News in Brief
Compiled by Cara DeGette, Editor, GPHN
Nourish Announces Future Home
The food co-op Nourish Community Market has announced its location will be across from the Stanley Marketplace in Aurora, at 2352 Dallas St.
The location was announced at Nourish’s annual meeting in October. The 10,000 square-foot co-op will be on the ground floor of a new mixed-use development called The Heights at Westerly Creek, and will include condos above the store, as well as other retail outlets.
Nourish Community Market will be the first and only community-owned natural grocery store serving northeast Denver and Aurora, offering locally sourced, natural and organic products.
Nourish is one of three retail food co-ops starting up in Denver. It will join the Westwood Food Co-op, slated to open this year, and will be followed by the West Colfax Food Co-op, which just recently incorporated.
Westerly Creek Village is east of Park Hill, and bordered by Stapleton to the west and to the north. Currently the co-op has 757 member-owners. The organization is working to sign up at least 250 new member-owners to reach its goal of at least 1,000 to 1,500 member-owners prior to the start of a capital campaign to raise funds for the facility. Any resident of Colorado can become a member-owner by paying a one-time equity payment of $200 and agreeing to the Nourish bylaws.
When the membership drive is complete, the capital campaign goal will be to raise up to $1.5 million in equity from member-owners. For more information about the co-op, and on becoming a member-owner, visit nourish.coop
or on Facebook at facebook.com/NortheastCommunityCoOpMarketCafe.
Colfax Is On The Radar For Cash
With unanimous support from the Denver City Council, Mayor Michael Hancock in October recommended $500,000 in planning funds for 2017 for multiple Colfax Street improvement projects.
“This is a big milestone,” said Hilarie Portell, executive director of the Colfax Mayfair Business Improvement District (BID). “Colfax is on the radar now for bond funding from Sheridan Boulevard to Monaco Parkway.”
The committed funds means multiple projects in the Colfax Mayfair BID, along with three other Colfax Business Improvement Districts, will be eligible for general bond funding.
The approval follows a petition, signed by 1,800 people, that was submitted in favor of the funds. The money is slated for detailed planning for streetscape and pedestrian safety designs along Colfax.
For the past year, the four Business Improvement Districts along Colfax have been creating plans for streetscape improvements, as well as pedestrian safety and mobility.
Hancock highlighted his support for the funding in a letter to the BIDs. “This investment will continue the design work that will help us identify the corridor’s gaps like needed sidewalk improvements, added street parking, streetscape improvements and new crosswalks and stoplights,” Hancock wrote.
Portell urges residents to weigh in with support at an upcoming Nov. 17 meeting to talk about bond projects and funding. The meeting is from 6 to 7:30 p.m at Teller Elementary School, 1150 Garfield St. People can also submit questions and comments any time during the year-long process by emailing 2017GOBond@denvergov.org.