refugee children. Learn more at SaintJosephDenver.org/Midwife however, and is particularly keen to The presence of this program at Izzi B improve in that area. “In addition to enriches the school, which recently hosted or call 303.318.BABY (2229) to schedule an focusing on the whole child … we’re also an “All Cultures Night,” where families appointment at our Stapleton Clinic. providing that rich, academic content in from the Newcomer Center and the the classroom … deepening their critical traditional classrooms shared dance, music thinking skills,” he says. While the school and food from around the world. “One of is not driven by test scores or SPF ratings, the things we believe in is building a global Ricker appreciates the importance of such perspective with kids,” says Ricker. By data, “It is evidence that helps us under- providing children in Stapleton the oppor- stand where we’re going and where we tunity to engage with people of different might need to make adjustments.” backgrounds, “kids recognize the world To bolster academics, the school has is larger than their small community.” To implemented a new teacher-leader model, learn more about Isabella Bird Community hiring four teacher leaders to provide tar- School, visit www.isabellabird.dpsk12.org.
Stapleton Front Porch 19 February 2017 Newest Restaurant at Stanley: Quick, Affordable, Natural Ingredients
Above: Yellowbelly Chicken is located at the southeast corner of Stanley Marketplace. Right: Owners Joe Serafin, Barry Davis and Mike Friedberg enjoy opening night at their new Aurora location.
By Laurie Dunklee mann—met in Vail and opened their first The restaurant celebrated its opening 2001. He is an avid cyclist who races nearly e serve healthier versions of restaurant there in 2012. The restaurant by donating 100 percent of sales to No Kid every weekend and donates all of his prize foods you already love,” says expanded to Boulder in 2013. Yellowbelly’s Hungry, an organization working to elimi- money to No Kid Hungry. In May, he’ll ride “WMichael Friedberg, co-owner head of operations is Joe Serafin, formerly nate childhood hunger. “We raised $3,000, the Chefs Cycle 300-mile endurance event of Yellowbelly Chicken, opened Jan. 18 in the chief operations officer for Noodles & which is a lot considering every dollar buys to benefit No Kid Hungry. The third annual the Stanley Marketplace. Company. “Joe is an expert in growth,” said 10 meals,” Friedberg said. “One in five kids event, held in Santa Rosa, Calif., hopes to Yellowbelly Chicken offers fried and Friedberg. “He took Noodles & Company in this country is food insecure; those of us engage 250 chefs and raise $2 million. rotisserie chicken that is GMO- and glu- from three stores to 110 stores. We hope to in the culinary industry want to do our part Yellowbelly Chicken is open seven days a ten-free, as well as salads and sides made with expand, since our mission is healthy food and to help.” week from 11am to 9pm at 2501 Dallas St. all-natural ingredients. “We’re passionate we think every community should have that.” Friedberg is an elite athlete who was on For more information, see YellowbellyChick- about getting people to eat better without Wuppermann is an internationally trained the U.S. Ski Team and won a World Cup in en.com or call 720.259.2393. drinking green smoothies three times a day,” chef from Trinidad and Tobago; Barry Davis Friedberg said. “Our food is food people brings the influence of Southern-style cook- Yellowbelly crave, done better. The chicken is cooked ing from his Kentucky roots. Chicken’s opening in GMO-free rice bran oil. Our macaroni Friedberg said the Stanley Marketplace is night was a pie and smashed potato fries are favorites, as a great fit for the restaurant, occupying an fundraiser for “No are our seasonal, locally sourced vegetables. 1,800-square-foot space on the south side, Kid Hungry.” Our roasted, marinated beets were a risk, under the Stanley sign. “The Stanley has a but people love them. We serve a baby kale bright, lively atmosphere that does our food salad with grape-sweetened vinaigrette and justice. Over our first weekend we broke coleslaw with raw Brussels sprouts.” every record for our company. It was great to Yellowbelly started when three friends— see so many families enjoying our shareable Friedberg, Barry Davis and Eric Wupper- family meals.” FOR KIDS
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February 2017 20 Stapleton Front Porch heavy dose of linguis- real skill is as a writer, and that tics and aliens that are shows here. What the film may not anthropomorphic lack in visual flair is made up for and you get what seems in the writing and the excellent like a non-starter in performances. The film may win Moonlight Hollywood. Yet we get in those categories. an elegant film with a Lion beautiful performance If the Oscar for Best Picture was for “Best from Amy Adams, Story,” this film would win. It tells the remarkable The other (possible) nominees: dense screenwriting, and intricate editing. It is tale of Saroo Brierly, who at 5 years old found Silence Each month, the Indie Prof reviews a current complex filmmaking that doesn’t speak down to himself lost at a train station in rural India. He This newest grand masterpiece by Mar- film in the theater and second film or series its audience. All is overseen by Dennis Ville- spent a few weeks on the streets of Calcutta tin Scorsese has all of the famous director’s available on DVD or instant-streaming service. nueve’s (Sicario, Prisoners) masterful direction. before being sent to an orphanage where he was hallmarks: stylish cinematography, moments of However, with the Academy Awards approaching, The story is simple: aliens come to Earth adopted by an Australian family. Eventually, with realism punctuated by shocking violence, and he provides commentary on likely contenders. Fol- and hover over several world locations. Linguist the help of the (new) Internet, he would reunite interesting, dynamic characters. At a three-hour low “Indie Prof” on Facebook for updates about Louise Banks (Amy Adams) is employed to com- with his family in India. This gross oversimpli- run time, it is not for everyone, but it is for film events and more reviews. municate with the aliens, fighting a burgeoning fication doesn’t begin to describe the harrowing, most. global militarism. The film highlights the power As of press time, the nominations for the touching, unbelievable story of Saroo and his Hidden Figures 88th Academy Awards on Feb. 26 have not yet of communication and shines with a glowing journey. It is the tearjerker in this bunch. humanism. As I’ve stated before, the best Sci-Fi This gem of a film goes into the category of been announced. There will certainly be some While the film has flashes of cinematic bril- Lion: a great, uplifting, powerful story. While surprises, but I have compiled a list of films tells us more about ourselves than the Other. This liance, it stays close to the story and focuses on film does just that. the filmmaking is not as dynamic as some of most likely to be nominated for Best Picture. the actor’s performances—all sound decisions and the other entrants, it is certainly worth con- Let’s see how I do. Manchester By The Sea all excellent performances. The entire package is sideration and definitely worth the admission The contenders: This was one of the early Oscar favorites that very good, but it doesn’t match up to the other price. Moonlight has fizzled a bit as of late. It is the heartbreaking, entrants in this field. even difficult story of a New England family torn Fences This is a fantastic film—raw and lyrical La-La Land This wonderful film based on the August at the same time. The cinematography starts apart by a death. Casey Affleck plays troubled This is the hands-down favorite for the Best handyman Lee Chandler, a man with a sorrowful Wilson play is expertly directed and acted by out as hand-held and all close-ups, Picture Oscar, and deservedly so. It is stylish, Denzel Washington. Yet it too is outshined by but takes a turn in the third act as well-written, well-acted, well-directed, and it some of the other entrants. The writing and it mirrors the story. The direction is has a surprise ending that updates the wonderful acting are superb: Washington and Viola Davis the real star, and the performances musical genre. That last point is no trifle—the will get a long look in the acting categories. are beautiful. The story follows an Academy loves paeans to classic Hollywood, and inner-city Miami boy as he grows this film delivers. At the same time, it feels very Hell or High Water into a man. That boy is raised in the fresh and very current, and it therefore checks An underrated film with strong performanc- drug culture and he stays in the drug two of the boxes for the Academy. Another thing es by Chris Pine, Ben Foster, and Jeff Bridges, culture, but this story has a twist. It’s the Academy likes is reversing the populist mood, I think this might be the opposite of the “Best a little bit Persepolis and a lot Boy- and this film rates off the charts there. Story” argument. This is more of a visual hood. One of the best parts is that it Putting the Academy aside, this is wonderful, achievement with outstanding performances. has an open ending that reminds of vibrant filmmaking that lifts us all. The produc- La La Land What will win: La-La Land Truffaut’s The 400 Blows. Go see it! tion values are especially invigorating, evident My choice: Moonlight One note: I saw it on a cold from the breathtaking cinematography in the Enjoy the show! Monday night with only three other people in opening musical sequence (in the middle of a Los past, and he gives an Oscar-worthy performance the theater. By the end of the film, I was the Angeles traffic jam). The performances are all very Vincent Piturro, Ph.D., is an associate profes- in the process. When his older brother dies and only one left. It may not be a film for everyone, good—Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling solidify sor of Cinema Studies at Metropolitan State Uni- leaves him custody of his teenaged son, Lee must but it should be. their star status, and Damien Chazelle’s directing versity of Denver. He can be reached at vpiturro@ decide if he is fit to parent. Arrival is particularly good. Regardless of the Oscars, this msudenver.com. Director Kenneth Lonergan is a steady and is a must-see film. Smart sci-fi is usually a hard sell. Add a experienced hand (You Can Count on Me), but his
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Stapleton Front Porch 21 February 2017 Tragedy Strikes the Urban Farm By Melinda Pearson st Children in the 4-H program at The Urban Farm etween dusk on January 21 and dawn Stapleton are pictured here with some of the nd on January 22 , ten animals at The goats that were killed. Replacing the stock will BUrban Farm at Stapleton were vio- be costly—the Urban Farm is accepting dona- lently killed, including goats, sheep, and two tions at TheUrbanFarm.org. rabbits. Dakota, a well-loved goat and former grand champion of the National Western Stock Show, was pregnant with triplets. One were no inconsistencies. In other words, there sheep, Cloud, was being treated by veterinar- is no evidence of any human involvement. ians as we go to press and was expected to He said that the last known owners, who recover. adopted the dog in September, 2016, lived in Fifteen children participate in the 4-H Commerce City, and animal control has been goat program, which will have to be entire- attempting to contact them. Should charges ly restarted in the Spring. Amy Marrs of be warranted, that would be up to the Dis- The Urban Farm said this was their entire trict Attorney’s office, Culverhouse said. breeding stock of high-quality meat goats. At the time the beloved animals at the Participants in 4-H at The Urban Farm are farm were killed, nine of The Urban Farm’s
taught the principles of raising animals and Photo by Amy Marrs sheep were safe on the Stock Show grounds, understand that some of the animals fostered where one had received a grand champion- in the farm-to-table program end up as food, ship award. These animals, two of whom but this attack is different. “We try to build are pregnant, will be used to repopulate the resiliency here. This is not how I would have sheep herd, but donations and support from chosen to build resiliency, but that’s what the community are welcome. Staff are work- we’re going to do,” said Marrs. tion by a state veterinarian demonstrated that mixes of Labrador retriever and blue heeler, ing to reinforce pens, but “the most beautiful All of the animals had been secured in the dogs were responsible for the fatal attack. were taken by animal control while authorities thing would be if we could somehow rally to pens, and early news reports suggested that “There’s an instinctual, animal part to a dog attempted to locate the owners, said Marrs. get a barn, that would be the safest thing for human violence might be to blame. Author- that can kick in, and that’s what happened,” Lt. Ian Culverhouse confirmed that the them,” said Marrs. Please visit www.theur- ities, however, found two stray dogs wander- said Marrs. “There were two of them and two preliminary necroscopy by the state veterinar- banfarm.org for updates on the situation and ing the Smith Rd. property, and an examina- makes a pack.” The dogs, who appeared to be ian was consistent with dog bites, and there to donate to repopulate their stock.
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February 2017 22 Stapleton Front Porch plates had become amal- gamated in a giant super- Just the Facts continent that straddled the equator. This config- Snowball Earth uration had two impacts. The first was that it re- by James Hagadorn duced absorption of much ...... of the sun’s heat that is normally absorbed by equa- torial oceans. The second magine the entire earth covered in ice. It’s delightful places like Ecuador, had once been was that the intense rainfall not that far-fetched. It actually hap- covered by vast sheets of ice. A Snowball in the tropics broke down pened—and more than once. Earth! mountains, rocks and soils Rocks like these ones, exposed in the Uinta Mountains of Colorado I and Utah, signal times when our planet was a Snowball Earth. Was it because Anna got mad at Elsa? Such a preposterous hypothesis wouldn’t faster—a process that sucks Image: J. Whiteley
No—but the real reason is even cooler. have stood a chance if it hadn’t been ground- planet-warming CO2 out Scientists only figured it out after a rather ed in some seemingly unrelated Cold War of the atmosphere. When melt the globe’s icy blanket and break us out provocative hypothesis tied a bunch of bizarre science. A climate model, produced by a So- you couple this one-two combo with the fact of Snowball Earth. evidence together. viet physicist trying to figure out the impacts that the ancient sun was fainter, it could have Nature tends to repeat herself. As evidence
The first clues were discovered on some of society’s CO2 emissions, provided one key cooled the earth, triggering one of those run- mounts for tying all these oddities together, desolate Atlantic islands. There geologists element. It showed that if our polar ice caps away ice ages, where polar ice grew unchecked we’ve learned that there were likely more found layers of rock formed by glaciers, but grew to within about 30 degrees of the equa- until it blanketed the planet. than one of these Snowball Earth events. sandwiched between tropical rocks. How had The oldest ones have their remnants this happened? Did the islands tectonically all around you. That’s because most of drift from the tropics to the poles and then society’s iron and manganese, elements back? used to make steel and inhibit corrosion in Nope. Microscopic magnetic particles beer cans, were deposited during Snowball in the rocks showed that when they were times. With the oceans capped by ice, originally deposited, the rocks were located dissolved iron and manganese vented from near the equator. This could only mean one seafloor fissures had nowhere to go. Seawa- thing—that the tropics had once been covered ter concentrations reached epic levels, and by ice. this metallic stew periodically precipitated No problem, you say? There are glaciers out onto the seafloor, forming colossal atop plenty of equatorial mountains, like the metal deposits. ones that feed the Nile or that dot Ecuadorian Out of the ashes of the last apocalyptic rainforests. Maybe such high-elevation glaciers Snowball Earth event came life. During could explain the equatorial ice evidence geol- that event, rather than just metals building ogists were finding. up, the key life-supporting nutrient phos- Except that the tropical strata below and phorous built up in the oceans. When the above the glacial rocks weren’t deposited at Snowball broke, photosynthesizing algae high elevation. Rather, they were deposited in Imagine the earth enveloped in ice, as it was during Snowball Earth times, hundreds of millions bloomed in preposterous proportions, warm water, near tidal flats and ocean beaches. of years ago. Image: Neethis boosting the ocean’s and atmosphere’s It gets even crazier. In other reaches of the oxygen levels far beyond what the planet globe, scientists scratched their heads about tor (think: Houston), so much of the sun’s To break out of this icy trap, greenhouse had seen before. This now-abundant waste similarly bipolar deposits—in Australia, radiation would be reflected by ice that the gases like CO2 and methane, regularly belch- product likely helped some rather innocuous Africa, Asia, and our own Rocky Mountains. planet’s capacity to melt ice would be exceed- ing out of volcanoes, needed to build up in multi-celled creatures start moving around Much like paleontologists figured out that ed by the rate at which it produced and built the atmosphere. Based on the chemistry of and explode in diversity and size: the first dinosaurs all disappeared at the same time, it it up. Like a runaway freight train, ice caps lime-rich, tropical rocks that overlie the glacial animals. took a long time for geologists to figure out would grow unabated, eventually extending deposits, greenhouse gas concentrations rose James Hagadorn, Ph.D., is a scientist at the that all these glacial-tropical rocks were about all the way to the equator and enveloping the to over 350 times present-day levels! Such Denver Museum of Nature & Science. the same age. earth in an apocalyptic winter. concentrations would have been able to absorb Suggestions and comments are welcome at Meaning: Maybe the entire planet, even Pre-Snowball, the earth’s continental enough heat from the sun’s incoming rays to [email protected].
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Stapleton Front Porch 23 February 2017 New Emergency Room Opens in Northfield
Ziller described a recent incident where a 25-year-old with abdominal pain arrived at the ER. After an examina- tion and CT scan, he determined it was appendicitis, so Ziller contacted the on-call surgeon at Rose, where the pa- tient was immediately transferred and admitted. “The only difference was the transport,” said Ziller. And transport from the Rose Stapleton ER to Rose Medical Center costs the same as a gurney ride down a hallway—nothing. The state-of-the-art emergency room on Northfield By Melinda Pearson Blvd. and Wabash St. is staffed around the clock by per- he providers at the new Rose Medical Center Staple- sonnel who also rotate regularly through the ED at Rose. ton ER in Conservatory Green consider their facility At all times, this includes at least one accredited emergency Tan extension of the Rose Medical Center emergency physician, two registered nurses and a paramedic. More department (ED). The new freestanding ER simply has a providers are brought on as needed during the busiest “longer hallway” to the Rose Medical Center, a phrase coined periods, which are typically from 4pm to 11pm at this by Dr. Andrew Ziller, medical director of emergency services location. at Rose. The small but comfortable waiting rooms—separate Working Hard But It’s Hardly Working? Lose weight and get results now with Dr. Angela Tran’s proven medical weight loss system From left: Dr. Ashley Mull, Dr. Andrew Ziller, emergency services director Steve Forbes, and nurse manager Mary Corcoran. The ✔ Custom diet & exercise programs with one-on-one primary trauma room includes resuscitation equipment and a physician, personal training, and nutritional counseling ✔ Lose weight without starving or killing yourself at the gym ones for adult and pediatric patients—are designed more for ✔ Get rid of sugar cravings accompanying families than patients. As soon as possible, ✔ Eliminate belly fat for good Rose moves patients to individual rooms so triage takes ✔ Wear your normal size clothes again place behind the doors, not in the waiting areas, says Steve Forbes, director of emergency services. Facilities Schedule your COMPLIMENTARY metabolic The Rose Stapleton ER facility includes two rooms analysis ($200 value) TODAY! designed specifically for pediatric patients, four “regular” Before After 6 mo. Offer expires 2/28/17 adult rooms and a variety of specialized rooms, including an OB-GYN room with neonatal resuscitation equipment, a decontamination area linked to an isolation room, and, Call us today at 303-321-0023 to start losing weight or of course, a high-level trauma room with full resuscitation schedule online at www.DenverWeightLossClinic.com capacity. The trauma room is equipped with a robot-con- trolled camera that links to Rose specialists in neurology, It’s natural to crave options. It’s nice to have options, especially when you’re planning for childbirth. Epidural, or water birth? Up to you. Acupuncture, or aromatherapy? You choose. No matter what’s in your birth plan, you’ll be supported by a Certified Nurse-Midwife, in a state-of-the-art medical facility. The Center for Midwifery at the Colorado Institute for Maternal & Fetal Health: THE natural choice. Call for an appointment: 720-848-1700
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help lines or pri- mary care providers to sort out. But in terms of the services that are offered, Ziller provided some clarity. As the first offsite ER of Rose Medical Center, Rose Stapleton ER offers the same level and quality of care as the Rose Medical Center ED. Although the Stapleton ER is not designed to handle The Rose Stapleton ER has a new CT scanner, allowing for rapid, advanced imaging that can help providers give quick major traumas on a and accurate diagnoses, potentially improving patient outcomes. regular basis, it can do so, and it can transport patients to higher-level facili- avoid multiple transfers when possible. Care at an emergency ties with operating rooms after stabilizing them. It has an facility can often cost considerably more than similar care at ambulance entrance at the rear as well as separate walk-in an urgent care, however, so consumers need to be conscien- entrances for children and adults. tious when deciding where to seek care. Rose offers informa- Ziller also describes how emergency rooms differ from tion on its website to help patients decide between emergency urgent care facilities. Emergency facilities have special- and urgent care. ly trained staff, including board-certified emergency According to Forbes, national trends show high levels of physicians and RNs, while urgent care facilities typically patient satisfaction with freestanding ERs. Rose Stapleton ER rely more on mid-level seems to be follow- telemedicine link to neurology, pediatrics, and psychology, allow- providers, such as physi- ing that trend, with ing off-site providers to robotically examine patients and advise cian assistants, and do not a steady increase in treating physicians. always have RNs on staff. patient visits since And while ERs are always it opened on Dec. psychiatry and pediatrics, who can use it to examine patients open, urgent care centers 23, 2016, averag- remotely and advise emergency staff as needed. have set hours. Most, ing about 15 a day Supportive services at the Rose Stapleton ER include a full though not all, urgent care as of mid-January. laboratory, a pharmacy primarily used for on-site services, centers offer basic labora- Approximately 20 and advanced radiology. Mary Corcoran, RN, the clinical tory services and plain film percent of these nurse manager, says the new CT scanner at the Stapleton ER radiology, compared to are pediatric visits, is “better than the one at Rose Hospital,” although she noted the full lab and advanced compared to just that Rose will catch up soon once it is remodeled. imaging of a free-standing 5 percent at the Deciding Where to Go emergency room. main Rose emer- Questions in the minds of many consumers are how Rose Stapleton ER gency department, a to decide between urgent care, an emergency room or an works with local urgent difference that will emergency department, and whether an ambulance is needed. care facilities to provide Clinical nurse manager, Mary Corcoran, shows off one of the facility’s two surprise nobody in Providers we spoke with recognized this decision can be a a higher level of care if dedicated pediatric trauma rooms, which has specialized equipment to treat Stapleton. complicated issue, one that might require calls to insurance needed, but Ziller tries to children.
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DENVER METRO EVENTS House. 11am and 1pm, ages 6 and up. Tickets: entry fee; $100 minimum fundraising. Individ- Concert Hall, 1000 14th St. http://insidetheo- www.mollybrown.org ual or team. Republic Plaza, 16th and Tremont rchestra.org/tiny-tots-events Through 2/14—Southwest Rink at Sky- Entrance. www.lung.org line Park. FREE ice skating in downtown Denver; 2/14 Tuesday—Picture Perfect— 2/9 to 2/12—Just Between Friends bring skates or rent: $2/pair. www.downtownden- Denver Clerk and Recorder’s 10th of Denver. Huge sale children’s clothes and ver.com Annual Valentine’s Celebration. 8am- KIDS AND FAMILIES furniture, maternity and media items. National 4:30pm. Judges and clergy on hand to perform Through 2/24—Denver Puppet The- Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St. Check Through 2/22—Unknown Writer’s Con- free marriage ceremonies for couples. Food/ ater. Aesop’s Fables. www.denverpuppetthe- website for pre-sale passes/hours, admission fees, Sponsored by Denver Women’s Press Club, test. beverages available for the couples. Drawings ater.com free days, discounts on different days. http://den- cash prizes for winners and constructive comments for gifts from local businesses, elected officials ver.jbfsale.com, http://facebook.com/jbfdenver for all entrants in fiction, nonfiction and poetry. 2/1 Wednesday—Preschool Story and other city agencies. Webb Building, 201 W. Open to those 18+ whose work never appeared Time. 9:30 am, ages 2-5 with caregiver. History Colfax, Dept. 101. Marriage certificates: $30, 2/10 Friday—Four Mile Historic Park with paid byline. Complete rules: http://dwpconline. Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway www.history- 12-1pm; free with apply online: www.denverclerkandrecorder.org Hay Bales and Tall Tales. org/outreach/unknown-writers-contest/ coloradocenter.org admission. 715 S. Forest St. www.fourmilepark. 2/16 Thursday—Molly Brown House org 2/2 to 2/4—Colorado All State Choir 2/2 to 2/23—Star K Kids. Thursdays, 9:30 500 of finest Colo. high school singers Thirsty Thursdays- A Young Profes- and 11am; kids 5 and under. Morrison Nature Festival. 6-8pm. Poisons and madness 2/11 to 2/24—Lowe’s Build and Grow who passed 2 rigorous auditions. Men’s Choir, sionals Group. Center, 16002 E. Smith Rd., Aurora. www.auror- Bring kids to Lowe’s stores to in Victorian era. Ages 21-45. Must be 21 to workshops. Women’s Choir and Mixed Choir with 3 of finest agov.org/nature build FREE wood project: Monthly, 2nd and 4th attend. $15/person. www.mollybrown.org U.S. choral conductors. Bellco Theater, Colo. Con- 2/4 Saturday—Cockpit Demo Day. Saturdays. Free apron, goggles, project-themed vention Center. $12-$18. www.aschoir.com 2/17 to 2/26—Ballet MasterWorks. Wings Over the Rockies Museum, Lowry. www. patch, merit certificate on completion. 10am. Colorado Ballet presents Firebird, Serenade www.lowesbuildandgrow.com Santa wingsmuseum.org 2/3 Friday—First Friday Art Walks. and Petite Mort at Ellie Caulkins Opera Fe Arts District, Tennyson Art Walk, River North 1pm. House. Tickets: $30–$155 at 303.837.8888 or 2/4 Saturday—Home Depot Kids 2/12 Sunday—Peter and the Wolf. (RiNo) Art District, Golden Triangle Museum, Nava- Boettcher Concert Hall. www.coloradosympho- www.coloradoballet.org. http://coloradoballet. Workshop. 9am-12pm. FREE how-to clinics jo Street Art District. www.denver.org/things-to-do/ ny.org org/performances/ballet-masterworks-2017 first Sat. monthly, ages 5-12. Get Home Depot denver-arts-culture/denver-art-districts apron, wooden project and project pin. Met- 2/25 to 2/26—Ballet Ariel Presents A 2/24 to 3/5—Denver Restaurant ro-area Home Depot stores. www.homedepot. Special 2/4 to 2/12—Colorado Garden and Home 200+ restaurants offer multicourse Little Cinderella with Tea Party. Colorado Convention Center, Downtown Week. com Tea Party with Cinderella, Prince Charming and Show. meals for special pricing. Menus and pricing: Denver. Flowering gardens, 1,400+ booths; spring other costumed cast members on stage following www.denverrestaurantweek.com 2/5 Sunday—Junior Rangers. Ages 6-12, landscaping, patio/outdoor projects.: $12 & $10 at 1:30-3pm. Learn about plants and animals of performance. Sat., 2/25 and Sun., 2/26 at 3pm. King Soopers; kids 12/under free. www.coloradog- 2/26 Sunday—Colorado Children’s Star K Ranch. RSVP required, 303.326.8650. Cleo Parker Robinson Theatre, 119 Park Ave. ardenfoundation.org Chorale Concert- A Classical After- www.aurora.gov/nature W. Tickets: www.balletariel.org or 303.945.4388. noon. 3-5 pm. Montview Blvd. Presbyterian http://www.balletariel.org 2/8 to 2/20—19th Annual Denver Jewish Church, 1980 Dahlia St. Tickets: www.children- 2/7 to 2/28—Little Wings Club. Tues- Mizel Arts and Cultural Center, Film Festival. schorale.org days in Feb. 11-11:45am for kids 11 and under 3/4 to 3/5- Rocky Mountain Train 5-10pm. Titles/times/prices: http://maccjcc.org/ and their adults. Space-themed story and craft. Show. Denver Mart, 10am-4pm. Adults/kids 12 film-festival 3/4 to 3/5—Rocky Mountain Train Free with admission. www.wingsmuseum.org and up $9. Under 12, scouts in uniform and active Denver Mart, 10am-4pm. Adults and duty with military ID Free. Admission good for Pepsi Center. Show. 2/10 to 2/12—Monster Jam. kids 12 and over $9. Under 12, scouts in 2/7 to 2/28—Tuesdays in February both days. 451 E 58th Ave. www.rockymountain- $20-$50; kids 2-12 $10. All tickets +$2 day of show. uniform and active duty with military ID Free. Four Mile Historic Park Small Settlers. trainshow.com www.monsterjam.com, www.pepsicenter.com Admission good for both days. 451 E 58th Ave. Ages 2-5 accompanied by parent/caregiver. 2/11 Saturday—Eighties Hangar Dance. www.rockymountaintrainshow.com 9-10am. $5/child adults free, members free. 715 LECTURES AND CLASSES Take sweetheart back with ’80s eighties music, S. Forest St. Advance register: 720.865.0814 or 2/7 Tuesday—Active Minds (Free)–Mu- dance, dress and trivia contests, renew wedding [email protected]. www.four- HEALTH AND WELLNESS hammad Ali. 10:15-11:15am. Jewish Commu- vows; tastings and dinner from top caterers, cash milepark.org 2/25 Saturday—Special Olympics nity Center, 350 S Dahlia St. 303.316.6359. www. bar. 6-11pm. Wings Over the Rockies Museum, Denver Polar Plunge and Splash and 2/8 Wednesday—Inside the Orches- ActiveMinds.com Lowry. www.wingsmuseum.org Dash. 5K run/walk and polar plunge to ben- tra’s Tiny Tots Performances. Surround- efit Special Olympics. Beer Garden, live music, ed by 30+ piece orchestra, kids 6 and under. 2/9 Thursday—Active Minds (Free)– 2/11 to 2/12—Good Vibrations. The Den- 6:45-7:45pm. Sam Gary Library, contests. 1pm. Denver’s City Park. www. Also opera singers, modern dancers. 9:30- Australia. ver Brass and 17th Ave. Allstars take you back to 2961 Roslyn St. 720.865.0325. www.ActiveMinds. specialolympicsco.org 10:15am and 10:45-11:30am. Followed by 15 days of Elvis, The Beach Boys, The Four Seasons, and com minutes to meet musicians and try instruments. Dion and the Belmonts. Wear poodle skirts, slicked . 2/25 Saturday—Cupids Undie Run $9.95 for 12 months+; financial assistance hair, and gather friends/family. 2/11 7:30pm; 2/12 McNichols Civic Center Bldg., 144 W. Colfax 2/23 Thursday—Active Minds (Free)– available. Register: insidetheorchestra.org/tiny- 6:45-7:45pm. Sam Gary Library, 2pm. http://www.denverbrass.org Ave. 12pm; run 2pm. Benefits Children’s Tumor Venezuela. tots-events or 303.355.7855. Mile Hi Church, 2961 Roslyn St. 720.865.0325. www.ActiveMinds. Foundation. www.cupidsundierun.com 2/11 Saturday—How the West Was 9077 W. Alameda Ave. Lakewood. Also: 2/18 com Central City Opera with Molly Brown Sung. 2/26 Sunday—Fight for Air Stair Saturday—History Colorado Center, 1200 Climb. Benefits American Lung Assoc. $35 Broadway and 2/27 Monday at Boettcher
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2/28 Tuesday—Active Minds (Free)– 2/27 Monday—Denver Museum of Na- View more events or submit events New Orleans: Biography of a City. ture & Science Free Day. SCFD Free day. 5-6pm. Tattered Cover, 2526 E. Colfax. www.dmns.org FrontPorchStapleton.com > Events 303.322.7727. www.ActiveMinds.com NORTHEAST DENVER/AURORA EVENTS 2/17 Friday—Harkins Theatres 18 nity service assisting nonprofit organizations for New Release. A Cure for Wellness; Fist Fight; events and other activities. www.svgd.org MUSEUMS—DENVER ART MUSEUM 2/1 to 2/28—Denver School of the Arts. Footprints: The Path of Your Life; The Great Montview and Quebec. Feb. performances, tickets/ Through 2/12—Glory of Venice: Mas- Wall. www.harkinstheatres.com terworks of the Renaissance. 50 works complete listings: www.dsapresents.org., www.dsa. THEATRE from Italian collections of Venetian Renaissance dpsk12.org/performances 2/24 Friday—Harkins Theatres 18 Through 2/4—Becky’s New Car. Fire artists whose style shaped Venice as interna- New Release. Get Out; Rock Dog House Theater Company at John Hand Theater. tional art/culture hub. Included in museum 2/1 Wednesday—Blessed Sacrament www.firehousetheatercompany.com admission; free: youth 18 and under and all on Catholic School Middle School Faire. Middle school open house and showcase. 6-7:30pm. ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL Through 2/12—Almost, Maine. Avenue museum free days. Closed Mondays. Related 1973 Elm St. Blessed Sacrament Catholic School. Theatre, 417 E. 17th Ave. www.avenuetheater. programming/lectures: denverartmuseum.org. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE com www.bscs-denver.net For tod- http://denverartmuseum.org/exhibitions/glo- 2/9 Thursday—Wild Valentine. dlers ages 3-5 and their adults. Discover how Aurora Fox Arts ry-venice, http://denverartmuseum.org 2/2 Thursday—Art Gym Denver Broken Through 2/19—Myth. animals use song, dance, play to attract a valen- Center, 9900 E. Colfax Ave. www.aurorafox- Hearts. An unorthodox approach to month of Through 4/2—Star Wars and the love with artists whose work shows ideas/notions tine, play act and valentines craft. 10-10:45am. artscenter.org Denver Art Museum, Power of Costume. of what it’s like experiencing a broken heart. 5-8 www.fws.gov/refuge/rocky_mountain_arsenal/ featuring original costumes from the movies; Through 2/26—The Book of Will. Buell pm Opening Reception–meet artists and enjoy light exhibit ticket required. www.denverartmuseum. 2/11 to 2/18—Wildlife Viewing Tours. Theatre, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, refreshments, hors d’oeuvres. Free, open to the 2/11 and 2/18. 9:30-11am. Naturalist leads bus org 14th and Curtis. www.denvercenter.org public. Show runs thru Feb. 1460 Leyden St. http:// tour through refuge to view bald eagles, bison, Stage Through 5/28—Shock Wave: Japanese artgymdenver.com coyotes, deer, raptors, etc. Tour in Spanish, 2/4, Through 2/26—The Christians. Theatre, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Fashion Design, 1980-90s. Gorgeous 11am. RSVP required. www.fws.gov/refuge/ 2/7 Tuesday—League of Women Vot- 14th and Curtis. www.denvercenter.org works of Japanese designers who started fash- rocky_mountain_arsenal/ ers Presents Discussion on The Paths to ion revolution in Paris in 1980s-90s. denver- Vintage Greater Public Participation in Govern- Through 3/5—Brilliant Traces. artmuseum.org, http://denverartmuseum.org/ 2/12 Sunday—The Masked Bandit. Theatre. 1468 Dayton St., Aurora Cultural Arts McCollum Room, Montview Presbyterian Learn about the Refuge’s black-footed ferret. exhibitions/shock-wave ment. Church, 1980 Dahlia St. 5:30pm. www.lwvdenver. District. www.vintagetheatre.org 2/25 Saturday—Talon Talk- Presented 2/7 to 2/14—Hearts for Art. DAM in- org Garner 10:30-11:30am. Through 3/12—An Act of God. vites visitors to show love for favorite artwork by Nature’s Educators. Galleria Theatre, Denver Center for the Perform- 2/10 Friday—Visions of Love. Benefit for Auditorium program with Nature’s Educators from 2/7-2/14. Mark favorite piece with single ing Arts. www.denvercenter.org Anchor Center for Blind Children. Chocolate/ and their live birds of prey. RSVP required. heart on floor, snap photos of artwork crush wine pairings, hors d’oeuvres, music, etc., included www.fws.gov/refuge/rocky_mountain_arsenal/ and share on favorite social media site, tag with 2/2 to 5/19—A Year with Frog and in ticket price. Signature VIP Experience includes 2 Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., #denverartmuseum and #heartsforart. Hearts/ Toad. exclusive tasting passes. 6-9pm. Tickets: $45/person 2/25 Saturday—Who’s Tracking Who? Arvada. www.arvadacenter.org photography permitted in all galleries except 1-2:30pm. Learn to identify tracks in indoor (advance), $55 (door), $75 (VIP) Anchor Center for Star Wars exhibition, Glory of Venice and works program then outdoors to test knowledge. Blind Children, 2550 Roslyn St. Individual/corporate 2/16 to 2/19—Motown the Musical. marked with No Photography sign. http://den- Make plaster cast of tracks. RSVP required. Buell Theater, Denver Center for the Performing sponsorships available (contact Denver Delta Gam- verartmuseum.org/calendar/hearts-art-2017, www.fws.gov/refuge/rocky_mountain_arsenal/ Arts. www.denvercenter.org ma Alumnae at [email protected]). http://denverartmuseum.org www.eventbrite.com/e/7th-annual-visions-of-love- 2/18 to 3/18—Sabrina Fair. Presented by 2/24 Friday—Denver Art Museum Un- tickets-28876926665, https://www.anchorcenter. VOLUNTEER Lowry’s Spotlight at John Hand Theater, 7653 E. titled Final Fridays. 6-10pm. Adult evening org/news/wine-chocolate-visions-love-returns-feb- Single Volunteers of Greater Denver. 1st. Pl. 720.530.4596. $18-23. www.ThisIsSpot- out final Friday monthly. www.denverartmuse- ruary-10/ All-volunteer, not-for-profit group of singles light.com. Front Porch Special, use code FRONT- um.org who want to meet others and perform commu- PORCH to get $3 off your tickets. 2/12 Sunday—Aurora Symphony–Chil- dren & Family Concert. Free! Kids enjoy “An MUSEUMS—DENVER MUSEUM OF Animal’s Carnival.” Designed as first-time con- NATURE & SCIENCE cert experience. 45 minutes includes instrument Through 2/5—Mummies: Secrets from petting-zoo, face painting, balloon animals, special the Tombs. Special ticket required. www. guests. Narrated in English and Spanish. http://www. dmns.org aurorasymphony.org/children-youth.html Through 2/28—Planetarium. Black 2/15 Wednesday—Cocktails for a Cause. Holes: The Other Side of Infinity, Cosmic Benefits Hope House. 5:30-10pm. $10 admission Journey: A Solar System Adventure, Destination fee and donation of suggested items for nonprofit Solar System, One World One Sky: Big Bird’s from list on website. Wings Over the Rockies Mu- Adventure. www.dmns.org seum, Lowry. www.cocktailsforacauseco.org Through 4/13—IMAX. Wild Africa 3D, 2/21 Tuesday—League of Women Voters Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs, Extreme Presents Integration of Behavioral and Weather. www.dmns.org Physical Health. McCollum Room, Montview Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia St. 5:30pm. www. 2/16 Thursday—Science Lounge. Third lwvdenver.org Thursdays, 6:30-9:30pm. $10/members; $12/ YOU ARE WHAT YOU nonmembers. www.dmns.org 2/24 to 2/25—boys2MEN Career Work- shop (Aviation). The Crowley Foundation hosts MUSEUMS—FREE DAYS boys2MEN Aviation 2-Day Workshop. Young men ages 14-18 with interest/curiosity about aviation 2/3 to 2/24—Clyfford Still Museum encouraged to attend. 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(continued from page 3) Man- had a conversation with him and Davis’s daughter ual,” says Huff. had no idea that he even knew Ervia Davis recalls, As a sophomore, Mark who I was. I sat next to him to “Mama and “Paco” Slosky remembers watch one of the best back-and- Mr. Ward had a attending the State Basketball forth games in Colorado histo- relationship based Championship finals in 1976. ry. Manual won the game and upon extreme Manual faced off against the state championship. Mr. admiration and Cherry Creek High School at Ward grabbed me and hugged respect. He made Denver’s McNichols Arena. me for what seemed like an sure she always The Manual High School eternity. When I looked up knew he had her Thunderbolts had been ranked at him, he had tears of joy back and she second all yearlong, trailing streaming down his face. At had what she top-ranked Cherry Creek. The that moment, I knew I was a needed.” game pitted one of the wealthi- Thunderbolt for life.” Davis intro- est suburban high schools in the Ward recruited Dr. Joyce duced her stu- state against one of the smallest Marie Davis, the first Afri- dents to music inner-city schools. Both teams can-American vocal music of all genres. 1978 Manual yearbook seniors. Author of this were undefeated heading into the director and instructor in “Racial article, Anne Hebert, is middle left. game. a Colorado senior high differences made Slosky had missed his ride school. Davis was the no difference to my mother,” and arrived just before the tipoff. vocal music director at says Davis. “Her attitude was, kids are kids and students are Searching desperately for a place Manual from 1970 until students. Music can engage everyone equally.” to sit, he realized his only option her retirement in 1992. Dick Jordan, another teacher recruited by Ward, taught might be to sit on the side of the She led the concert choir history and guided a school river trip each May. Joking with opposing Cherry Creek team. As he and select choir (Bolt Vi- each year’s class, he speculated that in the year 2000, if all of recalls, “I was sure I wouldn’t find bration) in performances his students gave him one dollar, he’d be a rich man. Several a seat on the Manual side and I was throughout the state, of Jordan’s former students organized to make that dream getting panicked. I heard a booming including the governor’s come true. Hundreds of students met Jordan downtown at a voice yelling, ‘Paco Slosky, get over From the 1978 Manual Yearbook inauguration and a perfor- pre-arranged gathering to greet him, ring in the new millen- here!’ It was Mr. Ward. I had never mance that aired on Channel 7, KMGH television. nium, and reminisce about their Manual experience. Jarrell McCracken taught at Manual during those years and was committed to the ideals of inclusion and opportu- nity established by Ward. Fondly remembered by students and fellow teachers, the Jerry McCracken Scholarship Fund was created after his death. Denver mayor Michael Hancock, a 1987 Manual grad- Love Your Smile! uate, recalls Ward serving at the school as a volunteer after his retirement. He says, “Mr. Ward was very present and very respected. The Manual he built was a diverse, open and inclusive place.” Hancock also remembers his time at Manual as an extremely positive experience. “There aren’t many schools that created such opportunities for lasting Sedation | Wisdom Tooth Removal | Family Dentistry | Implants | Invisalign friendships among students that, otherwise, would probably never have met. Students at Manual came from neighbor- hoods all over Denver.” Free Other notable Manual alumni include the first Afri- can-American mayor of Denver, Wellington Webb; the first African-American mayor of Seattle, Norman Rice; Whitening! boxer, poet and activist Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales; writer New Patients Only. Mention this ad. Ted Conover; and National Public Radio correspondent Headaches? TMJ Pain? Fine Lines? Wrinkles? Scott Horsley. Manual also honed the talents of first-rate ® basketball and baseball athletes, including Micheal Ray Call today for a FREE Botox Consult! Richardson, Billy Lewis, Daniel Banuelos/Cortez and LaVon Williams. Manual experienced some difficult years after busing ended and Jim Ward retired. However, the McAuliffe Man- Dr. Kate Steele ual middle school program, now in its first year at Smiley, 3545 Quebec St, Ste 110 (Behind Sonic) will likely revive memories of Jim Ward’s legacy when it 303-278-3353 • steeledental.com moves to the Manual building next year. For more information, visit www.friendsofmanual.org.
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Cost varies, multi- pus while learning about food chain. $300. ple dates. www.denverpioneers.com/camps • Culinary Explorations–European Cui- Performing Arts Education First Tee of Denver Summer Junior Golf Pro- sine. 6/12-16, 9am-4pm. Ages 13-17. Finer grams. Instruction for kids all ability levels ages 4 elements of classic/contemporary European and up. www.thefirstteeofdenver.com cuisine and plate presentation. $600. Dance, Music, Theatre, Wellness Four Mile Camp on Cherry Creek. Weeklong day • Culinary Explorations–Asian Cuisine. 6/19- camp combines history-centered activities, like 23, 9am-4pm. Ages 13-17. Learn flavors/styles wood-stove cooking and quilt-making, with outdoor of traditional and contemporary Asian cuisine. Youth & Adult Classes exploration of Cherry Creek ecosystems and wildlife. $600 Sessions: 6/19-23 and 7/17-21. 9am-3pm. $270/ • Culinary Explorations–Baking & Pastry. camper; optional before/after care and half-day ses- 6/12-16, ages 8-12, 9am-4pm. and 6/19-23, Community Partnerships sions available; FMHP members discount. Four Mile ages 12-17. Full-day camp for kids interested Historic Park, 715 S. Forest St. Contact education@ in expanding culinary horizons. Sweet and sa- & Outreach fourmilepark.org or 720.865.0814. vory baked goods; cookie classics to contem- Friends of Horses Day Camp. Weekly camps kids porary bakery fare. $600. ages 7-13. Learn to work/care for horses including • Eco Discovery Camp. 7/10-14, 9am-4pm. riding. Camps weekly 6/6 to 8/4, 9am-4pm. $425/ Ages 8-12. Campers perform/design experi- week. 303.649.1155 or www.fohrescue.com. 6351 S. ments in real laboratory setting, receive hands- Peoria St., Centennial, Colo. on experience outdoors investigating water Grand Slam Tennis Camps. Ages 7-13. Run by quality, soil composition, biodiversity, global former Wimbledon singles semi-finalist and doubles climate change, energy resources, energy finalist. Focus on proper stroke production and swing consumption and pollution. $350. technique through drill work/game play. 6/5-9, 7/24- • Camp Catwalk–Fashion Fun. 6/5-9, 9am- 28, 7/31-8/4. 9:30am-12:30pm. $225/week. Location: 4pm. Fashionistas ages 13-17. Learn from in- Your Soul’s Movement TBD; courts at Stapleton-area school. Sign up: mere- dustry professionals fashion illustration, sewing [email protected] skills, fashion design, styling and design; sew • The Shops at Northfield Stapleton• 8216 E. 49th Ave. #1338 Denver, CO 80238 • Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families. Ages 3-18 and decorate a garment. $350. and parents. Various dates/Colo. locations thru sum- • Make Your College Essay Count. 7/24–28, • 303-284-1553 • www.yoursoulsmovement.com • mer. heritagecamps.org 9am-12pm. Ages 14-18. Designed for teens in History Colorado Junior Museum Camp. 6/19-23, process of completing college applications re 9am-4pm. $250-$280/week. www.historycolorado- “Who am I?” Examine facets of identity through centerorg interactive activities, group exercises with WHAT MOVES YOUR SOUL? option to create personal statement for college admissions or 2-to-4-minute digital story.
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Stapleton Front Porch 31 February 2017 Minds On, Hands On Summer Camp. 6550 E. 7/10-14. All camps ages 5-15, $400 per 5-day ses- Lynx Arts Camp at CU Denver 21st Ave. Incoming K–incoming 7th grade. Enrich- sion, 9am-4pm. www.schoolofthepoeticcity.com. ment camp supports, brings to grade level readers, writers, mathematicians. Morning: academics, Silicon STEM Academy Tech Camps. STEM-spe- blocks of reading, math, language. Afternoon: cific hands-on camps include computer programming/ cooking, arts/crafts, sewing, outdoor activities, coding, engineering/basic/advanced robotics, digital constructive play. 6/6-7/22 except 7/3-7/4. 9am- media/photography, video editing and SAT prep/ 4pm; early drop-off starts 8am; late pickup ends college planning. Siliconstemacademy.com. 4201 E. 5pm. $150/week, plus $5 early drop-off and $5 Yale Ave., 303.800.0011 late pickup weekly. Tammy Wiley: 720.404.2643, S.M.A.R.T. Camps. Teacher-designed fast-pace [email protected] learning style to set goals, work hard and have fun. Sports and fitness, math and coding, art, technology, Montessori Children’s House of Denver Sum- team building, goal setting and inspirational sto- mer Camp. 12 months-6th grade. Sessions in art, music, adventure, nature, foreign language, etc. 4 ries. Grades K-6. Stapleton area. Session 1: 6/5-9; Denver campuses. 303.322.8324, mchdenver.org Session 2: 8/7-11. 9am-2pm. $250/session. Tracy Schoneman: [email protected] Neighborhood Music Stapleton Summer
Camps. Payment plans available. Theatre camps Snow Mountain Ranch Summer Day Camp. end with final performance, costumed on profes- Ages 5-13. M-F, 8:30am-4:30pm. Daily registration sional stage following camp dates. $35/child/day ($5/child discount for members/lodg- ing guests). Lunch for purchase. Register: http:// • Disney’s Little Mermaid Jr. Musical Theater snowmountainranch.org/summer-day-camp open Summer Camp. M-F. 9am-3pm. 6/5-6/23. in March. Archery, climbing wall, arts/crafts, tie dye, $850. Ages 7-16. Limit: 25 students. mad science, zip line (grades 4+), tubing hill (grades (continued from page 31) chure: www.kentdenver.org 4+), horseback riding (additional cost), swimming, Half day available $250; Full day $350 • Little Shop of Horrors Musical Theater LYNX National Arts and Media Camps. 1 and canoeing, songs/ Summer Camp. M-F 2-week options at CU Denver for high school skits, field Kathy’s Kamp Summer Enrichment Camp. 9am-3pm. 7/10-7/28. The Urban Farm 6/5-7/28 except 7/3-7/4. Affordable childcare students with hands-on programs taught by games, hiking. $850. Ages 7-16. Limit option. Sports, outdoor activities, cooking classes, faculty/professional guest artists. Session 1 (6/18- Website for daily 25 students. reading education, arts/crafts, swimming. Run by 30) Music Industry Program. Session 2 (7/9-21) offerings (not all Families Forward Resource Center, Z-Place, Evie features Filmmaking and Digital Animation/Motion • Disney’s Aristocats activities offered Dennis Campus, 4800 Telluride St. $83/week. Graphics. Session 3 (7/31-8/4) features Photog- Kids Musical Theater daily). 9am-3:30pm, (extra $5/day start 7am and extra raphy, Sculpture, Advance Singer/Songwriter and M-F Summer Camp. Soccer Acad- $5/day stay to 6pm). CCAP accepted; fundraisers College of Arts & Media Preview Week. Camps 9am-12pm. 6/12-6/23. emy Camps. available to help parents raise money for camp $600-$2,100. Scholarships available. cam.ucden- Cost: $325. Ages 5-7. Advanced week- fees. familiesforwardrc.org, 303.307.0718 ver.edu/summercamps. Limit 25 students. long training to Kent Denver Summer Session. Camps/classes • Music & Hogwarts improve skills. Metro State Roadrunners Soccer Camps. Boys/ in academics, athletics, technology and arts for Transition to girls ages 6-14. www.MetroStateSoccerCamps.com. and Movies & pre-K-12th grade on Kent Denver campus. Bro- Hogwarts. Owl-post Bladium Kids delivery nightly. Learn Camp available. songs from John 2400 Central Williams score, join Frog Choir, practice spells/ Park Blvd. 303.320.3033, [email protected], charms, take potions class and play Hogwarts’ bladiumdenver.com/youth-kids/soccer-academy popular sport. Half- and full-day camp option, Stapleton All Sports. Weekly sports camps in Sta- $185-$345. pleton, includes tennis camps (6/12-6/23) and multi- Paddington Station Preschool Summer Camps. sport camps (7/10-8/4). www.stapletonallsports.com. Session 1: 6/5-6/30; Session 2: 7/10-8/4. www. Stapleton Fellowship Church Summer Camps. paddingtonstation.org/discover/summer/ Creative Arts Camp: 6/27, 28, 29. 9-11:45am. $35/ Primrose Summer Adventure Club. In Stapleton child. Preschool Camp Session 1: 7/10-14. 8:30- for ages 5-12. Theme weeks: movie making, robot- 11:30am. $100/child. Preschool Camp Session 2: ics, science of cooking. www.primrosestapleton.com 7/17-21. 8:30-11:30am. $110/child. www.stapleton- church.com. [email protected] Rocky Mountain Theater for Kids. Ages 8-17, 1-, 2-, 3- and 4-week sessions. M-F, 9am-4pm, Yale Steve & Kate’s Camp. Ages: Pre-K thru 7th-graders. and Evans. Extended care available. Productions Designed to put kids in charge of own learning ex- include The Lion King, Madagascar, Aladdin, etc. perience so can try, fail and learn on own. 6/12-8/11, www.theaterforkids.net M-F, 7:30am-6pm. The Logan School for Creative Learning, 1005 Yosemite St. Director Chas Fricke. School of the Poetic City Summer Camps. Ani- 720.439.7785, [email protected], www. mation Lab 6/19-23. Master Animation Class (ad- steveandkate.com/denver vanced) 6/26-30. Urban Art Camp (visit museums, make art) 6/12-16 and 7/17-21. Puppet Workshop. Summer at Stanley. Full-/half-day programs ages
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Feds Sign Off on Central I-70 While Lawsuits Continue he I-70 expansion project, from I-25 to Tower Road, received a major boost Jan. 19 when the TFederal Highway Administration (FHWA) an- nounced its “record of decision” (ROD) ending the federal review process of the highway project and its environmen- tal impacts. CDOT anticipates selecting a partner contrac- True Customization tor this summer, followed by a four–five-year construction & phase. Project opponents would prefer that I-70 in this area Timeless Style be converted to a grade-level boulevard and that I-270 be expanded to carry the I-70 through traffic. They have filed Parkwood Homes at a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency Stapleton perfectly blends (EPA) over a change to how it measures air quality, making timeless architecture with it easier for the project to comply with clean air standards. modern preferences like A separate lawsuit challenges the city of Denver’s proposal 10-foot ceilings, open to convert part of the City Park Golf Course into a storm floor plans, and Bosch detention area, part of a larger “Platte to Park Hill” storm stainless steel appliances. drainage project that will benefit CDOT’s Central 70 highway reconstruction. In November, the lawsuit survived a Denver motion to dismiss. And local neighborhood Reserve your lot today! groups and the Colorado Latino Forum have lodged a Heather and Dede federal civil rights complaint alleging severe environmental (303) 320-4938 and economic impacts on the predominantly Latino com- 8056 E. 50th Avenue munities of Globeville, Elyria and Swansea. The federal Denver, CO 80238 Department of Justice is investigating that complaint. Rebecca White, CDOT public affairs director for the
project, notes that none of the lawsuits thus far directly targets the roadway expansion project itself. “For a big Formerly Stapleton Family Eye / Optical project like this, we wouldn’t be surprised if there were additional (legal) challenges,” White said. She said she expects the civil rights investigation “to get resolved very soon and we plan to keep moving forward with the proj- ect.” Colorado Family Our family is growing! White said, “During the study process, CDOT looked Eye Centers at the reroute concept and found that considerable traffic Stapleton currently using I-70 would divert to the local street Now we offer even more network. For example, would a Stapleton resident head- ColoradoFamilyEye.com ed downtown follow I-270 north, traveling miles out of comprehensive eye care direction or would they take MLK or Montview or Colfax? services to families in the This is on top of the hundreds of freight-dependent busi- Stapleton area. Still great nesses currently on I-70 that would be left with a city bou- levard to navigate. This idea simply doesn’t make sense.” service. Still locally owned.
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CEPcolorado.com 303 597 1640 t the end of December, President Obama 2373 Central Park Blvd signed the Defense Authorization Act that Suite 102 Aincludes a provision allowing Commerce City to “test out of” a land use restriction prohibiting Denver, CO 80238 Amanda Huston, OD, FAAO residential uses in its Victory Crossing project. The Pediatric and Colorado Center test amounts to an environmental risk assessment to Family Optometry for Eye Alignment determine whether the site is safe for human habita- Your vision is our mission tion. Commerce City spokesperson Julia Emko said EyeAlignmentColorado.com the developer, Kroenke Sports Enterprises, will be responsible for undertaking the risk assessment. She said no timeline has been established for that study. Victory Crossing is a 917-acre parcel transferred to Commerce City from the federal government in the early 1990s. It was formerly part of the Rocky Moun- tain Arsenal, a chemical weapons manufacturing site. Most of the site has become the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Existing develop- ment in Victory Crossing includes municipal facilities as well as the Dick’s Sporting Goods athletic complex. Commerce City believes the success of the Victory Crossing development “could be strengthened with multifamily housing (owner occupied and rental) and ground floor retail, particularly along the site’s Central Park Blvd. and 56th Ave. frontages,” just west of the Beeler Park neighborhood in Stapleton. The arsenal became a Superfund site in the 1980’s, with the Victory Crossing parcel made subject to the restrictive covenant before any detailed assessment of environmental hazards. Prior environmental studies did not contemplate unrestricted uses, hence the need to complete the risk assessment. The legislation was proposed by Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner and Rep. Ed Perlmutter. If the land use restriction is lifted, the site would need to be zoned for residential uses. Emko said the rezoning, plan amendment and re-platting to allow residential uses will require approximately 12 months.
February 2017 34 Stapleton Front Porch Stapleton Update By John Fernandez New RTD Route 62: CPB Station to 56th and Beyond TD began a new bus route January 15 that is notable for vice to the south along Monaco Parkway and Quebec Street providing the first bus service to Northfield High School. and to the Anschutz Fitzsimons campus. Other routes are Feds Sign Off on Central I-70 While Lawsuits Continue RRoute 62 is L-shaped, with a north leg running from noted on the map. Central Park station north on Central Park Boulevard, and a The new route is being funded by a $1.35 million The $1.2 billion project would reconstruct 10 miles west leg extending to Vasquez Blvd. in the Prairie Parkway/60th federal transportation grant awarded to Commerce City, of the 53-year-old highway, adding one new tolled Avenue corridors. On weekdays, the bus service runs every 30 augmented by a 20% local match. It will operate as a “trial express lane in each direction and sinking a portion of minutes between 6 am and 6 pm, and on Saturdays hourly service” for three years after which it will have to meet RTD the highway, between Brighton and Colorado boulevards, between 7 am and 6 pm. RTD will also add service on certain metrics for usage in order to continue. The one-way cash up to 40 feet below ground level. CDOT would build a dates to coincide with events at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. fare is $2.60 ($1.30 for eligible students/seniors/riders with four-acre park over the lowered interstate as it runs past The route will be using a detour on 56th Avenue until Central disabilities). Full details can be found on the Route #62 Swansea Elementary School to mitigate project impacts Park Boulevard north of 56th opens in late February or March. timetable at www.rtd-denver.com and rejoin neighborhoods sundered by the highway via- Route 62 is one of 11 RTD bus routes flowing through the A map of the route is posted with this article at Front- duct when it opened in 1964. Central Park station. Routes 65, 73 and 89 provide regular ser- PorchStapleton.com. Impacts in the Stapleton area will be focused on re- construction of the Quebec interchange that will include new pedestrian sidewalks. Until a contractor is selected, Pedestrian Bridge in Prairie Meadows Lifted into Place the timing of that interchange reconstruction won’t be Forest City’s construction known. manager, Mortenson, recently CDOT refers to the selected contractor as the project placed this pedestrian bridge at the Prairie Meadows Park “developer” in recognition of the larger role played by located west of Central Park the selected team in designing, building and maintaining Blvd. between Prairie Meadow this stretch of highway. The selected developer will be Dr. and 51st Ave. Forest City expected to assist with project financing because not all of says the park is planned to the state’s $1 billion contribution will be available during open with limited access by the construction phase. the end of the year. Forest City White said two community meetings have been sched- Senior Vice President Charlie uled for February in keeping with the additional “trans- Nicola cautions people to stay parency” required for a P3 (public-private partnership) out of these park areas that are construction zones. project. A virtual town hall will be held Feb. 15 from 7 to 8 pm. Participants can call in by using this phone num- ber: 1-877-229-8493, Pin 112034. An in-person town hall will take place the following day (Thursday, February 16) from 5 to 7:30 pm at Swansea Recreation Center, 2650 E. 49th Avenue. Pedestrian Signs to Come
at CPB/I-70 Interchange Photo courtesy of Tammi Bachli, Mortenson
dvocacy by Northeast Transportation Connec- tions (NETC) has resulted in a city of Denver WCMD Request to PCMD: Pay Our Attorney Adecision to install pedestrian and bicycle yield Editors Note: This is an update to the January Front Porch ar- Stapleton Development Corporation (SDC), an arm of the signs at the I-70 off-ramps’ intersection with Central ticle “Special District Dispute Nearly Derails Stapleton Bond Issue” city of Denver. Park Blvd. The signs will read “Right Turning Vehicles (posted at FrontPorchStapleton.com). Westerly Creek asserts that being forced by Park Creek Yield to Peds & Bikes” and are intended to raise driver On Jan. 26, members of the Westerly Creek Metro District to hire Park Creek’s attorney (Paul Cockrel) is an inherent awareness of those walking and riding north and south- (WCMD) requested that Park Creek Metro District authorize conflict of interest. Park Creek has maintained that Wester- bound across the CPB bridge over I-70. payment to their newly-engaged attorney. Park Creek took ly Creek cannot hire its own attorney. Tanaka says a recent Lacey Champion, NETC program assistant, said, no action but requested a copy of the engagement letter with district court decision makes clear that prohibiting a board “We heard many people saying that drivers coming attorney Jennifer Tanaka. Park Creek Board Chair King Harris such as Westerly Creek from hiring independent counsel is off of I-70 would not be looking when they turned appointed board member John Moye to evaluate the letter. No against public policy. She says that principle applies regard- right on red, causing many people to feel unsafe and timeline was established for making a decision about the request. less of the existing intergovernmental agreement that states some to almost get hit.” NETC reached out to Denver The two districts were created in 2000 to fund and construct WCMD will engage the same attorney who represents Park Public Works and early last month received word that infrastructure for the redevelopment of the abandoned Staple- Creek. the work order is being finalized and that the installa- ton Airport. Westerly Creek is a resident-dominated board that The Westerly Creek budget contains $15,000 for legal tion should be complete within a few weeks, weather imposes property taxes to generate revenue to pay for the infra- services but Park Creek controls the expenditures out of the permitting. structure. Park Creek is solely responsible for the financing and Westerly Creek budget. Westerly Creek has also put Park NETC is the transportation management association construction of the infrastructure. Of its five board members, Creek on notice that it wants to revisit the IGA between the for northeast Denver including Stapleton. two are selected by the developer (Forest City) and three by the two districts to clarify its prerogatives. Compassionate, state-of-the-art healthcare for your children
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Stapleton Front Porch 35 February 2017 SUN Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm (Block Captain meeting) and 7:30pm (Board meeting) at the Central Park Recreation Center, 9651 MLK Jr. Blvd. For information about SUN, visit www.stapletonunitedneighbors.com. To contact SUN or confirm meeting time, email [email protected] Updates from the Jan. 2017 Stapleton United Neighbors (SUN) Meeting
also include place-making elements lined with retail at 37th Stapleton TOD at Central Park Place and Uinta. The southern block on the southeast corner Rezoning Proposal for North of of Uinta and 36th is under contract with a local developer, 56th Ave. Station David Freedman Properties, for a six-story condominium Speaking about Transit Oriented Development (TOD) project at the $250,000–$400,000 price point (in design re- Rezoning has been proposed for the eastern region of near the Central Park Station, Jim Chrisman from Forest view 1/18/2017). Freestanding retail services will be included Section 10, the last square mile of Stapleton’s development City said the visioning for these 35 developable acres on five as part of the project. If the first phase is successful, Freedman north of 56th Ave., adjoining Dick’s Sporting Goods Park city blocks began just over a year ago. Build-out is planned would then develop a second phase on the same block. Several on the west and the Rocky Mountain Arsenal on the north. to include 1–1.5 million square feet of office space, some phases of the TOD are expected to be under construction The proposed zoning would bring the remaining developable ground floor retail centered on Uinta, and some residential within a year. (A preliminary rendering and map showing land in Section 10 current with all other zoning in the area units within five seven–eight-story mixed-use buildings. development of the TOD is posted at https://frontporchsta- (M-RX-5). Residents present at the meeting confirmed the The TOD project will have around 80 units per acre versus pleton.com/article/line-train-stimulates-central-park-tod/.) planned location for Inspire Elementary on 56th Ave., a large traditional walk-up products like Botanica with 30–35 swimming pool in the land proposed for rezoning, and that units per acre. Examples of building designs that allow for Forest City still plans to have 10 percent of homes available higher density are: a wrap, like The Mint at 29th Ave. Town Punch Bowl Social as income-qualified. Denver Public Schools plans to have one more school north of 56th Ave., however, it is currently Center where structures are built around a parking garage; For Punch Bowl Social, team members announced an up- unknown whether it will be K-5 or K-8, and where it will be and a podium building where parking is below ground with dated tentative grand opening date of June 24, 2017. Current located. units on top. The TOD could possibly include a hotel. development milestones include completion of foundation This region will be the highest density in Stapleton, but the for expansion and demolition is nearly complete. The next buildings will have fewer stories than is allowed by zoning. phase will include steel construction to support expansion. Rezoning Proposal for SE Corner of Forest City is one to two months from having renderings To prevent further instances of theft and graffiti, Punchbowl available. The first phase is expected to break ground in has plans to install security cameras. There is no timeline for CPB and MLK about a year, including: a seven-story, 175,000-square-foot developing the office space above punchbowl, and no plans to Rezoning has also been proposed for the three-acre vacant office building on the northeast parcel; and on the south develop the tower. The tower will be preserved as-is with no parcel on the southeastern corner of Central Park Blvd. and side of that same block a podium rental product with six plans for signage on the tower. Martin Luther King Blvd. (Filing 51) from C-MU-20 to stories including ground floor retail. The first phase will M-RX-5a. While no specific plans were revealed, structure
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Stapleton Front Porch 37 February 2017 NE Denver Sends Five New Legislators to the Capitol (continued from page 1) locally to grapple with the reality looper said. “But the general fund cannot adequately support of budget limits and major policy shifts. For legislative the demands of core government services and capacity improve- veterans like Sen. Angela Williams, the focus is on what the ments in transportation.” General Assembly can do to craft “common sense solutions The partisan divide was most clearly reflected when Hick- we face in this state because we just don’t know what is going enlooper said he would fight for a replacement plan to the to occur in Washington.” Affordable Care Act. While Democrats stood and applauded In Colorado, some measure of the newfound optimism his defense of the ACA, Republican legislators sat quietly, many can be attributed to the refresh caused by turnover. In the with folded arms and stern expressions. 100-seat General Assembly, a total of 8 senators and 17 NE Legislators in Consensus on These Issues representatives are new—one-quarter of the total. For its part, the legislative delegation for Northeast Denver All five state legisla- stands united in its support of tors in the Front Porch the governor’s stance on health distribution area are new care. Interviews with the legisla- to their seats. Former state tors in the first week of the new representatives Lois Court session revealed a consensus on and Angela Williams have other issues as well: moved over to the Senate Construction Defects. in districts 31 and 33, After years of wrangling and respectively. All three area state inaction, there appears to representatives are new to be bipartisan support for legis- the legislature: James Cole- lation that would increase the man in District 7, Leslie supply of condominiums. Herod in District 8 and Transportation Fund- Chris Hansen in District ing. The consensus pertains to 6. The representatives are perceived need—that increased Speaker of the House Crisanta Duran (D) and Senate President Kevin also distinguished by their Rep James Coleman, House District 7 funding through a statewide Grantham (R) applaud after the governor’s speech. youth at an average age of bond issue is needed to address 34. Coleman, at 29, is the youngest state legislator while existing maintenance and capital construction needs and mote electrical grid transmission line interconnection, and address Herod, 33, is the first “African-American, female LGBT to accommodate Colorado’s continued population growth. the impacts of plant closures on the host community. Despite that person to take an elected seat in Colorado.” Democrats point to the hospital provider fee as one way to personal focus, Hansen says education financing will be the hot Coleman and Herod are especially proud to be part of free up more funding. Republicans want to squeeze dollars for topic in the current session. Regarding TABOR, he is encouraged the largest-ever class of African-American state legislators: highways out of existing revenue sources. that a pair of Republicans has indicated openness to addressing eight total including Rhonda Fields (Senate District 29), and Education Funding. that amendment’s formula for state representatives Thomas “Tony” Exum Sr. (District 17), The terms of this debate are tying state budget growth to the Janet Buckner (District 40), Jovan Melton (District 41) and similar to those addressing consumer price index of inflation. Dominique Jackson (District 42). transportation with Democrats He is wary of linking the formula Despite all these changes, the partisan makeup of the supporting the HPF conver- to growth in personal income, as state legislature is little changed from last year. Control of sion as one way to generate two Republican legislators have state government remains split with the Republicans main- more funds for schools. suggested, since inflation factors taining a one-vote Senate majority (18-17) and the Demo- Priorities for individual for the state, such as labor and as- phalt, track more closely with state crats increasing their House majority by three seats (37-28). Legislators expenditures than personal income. Democrat John Hickenlooper remains governor but with Rep. Coleman. He says he Hansen notes that he, along with this being his penultimate year in that office, he seems to will introduce a bill to provide Rep. Herod, have become plaintiffs have drawn a firmer line with the Republicans. In his Jan. additional resources for the in a long-running suit to declare 12 state of the state address, he challenged the Republicans law enforcement communi- TABOR unconstitutional. to specify the cuts they would make in existing programs ty including mental health Rep. Herod. On her cam- if they joined in his commitment to increase spending for support through embedding Rep. Chris Hansen, House District 6 paign website, Herod organizes the infrastructure, especially for transportation. Hickenlooper’s co-responders during interac- issues she cares about on the theme of “community” (safe, shared, budget includes $500 million in cuts to ensure that the state tions between law enforcement and community. A separate bill engaged, etc.). In that vein, she says she is excited to offer as her first remains within the budgetary caps imposed by the 1992 would provide teachers with “cultural development training to bill a “checkoff for homeless youth-serving agencies.” This would be Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) amendment to the state address the preschool through 3rd grade suspension epidem- a checkoff box on state income tax forms allowing voluntary con- constitution. The governor requested for the third session in ic.” He will also be developing a proposal supporting “worker tributions to selected charities. She hopes it raises several hundred a row that legislators free up some funding for transportation cooperatives” in which employees as a group could purchase a thousand dollars, resulting in shelters and “wrap-around” services by classifying the state-imposed hospital provider fee as an business from a willing employer to save jobs and sustain small for homeless youth. She joins in the Democrats’ support of the HPF enterprise fund (sometimes referred to as the HPF conver- businesses. The bill will include financial incentives to promote conversion. Much of her agenda is, she acknowledges, defensive sion). That would create some $700 million of spending such business ownership models. in the face of a new administration that she fears might weaken capacity under the state’s revenue cap before it is required to Rep. Hansen. Befitting his background in energy protections for certain classes of people such as immigrants, people give tax refunds. economics, the first three bills Hansen plans to introduce of color and from the LGBT community. “We’ve had this debate for too long. If talk could fill would accelerate integration of renewables in the grid, pro- potholes, we’d have the best roads in the country,” Hicken- Sen. Court. Hansen’s House District 6 predecessor moves to
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February 2017 38 Stapleton Front Porch TABOR creates; second, voter approval of cher- breast tissue can mask the presence of cancer. ished measures such as the medical-aid-in-dying This bill could help a doctor and patient legislation (Proposition 106) means some of her make more informed decisions about the ne- attention will focus on ensuring that adminis- cessity of additional screenings. As with Sen. trative regulations carry out the intent of the Court, Williams will introduce a bill to help proposition. implement She will prior legis- provide similar lation, last oversight to year’s SB- implementa- 197 that tion legislation changed related to last the system fall’s Amend- for regu- ment 71 that lating the “raised the retail sales bar” on efforts of alcoholic to amend the beverages. constitution so She also the Secretary plans on of State will submitting have the statu- Sen. Lois Court, Senate District 31 a bill to “re- tory authority to review signatures gathered in build trust between community and police the way the constitution now requires. version 3.0.” Sen. Williams. She has co-sponsored Senate Williams supports the replacement of the Bill 45, legislation she hopes will help insurance I-70 viaduct in the Elyria-Swansea neighbor- companies accurately underwrite policies for hood but is “very concerned that community multifamily con- voices are not being Governor John Hickenlooper leaves the podium after making his State of the State address to dominium proj- heard.” She said the the combined house and senate in the house chamber. ects by allocating Central 70 project will among subcon- “disrupt the communi- the Senate District 31 formerly held by Pat Stead- a super-majority vote requirement before the tractors and the ty, impacting low-in- man who was term-limited. She acknowledges General Assembly can alter the citizen-approved general contractor come people of color.” the challenge statutory the cost of defend- Finally, to im- of working in a legislation. ing a construction prove communication chamber con- Two defects claim. between her office and trolled by the other factors The goal is to the larger senatori- other party but appear to lower insurance al district she now asserts it’s not be limiting costs and bring represents, Williams is a big change the range of down the cost of forming a community “because 85 legislation condominiums to advisory cabinet—in- percent of what she will be provide would- terested residents of we do is bi- proposing: be homeowners her district should partisan.” She first, she another option contact her at Sen.Wil- wants to push would for entering the liams.SD33@gmail. a bill increas- prefer not housing mar- com, or 303-866- ing fines for to “tweak” ket. A second 4864. texting while TABOR but high-priority bill A map of the three driving. She Rep. Leslie Herod, House District 8 instead seek would require that house and two senate also wants to something women be given a districts within the explore ways to protect citizen-initiated statutes longer-lasting such as a 10-year timeout if not breast tissue den- Sen. Angela Williams, Senate District 33 Front Porch distribu- approved through voter petitions on the ballot. permanent relief from the requirement to give sity notification in tion area is posted with She is considering creating a time-out period or back funds exceeding the artificial limit that conjunction with mammography results. Dense this article at FrontPorchStapleton.com
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