The headline above is part of a quote from Sarah McCarthy, a long-time preservation supporter and one of the neighbors involved in rallying the troops to landmark Carmen Court. Lisa Purdy, also another long-time preservation supporter, is heavily involved, too. Purdy said that with the help of a mediator, they hoped to sit down with …
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If you live or work in the Golden Triangle — or you just love it because of all the museums and galleries in that neighborhood— it’s time to take a survey with comments on the Golden Triangle Zoning and Design plan. Yes, another plan from the city, trickling down from the top. The survey is …
That photo is a little crooked, but it's that kind of day. Somewhere in my home is a button I was wearing on the very first Earth Day. The campus was packed with lots of speakers. It was uplifting, but my main memory is that when the crowds drifted off, there were hundreds, even thousands …
Last week, Westword posted a column by art and architecture critic Michael Paglia that set off a storm. The property called Carmen Court, with six condos, is quite impressive. It has a great history, and a charming and powerful style. A developer wants to scrape this complex to build an apartment building for senior citizens. …
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On Saturday afternoon, I watched a recent Frontline about the history and problems of the NRA. And front and center, there was Columbine. All those terrible memories flooded right back, with tears for the people at that school who were killed or wounded. It's hard to believe that this happened 21 years ago, but who …
A year ago today, our usual tax day of April 15, horrible images were popping up everywhere: Notre Dame in Paris was burning, and the tears kept coming. On the anniversary of the fire, what is left of this beautiful building is not doing much work. First there were winter storms, and now people in …
We’ve all seen strange ads as we read stories online or on social media, and wonder if they are really what they are. Quite often scams arrive over the phone during the period in which we are dealing with our annual tax filings. The deadline to file your tax returns has been extended in this …
Well, the future is cloudy. But Denver may look different when this virus subsides – whenever that might be. In the meantime, my eyes flew open when I was reading about the new companies buying into Broadway Park. Broadway Park is near Broadway Station, otherwise known as the Blight on Broadway. According to the Denver …
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For those of us who understand discipline, I get it, but not very well right now. Working on a post yesterday for the blog, I was typing away and then I realized it wasn’t working. There was no focus. I think about those teaching from home to help educate our students. I think about those …
Since many of us are staying home, we’re doing a lot of online reading. Some of it is absolute junk, but there also are many sources for not just medical information in this trying time, but what’s going on in our nation, with disorganization, dithering, and greed that can ruin us. History is sometimes more …
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