Foley's, Super Target to Be Anchors
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A publication of Forest City Stapleton, Inc. DENVER, COLORADO APRIL 2005 NorthField Stores Announced Foley’s, Super Target to Be Anchors 140,000-square-foot Foley’s and a 180,000- VALENTIA STREET UINTA STREET VERBENA STREET ULSTER square-foot Super Target will join Bass Pro STREET WABASH STREET WILLOW STREET TRENTON STREET A Shops Outdoor World and an 18-screen state- 49TH AVE of-the-art Harkins Theatre megaplex to anchor NorthField at Stapleton. Phase I of the regional 1.2- million-square-foot lifestyle, entertainment, retail center, which includes Bass Pro and Super Target, is FOLEY’S scheduled to open in late 2005. Foley’s and the Harkins Theatre The pedestrian- will be part of Phase II, which is STREET TRENTON friendly Main scheduled to begin opening in 2006. Street will become SUPER PEDESTRIAN Foley’s TARGET FRIENDLY a community hub Construction of MAIN STREET where residents Foley’s two-level store will begin in can gather with the fall. The store friends and family will feature brighter, more to shop, dine, contemporary and relax. architecture; an open floor plan with easy access to merchandise; and movable perimeter walls that quickly change to enhance merchandise displays and BASS showcase multiple outfit options. It is specifically PRO designed to respond to the growth of suburban off- SHOPS HARKINS mall “lifestyle” centers and the customer’s desire for AND REGIONAL DETENTION POND OPEN SPACE THEATRE more convenient shopping. (18-SCREENS) “This site will represent Foley’s 13th location in Colorado. It is important for us to have a presence at Stapleton, the newest and most rapidly growing North community in Denver,” said Drew Pickman, president and chief executive officer of Foley’s. “This is a To Quebec St young, family-oriented neighborhood and we are To 270 To I-70 happy to be here.” The store will offer (continued on page 9) NorthField at Stapleton site plan. Smoke Free Irish Pub Casey’s Bistro & Pub Opens at Stapleton t last! Stapleton’s East 29th that has a doubled-sided fireplace, high Avenue Town Center has its definition big screen televisions and an A Irish Pub! After months of outdoor patio. Casey’s will be a smoke free anticipation, Stapleton’s residents and environment. (continued on page 9) neighbors packed Casey’s Bistro and Pub at 29th and Quebec to celebrate Stapleton’s 2005 St. Patrick’s Day and get their first look at the latest restaurant to open Spring Fling at Stapleton. Casey’s is named in honor of Irish playwright Sean O’Casey who was born in Dublin during the late 1800s. While owners Rob Dawe and Dave Hickey note that they will provide the food and drink of a traditional Irish Casey’s owners Dave Hickey (left) and Rob Dawe. pub, they also point out that the bistro will have American favorites as Spring Fling story and photos on page 16. well in a family-oriented atmosphere PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID DENVER, CO Prairie Trich S.U.N. Spring PERMIT #3735 Dog Lea Editorial Fling Printed with soy ink. 3 Habitat 5 12 16 Mark Your CALENDAR 2005 STAPLETON EVENTS APRIL JUNE AUGUST Wednesday, April 13th Saturday, June 11th Friday, August 5th Homebuyer Education Class Stapleton Charity Chase Stapleton Under the Stars Movie Stapleton Visitor Center Greenway Park Shark Tale 5:30 – 9pm 9am Location TBD* Spring flowers are in bloom at Stapleton. Saturday, April 30th Friday, June 17th Friday, August 19th May Day Preparations Stapleton Under the Stars Movie Stapleton Under the Stars Movie Westerly Creek The Incredibles Legally Blond - Red, White EVERY MONTH Elementary School Founders’ Green* and Blond Founders’ Green* First Tuesday of each month Friday, August 19th Stapleton Residents’ Social Relay for Life Events Committee Founders’ Green Stapleton Visitor Center 6 – 7:30pm Saturday, August 20th Happy Hour First Wednesday Aviator Pool of each month 6:30 - 8:30pm Westerly Creek PTA Meeting Childcare $3.00/head donation Saturday, August 27th 6:30pm Stapleton Stampede Run First Saturday of each month Bluff Lake Birders Bluff Lake Nature Center SEPTEMBER 7 – 9am Friday, September 2nd Third Tuesday of each month Stapleton Under the Stars Movie Stapleton Business Assoc. Spring banners go up at the East 29th Avenue Town Center. Finding Neverland Call 303-393-770 for location Founders’ Green* 8am September 9-11th Third Thursday of each month MAY Friday, June 24th MS Challenge 3-day walk Stapleton Development Corporation Happy Hour at Aviator Pool Ending at Founders’ Green Citizens Advisory Board 6:30 - 8:30pm 7350 E. 29th Ave., Suite 300 Tuesday, May 17th Saturday, September 24th 7:30am SUN Elections Wine Festival Westerly Creek School Founders’ Green Every Tuesday 6:30pm JULY Stapleton Strollers Monday, July 4th 29th and Valentia Saturday, May 28th 9:30am 4th of July Parade OCTOBER Aviator Pool Opens Begins at Founders’ Green Every Tuesday 10am Saturday, October 15th Preschool and Parent Support Group Fall Festival Westerly Creek Elementary School Monday, July 4th Founders’ Green 1-3:30pm 4th of July Ice Cream Social 11am – 1pm Aviator Pool Every Wednesday 1- 4pm Music Together Aviator Pool Friday, July 8th Westerly Creek Elementary School Stapleton Under the Stars Movie 9:30 – 10:30am Shrek 2 Every Friday JUNE Founders’ Green* Story Time for Tots Friday, July 22nd Westerly Creek Elementary School Saturday, June 4th Stapleton Under the Stars Movie 9:30am ALPS Fest Willy Wonka and the Fred Thomas Park Chocolate Factory Every Sunday 1–3 pm June 5 - September 25 Founders’ Green Sunday, June 5th Stapleton Farmers’ Market Thursday, July 28th Stapleton Farmers’ Market Fall Festival East 29th Avenue Town Center Happy Hour 8:30am - 12:30pm Opening Day at Stapleton East 29th Avenue Town Center Aviator Pool 8:30am - 12:30pm 6:30 - 8:30pm Saturday, June 11th Founders’ Day Founders’ Green *Watch www.StapletonDenver.com for more information Stapleton’s Farmers’ Market PUBLISHED AND FUNDED BY: EDITOR: Tom Gleason Forest City Stapleton, Inc. ADVERTISING: 720.249.5118 7351 E. 29th Avenue DESIGN & LAYOUT: Carol Roberts, FinePrint Denver, CO 80238 PHOTOGRAPHY: Steve Larson, FinePrint 303-382-1800 www.StapletonDenver.com EMAIL: [email protected] 2 A Conversation With Trich Lea, Principal of Westerly Creek Elementary Editor’s note: Patricia (Trich) Lea took over as them comfortable with the school before their kids need to principal of Westerly Creek Elementary School last get here. establish that July. Since then, enrollment has grown from about passion. Other There are a lot of active parents at Stapleton. How 120 students to almost 190 students. Parents are people have it, engaged, the faculty has continued to grow do you harness all that energy? too. Come The first thing we have is a welcoming committee professionally and and help that serves as an ambassador and the initial contact students are on create that. It’s besides me for parents. Homebuilders have our track to progress in such a unique information and we ask them to have people leave achievement and in community email addresses so our welcoming committee can the state standards that I’m contact parents. Every Tuesday and Thursday, there tests. excited to be are open tours. I’m available and we have a really With less than here. We’re strong CSC (collaborative school committee) and two months of still running anyone’s invited to that committee. We have a huge school left, The uphill but I number of volunteers; our PTA has grown so much, Front Porch decided think we are over 100. to check in with Ms. running really We don’t have an art teacher but you can walk Lea. Brian Weber, fast and we are through this school and see so much artwork up. Vice President of building. Even When I bring other teachers here they ask, “Who is the Stapleton after the $11,000 fundraiser the first thing I could say your art teacher? We want her to come to our Foundation, was, “How can we make it even better?” I have a school.” We have a committee called “On and Off interviewed Ms. Lea family moving from Boulder. I said, “Hey, bring your The Walls,” that does all the artwork. They help the about the school, kids down, spend the day and tell me what you teachers; they come up with all the ideas based on her first year as its think. I’m not going to tell you that I’m going to the needs. You can tell a lot about our school from leader and a look Trich Lea, Principal,Westerly make a change, but I’m going to listen to what you what you see up on the walls. So those parents are ahead to her second. Creek Elementary School have to say.” just absolutely wonderful! When you have time for only a sentence or two, how We had an auction that raised over $11,000 in one How would you describe Westerly Creek’s academic do you describe Westerly Creek and what you do night — all from parents. I mean the community program overall? when talking to parents of prospective students? donated, but the parents were the backbone of how I consider this school a “year-one roll out school” in I’m the leader of the school, but I hope I lead in that thing got going. I could not be the leader of terms of the Denver Public Schools (DPS) literacy ways that the community is asking me to lead. this school if I did not have parent leadership. I program. Our big focus this year is definitely literacy, Westerly Creek is a kindergarten through sixth grade think we have a good balance.