Save Open Space Sues Denver Over Park Hill Golf Course Land Development Efforts. High-Profile Plaintiffs Include Former Mayor Wellington Webb, Former Lawmakers, Community Leaders By Cara DeGette Editor, GPHN Highlighting ongoing collusion between the City and County of Denver and Westside Investment Partners over plans to develop the Park Hill Golf Course land, the citizens […]
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Gets Massive Budget Boost For Urban Conservation Programs Story and photos by Reid Neureiter For the GPHN The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge has been awarded a hefty annual $1 million-dollar budget increase, establishing it as a national flagship for urban conservation education. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Regional […]
Nessus Sphinx (Amphion floridensis) are sometimes called bumblebee moths, and people commonly confuse them with hummingbirds. That’s because these stout moths, with two bands of bright bee-yellow color on their abdomens, are able to hover around like hummingbirds. They move lazily around gardens, with their wings whirring, as they sip the nectar from a variety […]
Belted Kingfishers are sort of the punk rockers of the bird world, with thick, dagger-like bills, stocky bodies, and shaggy crests. The females are blue-grey, with a chestnut belly band and flanks. Males are the same color, but without the chestnut markings. Kingfishers are highly territorial, and spend much of their time perched alone in […]
Urban Land Conservancy Buys Johnson & Wales Campus In June, the Urban Land Conservancy, Denver Public Schools, and Denver Housing Authority closed on the deal to buy the Johnson & Wales campus at Montview and Quebec, in the southeast area of Park Hill. The Urban Land Conservancy partnered with the other organizations to preserve the […]
Food Pantry, Farm Stand, Trees, Vaccines Ways To Help The SOS Camp The Emergency Food Pantry at GPHC is helping to support the residents at the temporary camp that is operating at Park Hill United Methodist Church through the end of the year. “Grab and go” items will be distributed to the camp. If you […]
Blunders and Beers A new Park Hill Chess Club has formed. Called Blunders and Beers, the group meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at Longtable Brewhouse, 2895 Fairfax St., beginning at 6 p.m. All skill levels are welcome. Bring a board if you have one. Festival Of Tiny Houses The largest tiny house […]
$34.1 Billion Budget, Passenger Rail, Some Cussing By Penfield W. Tate III For the GPHN June 9 was sine die, possibly the latest date in the year that a regular session of the Colorado General Assembly has ever ended. So, what was accomplished? The context for all the major policy decisions was the near unanimous […]
Families Of Stanley Taylor and Wayne Carroll Are Devastated; Left Wondering What Happened Stanley Taylor had a great sense of humor. He loved being around his family, he loved playing card games and dominoes, helping people, going to church and reading his bible. He was a praying man,” said his sister, Sharon Vasquez. “He had […]
Message To Motorists: Put Down The Phone And Slow Down Story and photos by Cara DeGette Editor, GPHN A rash of recent accidents, collisions and hit-and-runs in Park Hill has cops and neighbors extending one long and loud message: Slow the *bleep* down. As of June 21, a total of 33 people have died in […]