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Sonny Lawson Park

Five Points Celebrates Black Baseball, Jazz Music History During All-Star Events: ‘Celebrate, Honor It’

12 July 2021 by Welton Corridor

  “The Five Points Business Improvement District is celebrating Black baseball players who once swung a bat at what is now known as Sonny Lawson Park. It was part of the festivities surrounding the MLB All-Star Game. “The Negro League is a part of our Black history,” said LaSheita Sayer, a board member of the … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: baseball, Five Points Business Improvement District, jazz, Players Alliance, Sonny Lawson Park

Five Points Celebrates Black Baseball, Jazz Music History During All-Star Events: ‘Celebrate, Honor It’

12 July 2021 by Welton Corridor

  “The Five Points Business Improvement District is celebrating Black baseball players who once swung a bat at what is now known as Sonny Lawson Park. It was part of the festivities surrounding the MLB All-Star Game. “The Negro League is a part of our Black history,” said LaSheita Sayer, a board member of the … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: baseball, Curtis Granderson, Five Points Business Improvement District, jazz, LaSheita Sayer, Negro League, Players Alliance, Sonny Lawson Park

Live Jazz Returns To ‘Harlem Of The West’ In Five Points

5 February 2021 by Welton Corridor

  “For many music fans, First Friday Jazz in the Park at Sonny Lawson Park in Denver was the first show they’ve seen in months. The Friday night concert was outdoors and socially distanced. “It gives me chills,” said organizer Norman Harris. “People are getting vaccinations, and I feel like we’re getting COVID behind us. … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: Cervantes, First Friday Jazz Hop, First Friday Jazz in the Park, Mile High Festivals, music, Norman Harris, Sonny Lawson Park, Trent Hufford

Live jazz is coming home to Five Points this week

2 February 2021 by Welton Corridor

  “A little more than a year ago, the team behind Denver’s annual Juneteenth celebration announced it would begin hosting monthly live concerts in Five Points, the historic epicenter of “Jazz in the West.” But like so many other things, the First Friday Five Points Jazz Hop was put on ice after COVID-19 locked the … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: Christopher Banks, event, free, jazz, Matt Skellenger Trio, Mile High Festivals, music, Sonny Lawson Park

Months later, after sites were proposed and then abandoned, Denver’s mayor says he’s still committed to sanctioned camping

1 October 2020 by Welton Corridor

  “Three months ago, Mayor Michael Hancock announced that, despite his longstanding opposition to letting people live on the streets, he had agreed that Denver should have a city-sanctioned, temporary camp — a place where people experiencing homelessness could find shelter, bathrooms and connections to housing, health care and other services during the pandemic. Since … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: Blair-Caldwell Library, Charles R. Cousins Plaza, Curtis Park Neighbors Association, encampment, Five Points Business Improvement District, homeless, Interfaith Alliance of Colorado, Kathleen Van Voorhis, Michael Hancock, Safe Outdoor Space, Sonny Lawson Park

Sonny Lawson Park Weekly Clean Up

29 September 2020 by Welton Corridor

  “Throughout the year, a group of volunteers meet at Sonny Lawson Park (2301 Welton St.) each Wednesday morning at 10:30AM. Come join the Five Points community along with our Curtis Park neighbors to help tidy our local park! Sonny Lawson Park Weekly Clean Up (2301 Welton St.) Each Wednesday Morning 10:30AM”   read the … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: Curtis Park Neighbors Association, Sonny Lawson Park

With proposed site in Five Points ‘off the table,’ locations of sanctioned homeless encampments in Denver remain in question

16 September 2020 by Welton Corridor

  “The plaza next to the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library, located along Welton Street in Five Points, is no longer being considered as a potential site for one of up to three possible sanctioned homeless encampments in Denver, Mayor Michael Hancock announced on his Facebook page Tuesday evening. “After further investigation into suitability, we … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: Blair-Caldwell Library, Charles R. Cousins Plaza, Colorado Village Collaborative, Cousins, Curtis Park Neighbors, encampment, Five Points Business Improvement District, Haroun Cowans, LaSheita Sayer, Michael Hancock, Safe Outdoor Space program, Sonny Lawson Park

Welton site no longer being considered for sanctioned homeless campsite

16 September 2020 by Welton Corridor

  “That proposal didn’t last long. A site along Welton Street in Five Points is no longer being considered for a city-sanctioned homeless campsite, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said on his Facebook page Tuesday evening. The post came just three days after Hancock announced, also on Facebook, that a strip of city-owned property between Sonny … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: 2401 Welton, Blair-Caldwell Library, Candi CdeBaca, Charles R. Cousins Plaza, Colorado Village Collaborative, encampment, Michael Hancock, Safe Outdoor Space program, Sonny Lawson Park

NIMBYism is complicating search for Denver’s first managed homeless camp

16 September 2020 by Welton Corridor

  “Three days after Denver Mayor Michael Hancock suggested the city might pursue its first managed camp for the homeless on a piece of city property in the Five Points neighborhood, he had to walk back the idea. “After further investigation of its suitability, we are taking the option off the table,” Hancock wrote in … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: affordable housing, Blair-Caldwell Library, Charles R. Cousins, Colorado Village Collaborative, Cuica Montoya, encampment, homeless, Michael Hancock, NIMBY, Paul Books, Robin Kniech, Sonny Lawson Park

Community Discussion of Temporary Outdoor Safe Spaces Zoom Meetings

14 September 2020 by Welton Corridor

  UPDATE: September 16, 2020 5:23 PM source: Council member Candi CdeBaca email 16 September 2020 at 7:23 AM     Zoom: bit.ly/SOSTownHall       THE BELOW EVENTS WERE CANCELED DUE TO MAYORS ANNOUNCEMENT ON SEPTEMBER 2020.   Wednesday September 16, 2020 at 5:00 PM Zoom Meeting ID 949 4650 2036 Password TSOS Thursday … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: Blair-Caldwell Library, encampment, homeless, Michael Hancock, Sonny Lawson Park, zoom
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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

  • 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
  • Is Five Points dead? Co-owners of a new business have a few things to say about Denver’s historic neighborhood 6 January 2023
  • History Colorado is heading out on a road trip to research and preserve Green Book sites 5 January 2023
  • Marigold, a plant store and bar, to open in Five Points 5 January 2023
  • After temporary hiatus, Coffee at the Point permanently closes 4 January 2023
  • RTD is officially killing its C and F lines after suspending them during the pandemic 14 December 2022
  • Five Points and West Colfax are hoping people stop by to shop and donate 7 December 2022
  • RTD will shut down the L line for two months in the spring 15 November 2022

Upcoming Events

Jan
30
Mon
2023
3:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Jan 30 @ 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...]
Feb
2
Thu
2023
6:30 pm Curtis Park Neighbors Public Mee... @ Mile High United Way
Curtis Park Neighbors Public Mee... @ Mile High United Way
Feb 2 @ 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...]
Feb
6
Mon
2023
3:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Feb 6 @ 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...]
Feb
8
Wed
2023
7:00 pm Heart of Five Points RNO Meeting
Heart of Five Points RNO Meeting
Feb 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Heart of Five Points webpage https://www.heartoffivepoints.com/ Meetings second Wednesday of the month 7:00 PM
Feb
13
Mon
2023
3:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Feb 13 @ 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...]
Feb
20
Mon
2023
3:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Feb 20 @ 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...]
Feb
23
Thu
2023
10:00 pm Curtis Park Ice Festival @ Stout Street Children's Park
Curtis Park Ice Festival @ Stout Street Children's Park
Feb 23 @ 10:00 pm – Feb 24 @ 12:00 am
Cupcakes, hot chocolate, ice sculptures, games and snow cones for kids at the Stout Street Children’s Park, 25th and Stout. Sponsored by Curtis Park Stewards, Curtis Park Neighbors, and Curtis Park Kids.
Feb
27
Mon
2023
3:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Feb 27 @ 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...]
Mar
2
Thu
2023
6:30 pm Curtis Park Neighbors Public Mee... @ Mile High United Way
Curtis Park Neighbors Public Mee... @ Mile High United Way
Mar 2 @ 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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