The murder of George Floyd sparked an extraordinary month for Black Lives Matter, punctuated with protests against police brutality and racial injustice. In Colorado, the legislature ushered in sweeping law enforcement reforms. The Denver Public Schools board voted unanimously to remove police from all schools, opting to redirect funds toward social workers, psychologists and for […]
Denver Cyclists Rally For Racial Justice Story by Cara DeGette and Reid Neureiter, Photos by Reid Neureiter and Darcy Neureiter On Saturday, June 20, more than 150 cyclists congregated in Five Points ready to roll for racial justice. The inaugural Ride for Racial Justice was organized by Marcus Robinson, who is Black, and Neal Henderson, […]
Taking The Year Off To Reflect The COVID-19 pandemic means that we can’t safely hold the event, and the recent protests and much-needed discussions about the historical problems of racial inequality lead us to believe that this year’s holiday is better spent reflecting on our history and what it means to be American. We encourage […]
GPHC Urges ‘Full Support’ For All Local Businesses A flurry of controversy over the Cherry Tomato’s push to allow sidewalk dining has inspired the board of Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. to adopt a unanimous position of support for all local businesses that are facing hardship due to the pandemic. In June, the Registered Neighborhood […]
With bold dark spots on bright white breasts, teetering gait and showy courtship dance, Spotted Sandpipers are easy to identify, particularly during breeding season. These shorebirds have what the Cornell Lab of Ornithology discretely describes as “intriguing social lives.” That includes a breeding strategy called polyandry, where a female mates with up to four males, […]
‘Unprecedented’ Is The Word Of The Year By Sen. Angela Williams For the GPHN Had you told me a year ago that my final session would end on June 15, while I participated virtually, I would have confidently stated that you would be wrong. But that is how my career as a state legislator concluded. […]
Neighborhood Feuds Don’t Have To Become Wars By Nancy Watzman For the GPHN Chances are a lot of us have experienced this sinking feeling. You log on to a social media site – Facebook, Twitter, NextDoor – and see a nasty debate blowing up online about an issue by which you’re intimately affected. In mid-June […]
First Birds, Now Bugs Mark Silverstein’s photos of birds are absolutely fabulous! I look forward to seeing one every month on page 3 in the Birdland photo feature. And Mark is making me like bugs with those incredible photos that now run in the Bugland photo feature each month (see page 14). But then, I […]
That Is Soooo Park Hill Rae Tatel, step right up! Last month we published photos of 15 well known (and a few not-so-well-known) landmarks all over Park Hill, along with a challenge: the first to identify all (or most) of them by location would win fame, recognition and prizes. Tatel was the first to respond, […]
The Murder Of George Floyd Sparks An Extraordinary Month, Punctuated With Protests Against Racial Injustice, Police Brutality and In Colorado, Historic Reforms On May 25, George Floyd was murdered by four police officers in Minneapolis. Police confronted him on the suspicion of using a counterfeit $20 bill to buy a pack of cigarettes. He may […]