By Joe Vaccarelli YourHub Reporter Community leaders and the West Colfax Business Improvement District are exploring a food co-op somewhere along West Colfax to give residents better access to fresh, healthy and affordable food. The co-op would allow supporting members to buy a membership that is also a part ownership allowing them to vote on issues. There would also be a … Continue reading →
There has been a surge in the number of critiques of the ongoing development boom in Denver. Is it time for a constructive dialogue — or is it too late? ERIC PETERSON | WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2015 Denver is growing so quickly, in places, it looks like they’re building another city right on top of an existing city. “Is this … Continue reading →
INC PARC met May 19. Present were: co-chair Katie Fisher, Steve Fisher, Cindy Johnstone, Ray Ehrenstein, James T. Sample, Ronnie Crawford, Bridget Walsh, Brad Cameron, Nancy Francis, Diana Helper, Kathleen and Jay Rust. PARC discussed the importance of finding more park space in the central neighborhoods of Denver, which is losing “great city” points by its … Continue reading →
As politics of growth evolve, leaders and planners should take a page from the Central Library project By Henry Dubroff and John J. Huggins POSTED: 05/16/2015 05:00:00 PM MDT Beneath the placid surface of the May municipal election in Denver, a political tremor has shaken the city’s establishment. In key City Council races, voters chose upstart candidates who tend to … Continue reading →
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA SALES TOP $42 MILLION IN MARCH, ANOTHER NEW RECORD BY MICHAEL ROBERTS THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015 | 20 HOURS AGO If you were among those who thought recreational marijuana sales would plateau or perhaps even start to decline by now, you were wrong. Statistics from the Colorado Department of Revenue reveal that in March, the most recent month for … Continue reading →
If you couldn’t make the first Public Workshop because you were at the INC monthly delegate meeting on May 9th, this post should serve as a decent round up the activity so far.
Everyone making a $10 purchase in metro-Denver pays a penny tax that goes for culture, science and arts organizations through the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). The majority of the funds, (65.1%) go to the five very large organizations known as Tier I and a very small amount (13.6%) is shared among 250 small organizations known as Tier III. … Continue reading →
