Community Announcements
2013 PARK HILL FAMILY BIKE RIDES It’s the time of year again for the Park Hill Family Bike Ride. The annual Memorial Day Bike Ride will be held Saturday, May […]
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Every Day is Earth Day, Especially in April
Five great opportunities to reduce, reuse, recycle and revel this month in and around Park Hill By Erin Vanderberg, Editor Spring has sprung and the world again turns green – […]
Bike Depot Expands its Headquarters
By, Erin Vanderberg with Laurie Hanselman, Managing Director of The Bike Depot In order to keep up with their programming, office and storage needs, the Bike Depot has expanded their […]
E-WASTE BANNED FROM TRASH STARTING IN JULY
Adapted from The Recycler’s Corner from Denver Recycles Last April, the state passed a law banning the disposal of electronic waste (e-waste) in landfills effective July 2013. While e-waste disposal […]
BLUFF LAKE AND SAND CREEK EARTH DAY CELEBRATION ANNOUNCED
The Sand Creek Regional Greenway and Bluff Lake Nature Center have announced the Race for Open Space 5K Fun Walk/Run to be held Saturday, April 20, followed by a kid’s […]
CENTER OF LIGHT ANNOUNCES NEW LOCATION
The Center of Light, a center for the practice of meditation and Christian mysticism, is now at a new temporary location at 2528 Clermont St. All classes and services remain […]
DENVER SISTER CITIES’ EXCHANGES WITH AXUM, POTENZA, ULAANBAATAR
Denver Sister Cities International announces a series of three exchanges between Denver and Axum (Ethiopia), Potenza (Italy) and Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) — three of Denver’s 10 sister cities. The delegate exchanges […]
BIG CITY MOUNTAINEERS NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers needed to work with under-resourced urban youth ages 13-18 on overnight and week-long wilderness expeditions focused on team-building, goal-setting and a “peak” experience. For more information, visit bigcitymountaineers.org or […]
TAX HELP FOR NE DENVER FAMILIES
Families making less than $50,000 a year could be eligible for up to $5,000 in tax refunds. Tax Help Colorado, a program of the Piton Foundation, provides free tax preparation […]
LEAD PLUMBING STUDY PARTICIPANTS NEEDED
Denver Water is looking for new customers to participate in its Lead and Copper Study. Qualifying homes – built before 1920 with lead service lines – would receive in return […]
SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR YOUR RECYCLING CART
The citywide “I Heart My Purple Recycling Cart” photo contest is back. Mayor Hancock and Denver Recycles encourage Denver residents to submit creative photos showing their love of recycling with […]
WEAR PAJAMAS, HELP THE HOMELESS
Denver’s Road Home’s annual fundraiser to help the homeless is back on February 7. PJ Day is meant to serve as a reminder to all of us that not everyone […]
JUNETEENTH (IS BACK!)
Norman Harris wears a shirt that says, “Juneteenth is Back!” Harris is the project manager for the Juneteenth Music Festival in Five Points. In 2012, the event attracted over 40,000 […]
Smiley Middle School Options: Greater Park Hill/Stapleton Community Meetings
The DPS Office of Community Engagement will begin a series of community meetings around middle school options for the Park Hill and Stapleton communities. The meeting schedule is as follows: […]
