The fate of the historic Loretto Heights campus, at the now-shuttered Colorado Heights University, is again in the spotlight. Not only is there a steering committee mulling the future of the Loretto Heights campus, but there also is a series of community meetings set to begin in January. Loretto Heights was a high school for …
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I remember where I was, because it was the night of a meeting for artists to hear from city officials and learn about Safe Creative Spaces. I registered to attend, because I was really curious about what was going to happen. After all, the event happened a few weeks after the Denver Fire Department shut …
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This morning brought a surprise: a piece in Denverite addressing the architectural styles found in Denver. Actually, it was not a total surprise. Last week, I sat down with reporter Donna Bryson to discuss Denver’s architectural evolution, shaped by fires and floods, influences from Chicago’s ground-breaking buildings and architects the impact of out-of-town architects during …
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There has been a lot of coverage concerning the Denver City Council’s decision to approve rezoning to allow a mixed-use development on the site of the old Colorado Department of Transportation Headquarters campus. I had not visited the CDOT building for years, so I drove there yesterday to take a look. It is surrounded by …
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Actually, I do. It is one of the slogans used by Colorado Gives Day, which is today. I made my donations this morning, and always am thrilled that this day raises so much money for solid causes. It also always makes me wish I were a bazillionaire. But, then, suddenly, by midnight, organizations stop sending …
The Denver Post this morning published an extensive account of where things stand in terms of Denver making a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics in Colorado. So did The Colorado Independent. I’m sure I wasn’t the only person curious about the status of the work being done by the Olympic exploratory committee set up …
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