Q&A: Gretchen Hammer, Park Hill Public Health Expert
GPHN: You are the Executive Director of the Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved. You also sit on the Board of Directors for the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange. What is […]
Category Archives: 2012/12 December
A Shared Experience of Colorado Health: From the Park Hill Vantage Point
By Joe Sammen, Community Partnerships Coordinator, Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved They say every person has a story to tell and it just so happens Colorado HealthStory wants to […]
GPHC Update: December 2012
Dear Park Hill Community, I’ve lived in Park Hill for the last 5 1/2 years and I’ve been on the GPHC Board for the last year. I stepped into the […]
An Organic Oasis Envisioned in a Food Desert
The Albion Group for Sustainable Living’s Project Sunshine is making plans to bring a grocery co-op to 35th & Albion By Erin Vanderberg, Editor Across the street from one of […]
Goodwill Industries Opens Outlet World on Kearney
By Erin Vanderberg, Editor On Saturday, November 10, Goodwill Industries of Denver opened the doors of their newest Outlet World store at 4355 Kearney Street with a grand opening celebration. […]
Soar Outdoor: A small retailer with big goals
By Erin Vanderberg, Editor For Dan Jones, one of the highlights of running Soar Outdoor is having folks come in off the street to share their memories of the place. […]
Comic Timing: My Teenage Angst readers revisit their innermost thoughts from their ‘tweens, teens and twenties
By Erin Vanderberg, Editor Krista takes a seat on the stage and begins to read, “I don’t want him to slip out of my life like yesterday’s trash, so I […]
Gearing Up for Community Healthy
Bike Depot, Park Hill Family Health Center and Johnson & Wales University pooled resources to create a community health curriculum By Nathalie Matamoros, Culinary Nutrition Senior, Johnson & Wales University […]
COLFAX HALF MARATHON COURSE NOW RUNS THROUGH THE ZOO
Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon announced that its half marathon, taking place Sunday, May 19, will be routed through the ultimate urban jungle – the Denver Zoo. In addition to the […]
DPS’ REGIONAL SCHOOL EXPOS ON SCHOOLCHOICE AND SCHOOLMATCH
Denver Public Schools will now offer open enrollment through a new, streamlined process called SchoolChoice. In an effort to teach the community about the process at the beginning of the […]
OED AWARDS GRANT RECIPIENTS
The Denver Office of Economic Development (OED) issued award letters to 34 organizations slated to receive federal grant funding in 2013. Funds will be made available through the City’s allocation […]
DENVER ENERGY CHALLENGE
In the November issue, we stated that the Denver Energy Challenge provides a free home energy audit to Denver residents. Correction: While home consultations are free to Denver residents looking […]
DPD UPDATE
Technician Amy Esten, the District Two Community Resource Officer, has been promoted to Detective and will be replaced by Technician Reyes Trujillo. To reach the Community Resource Officers, dial the […]
VENTURE PREP TO FOCUS ON HIGH SCHOOL
By Ken Burdette, Venture Prep High School Principal Venture Prep’s high school is among the highest-rated high schools in Denver, with a “Meets Expectations” (green) rating on the 2012 DPS […]
