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North High School’s ‘Rock of Ages’ Delivered Real-Life Connections
By Erika Taylor Cast, understudies, set construction, stage crew, lighting and sound crews, vocal direction, dance, choreography, direction, technical direction, music student directors, stage management, sponsor relations, fundraising… 125 moving parts. Staging “Rock of Ages” […]
Arts & Culture
‘Cheyanne,’ a play by Cipriano Ortega, Opens April 26
By Jill Carstens and Amy Norton The universal themes of gender, class, race and aging are touched on in North Denver native Cipriano Ortega’s first full-length play. “Cheyanne,” is a romance focusing on an artist […]
Outdoor Adventure Films Build Energy and Community
Festivals Create Space for Connection and Inclusion By Jacqui Somen Throughout the year, a local Berkeley theater hosts dozens of movies about outdoor adventures. Film festivals meant to sell movies and create buzz have evolved […]
Open Mic at Denver Woman’s Press Club April 19
By Mary Lou Egan It’s fun, it’s free and you’ll be glad you came! Join the Denver Woman’s Press Club for an open mic event on Friday, April 19, from 5 to 7 p.m. at […]
Politics
Help Shape Our Election Coverage This Year
By Kathryn White News organizations across Colorado have been asking themselves if traditional election coverage has served communities well, if it’s been too driven by the horse race of polls and pundits, or if reporters […]
Education
Students Grow and Shine at Trevista
By Erich Jegier “Trevista is like one big family, there are really good people there,” said Anisha Berrier. Berrier’s two children attend Trevista at Horace Mann, an elementary school located next to Ciancio Park at […]
City-School Committee (Re)Hits the Ground Running
By Kathryn White A revived City-School Coordinating Committee (CSCC) met for its first time March 22 after being legislated back to life last November by City Council members Amanda Sandoval and Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez. The CSCC […]
La Raza Report Finds 35 Opportunities to Improve DPS
By Kathryn White Denver Public Schools released a report March 19 intended — after decades of complicated twists and turns between the district and Latino community — to finally create an effective and sustainable strategy […]
Community
23rd Avenue Sculpture Studio to Leave the Neighborhood
By Allen Cowgill 23rd Avenue Sculpture Studio will leave the Sloan’s Lake neighborhood later this year after being part of the community for over 32 years. Dennis West founded the studio in 1992. It has […]
Much Anticipated I-70 Noise Wall Project Commences
By The Denver North Star staff Sunnyside and Chaffee Park residents adjacent to I-70, and drivers on the highway, now see signs that CDOT’s I-70 noise wall replacement project has finally begun. In late March, […]
Dirt to Domicile: West 38th Avenue Edition
By Kathryn White Travelers along West 38th Avenue between Tennyson and Irving encounter numerous active construction projects and vacant lots carrying “for sale” signs these days. Beyond the visible, site development plans have been filed […]
El Padrino Demolition Readies DHA Land for Next Chapter
By Kathryn White When a demolition crew and excavator turned up at the former El Padrino restaurant site last month, neighbors sprung into action snapping photos and cautioning workers not to injure the feral spayed/neutered […]
News Shorts
By The Denver North Star staff Regis Gives April 16-17 A 48-hour fundraising initiative, Regis Gives, invites the community to support a range of the university’s internal and outward-facing projects and programs. As a Jesuit […]
Environment
Local Food Businesses Embrace Year-Round Sustainability Practices
