“On a bitterly cold January day in 2013, then-Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco heaved a hail mary pass into the endzone for a touchdown that eventually helped knock the Denver Broncos out of the playoffs. It was a heartbreaking loss. In the stadium that day was Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, sitting in a suite paid … [Read more…]
“District 9 is Denver’s engine of change. It’s where Union Station anchored unprecedented growth that has since rippled outward, supplying more places to live and experience. Denver’s unhoused population is most visible here, as are the outward signs of gentrification — new homes and businesses supplanting and intermingling with old ones — where sudden … [Read more…]
“There is an explosion of growth and development in RiNo, Cole, 5 Points, Curtis Park, Whittier, and the surrounding areas. 400 Home Advisor employees are moving into the Hub by early April 2019. Industry RiNo is already open. The World Trade Center is planned for the corner of 38th and Walnut. Urban Land Conservancy … [Read more…]
“From the Rockies to the Pacific, US cities are seeking to accommodate increasing populations amid housing shortages by growing up instead of out. A number of them, including this mile-high city hard against the Front Range, are considering projects that would construct some of the tallest buildings in the west. The towers are the … [Read more…]
“Sophia Lawson will never forget the last conversation she had with Michael Alvarado. She’d known him for six months as an outreach worker for St. Francis Center, a homeless service agency in Denver, where Lawson spent her days walking, handing out socks and toothpaste as she built relationships and tried to help people get … [Read more…]
“The era of the slot home may finally be over in Denver, and its funeral turned into an airing of grievances. “I hate slot homes. I hate them,” said Maggie Miller, a resident who worked to rein in the controversial building design. “It feels like being in a canyon.” With a unanimous 11-0 vote … [Read more…]
“Heather Noyes walks along the northern reaches of northwest Denver’s Tennyson Street district and sizes up what has been built over the past decade, replacing house after house. She and other longtime residents repeatedly see this from the sidewalk: a bank of gas meters, a fire door and perhaps a storage closet window. Newer … [Read more…]
“Step aside, Avengers. The story behind one of the nation’s real-life heroes is finally coming to the silver screen. Little Pink House, which opened in Denver on May 4, recounts how Susette Kelo went …” read the entire article Sibilla, Nick. Denver Post 4 May 2018.
“The neighbors knew it would be a long shot. They had seen blocky new houses and apartments cramming onto the blocks of other neighborhoods. They thought that their corner of Five Points would be next — and they saw a way to stop it. “We kept telling ourself, ‘This may not work, but at … [Read more…]
“The Denver City Council just voted to end the era of the slot home, implementing a temporary moratorium that will likely bridge the gap to a permanent ban. With a unanimous vote on Monday night, the elected officials said that, starting this week, the city will no longer accept applications to build the much-criticized … [Read more…]