Just like a vampire eventually emerges in the dark, Denver has been working on the reconstruction of the 16th Street Mall. It’s been so quiet, but at last week’s meeting of the Finance and Governance Committee of Denver’s City Council, the Mall is back in the light. At this meeting, the committee needed to vote …
What a difference between summer of 2019 and summer of 2020. It feels like five years ago.
Last year, the summer featured a hard-fought mayoral election and a spate of preservation issues that made the news. This year, the summer is featuring a pandemic, a series of heart-felt protests working to make change in equity, and a more quiet scene in terms of preservation issues (though not totally). If you recall, last …
It’s time for moving forward. After all, ‘Silence is not an option.’
On Sundays, I read The New York Times in print. I start with the first news section, but what really caught my eye was two ads with no photos or drawings. Just words. The first ad’s headline said: “Dear white corporate America, I get it. I know you have the best intentions.” It was an …
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Just when you think you have enough things to worry about, a neighborhood plan re-appears.
The East Central Area Plan in Denver is back in motion. This plan includes Capitol Hill, North Capitol Hill, City Park, City Park West, Congress Park, and Cheesman Park. This process began probably two years ago, but it is back. An email a couple of days ago included a lot of links as well as …