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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.

20 October 2021 by Welton Corridor

  “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…]

Posted in: Charity House, IN THE NEWS Tagged: 3022 Welton, ADA, BlueLine Development, Boston Capital, Charity House Apartments LLLP, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, Denver ePermits, Denverite, HOST, parking, Shopworks Architecture, site plan, Welton Corridor RNO

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

7 October 2021 by Welton Corridor

  “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…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: 2900 Welton, Ashara Ekundayo Gallery, Buell Community Media Center, Denver Open Media, Denverite, Five Points Media Center, Free Speech TV, Honey Bread Bakery, Jeff Campbell, Kristen Blessman, KUVO, Mark Seewald, PBS 12

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
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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

  • A New Bar and Plant Store Is Finally Ready to Bloom in Five Points 16 March 2023
  • Longtime Five Points soul food restaurant reopening in new location 20 February 2023
  • What’s going on with shared streets? City officials shared an update on them this week 17 February 2023
  • Five Points’ New Businesses Show an Optimistic Future for the Neighborhood 15 February 2023
  • This Denver district’s crime rate was 91% higher than the second worst districts’ 14 February 2023
  • A play about Five Point’s past offers hopes of a more collaborative future 13 February 2023
  • Melody Market will close at the end of January. It’s the latest Black-owned business to leave Welton Street 19 January 2023
  • Haroun Cowans, new chair of the Five Points BID, talks the future of Welton Street 16 January 2023
  • Three-plus miles of Broadway, Welton will go car-free for ‘ciclovía’ on four Sundays this year 13 January 2023

Upcoming Events

Apr
3
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2023
3:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Apr 3 @ 3:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Denver City Council Calendar https://denver.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx Monday Meetings Begin at 3:30 p.m. and recess between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. for the General Public Comment. The council meeting continues at 5:30 p.m. City Council meetings are open ... [Read more...]
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2023
6:30 pm Curtis Park Neighbors Public Mee... @ Mile High United Way
Curtis Park Neighbors Public Mee... @ Mile High United Way
Apr 6 @ 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...]
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10
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2023
3:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Apr 10 @ 3:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Denver City Council Calendar https://denver.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx Monday Meetings Begin at 3:30 p.m. and recess between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. for the General Public Comment. The council meeting continues at 5:30 p.m. City Council meetings are open ... [Read more...]
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2023
7:00 pm Heart of Five Points RNO Meeting
Heart of Five Points RNO Meeting
Apr 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Heart of Five Points webpage https://www.heartoffivepoints.com/ Meetings second Wednesday of the month 7:00 PM
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17
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2023
3:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Apr 17 @ 3:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Denver City Council Calendar https://denver.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx Monday Meetings Begin at 3:30 p.m. and recess between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. for the General Public Comment. The council meeting continues at 5:30 p.m. City Council meetings are open ... [Read more...]
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2023
3:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Apr 24 @ 3:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Denver City Council Calendar https://denver.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx Monday Meetings Begin at 3:30 p.m. and recess between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. for the General Public Comment. The council meeting continues at 5:30 p.m. City Council meetings are open ... [Read more...]
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1
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2023
3:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
May 1 @ 3:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Denver City Council Calendar https://denver.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx Monday Meetings Begin at 3:30 p.m. and recess between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. for the General Public Comment. The council meeting continues at 5:30 p.m. City Council meetings are open ... [Read more...]
May
4
Thu
2023
6:30 pm Curtis Park Neighbors Public Mee... @ Mile High United Way
Curtis Park Neighbors Public Mee... @ Mile High United Way
May 4 @ 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...]
May
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Mon
2023
3:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
May 8 @ 3:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Denver City Council Calendar https://denver.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx Monday Meetings Begin at 3:30 p.m. and recess between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. for the General Public Comment. The council meeting continues at 5:30 p.m. City Council meetings are open ... [Read more...]
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