Letter from the Editor: Feb 2012

I’m honored to be the new editor of the Greater Park Hill News, a paper that has a 50-year history as a catalyst for community.

This month, we feature two Park Hill women, one making an impact through education and the other through food: Ami Desai and Aleece Raw. We highlight the man behind the proposed Sunflower Market development and the upcoming 10th anniversary of the Sand Creek Greenway. We check-in with local organizations: the Park Hill Bookstore, the Urban Farm at Stapleton and the Zion Senior Center to name a few. And we mark the recent passing of Linda Elliott, long-time chair of the GPHC Garden Tour.

Along with the other new member of our editorial staff, Cory Lamz, and our advertising sales representative, Kelly O’Connell, I am working to make this paper an essential resource for our community by improving the newspaper’s website, beefing up the neighborhood events calendar and creating pullout sections. We will keep the first of the month delivery date, and a big thank you goes out to Ann Long and all our neighborhood volunteers who deliver the paper for their efforts.

GPHN has a new social media presence. Please take a moment to “Follow” @parkhillnews on Twitter and to “Like” our Greater Park Hill News Facebook page to stay up-to-date on Park Hill news throughout the month.

In the March issue, we will debut a GPHN Announcements page. Be it engagement, promotion, new baby or anything else worth sharing, contact me for details on how to submit your announcement.

The best part of editing this newspaper is the opportunity it gives me to better know all of my neighbors. Please consider my door always open to you and your stories – and note that our deadline for contributed content is the 20th of each month. I can be reached at greaterparkhillnews@gmail.com.

Yours,
Erin