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More Denverites got hidden gun permits in recent months than any time in the last five years

26 October 2020 by Welton Corridor

  “In August and September, Denver police data shows more city residents were issued permits to carry concealed guns than any month since January 2016. Last week, we reported on a new Black-owned gun range in Five Points. Almost everyone we spoke to there told us the world just feels more volatile right now. More … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: 17 Seventy Armory and Gun Club, Denverite, gun, Kris Emery

Some of Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca’s campaign donations exceeded giving limits

9 September 2020 by Welton Corridor

  “Twenty people gave Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca’s campaign more than the $1,000 limit during her run against incumbent Albus Brooks last year, according to campaign finance records. The violation, first reported by Colorado Politics, came after someone named Allan Kroll submitted a complaint to the Denver Office of the Clerk and Recorder over Labor Day … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: Campaign Finance Report, Candi CdeBaca, colorado politics, Denver Office of the Clerk and Recorder, Denverite, Kerrie Joy Landell, Paul López, Zeppelin Development Inc

Early wintry weather tests Denver’s shelter capacity

8 September 2020 by Welton Corridor

  “Denver officials opened emergency shelters and canceled a street cleanup as wintry weather hit the city Tuesday. Britta Fisher, who heads Denver’s housing department, said icy rain that was expected to turn to snow presented “a first test to see how our capacities run.” Since the pandemic arrived in March, shelters have had to … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: 2800 Glenarm Place, Brad Meuli, Britta Fisher, Denver Rescue Mission, Denverite, Department of Transportation & Infrastructure, Glenarm Recreation Center, Holly Street Shelter, homeless, Kristen Baluyot, Nancy Kuhn, National Western Complex, Salvation Army, St. Francis Center, The Gathering Place

Denver will close more streets, opening them to walking, wheeling, biking and running

5 June 2020 by Welton Corridor

  “Three new stretches of road will close to cars for the most part and open to people looking to stretch out without having to get too close to others. The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure announced Friday that it will close these segments early next week: 30th Street from Welton Street to Larimer Street in … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: 30th Street, COVID-19, Curtis Park, Denverite, Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, street closure, Welton Street

Five Points couple behind Agape church sets out to develop affordable housing

5 May 2020 by Welton Corridor

    “When Eddie Woolfolk started employing men around her Five Points neighborhood to renovate housing, she saw it as part of the services her Agape Christian Church was offering the community. Woolfolk is executive director of Community Outreach Service Center, a nonprofit she and her husband, Robert Woolfolk, who is Agape’s pastor, formed in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Charity House, IN THE NEWS Tagged: 30 percent of area median income, affordable housing, Agape Church, Blueline Development Inc, Case 32-20, Charity’s House, Community Outreach Service Center, Denver Housing Authority, Denverite, Elevation Church, ex-offenders, Hope Communities, olorado Department of Local Affairs’s Division of Housing, Oriana Sanchez, Ray Stranske, Saint Francis Apartments at Cathedral Square, Second Chance Center, transitional housing, Woolfolk

City sweeps a large homeless encampment in Five Points

30 April 2020 by Welton Corridor

  “City workers loaded tents into bins Thursday morning at the start of a cleanup of encampments scattered throughout Five Points. Nancy Kuhn, a spokeswoman for the city, said the cleanup was prompted by concern that the public right of way was being blocked and that health and safety was being undermined as the area … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: camping, Catholic Charities of Denver, champa, COVID-19, Denver Homeless Out Loud, Denver Rescue Mission, Denverite, health and safety, homeless, Interfaith Alliance of Colorado, police

A consolidated shelter is being contemplated in Denver in response to the coronavirus

31 March 2020 by Welton Corridor

  “Shelter providers have asked Denver city officials to consider creating one large facility open 24 hours a day, seven days a week where people experiencing homelessness can safely wait out the new coronavirus outbreak. Providers say the idea is still at the discussion stage, with no specifics on when a consolidated shelter might open … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: Ana Cornelius, Christina Carlson, COVID-19, Denver Homeless Out Loud, Denver Rescue Mission, Denverite, encampments, Erika R. Martinez, homeless, Homeless Out Loud, Matt Meyer, Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, shelter, Urban Peak

Small business owners say commercial property taxes are pushing them out of business

26 December 2019 by Welton Corridor

  “On Friday, Helikon Gallery & Studios in Five Points closed its doors for good, facing what the owner says is a tripling of its property taxes. According to Cayse Goldberg, the gallery owner, the property has been in his family for more than 100 years and its evolution perfectly mimics the development of the … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: Cayse Goldberg, commercial, Culver Van Der Jagt, Denverite, Gallagher Amendment, Helikon Gallery, Jolon Clark, property taxes, residential, River North Arts District

Those aren’t holiday lights at Sonny Lawson Park. They represent homelessness in Denver, and more light up the park this year than last.

5 December 2019 by Welton Corridor

  “More lights were strung this year than last at Sonny Lawson Park. And bigger is not better in this case. Each of the 3,943 lights arranged in a flag-like pattern on the baseball field backstop in the park at 24th Avenue and Welton Street represents a person who was experiencing homelessness during an annual … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: Blair-Caldwell Library, Britta Fisher, Chris Conner, Denver’s Road Home, Denverite, Department of Housing Stability, homeless, lights, Sonny Lawson Park

New report shows just 26 homes available for every 100 very low-income Denver-area households

14 March 2019 by Welton Corridor

  “When Mary Putman began deploying employment as a tool to end homelessness in metro Denver, helping someone get and keep a job usually led to housing. That was almost a decade ago. In more recent years, a place to live has remained out of reach for people experiencing homelessness who have undergone training and … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: affordable housing, apartment, Denverite, Housing, LIVE, Lower Income Voucher Equity Program, National Low Income Housing Coalition, Reciprocity Collective, vacancy
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Informational links, announcements, and media coverage for Denver, Colorado's Welton Corridor neighborhood meetings, development projects, transit issues, Business Improvement District, and community affairs.

Recent Posts

  • ‘Welton Street Renaissance’ project seeking corporate sponsorships and donations 4 March 2021
  • Denver RTD Approves ‘Equitable’ TOD Policy 4 March 2021
  • Puzzah! Presents Five Points Puzzles 1 March 2021
  • Denver’s Five Points neighborhood once known as the ‘Harlem of the West’ 27 February 2021
  • Denver RTD Board approves policy to encourage development of affordable housing on RTD property 25 February 2021
  • Pandemic Donuts opens new bakery in Denver — and business is sweet 24 February 2021
  • Denver chapter of women dedicate themselves to giving back 24 February 2021
  • New PPP loan rollout targets small businesses 23 February 2021
  • Landmark Public Hearing Case 2021-COA-066 at 2942 Welton March 2, 2021 23 February 2021

Upcoming Events

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2021
3:00 pm Curtis Park Ice Festival March 7... @ Stout Street Children's Park
Curtis Park Ice Festival March 7... @ Stout Street Children's Park
Mar 7 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Curtis Park Ice Festival March 7, 2021 @ Stout Street Children's Park
        source: Curtis Park Neighbors facebook page 1 March 2021.
Mar
8
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2021
5:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Mar 8 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  The Agenda, Proposed Consent Agenda, and the Meeting schedule do not contain any items related to Welton Street Corridor.   The full Council meets most Mondays in regular session at 5:30 p.m. at the ... [Read more...]
Mar
15
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2021
5:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Mar 15 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  The Agenda, Proposed Consent Agenda, and the Meeting schedule do not contain any items related to Welton Street Corridor.   The full Council meets most Mondays in regular session at 5:30 p.m. at the ... [Read more...]
Mar
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2021
1:00 pm Landmark Preservation Commission... @ Wellington Webb Building
Landmark Preservation Commission... @ Wellington Webb Building
Mar 16 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  Agenda for the 2021 meeting does not contain amy items for the Welton Street Corridor.   The commission generally meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 1:00PM in the Wellington Webb ... [Read more...]
Mar
22
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2021
5:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Mar 22 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  The Agenda, Proposed Consent Agenda, and the Meeting schedule do not contain any items related to Welton Street Corridor.   The full Council meets most Mondays in regular session at 5:30 p.m. at the ... [Read more...]
Mar
29
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2021
5:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Mar 29 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  The Agenda, Proposed Consent Agenda, and the Meeting schedule do not contain any items related to Welton Street Corridor.   The full Council meets most Mondays in regular session at 5:30 p.m. at the ... [Read more...]
Apr
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Thu
2021
6:30 pm Curtis Park Neighbors Public Mee... @ Mile High United Way
Curtis Park Neighbors Public Mee... @ Mile High United Way
Apr 1 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  The Curtis Park Neighbors meets at 6:30 pm the first Thursday of every month at Mile High United Way 711 Park Avenue, Denver, CO.   AGENDA   Curtis Park Neighbors website.   Meeting dates ... [Read more...]
Apr
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Fri
2021
5:00 pm First Friday Jazz Hop – Cousin’s... @ Cousin's Plaza
First Friday Jazz Hop – Cousin’s... @ Cousin's Plaza
Apr 2 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  Join us First Friday, February 5th for Jazz in the Park. The performance begins at 5:00 pm in our beloved Cousin’s Plaza between Sonny Lawson Park and the Blair Caldwell Library. Please wear masks ... [Read more...]
Apr
5
Mon
2021
5:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Denver City Council Meeting @ Denver City and County Building
Apr 5 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  The Agenda, Proposed Consent Agenda, and the Meeting schedule do not contain any items related to Welton Street Corridor.   The full Council meets most Mondays in regular session at 5:30 p.m. at the ... [Read more...]
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