Seize the Drought
A Park Hill Roots column by Marne Norquist In case you haven’t seen or heard, we are in a severe drought; the worst one in our state’s recorded history, in […]
Category Archives: Columns
Join the GPHC: A letter from GPHC Board Chair, LeAnn Anderson
As the current Chair of the Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. (GPHC), one of the initiatives for my term is to increase participation in the organization. What better way to […]
City Matters: Hentzell Park Protest Spurs City-Wide Park Designation
By, Dave Felice Contributor Protestors gathered at the mayoral “Cabinet in the Community” at Harvey Park. Spurred by the controversy over Hentzell, Parks and Recreation proposes to promptly designate 18 […]
Creek Restoration Walks: A Proposal for Denver’s Emerald Spider’s Web
By, Brian Hyde In the American Planning Association’s City Parks Forum Planning Briefing Paper 5, “How Cities Use Parks for Green Infrastructure”, authors Ed McMahon and Mark Benedict of The […]
The Z&P 500: Introducing the Cornerstone Collaborative
Kelly Leid is the Director of Development Services for the City of Denver. He manages 200 employees, providing building and zoning review for all commercial and residential projects as well […]
Park Hill Roots: Spring in a Semiarid Climate
By, Marne Norquist It’s official. Spring arrives this month – March 20 at 7:02 a.m. For the past ten or so years, spring has seemed to kick-in a lot earlier […]
Care and Feeding of an Old House: Spring Home Inspection
By, Elizabeth Jeanne Wheeler A sunny early March day is the perfect time to give your home’s exterior an inspection because your view will not be obstructed by leaves and […]
Blockworker Beat: Tom Jensen at 26th and Fairfax
By, Erin Vanderberg Editor Tom Jensen might just rank among North Park Hill’s neighborliest people. He doesn’t just know his neighbors names, he keeps a living spreadsheet of who lives […]
Reptiles, Pizza and Doctors…Oh My!
Community organizations and area businesses contributed to a successful 2nd annual Health & Science Expo at Smith Renaissance School By, Tayo McGuirk Smith Renaissance School Math & Science Facilitator Where […]
Park Hill Library Opens its Doors to Denver
By, Tara Bannon Williamson Senior Librarian, Park Hill Branch Library The theme of the Doors Open Denver 2013 is “City Beautiful: Then & Now.” Three Park Hill locations have been […]
Time for Common-Sense Solutions to Gun Violence
A guest column by U.S. Representative Diana DeGette Over the past year, our nation has had to come together too often in sorrow in the aftermath of extraordinary gun violence […]
News Update: A Letter from the Editor
Hello readers! One year ago last February, I took over as the editor of the Greater Park Hill News. Over the course of 12 issues, I have enjoyed the opportunity […]
City Matters: Public Works touches all residents, says manager
By Dave Felice For about $25 a month, each Denver resident gets services ranging from trash collection and street maintenance to traffic engineering and street parking management, says the city’s […]
The Z&P 500: INC Meets Planning Manager Piro
By Bernadette Kelly On Saturday, January 26th, Denver’s Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation Zoning and Planning Committee (INC-ZAP) met with Rocky Piro, the city’s new Manager of Community Planning and Development. Piro commenced […]
