Distributed to the Stapleton, Park Hill, Lowry, Montclair, Mayfair, Hale and East Colfax neighborhoods DENVER, COLORADO FEBRUARY 2011 Parking Garage Gives Way to New Stapleton Neighborhood In the demolition of the parking garage from the old Stapleton airport, 100,000 tons of con - travel only a short distance to deposit their loads, which reduces the amount of gas used and limits crete are being taken to the northern edge of Stapleton where it is being recycled—and much the wear and tear of 20-ton trucks on public roadways. The concrete is being separated from the of it is likely to be re-used in upcoming construction at Stapleton. That’s 5,000 truckloads that steel, which is sent to a scrap yard. Ninety-eight percent of what’s torn down will be recycled. By Carol Roberts the technical requirements of safely tearing down 100,000 tons of concrete in a populated area. rivers passing the old parking garage on Martin Luther King just west of Central First the project had to be abated, says Rick Givan, Senior Executive Vice President of Recycled Park Blvd. can see that the structure is gradually disappearing—but few would Materials Co., Inc. “You have a national abatement firm in there going over every single inch of Dguess the efficiency of the recycling efforts going on there or stop to think about the garage making sure there’s nothing left prior to its demolition. It was (continued on page 12) A Closer Look at the Job of the Denver Mayor Recent Grads Look Back Denver’s City Attorney on High School... shares his insights. and How They’ve Changed By Jon Meredith By Madeline Schroeder ith the election of a new Denver ho will be my date mayor coming up in May, the Front to prom? Will I get WPorch will be covering the issues that into a good college? will likely be discussed during the campaign. This W Do my peers like me? Why article takes a close look at what the mayor’s du - don’t my parents trust me? ties and responsibilities are, tapping the expertise These are all questions that the of City Attorney David Fine to find out just what typical high school student the mayor really can control. thinks about. In the moment, Fine has been the City Attorney since October these can feel like life changing 2007. Prior to that he worked in two different questions but when downtown firms practicing civil litigation, elec - reconsidered a few years later, tion law and employment law. He is a fourth gen - they may appear to be trivial eration Coloradoan, lives in Park Hill, and has a concerns. As five 2009 East daughter who graduated from East High School High School graduates look and a son who attends Denver School of the Arts. back on their days in the The Denver City Attorney’s Office provides hallways, it is easy for them to legal support to the Mayor, the Auditor, the Clerk see what they would’ve done and Recorder, City Council, and all city agencies, differently. From academics to departments, boards and commissions. Fine de - popularity to the relationship scribed what the job of mayor of Denver is all Chris Hayes is study - City Attorney David Fine stands at the door of the mayor’s office. (continued on page 10) about and answered (continued on page 4) ing theatre at CU. Printed with soy-based ink. Paper contains 40% postconsumer waste. Survey About I-70 Interchange Black History: Kids’ Charitable SUN: Traffic Art in a Mayor’s Forum 5 Update 7 Colorado Suffragist 8 Giving 15 Forum 24 Firehouse 26 ¡ CALENDAR Nearby events that are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC or are nonprofit events. (See pages 16 - 19 for more events.) FEBRUARY FEBRUARY Through March 25 Thursday, February 24 Open House at The Collaboratory Stapleton Activities, Inc. Potluck 6:30–8:pm "Working Art" Gallery in the former MCA Community Room* Aquatics Registration Stapleton/Park Hill Firehouse [email protected] The Aquatics Guide will be available March 7045 E. 38th Ave. Thur. 3 –8pm Fri. 5 –9pm 1. This guide will be mailed directly to all www.thecollaboratory.com (see p. 26) MARCH Stapleton residents. If you do not receive Saturday, February 5 one, you may go online to What Is Your Community DNA? Volunteer Cleanup on first Saturdays, meet at Sunday, March 6 www.stapletoncommunity.com and access We received several great comments about this 26th & Beeler at 9am to get work location. Denver School of Rock Benefit Concert for the information or stop by the Stapleton new section we added to the community 9am –11am (Cancelled if snowing or temp. Brent's Place. 4pm, at The Twisted Olive in MCA* and pick up a copy. Resident below freezing) Lucia 720-207-5091. Email Northfield. Ticket price: $8 per person at door, information page. If you missed last month’s registration for all aquatics programming [email protected] to get event emails Kids 5 & under are Free issue, this is a little piece to check in with will begin on Tuesday, March 15. This For more information contact Amy Anderson yourself and how you are contributing, or Saturday, February 5 [email protected] includes lessons, classes and swim team. affecting, your community. We are calling this 2040 Neighborhood Health Summit, Nonresident registration will begin April 1. 8:30am –3pm. US Surgeon General speaking. Thursday, March 10 the Denver Neighborhood Attitude (DNA). If you have any questions, please contact Johnson & Wales Univ., Jared Polis Auditorium. Stapleton Activities, Inc. Potluck 6–7pm Last month the topic was shoveling the snow. [email protected]. RSVP required (see page 19) MCA Community Room* How did you do? [email protected] Thursday, February 10 This month we would like to focus our Altogether Outdoors Summer Camps Active Minds Seminar 7–8pm Thursday, March 10 community’s attention to opening or holding Altogether Outdoors Summer Camps is “The Future of Education in America” Active Minds Seminar 7–8pm a door for someone. We all enjoy someone excited to have Stapleton MCA as its MCA Community Room* MCA Community Room* opening a door for us. Let’s see how often we partner! AO Camps is offering two [email protected] [email protected] can do it. If you see someone walking with a programs to families in Stapleton and the Thursday, February 10 Tuesday, March 15 bundle in their arms, ask if you can help them surrounding areas: “Race to Nowhere” 6:30pm at Bill Roberts Aquatics Registration Begins 10am and open the door for them. If someone For children ages 5 and 6, AO Junior has K-8 School, 2100 Akron Way, Denver. Please visit the MCA website opens the door for you, make sure to look a half-day afternoon camp each week from $10 in advance/$15 at the door. www.stapletoncommunity.com them in the eye and thank them. What a great noon–4:15pm. AO college-age staff will Purchase tickets online at: lead campers in classic camp programming http://www.racetonowhere.com/screenings *MCA Community Room: community spirit we will create! 2823 Roslyn St., Denver, 80238 If you have an idea you would like to have including camp songs, hiking, climbing on Friday, February 11 (See page 16 for recurring monthly events & featured, please send it to StapletonDNA@ our 26' rock wall, environmental education meetings) Final Day for voting in the stapletoncommunity.com. This is meant to and more! For children in swim lessons pool naming contest 5pm Front Porch provide a monthly topic and action for our during the summer, they can coordinate Please visit the MCA website The oming issions of upc with the MCA to pick up your child from www.stapletoncommunity.com lcomes subm p.17) community, so feel free to let us hear from you. we ee format on cal events (s issues. swim lessons and take them to camp. lo as for future Active Minds Seminar d story ide @gmail.com For children ages 7–11, AO Explorers an rchStapleton The Active Minds Seminar this month is on mail FrontPo has one- and two-week offerings that E Thursday, February 10, from 7–8pm in the provide campers with authentic nature- Stapleton MCA Community Room*. The based experiences including hiking, team doors will open at 6:30pm and the seminar building, climbing, environmental will begin at 7pm. This program is free and education and more. They provide daily open to the public. The topic for February is transportation from Lowry and Stapleton to “The Future of Education in America.” some great natural spaces in the area. Please Stapleton Activities, Inc. visit aocamps.com for more details. Please join us for our monthly potluck in the Can Do with Color newly remodeled Stapleton MCA Community You already know that a change in color is Room*. If you are new to Stapleton, this is a the most cost-effective way to bring some great way to meet other adults in the punch into your décor, or spruce your community. This month the potluck is house up for sale. Join us for a morning of February 24, at 6:30pm. Please bring a dish to color consultation with Denver’s premier share with the group. The beverages, plates professionals. Kim Kouba, Realtor with and utensils will be provided by the MCA. Perry and Co. and owner of the Sweet Beginning in March, the date for the William Market, will be hosting the color potluck will coincide with our monthly Active consultants from Belcaro Paint & Minds Seminar on the second Thursday of Decorating Center for a dip into the world the month, March 10.