North High School delivered yard signs with graduates' names to every senior's home. With schools closed and a ban on large gatherings, graduation ceremonies have been canceled. North High School’s Cayden Clark-Johnson imagined graduation his entire school career. Alondra Bahana-Reza of … Continue Reading about Coronavirus Teaches 2020 Graduates a Hard Lesson
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Politics
DeGette Talks COVID-19, Healthcare, Environment, Bread
Congresswoman Diana DeGette “I was a little offended when President Trump said Congress was on vacation,” Congresswoman Diana DeGette said in a recent interview with The Denver North Star. DeGette, who represents Denver, said she wants constituents to know that congressional offices are working … Continue Reading about DeGette Talks COVID-19, Healthcare, Environment, Bread
Denver Explores Cannabis Delivery
Photo Courtesy of Lanternnow.com Even before Denverites were told to stay at home as much as possible, they were already fans of delivery services. Drizly, an app-based alcohol delivery service, said that 14 liquor stores completed over 16,000 delivery orders in North Denver in 2019 using their … Continue Reading about Denver Explores Cannabis Delivery
As Renters and Landlords Clash, Some Tenants Turn to Collective Bargaining
Ryan Leach’s recent job experience includes teaching computer programming internationally, but these days he sounds more like a community or union organizer. Leach, a tenant in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, has been organizing his fellow tenants at the Acacia building to collectively negotiate with … Continue Reading about As Renters and Landlords Clash, Some Tenants Turn to Collective Bargaining
Community
Community Spotlight: People Making a Difference
North Denver has had our shares of ups and downs, but we know that community comes together when it matters most. We’re highlighting community members who are making a difference in our new segment. If you know a person, organization, or local business who deserves recognition, email … Continue Reading about Community Spotlight: People Making a Difference
Smiley Branch Library Prepares for Upcoming Renovation
Throughout the city, Denver Public Library locations have expanded virtual services and programming during the COVID-19 outbreak and resulting closures. Smiley LibraryPhotos by Hannah Evans For one of Northwest Denver’s libraries, the Smiley Branch, reopening to the public will be on a … Continue Reading about Smiley Branch Library Prepares for Upcoming Renovation
Arts & Culture
Missing Art Walks, Neighbors Create Their Own First Friday
The first Friday of each month Denverites are normally out walking between art galleries, bars, and other small businesses. … Continue Reading about Missing Art Walks, Neighbors Create Their Own First Friday
Two Turntables and a Smartphone
How a House Full of DJs Adapt During Stay-At-Home Orders With bars and clubs closed, Christian Foresee now does livestream … Continue Reading about Two Turntables and a Smartphone
Dining
North(side) of Normal
As a Post-Covid food and beverage world gradually reopens, iconic gathering places rethink their strategiesPhoto by Basha Cohen As businesses around North Denver tiptoe into the great unknown, grand … Continue Reading about North(side) of Normal
Health & Wellness
Your Wellness Secret Weapon
"Take a deep breath.” It’s great advice. Breathing is the most fundamental function of human life. We can exist for days without food and water, but oxygen? Just minutes. The average person … Continue Reading about Your Wellness Secret Weapon
Welcome to The Gray Zone
Find Your Way as a Family Historian
My phone buzzed with a barrage of texts from a distant cousin. I scrolled through vignettes and photos connected to my birth family. Referring to a great great grandmother I never knew, this cousin’s … Continue Reading about Find Your Way as a Family Historian
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Checking Out: Upright Women Wanted
Hannah Evans Times continue to be strange, and it can be difficult to read for pleasure right now. Many of us have entirely new responsibilities eating up the majority of our days during the … Continue Reading about Checking Out: Upright Women Wanted
Views on Parenting
Surrendering to Stopping
Jill Carstens As unpleasant as this pandemic has been, I have witnessed some pleasing scenes happening on a daily basis; families gathered in their yards together, dads walking with strollers, … Continue Reading about Surrendering to Stopping
Shaping Our Future by Remembering Our Past
Relating to the Stranger in the Pandemic: A Family History
For many years after my mother's family migrated north from their home downtown on the old Auraria campus, the Flahertys rented a small worker's cottage in North Denver at 2528 Hooker Street. It was … Continue Reading about Relating to the Stranger in the Pandemic: A Family History
Public Safety
Tips on Preventing Personal Property Theft
Greetings to all the residents and businesses in Northwest Denver from Denver Police District #1. What a month it has been. I sincerely hope that everyone is doing the best that they can with all of the challenges and changes in our community. DPD District #1 is committed to this community and keeping all of […]
Guest Column
Irritable with Your Quarantine Companions? It’s Time to Think like a Dog Trainer
Courtney Chandler—a dog trainer and behavioral science nerd—shares the secret to how she and her husband hacked their relationship and found harmony while adjusting to being together 24-7. With Colorado under stay-at-home orders, we’re discovering that quarantines make folks irritable with the people around them. While understandable, if left unchecked, irritability could become self-perpetuating. I’ve […]