Denverite

Denver decided it doesn’t need as many parking spots for affordable housing. Here’s a Five Points project that’ll happen as a result.

  “If things go as planned, the three dollhouse properties along Welton Street will come down by next month. But Oriana Sanchez and the property owners, Robert and Eddie Woolfolk, have faced if before. Sanchez, project manager for BlueLine Development, which specializes in building affordable housing, has been working with the Woolfolks, who run Agape … [Read more…]

Could the Five Points Media Center become a hub for Denver’s next Black cultural renaissance?

  “Longtime Denver artist, musician and activist Jeff Campbell wants to ignite a Black cultural renaissance in his former neighborhood: Five Points. Is that still possible? Take a trip down Welton Street. The neighborhood was once the heart of “Black Denver” and historically dubbed “the Harlem of the West.” Much like Harlem, Five Points has … [Read more…]

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

  “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…]

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

  “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…]

Early wintry weather tests Denver’s shelter capacity

  “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…]

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

  “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…]

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

    “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…]

City sweeps a large homeless encampment in Five Points

  “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…]

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

  “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…]

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

  “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…]