It’s not your typical high school. Though it is exactly that in many ways. Dozens of pennants with school names and mascots hang from the ceiling along the main hallway. Students wearing backpacks and masks chat and laugh as they make their way to class. Inspiration is painted on the walls: Do Something Real. At Fred N. Thomas CEC Early College, doors that from the outside … [Read more...] about Students Get Jump Start on College and Careers at CEC Early College
Bird (and Nature) Enthusiasts Keep a 122-Year Tradition Flying
A hardy group of citizen scientists started off the new year with a 122-year-old tradition. Despite single digit temperatures and a coating of snow on the trails, they set out Jan. 1 along a route that was added to the National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count (CBC) in the late 1990s. The outing had a “bubby New Year’s vibe,” said Casey Davenhill, a Denver Audubon … [Read more...] about Bird (and Nature) Enthusiasts Keep a 122-Year Tradition Flying
Colorado’s 65+ Population Has Much to Watch For In 2022 Legislative Session
Every day a car pulls up in front of my 90-year-old neighbor’s house. A volunteer hops out and heads up the front walk to drop off a meal and visit with Delores. This daily meal delivery is a key ingredient in Delores’ recipe for thriving in the home she has lived in for decades. Other ingredients include neighbors who shovel snow from her sidewalk and her family members who … [Read more...] about Colorado’s 65+ Population Has Much to Watch For In 2022 Legislative Session
The Denver North Star Remembers Barbara Tramutt
Barbara (Frevert) Tramutt passed away on November 28, 2021 at the age of 102. Tramutt covered Zone 3, a large expanse of the metro area from North Denver to Lakewood and Golden, for the Denver Post from August 1965 to June 1981. The Denver North Star readers learned a little about Tramutt’s long and fulfilling life as a mom and journalist in the June 2021 story “Barbara … [Read more...] about The Denver North Star Remembers Barbara Tramutt
Chain of Five: Crochet Connects North Denver Women
Evelyn Brewer Anthony regularly scrolls through posts on Nextdoor. She’s curious about neighborhood happenings and likes to keep abreast. Every once in a while, she comes across a post that compels a response, like the one she saw from Jan Pelton in search of donated yarn for a project her mother Ellen is working on. Sunnyside resident Ellen Pelton managed an assisted living … [Read more...] about Chain of Five: Crochet Connects North Denver Women