Witman, chairman of the foundation’s board. Bringing music to the marina is a symbol of our diverse community, and Jamming on the Jetty is a perfect way to enjoy the lake framed by the Rocky Mountain skies. Two high-octane bands have been revealed to date, including the six-piece Dzirae Gold Soul Band, whose voice is just that: pure gold.
Between 2019 and 2021, the Den ver Public Schools system lost more than 3,500 students, or 3% of its total student body. The Northwest area of Denver is fore cast to see an overall decline in the student population over the coming years, present ing a potential risk of consolidation or clo sure to schools in the region. The total student population in the Northwest is expected to decline by 700, a decrease of roughly 9%, by 2026. The West Colfax area is expected to bear the brunt of this decline, with a projected drop of around 500 students by 2026. Manuel Aragon, a parent of four DPS students, has been working on raising awareness around declining enrollment in North Denver. His work has focused on West Colfax Elementary, where the stu dent population has been dropping over the past few years.
The evening’s headliner is Los Mocochetes. Ac cording to event organizers, it was a big coup to book this “Latin-Infused” band that has been play ing from Sun Valley to Jefferson Park this summer.
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Organizers of this year’s Jamming on the Jetty music festival are hoping to fill the airwaves with a call to heal Sloan’s Lake. The music festival takes place 2-7 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Sloan’s Lake Boat House and Jetty on the north side of the park, Byron Place and Utica Street. This jam-fest is more than just a kick-up-your-heels and hang-out-to-music event. It is the second year in a row to feature a commu nity fundraiser, hosted by the Sloan’s Lake Park Foundation (SLPF), which is trying to help save the lake from sed iment, algae bloom, fish kill, and eroding depths that have plagued the coveted body of “Wewater.want to activate the lake through beautification projects, monthly clean-ups and educa tional forums that will engage our community to protect and defend one of the most beautiful natural assets in North Denver,”saidGlenn
This year’s Jamming on the Jetty will take place 2-7 p.m. Sept. 17 at Sloan’s Lake. “We want to activate the lake through beautification projects, monthly clean-ups and educational forums that will engage our community to protect and defend one of the most beautiful natural assets in North Denver.” – Glenn Witman, chairman of the foundation’s board. Now, the criteria will be passed on to higher-level DPS officials to be used in determining which schools may be affected.
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Aragon noted the importance of ex panding community discussions on declining enrollment, especially given the disproportionate harms of school closure on communities of color and unhoused“Denverpopulations.PublicSchools has a history of shutting down schools in communities of color,” he said. “Our concern is that this is going to be another thing that just dis proportionately impacts those communi ties. This new set of criteria is still most likely going to impact more communi ties of color than schools with predomi nantly white populations in Southeast or Central Denver.”
The Denver Public School’s Strategic Re gional Analysis report noted that North west Denver’s Elementary schools may see the greatest declines in student popula tion. The report found, however, that stu dent numbers in the region may stabilize over the coming years. Sharply declining enrollment within DPS has prompted discussions on poten tial school consolidations and closures. This spring, the district’s Declining Enroll See DPS, Page 5 By Talia Traskos-Hart
The band is a Colorado Sound Music Award nom inee this year for the category of outstanding stage presence. There will be free fami ly-friendly events including yoga, DJs, swing dancing, a kids sing-along, and a kids zone. Additional performanc es will include Polynesian dancers, Mexican Folklorico dancers, and more. Plus barrels of beer, cock tails, margaritas, food trucks, and ice cream will be on hand. “Every dollar counts. Every beer sold, every donation given, and every commitment of sup port goes back to improving the lake,” SLPF board organizer and lake advocate Kurt Weaver said. For more information about the foundation, vis it sloanslakeparkfoundation.org or email info@ sloanslakeparkfoundation.org.Editor’snote:BashaCohenis the vice chair of the Sloan’s Lake Park Foundation and also a contributor to The Denver North Star.
“We’ve been pretty active in trying to retain families at Colfax,” he said. “One of the big issues that we’ve had is that families have just been displaced by gentrification, rising housing costs, and COVID. A lot of it has been trying to help support parents who have moved out of the community to keep their students at Colfax, whether that’s rides for families or talking to them about the school choice process.”
Jamming on the Jetty for a Cause: #SaveSloansLake
Plaza38 Celebrates Reopening, Full Tenant Occupancy
By Eric Heinz Gene and Teresa Lucero, owners of Pla za38, recently celebrated the completion of the construction and full occupancy of the shoppingTenantscenter.include the addition of Nana’s Co cina-Authentic New Mexican Cuisine. Cung Sushi and What’s Happening Café complete the Plaza38 Food Hall, Gene Lucero said, which has been under construction since 2018. Other tenants include Aladdin Mediterra nean Grill, Kaladi’s Bros. Coffee, the Milky Way Ice Cream and Coffee Bar, and The Bar at Plaza38, or Bar38, which is the centerpiece of the new food hall. “Getting to the end (of construction) was the biggest thing,” Lucero said. He is most proud of finalizing “the evolution and im provement of the concept that we did not ini tially plan on,” the food hall. The celebration of the reopening in July included a DJ and a small car show, as well as a full week of festive specials at Bar38. The Food Hall features a photographic exhibit of Northside landmarks and events curated by local artist Jeremy “Jolt” Ulibarri and a banner mural by Emanuel Martinez. The other tenants in the plaza are Com merce Bank, Snappy Nails, 38th Modern Dental, Mathnasium, Rush Cycle, Mountain West Financial, Whole Property Manage ment, D4 Architecture, St. Peter Excavating, and Welcome Home Property Management. The plaza is anchor-leased by Keller Wil liams Realty Urban Elite where Lucero has merged the former Lucero Real Estate. Luce ro has become a principal and serves as its managing broker. The Luceros initially sold the commer cial space to Trammel Crow Residential Development in 2015 and re-purchased the space in 2017 for about $3.7 million, public records show.
Denargo St. Apartment Building Plans Return to City Council
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By Eric Heinz P lans have been resurrected to rezone a property allowing for a 16-story apart ment building with commercial mixed use in two lots at 3275 and 3315 Denargo St. in FiveThePoints.site is owned by JV Lodo Denargo LLC, which is backed by Chicago-based Golub and Company and Denver-based Formativ. Lee Golub is listed as the appli cant for the rezoning. The LLC paid about $21.6 million for the approximately 166,000 square feet of the land between two parcels in November, according to public records. The land is adjacent to the planned 13-acre Denargo Market, which is being developed by Golub and Formativ. That purchase happened about a year and a half after an initial applicant tried to re zone the property, but that proposal was re jected by city council during its final read ing. In May 2020, owners Evergreen-based Lodo Self Storage and AFTCO LLC applied to rezone the land, but only asked for 12 sto ries as a maximum height. During that time, the land was under contract to be sold, but that purchase was contingent on getting the rezoning ap proved, according to Laura Newman, a rep resentative of Golub. Denver City Council voted 7-6 that month to reject the rezoning request. According to the application from that time, the proposal was to keep 10% of the units for people mak ing up to 80% of the area median income (AMI), which is about $62,000 for one person and nearly $90,000 for a family of four. But several council members who voted against the rezoning said that amount of “affordable housing” was not enough. Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca, who represents the district where the proposed building would be constructed, said that the process for the developers to engage the public about the project was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, and that she only had letters of support from people who didn’t live in the immediate area. Denver now has a set of options for de velopers to choose in order to meet the city’s requirements for income-restricted housing, and Brad Weinig, a representa tive of the city's Department of Housing and Stability (HOST), said the new pro posal is to keep 10% of units at 60% AMI, which does conform. Newman said during the committee meeting that the firm has not filed its de velopment plans yet and has not decided how many units could be built on the site, whether it’s between two buildings or one. She said there could be 750 to 800 units on site, meaning 75 to 80 could be set aside for 60% AMI income-restricted housing. Denver City Council’s Land Use, Trans portation and Infrastructure Committee recently forwarded the newest zoning ap plication to the full council, but not before CdeBaca reminded committee members of the “hours of testimony” they received from the public during the first project. CdeBaca made a request to have a vote on whether to instruct the city’s HOST staff to do an analysis on the issues that were brought up during public outreach in 2020, such as that the zoning would be inconsistent with the“Ifneighborhood.we'rebringing this same exact rezon ing at a higher height, and height was a big issue for a range of different criteria rea sons, I think we need a better analysis is coming from HOST before this gets to the floor instead of putting that same burden on the community to come out and give us hours more of the same testimony,” CdeBacaCouncilwomansaid.
PHOTO BY ERIC HEINZ Developers of the site at 3275 and 3315 Denargo St. are looking to build a 16-story apartment building with possibly 800 units, 10% of which will be reserved for income-restricted residents.
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Amanda Sandoval, who chairs the committee that deliber ated the rezoning, denied CdeBaca’s re quest to involve HOST in a vote on such an analysis. The committee forwarded the application to the full council, with CdeBa ca being the lone dissenting vote. Jason Morrison, a senior city planner with Denver’s Community Planning and Devel opment, said there have been more letters of support this time around, and Heart of Five Points, the registered neighborhood organi zation in the area, also supported the project. The developers are also looking to be in cluded within the River North Design Over lay District, which according to city records is required to go through an enhanced de sign review process. The zoning includes the reduced mini mum parking requirements within one-half mile of RTD’s 38th & Blake Station, as well as increased limitations to structured park ing and designation of the Platte River for treatment as a “primary” street.
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But several council members who voted against the rezoning said that amount of “affordable housing” was not enough.
PHOTO BY ERIC HEINZ Gene Lucero, the owner of Plaza38, poses for a photo at The Bar at Plaza38.
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PHOTOS BY ERIC HEINZ Dork Dance founder Ethan Levy participates in a session at Sloan’s Lake Park.
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“I find myself advocating for not only mental health but also dance, and I see dance as a really powerful solution to really complex problems.” – Ethan Levy Dork Dance organizer Sarah Rose Reynolds initiates a frenzied dance during a session at Sloan’s Lake Park.
By Eric Heinz Dancing like you don’t care just got easier, and it could improve your mental health. The group Dork Dancing has created week ly sessions at Sloan’s Lake Park for people to join in and dance any way they like, without fear of judgment. Founder Ethan Levy said the group helps bring people together and the activity has various social benefits. “(Dancing) can help combat things like depression, anxiety, stress,” Levy said. “Ob viously, it’s good for your physical body, and then it can also be a nice escape from the con cerns of the ego and connect with something greater than yourself. So it can be a spiritual practice for people as well.” Denver is the only city in the U.S. with a Dork Dance branch, but there are two loca tions in Vietnam and it is presented online. Levy started Dork Dance in June 2020 af ter being stranded in Vietnam during the COVID-19 pandemic, as he was supposed to teach English in China that year.
Dance Club Looks to Improve People’s
Sarah Rose Reynolds, an organizer with Dork Dance, was about to move to Den ver when she found the group’s website, as recommended by a friend who affably de scribed Reynolds’ dancing as “I“dorky.”waslooking for a commu nity,” Rose Reynolds said. “I got in touch with Ethan. I told him, ‘Look, I've always been told I’m a really bad dancer. Can I be part of your group?’ And he's like, ‘Yeah, everybody’s welcome.’” Dork Dancing takes place from 2:30-3:30 p.m. on Sundays at Sloan’s Lake Park. There is no fee to attend. There are also sessions held at City Park and Washington Park. Check dorkdancing.com for specific locations.
“I find myself advocating for not only men tal health but also dance, and I see dance as a really powerful solution to really complex problems,” Levy said. “Dance can often be overlooked and dismissed as a tool to help.”
WACKY HEARTBEAT And whether you’ve had a COVID infec tion or not, it's important to pay attention to your heart beat and seek care when irregu larities occur. Fluttering or thumping in the chest may require medical attention. This is a common symptom in people recovering from COVID and other viral infections. Exercise is for everyone! It just may look different for different seasons of the year and seasons of life. Take precautions, listen to what your body and your medical team are telling you, and set yourself up to find the pace and practice that will work for you and your body for many seasons to come. More on pace and practice and results next month. And remember, if you wonder, reach out! That’s what I'm here for.
Keeping Cool While Staying Fit Exercising in ex tremely warm con ditions is not only a “hot” fitness trend; right now in Denver, it's just a reality.Formany folks, tak ing a few precautions can make their warm er training sessions just as safe as more tem perature controlled ones. You can read more how-to details about each of the strategies in the piece I wrote in the July 2021 edition.
City Chooses Bridge as Fox Park Connector See BRIDGE, on next page
Looking at cost and feasibility, the city has chosen to examine the construction of a bridge from the Fox Park development site to Sunnyside as opposed to a tunnel that would have traveled north into Globeville. The development team originally planned to construct either a tunnel that would run traffic through Globeville under I-70 to con nect to 48th Avenue, or a multimodal bridge that would run traffic through the northeast corner of the Sunnyside neighborhood at 47thDavidAvenue.Gaspers, a principal planner with the city, said Denver asked the Fox Park de velopers to do an additional feasibility study on the northern connector, which was then sent to the Development Review Committee, which chose to move forward with the bridge. Gaspers said the choice for the bridge is based on a study conducted in 2009 that looked at a possible Fox Park connector. That was long before the 41st and Fox Street RTD commut er station and development plans for housing were“Ultimately,submitted.the bridge does a much better job of implementing the community's vision
• Find shade • Wet a towel for your head or neck
DIZZINESS If stopping for water or a snack doesn't help, if the lightheadedness is accompanied by con fusion or fainting, or it happens repeatedly— you need medical attention. Normal workouts should not make you feel dizzy unless that’s the goal of the activity. Dizzy from twirly spin ning like a kid on a playground, fine. Dizzy from spinning on a Peloton, call your doctor.
Erika Taylor is a community wellness insti gator at Taylored Fitness, the original online wellness mentoring system. Taylored Fitness believes that everyone can discover small changes in order to make themselves and their communities more vibrant, and that it is only possible to do our best work in the world if we make a daily commitment to our health. Visit facebook.com/erika.taylor.303 or email eri ka@tayloredfitness.com.
CHEST PAIN Chest pain is never normal or expected. If you feel chest pain or pressure—especially alongside nausea, vomiting, dizziness, short ness of breath, or extreme sweating—stop working out immediately and call 911.
• Consult your doctor
• Go out early or late • Stay inside • Take a buddy, go someplace populated or wear a tracker
LEG CRAMPS Cramps, especially chronic or worsening, shouldn't be ignored. Leg cramps during ex ercise could signal blood clots and warrant at least a talk with your doctor. No matter where they occur, they are a reason to pause exercising. Even if they stem from dehydra tion or other mineral imbalance, that’s some thing you need to address before returning to exertion, especially when the temperature is summery.
• Stay hydrated • SLOW down • Take more recovery time • Bring Remember,sunscreenagreat wellness program not only includes workouts and fuel, it sets rest and recovery days and takes into ac count changes in season, goals, health, and all kinds of other factors—including a timely one you may not think matters to you, and will certainly matter to someone you know. A recent study published in Scientif ic American shows that even a mild case of COVID-19 can increase a person’s risk of cardiovascular problems a year after diagnosis, even among people without preexisting conditions. Given the more than 572 million report ed infections worldwide as of July 28 per the World Health Organization, and per haps millions more going undiagnosed and unreported, it is highly likely that you or someone you know may now belong to the high-risk category when it comes to exer tion related heart trouble. Which means it is more important than ever to pay attention to the signals your body sends you. Signs you should stop exercise immediately: YOU HAVEN'T CONSULTED YOUR DOCTOR For anyone beginning or leveling up an exercise habit—especially if you're at risk for heart disease or have had an illness, in fection, or injury—it is key to consult your doctor. A medical professional may provide specific guidelines so you can exercise safe ly, and they can help you avoid regressing or causing more harm than good.
By Eric Heinz
YOUR HEART RATE DOESN'T COME DOWN WITH REST “Listen to your heart” is not just an 80s earworm. Our heart should track with our effort—beating faster when our activity in creases and coming down when our effort subsides. This aspect of heart rate variability is not only important for obtaining the bene fits of exercise but also is a key indicator that things are working properly in your body.
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YOU'RE SUDDENLY SHORT ON BREATH We expect our breath to quicken when we exercise. But there's a difference between shortness of breath due to exercise and short ness of breath due to a potential heart attack, heart failure, exercise-induced asthma or an other condition. If activities you could pre viously perform without being winded sud denly have you gasping for air, stop and call a medical professional.
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The committee set out three criteria to be used in locating schools that may be closed or consolidated. The initial two criteria deal with enrollment numbers. Schools with crit ically low enrollment—under 215 students— or with enrollment below 275 students with an 8% to 10% decline forecast over the next two years may see changes. In addition, charter schools that have been financially insolvent for over two years may be eligible for consolidation or closure. The superintendent and school board will identi fy these schools using data from the student count on Oct. 1 of this year. Schools will not be consolidated or closed until the 2023-2024 school year at the earli est, DPS’ Small Schools Resolution notes. The resolution, which was established alongside the formation of the advisory committee, noted that families impacted by closures and consolidations will be assisted through the transition to new schools. Elyria and Swansea were among one of the most affected neighborhoods, with a de crease of over 20% in the school-age popula tion between 2010 and 2020.
Things can get so hectic and busy during the school year. Is it necessary for us to race around every month of the year? Not having a plan everyday allows for spontaneity. When we are not rushing around to get somewhere, we also leave more room for humor and lightheartedness. Maybe the dinner you planned isn’t working out, but if there is no hur ry, you have more time to include your child in the process of cooking without pressure. As summertime ends and school hovers, remember that sometimes the simplest of en deavors create moments that become lifelong memories and wonderful habits.
Xochitl Gaytan, president of the DPS Board of Education, noted that she and other board members hope to avoid school closures where“Therepossible.are certainly concerns in DPS around declining enrollment, which is di rectly impacted due to gentrification, seg regation, and the significant increase of alternative school models such as charter schools,” Gaytan said. “But our board is hop ing to keep our schools open, especially our neighborhood public schools.” Despite the hope to keep as many schools open as possible, DPS leaders have raised concerns in recent years regarding the lack of funding with sharply declining enrollment numbers. Smaller schools receive lower fund ing, making it challenging to fund extracur ricular opportunities, gifted and talented pro grams, and resources such as counseling. Coogan noted that equity concerns were a major focus in discussions surrounding the criteria. The committee did not, for ex ample, set school achievement as a criteri on, which Coogan noted was due to a con cern that achievement measures could be “potentially inequitable.”
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“The biggest concern for our committee was that we have the least amount of impact on the most impacted schools,” Coogan said. “Schools that are serving traditionally un derserved populations or serving a high level of students experiencing poverty … we didn’t want those schools to be more impacted by Whilethis.”
JILL CARSTENS ment Advisory Committee, a group headed by Superintendent Alex Marrero and made up of 34 parents, family members, school district staff members, teachers and commu nity members, developed a set of criteria to be used in identifying schools that may be eligible for consolidation or closure. Now, the criteria will be passed on to high er-level DPS officials to be used in determin ing which schools may be affected. “The role of the committee was simply to come up with the criteria. It’s up to the su perintendent and the board to decide if they will apply (it) in the next few years or if they won’t,” explained Moira Coogan, the Princi pal at DCIS Montbello and a member of the advisory committee.
The Fox Park development is planned to be a mixed-use urban hub with an estimat ed 3,300 units for up to 6,000 people to call home, in addition to 34,000 square feet of retail, 80,000 square feet of culture and enter tainment facilities, 14 acres of interconnected parks and open space, and other amenities. The development area announced last year that it is also planning to host the World Trade Center’s headquarters. Continued
Charmaine Lindsay, who was recently ap pointed to represent North and West Den ver on the Denver school board,declined to be interviewed for this story, citing a family vacation. feasibility community'sThatCommittee,wasstudythenthebridge.bridgeisthatlookedwaslongcommutforhousingmuchbettervisionthat was adopted in that plan as opposed to the tunnel, and I think a little bit more of an intuitive connection to the 41st and Fox Station,” Gaspers said. The bridge is estimated to cost about $28 million, where as the tunnel would have been about $40 million. According to the Fox Park development team, which is paying for the infrastructure, the tunnel would have also entered into an Environmen tal Protection Agency Superfund site. Gaspers said the city will consider designs that would go through a formal review pro cess and that it could take a few years before it is “Incompleted.themeantime, (Fox Park) will have other infrastructure projects they’re going to be doing, more design and potential con struction work on before the bridge gets built out,” he said. “When Fox Park does come back in with more formalized designs, we want to make sure it’s a complete multimodal street that’s very bike- and pet-friendly and works well with their street design.”
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Coogan recognized that worries have been high in neighborhoods with de clining enrollment, she emphasized that no decisions have yet been made regarding con solidations or closures.
“I know a lot of community members are concerned right now, wondering, ‘Is my school on the list or is something going to happen,’” she said. “For those community members, just know that there is no list right now.”
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Jill Carstens taught for 30 years and now enjoys writing for this publication! Email her with comments or story ideas at jill@denver northstar.com.
Northsider’s Acting Chops Land Play at Bug Theater
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“The play focuses on two alternating perspectives, that of the undercover cop that organized the killings, Alejandro González Malavé, and the mother of the youngest victim, whose name is Adria,” MarcantoniMendez-Sotosaid.plays Malavé, a character for which the actor is given a two-and-ahalf-minute powerfully emotional mono logue. He said the role resonated with him because he remembers the news coming from Puerto Rico about the killings. “For me, it was something that I had been around; I’d been around in that era,” he said. “It was close to home.”
By Eric Heinz Not even the COVID-19 pandemic could keep playwright and director Jonathan Marcantoni from casting Northsider Angelo Mendez-Soto in his latest production. Mendez-Soto was supposed to be in Mar cantoni’s “Puerto Rican Nocturne” in Colo rado Springs in late 2019. He made the trip from North Denver to the Springs, driving through snow to do his audition during an open mic night. “It just blew us away and he really charmed us,” Marcantoni said. “He got cast in that production, which was then shut down by the pandemic. Our opening night was the night that they closed all the theaters.” Mendez-Soto had to prepare on the fly for his“Theyperformance.hadhanded me a script about five minutes before, and he said, ‘I want you to play this character,’” Mendez-Soto said. “So I said, I’m going to do my audition right here, and I read the piece.” Marcantoni was based in Colorado Springs but he has since moved to Denver. The pro duction is taking place at The Bug Theater, 3654 Navajo Mendez-SotoSt. said he’s been a community theater actor for the last 44 years since his move to the Mile High City from Harlem in New York City. He mostly appears in pro ductions with Su Teatro, and he was recently honored for his work by the theater. “Puerto Rican Nocturne” is a dramati zation that examines the aftermath of the Cerro Maravilla murders, which occurred in 1978 when a group of pro-American cops murdered activists who wanted indepen dence for Puerto Rico, Marcantoni said. “I wanted to write it as someone who loves history and especially the history of my people,” Marcantoni said. “I saw it as a story ripe with a lot of ideas that are close to me, and particularly the effects of colonial ism psychologically on people.” Marcantoni said he’s lost a few loved ones in Puerto Rico over the last few years, and the play helped him “navigate those feelings.”
The play premiered Aug. 5, but remaining shows are at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 19 and 20, and at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 21. Tickets are available at bugtheatre.org and are $10 for students, $30 for general admission and $50 for those who want to donate to the theater.
PHOTO BY ERIC HEINZ Angelo Mendez-Soto performs his monologue during a dress rehearsal at The Bug Theater. Remaining performances of the play are Aug. 19-21.
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By Eric Heinz Local 46 Bar and Biergarten will close its location of 11 years on Sep. 30, this time forNiyagood.Gingerich, the owner of Local 46, re cently announced the closure in a Facebook post. In 2020, the bar announced its closure for the first time when the building’s proper ty owners were looking to sell. “It is with the most heavy heart that we an nounce our final closing,” Gingerich said in the post. “I know we said it before, but it is for real this Delaystime.”inthe sale prompted Local 46 to reopen for some time, even though they ini tially expected to leave the 4586 Tennyson St. location by October 2020. At one time, Gingerich said she was look ing to open another location called Local 38 at 3930 38th Ave., but the cost to bring the building up to speed was not feasi ble. But she’s not giving up the search for a new“We’vebuilding.been on a mission to find a new place, but that’s still (to be determined),” Gingerich told The Denver North Star The building was purchased in August 2021 by RPAI Tennyson LP, which is owned by Denver-based Revesco Properties and Al pine Investment Partners, for $960,000, ac cording to public records. The lot is 13,500 square feet, but RPAI has acquired several other contiguous lots on the 4600 Tennyson block, which will make the land space for the project total more than 54,000 square feet, a formal site development plan filed with the city shows. the fundraisers she held at Local 46 are the memories of which she’s most fond. “We’ve held so many fundraisers for Ed ison and Centennial (elementary schools) and all the schools over the years,” Gingerich said. “Really it’s just about the family that we’ve created there of all the local neighbor hood people, and it’s really become a second home for some of them.”
Denver Film’s annual, adults-only Summer Scream fundraiser is returning to Lake side Amusement Park on Aug. 25. Organizers said they are excited to celebrate Summer Scream’s 10th anniversary after a twoyear hiatus with unlimited rides, night-long open bars, live music by DJ Bella Scratch, and an immersive experience exploring Lakeside’s richAndhistory.there’s plenty to explore. The park opened in 1908 and has only changed hands twice. Current owner, Rhoda Krasner, took over after her father in 1965, who acquired owner ship in 1935. Altogether, Lakeside has been with the Krasner family for nearly 90 years. “You’ll get that full trip through the decades as you go through this immersive experience,” said Denver Film CEO Kevin Smith. The immersive experience is the combined work of creators Andrew Novick and Chris Getzen, who’ve worked together before, and separately, on various projects around the city. A popular project they did together was an outdoor, historical puzzle hunt around the city during the Summerpandemic.Scream’sinstallation will span the entire park. While curators aren’t giving spe cifics about what the experience will include, they’re excited to showcase Lakeside’s history through iconic elements that currently exist in the park, as well as artifacts “not seen for generations,” some of which are pieces from its original opening. “One of the joys of Summer Scream is that we like to keep some of the surprise, so it’s real ly an experience that you have to be there for,” SmithWhilesaid.amusement parks are about as inter active as you can get, Novick shared that the immersive experience will also include a lot of interaction with people as they’re waiting for drinks or rides. “The human element of this is going to be really big. Usually if you make some kind of immersive event, and you just have some kind of a black box, you have to figure out a lot of the environment to put someone into a unique en vironment,” Novick said. “Lakeside is a unique environment, so we don't have to create the environment, but we’re activating it with some technology and mostly this human element, people that folks will interact with.” They’ve also created a sort of economy where attendees might “pick things up along the way that might be worth something,” Novick said. That’s a mystery you’ll have to attend to find outNovick’sabout. favorite part of this experience was getting to learn about the history of Lakeside and getting to work with the Krasner family. As a Denver native, Novick grew up going to Lakeside as a kid and then began enjoying it even more as an adult. He said he’s also looking forward to watch ing all of the work they’ve done unfold. “I hope people come for the whole thing,” Novick said. “We have different activities hap pening. Some are early while it’s light out and some are later. It will be really fun and cool to see people’s reactions and hear the feedback.” Smith is excited to see everyone back at the park celebrating Denver Film and Lakeside. It’s a great way to cap off the summer and support two historic Denver organizations, he said. “Film is so centered around a lot of escap ism and being able to transform your current experience at times, and so this event, I think, really exemplifies that to the highest level,” Smith said. Summer Scream will take place 6-11 p.m. Aug. 25 at the historic Lakeside Amusement Park, 4601 Sheridan Blvd. Tickets for the age 21-plus, end-of-summer event are on sale at denverfilm.org. Benzschawel
Denver Film’s Summer Scream Returns to Lakeside Amusement Park PHOTO COURTESY OF DENVER FILM VISIT US ON Tennyson Street Now Open for Brunch Saturday 10:00am-3:00pm 3963 Tennyson St. | 303-455-9111 Check Our Website For Our New Hours vogheraristorante.com Ongoing Weekly Calendar: Tuesdays Blake Mobley brings BACK The Local Sessions Open Jam 8pm Rado and Friends Rock out 8pm $5 forDonationmusic local46bar com WednesdaysThursdays Karaoke with Bella Scratch 9:30pm DJLiveFRIDAYSMusic9pmSaturdaysDanceParty9pm PHOTOS COURTESY LOCAL 46 After an uncertain few years, Local 46 is slated to close for good at the end of September. “We’ve been on a mission to find a new place, but that’s still (to be determined),” – Niya Gingerich
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SECOND PLACE: Bouquets for a year, courtesy of The Rose Lady (value $300) THIRD PLACE: Picnic party pack courtesy of Odell Brewery + A Little Man Ice Cream Facto ry social for four (value $300) FOURTH PLACE: A night at the Alamo $250 gift certificate courtesy of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (value $250) FIFTH PLACE: A dou ble fitness five-pack for treadmill-based circuit, heated resistance & con ditioning, or power yoga courtesy of Duality (val ue Winners/prizes$250) will be announced in the Sep. 15 edition of The Denver North Star and live at Jamming on the Jetty, Sep. 17. Contest Announcements
The Sloan’s Lake Park Foundation (SLPF) is working hard to improve the health, sus tainability, and beauty of one of Denver’s top natural assets. Rising heat, shallow depth— an average of a little more than three feet— and poor water circulation have combined to speed up the lake’s decline. The foundation’s mission is to partner with the community and city to save this precious resource.
THE SLPF APPROACH
JOIN THE TEAM TO #SAVESLOANSLAKE If you are interested in being part of the movement to #SaveSloansLake through vol unteerism, support, or donations contact sloanslakeparkfoundation.org or email info@ sloanslakeparkfoundation.org.
LAKE ADVOCATES MAKE THE DIFFERENCE Community action to save the lake is be ing taken by solid business citizens like Odell Brewing whose doors opened a stone’s throw away from the banks of Sloan’s Lake in 2021. What makes this taproom different is its com mitment to the good earth and clean water. From day one Odell’s has hosted lake cleanups on a monthly basis in partnership with Protect our Rivers (POR). “Since we started the lake clean-ups 483 volunteers have spent 774 hours and removed 15,483 pounds of trash from Sloan’s Lake,” said Sarah Nelson, director of POR. Members of SLPF and neighborhood RNOs like Sloan’s Lake Citizen Group plus countless citizens have started the simple step of mak ing a “Wedifference.allcare, but as individuals, we don't always know what we can do to make a differ ence or that the difference we make matters,” Nelson said. “We do make a difference, and the more people who join us, the bigger the impact we will make.” Here are some upcoming events to benefit the lake: AUGUST 25, 5:30-8PM: SLPF FUNDRAISER The Sloan’s Lake Park Foundation invites you to a reception and discussion to “Celebrate Sloan’s Lake,” its history, current state, and plans for a bright future. Suggested donation: $100. RSVP required, kurt@sloanslakepark foundation.
By Basha Cohen S loan's Lake is rich with history and alive with everyday activities, whether you admire the pelicans or brilliant sunsets, run, stroll, paddle board, take your pooch for a walk, work out, clean up the shores, or participate in the many events there throughout the year. The Denver North Star and Sloan's Lake Park Foundation are hosting a community photo competition to showcase our beloved lake. Our favorite photos and captions will be shown in a spread in the Sep. 15 edition. Five lucky people’s photos will be selected to win prizes valued at over $2,000 thanks to the generosity of West Colfax and Sloan’s Lake merchant community, including The Rose Lady, Odell’s, Alamo Drafthouse Cin ema, Duality, and the Little Man Ice Cream Factory. Submit your photos by Sep. 3 for a chance to win amazing prizes.
SEPT 18, 9-11 A.M.: JAMMING ON THE JETTY LAKE CLEAN UP What better way to show your love and com mitment to the lake than a post Jamming on the Jetty clean-up the day after the big event? Protect our Rivers will be hosting a special lake clean-up from 9-11AM followed by a free beer at Odell Brewing. To sign up: protectourrivers.org.
#SaveSloansLake Photo
PHOTOS BY BASHA COHEN PHOTO CONTEST RULES AND HOW TO ENTER: 1. Email a photo and caption about “Why I love Sloan’s Lake” to news@sloanslakeparkfoundation.org. 2. Follow us on Instagram and post your photo @Sloanslakeparkfoundation 3. Include these two hashtags: #SaveSloansLake and #DenverNorthStar 4. Entries are due by Saturday, Sept 3
By Basha Cohen, Vice Chair Sloan’s Lake Park Foundation The beach and the boardwalk are packed with people from all around Denver, reminiscent of Atlantic City on a Saturday in July. The evening dinner boat cruise is ready to set sail as the water skiing championships are winding down for the day. Sound too good to be true in the middle of Denver? It's not. It is exact ly what Sloan’s Lake used to be and could be again.
FIRST PLACE: Weekend getaway in a Breckenridge Airbnb, courtesy of The Den ver North Star and Meghan Nutting (value $1,000). A link to the property is in the on line edition of this article.
Kurt Weaver, SLPF's Lake Advocate, ex plains the next steps.. “First is cleaning the forebays (filters) that are currently installed around the lake,” Weaver said. “These big ‘wells’ act as a fil ter for sediment that flows into the lake, but needs to be cleaned out frequently to ensure they are working properly. Next, we need all of the ‘upstream’ munic ipalities and private businesses to address the issue of sediment in the water they send to the lake. The runoff from streets and parking lots create the bulk of this material. Lakewood, Edgewater, Wheat Ridge, Arvada, and other communities need to help with this work. Finally, we will need to dredge the lake to return the depth of the water to a healthy and usable level. Currently, the lake aver ages 3.5 feet in depth. Healthy would be at least 5.5 feet, and usable could be as deep as 12 feet. After testing, the experts will know exactly how much material needs to be removed.”
Sloan’s Lake Park Foundation Sets Sail Toward Healthier Waters
THE LONG-TERM FIX
The long-term health of the lake will only be addressed with some big projects and substantial investment. SLPF and DPR are pulling together the stakeholders and team that are needed to first stop the sediment from flowing into the lake, and then dredge the lake to bring it back to full health. Initial conversations with Anchor QEA, environ mental engineers dedicated to water resourc es, are helping define the scope and cost of the project. They successfully dredged Lake Arrowhead in California through a neigh borhood-led initiative much like this one.
SEP. 12, 4-6 P.M.: EDUCATIONAL HAPPY HOUR AT ODELL BREWING If you would like to learn more and be a part of the movement to #SaveSloansLake, SLPF is locking arms with Odell Brewing to host an educational happy hour from 4-6 p.m. Sep. 12. Lake updates and Q&A will be hosted fea turing SLPF, Denver Parks & Recreation, An chor QEA (a dredging firm), and Protect our Rivers to educate the community on progress and ways to engage. Odell’s will be serving a special “Jamming on the Jetty” tap beer along with happy hour bites and frozen dessert from another lake advocate, Little Man Ice Cream.
PHOTO BY BASHA COHENDenver Health team advocates for a healthy lake. "Silence at the Crack of Dawn.” #SaveSloansLake #DenverNorthStar"Dragon Boats Stir in a Swirling Sunset.” #SaveSloansLake #DenverNorthStar
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PHOTO COURTESY OF PROTECT OUR RIVER A cleanup day will take place 9-11 a.m. Sept. 18 at Sloan's Lake.
SLPF has worked with Denver Parks & Recreation (DPR) since 2021 to define the lake’s issues and the best possible solutions. They spearheaded a survey of lake users on DPR’s behalf to determine the level of awareness of the lake issues, how people use the lake and park, and where people using Sloan’s Lake live. Clean-up efforts have included mapping the lake bottom, installing test equipment to measure water quality, and installing a demonstration aerator near the jetty that determines the effectiveness of oxygenating the water. During this summer, Parks and Recreation has been treating the lake to stop dangerous algae blooms. Cinceré Eades, the Denver Resiliency and Trails program supervisor for planning, design, and construction, explained, “We are distributing a product called ‘Phoslock’. This product binds phosphorus and helps prevent algae blooms.”
SLPF board member Dennis Ryerson reflected, “Old Thomas Sloan didn’t know what he was doing in 1861 when he dug a hole for a well, tapping an underground spring that was the beginning of a 200-acre body of water. The lake has seen a beach, amuse ment park, gun club, and multi-level cruise boats come and go. Sadly, in only one more generation, the lake itself will go if steps ar en’t taken now to rescue our local treasure.”
SLOAN’S LAKE IS GETTING A NEW LEASE ON LIFE
After the event.. . Help us clean up the lake the day after the fun, Sun 9/18, from 9-11am! Hosted by Protect Our Rivers, the clean up is followed by a FREE beer at Odell Brewing Sign up: protectourrivers.org #sa v esloan s lak e A T , s ept 1 7, 2 -7 p m N o r t h s i d e of S l o a n’s L a k e /// COMMUNITY /// By Basha Cohen Sloan’s Lake and neighboring Edgewater bubbled over with multicultural and mul tigenerational exuberance throughout the month of July. Fears of the pandemic official ly took a backseat to fun, friends, and getting down to the sound of music. The 25th Annual Blues & BBQ for Bet ter Housing raised awareness for affordable housing in the Denver Metro Area and mon ey for Habitat for Humanity to build more of it. This one-day music festival in Edge water’s Citizen Park had an authentic, oldschool vibe with vintage Northsiders (not to be confused with “Highlanders”) and young Millenials grooving to tribute bands strum ming up the sounds of the 70s and 80s with Aerosmith, Prince, The Allman Brothers, and Bruce Springsteen. Around the corner Joy Ride Brewing cel ebrated its eighth anniversary in the hood with a raucous street party all weekend long filled with thumping music, dancing, brews ki battles, street eats, and raw energy. New to the scene, the first annual Congas Across the Rockies, presented by Don L, Dr. Rock, and Latin Rock Inc. packed the park celebrating Carlos Santana’s birthday with 75 congas playing at one time. Colorful ex uberance permeated the scene with Mexican Folklorico dancers, Aztec dancers, poetry by Ramon del Castillo, and a glorious car show featuring classic beauties from the Royal Car Club Denver. The oppressive heat followed by a downpour of rain didn’t dampen the Chi cano spirit as the master of ceremony, Pocho Joe of “La Raza Rocks” on KUVO Public Ra dio, kept the party going til dark. The beloved Dragon Boat Festival re turned for its 20th year at Sloan’s Lake after a two-year COVID hiatus and toxic algae bloom that stopped boating in its wake. This two-day festival showcases the Asian Ameri can Pacific Islander (AAPI) community that has been under attack over the last two years with the increase of hate and racism. The beauty of its vibrant culture brings over 40 teams racing in hand-carved dragon boats, Asian dancers ranging from classical to K-Pop, kid's zones, enor mous food offerings, and over 50 marketplace vendors. Aside from the brilliant 75-foot-long, colorful Chinese dragon ceremony that opens the event to chase away “neg ative energies,” the star of the show was a live orange pet bearded dragon that scampered around its owner's head and de lighted kids who were fearless enough to pet it. Sloan's Lake is alive with the sounds of music. Next up, save the date for Jamming on the Jetty, Saturday, Sept 17.
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Street Seen: Sloan’s Lake Explodes with Congas, Dragons, Blues, and Brewskis
Page 10 August 15, 2022-September 14, 2022 The Denver North Star T he phrase “fire sea son” is increasingly one on the minds of those living in western states— every summer the time it describes seems to last longer and pose more of a threat than the previous year. Leyna Krow’s debut novel of this name (2022, Penguin Random House) focuses on another trope of the west, however—the con artist, schemer, and opportunist with a wide variety of motivations. Krow’s “Fire Season,” set mostly in the late 1800s as Washington looks to gain U.S. state hood, is composed of three parts. The first sec tion follows Barton Heydale, an incredibly un likeable banker in the small town of Spokane Falls who seizes the opportunity to vengefully steal money unnoticed after a fire destroys much of the community. Part two focuses on Quake Auchenbaucher, a con man from out of town who visits Spokane Falls under the false pretense of investigating the cause of the re cent fire. “Fire Season” concludes with Roslyn Beck, a “certain kind of woman” who struggles with alcoholism as a means to cope with mys terious supernatural visions of disaster. Barton and Quake prove themselves to be entirely self-motivated—Barton from an ob sessive desire for vengeance, Quake from a means of individualistic self-preservation that lacks any and all guilt or feeling regarding oth ers. Roslyn, however, is a more complicated and interesting character. A sex worker who has spent much of her time before Spokane Fall’s fire drunk on “mud drink,” Roslyn steals and breaks hearts, but not with the same self ishness of her male counterparts. Struggling with guilt, aimlessness, loneliness, and a lack of power as well as a lack of understanding of her otherworldly talents, Roslyn is compelled to help those around her, but must find out what that even looks like amongst the lawless ness of the FollowingWest.the actions of Roslyn, Barton, and Quake by and large, “Fire Season” takes a few quick diversions into short antidotes featuring other “certain kind of women” and their abilities, driving home an exploration of what motivates one’s behavior in a world that ignores them at best and pushes them out with fear and violence at worst. Roslyn may be an opportunist like Barton and Quake, but she’s also searching for her place in a broader world that can either chew her up and spit her out or ultimately welcome and appreciate her unique abilities within it. Check out “Fire Season” at your closest Den ver Public Library location or as an e-book or e-audiobook on denverlibrary.org. Hannah Evans is the senior librarian at the Smiley Branch of the Denver Public Library. Checking Out: ‘Fire Season’ HANNAH EVANS /// ARTS & CULTURE ///
Celebrating its 20th year, the Sunnyside Music Festival will return from noon to 7 p.m. Sep. 10 to Chaffee Park, 44th Avenue and Tejon Street. The festival started as a “backyard party” and has grown to a 12,000-person event that has raised more than $48,000 for North Den ver music programs over the last seven years, Joe Michie, a board member of the festival’s nonprofit arm, said. “I think we've evolved as the neighbor hood's evolved,” Michie said. “It was a couple families who got together, back in the day it was quite different.” There are five bands scheduled to play, with one stage located along Tejon Street. The 2022 lineup headliner is iZCalli, a rock band that performs in both Spanish and English. The other four bands are Chella & The Charm, Chain Station, Banshee Tree, and DragonFood,Deer.beer, and other vendors will sur round the park during the festival. As the festival has grown up, so have the organizers, who are keeping family-friendly activities and entertainment in the front of mind. Swallow Hill, Flesher Hinton Music, and the Colorado Youth Symphony Orches tra will provide opportunities for people of all ages to learn about various instruments.
By Eric Heinz Sunnyside Music Festival Returns Sep. 10 to Chaffee Park
By Jill Carstens Denver is experiencing a lot of growing pains, but along with that growth has come unique opportunities, especially in theInarts.April, The Museum of Contempo rary Art (MCA) announced a new pro gram for emerging adults, Creators Stu dio. This program is designed for young adults, age 17-26, who have finished high school (or GED), are interested in a ca reer in the arts and may or may not enroll in Creator’scollege.
Applications for next summer’s Creator’s Studio will open late winter/early spring 2023. There is space for 20 interns, ages 17-26. The classes tale place on Saturdays for seven weeks and include a $720 stipend.
MCA Creators Studio for Emerging Adults
Studio launched this summer at MCA’s new satellite location in North Den ver at the Holiday Theater. MCA networked with partners to locate mentors who included artist Esther Hz, an interdisciplinary artist; Castle Searcy, a creative strategist; and Mi chael Bevis, a long-time entrepreneur, now working for the City of Denver’s Office of Economic Development. “I was excited to work with these young people to help them with their entrepreneur ial ideas in the creative realm,” said Bev is, who has a long history of helping young adults realize their business dreams. Bevis curated a curriculum to help the in terns flush out their ideas from the financial to the marketing perspectives. The program culminated in a Shark Tank-like pitch where local judges evaluated the viability of the student’s ideas. “We had a remarkable collection of bril liant and talented young artists. Each of them received funding after their presentations,” he Asaid.total of $76,000 was gifted in donor funds. Participant Nik “Blue” Lane, a recent Col orado College graduate, entered the program with the hope of re-engaging in their art in a more productive manner. “I realized my past art education had been much more focused on improving techni cal skills, not on how to make it in the real world,” Blue said. “I’m so grateful to have found this program that understands the potential social impact of art. The process helped me to shape to my goals and merge my prior education into a cohesive art practice that captures current social issues and helps offerWithsolutions.”thesupport and encouragement of the internship, Blue founded their new painting business, Bluebird Lane Art LLC, and began to combine their creative work with giving back by using the sale of their portraits to support the trans community in sharing their stories and help fund their healthcare costs.
The Denver Museum of Nature and Science will also be in attendance with its Curiosity Cruiser, a mobile museum. A fundraiser for the festival will take place 5-8 p.m. Aug. 17 at Edgewater Beer Gar den, 2508 Gray St. More information can be found at the Sunnyside Music Festival’s Facebook page. More information about the festival is avail able at sunnysidemusicfest.org.
A self portrait by Nik “Blue” Lane Photo courtesy Sunnyside Music Festival
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While there are bike retailers partic ipating in this program throughout the metro area and shops continue to be add ed to this list, the local North Denver bike shops that are participating as of our press deadline include: • eForce Bikes, 3871 Tennyson St.
The next opportunity to take advantage of the program will be on Tuesday, Sep. 6. Vouchers will likely go quickly as they did in previous rounds. In July, the demand for sign ups momentarily crashed Denver’s website due to so much interest. Denver res idents interested in learning more can sign up at Thedenvergov.org/e-bike.climaterebateshave been a boon for local bike shops that are participating. Morgan Matter, a manager at Framework Cycles in Denver, said the climate rebate has been fantastic for business and fantastic for theMattercommunity.saidshe loves that e-bikes are trying to replace car trips with bicycle trips. In par ticular, she noted it has been great to see peo ple purchase a bike that either couldn’t afford it before or hadn’t been thinking about it. She said e-bikes are beneficial because they open up using a bike to a lot more people. “If you have a pedal bike and your com mute is 10 miles one way, that is not doable or easily doable for a lot of people,” Matter said. “If you have an e-assist bike and you are able to maintain a speed of 18 miles per hour for a ride, you can get there quicker. You don’t have to be an athlete to do that. It makes it more accessible to commute or travel further if it’s an e-assist bike.” Matter also noted that e-bikes are great for older adults and make biking accessible to folks that may have injuries or pain or would otherwise not have been able to use a traditional pedal bike. In addition, Matter noted the bike infra structure in the city is improving, but she would love to see more streets that are safe for people to bike on so that biking can be used for transportation and not just recre ation on paths like the Platte River trail.
By Allen Cowgill Explore North Denver at 1-3 Miles Per Hour Artist and Pedes trian Dignity advocate Jonathan Stalls’ new book, “WALK: Slow Down, Wake Up, and Con nect at 1-3 Miles Per Hour,” comes out Aug. 16, and two North Denver dates have made its launchStallstour.will host a discussion on his experienc es and transformative approach to navigating communities on Aug. 23 at the Denver Public Library’s Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales Branch and on Sep. 12 at West Side Books (details at end of story). The book includes a collection of Stall’s es says and walking practices, ranging from sto ries along his 242-day walk across the U.S. to advice pieces to help people deepen their own experiences of walking through different and familiar neighborhoods. Stall has woven his own illustrations throughout the book with stories from collaborators like Pam Jiner of Montbello Walks, 2017 GirlTrek Organizer of the Year. The book speaks directly to the issues of race and class, refusing to shy away from Stall’s observations about access to resources and“Thesafety.book is pushing some edges around what you’d imagine a nonfiction book to be,” StallsForsaid.Stalls, walking or rolling at what he de scribes as an unhurried pace can shift our rela tionships with one another, the landscapes, and the built environments we spend time in. North Denver is a good place to explore theseStalls’themes.Aug. 23 event, starting at the Corky Gonzales Library and heading to Paco Sánchez Park, takes place near the Colfax Clover, the interchange surrounding West Colfax Avenue and Federal Boulevard that sits on 29 acres of land. It’s the site of much discussion, largely be cause it has proven to be dangerous for pedes trians and bicyclists and is a barrier to services located nearby. It’s also not far from the Colorado Depart ment of Transportation (CDOT) headquar ters office, Stalls emphasizes, noting the iro By Kathryn White See WALK, Page 12
• The HUB Bicycles Denver, 3605 West Colfax Ave.
• REI, 1416 Platte St.
The program is intended for all—any Denver resident can save $400 on an e-bike, while income-qualified residents can save $1,200. However, only income-qualified ap plications are being accepted at this time, according to CASR. Residents purchasing a cargo e-bike (a larger e-bike that can accommodate an ex tra person, children, or extra cargo like gro ceries) can save an additional $500. Salisbury said that thus far 35% of re demptions have come from income-qual ified residents, and 34% of all e-bikes pur chased were cargo bikes. The program is funded by Denver’s Cli mate Protection Fund, a fund approved by voters in 2020. Money from the increased sales tax supplies $40 million per year to re duce greenhouse gas emissions and air pol lution, and supports programs like this one. Alejandra Castañeda, a North Denver resident, purchased an e-cargo bike through FattE-bikes, a locally owned e-bike manu facturer and retailer based in the Sun Valley neighborhood. She said she took advantage of this program because she wanted to have an easier time getting around North Den ver than on a regular bike, especially giv en the hills throughout and leading into theCastañedaneighborhood.said she knew e-bikes were quite expensive and when she heard about the $900 discount for an e-cargo bike, she took advantage of the opportunity and got a bike big enough for her 11-year-old daugh ter to ride on the back with her. She says the process was fairly easy to apply for online and FattE-bikes made it easy to redeem theCastañedavoucher. envisions she’ll use the bike to go to her daughter’s soccer practices in Wheat Ridge, or to go visit her boyfriend in Congress Park. Before, Castañeda would typically bike only as far as downtown, so her new e-bike is expected to extend her range from home. She said she is excited to try the bike out with her daughter and “be part of this movement to stop relying so much on motor vehicles and have a healthi er environment for everyone.”
• SloHi Bikes,4434 W 29th Ave.
PHOTO COURTESY OF STEPHANIE VAIL Pete Winterscheidt sits with his Urban Arrow e-cargo bike he purchased from GoodTurn Cycles as part of the climate rebate program.
• Framework Cycles, 3655 Navajo St.
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The Regis program is unique, Riley said. “We’re meeting students where they are. We don’t have a prescribed curriculum where every student has to do the same thing,” she said. “Not all students are ready to do the same things. Not every student needs or wants to do the same thing. It’s a devel opmental approach that facilitates growth. None of the other programs in the country are designed that way.” The Anderman family learned about oth er programs, Jen’s mother, Elizabeth, re counts, “but Regis is including an academic piece. Students are involved in the intellec tual life of the university. So many programs for people with special needs include par ticipating in campus life or the rec life, but not the intellectual life. Regis is providing a uniqueElizabethopportunity.”Anderman also appreciates the uniquely Jesuit approach Regis is taking. “We think it’s cool because they have those values that they’re really living by,” she said. “Caring for the whole person. They’re will ing to engage in conversations about a lot of different subjects. It’s a deep approach to in cluding religion in your life, instead of just ‘here are the rules, do it.’ That fits our family. Living your spirituality and faith, not just checking boxes.” And it’s clear Jen Anderman is ready for the growth opportunities Riley highlights. She’s performed in musicals at her former high school, Thomas Jefferson, and with Phamaly Theater Company. She’s complet ed prerequisite and day surgery rotations through Project Health at UCHealth. Whether it’s in the classroom or through extra-curriculars, Anderman has plenty of passions to build on. And like many students starting college this fall, once she’s mastered her schedule and the campus layout, she’ll likely find a few new passions to pursue. Regis will enroll students into the GLOBAL Inclusive Program each semester. If you know someone who would be interested, you can find more information and apply at www.re gis.edu/GLOBAL.
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Jen Anderman visits the Regis University campus, kicking off her college experience. ny, “There’s a lot there that tells the story of disconnect around pedestrian mobility andSafetysafety.”issues were brought home, tragically, in Septem ber 2020, when North Denver resident Tim Campbell was struck by a driver that ran a red light as he crossed the street in his wheelchair. The intersection of Irving Street and West Colfax Av enue, where Campbell was killed, is the westmost point of the Colfax Clover. It is home to Corky Gonzales Library, heavily used bus stops, Cheltenham Elemen tary, apartment buildings, and five lanes of car traffic headed to or from downtown, Fed eral Boulevard, I-25, Mile High Stadium and residences and services nearby. Stalls has walked with residents, activ ists, politicians, Hisandbyplewhat’swhat’syond—toareatheplanners—acrossandDenverMetroandwellbeobserveworkingandnotforpeowhogetaroundfoot,wheelchair,publictransit.TikTokaccount @pedestriandignity has nearly 110,000 followers and regularly features sidewalks that spill out into busy traffic with no crosswalk (or even a stop sign for car traffic), or narrow unpaved footpaths where wide paved sidewalks would be needed to enable safe pas sage to bus stops. “There’s something about the practice of walking or using a wheelchair through a community,” Stalls said. “It forces humility, in a way. If you’re only driving through your neighborhood, you can compartmentalize a little too easily, iso lating yourself from its complexities. The gifts of walking and rolling are just so much more room for waving and con necting and stum bling upon the sto ries. That’s one of the main invitations of this book: the prac tice of stumbling upon in a humble way.”The 1-3 miles per hour Stalls writes about is a pace a car won’t even register, and a fitness tracker would say doesn’t count for much. But Stalls’ essays, observations, and suggested practices point out the many things it does do. One of which is opening our eyes to a more complex array of experiences. To learn more and to RSVP, visit .intrinsic paths.com/walkbook.
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Pre-Author Talk Walk/Roll and 7p.m. author talk at West Side Books, 3434 W. 32nd Ave.
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WALK Book & Pedestrian Dignity Experience with Denver Public Library at Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales Branch, 1498 Irving St. This will be a combination walk/roll event from the Rodolfo “Corky" Gonzales library with book reading/signing at Paco Sánchez Park. Monday, Sept. 12 - 5 p.m.
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La mayoría de los programas no requieren la participación del arrendador y no pregutan sobre estado migratorio. Visite denvergov.org/Housing y haga clic en Resident Resources para obtener más información.
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¿Tiene dificultades para pagar su alquiler, hipoteca o servicios públicos? ¿Le preocupa poder quedarse en su hogar? No está solo y no es su culpa. Uno de tres hogares de Denver paga más de un tercio de sus ingresos en su vivienda. Debido al COVID-19 y al aumento de los costos de la vivienda en nuestra comunidad, muchas personas necesitan ayuda extra en este momento. Pagos de hipoteca, alquiler y servicios públicos Orientación para inquilinos/arrendadores y asistencia legal para desalojos Orientación para propietarios y asistencia legal para ejecuciones hipotecarias
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Denver Public Schools recently announced it has reached financial agreements with several employee labor organizations. The minimum wage for paraprofessionals was increased to $20 per hour on Aug. 1 and the minimum wage for all DPS workers will in crease to $20 per hour by the 2024-2025 school year, the district stated. Separate three-year agreements have been reached with the Amalgamated Transit Union (bus drivers and mechanics), Colorado Feder ation of School Safety Professionals (DPS patrol officers), Communications Workers of America (custodial staff), and the Denver Federation for Paraprofessionals & Nutrition Service Employees (paraprofessionals and food service employees). The district stated it is continuing to work on agreements with other labor organizations. DPS will host a career fair for these and other positions on Aug. 18. Denver Launches Solar Energy Co-Op
Denver and Solar United Neighbors have launched the 2022 Denver Solar Co-op, a group energy-purchasing program that helps members reduce the cost of their panelTheinstallation.SolarCo-op is open to homeowners and small business owners in Denver. Members learn about solar energy and leverage their membership numbers to purchase individual solar systems at a competitive price, the co-op stated. New this year, the Denver Solar Equity Rebate Program will offer qualifying households $8,000 off their solar system. To qualify, households must make less than 100% of the area median in come (AMI). For a family of four, that’s less than $117,200 per year of combined income. The Colorado Clean Energy Fund also an nounced its new financing opportunity for co-op members called the Solar Equity Loan, which can support homeowners earning less than 100% of the AMI, adjusted for household size. According to Solar United Neighbors, com bining the city’s rebate with financing options like the Solar Equity Loan means households could install solar panels without paying any thing upfront and reduce their electricity bill while paying off their loan. Solar United Neighbors said it will facilitate a competitive bidding process for solar panel vendors. Members will then select a single solar company to complete the installations. According to a statement by Solar United Neighbors, joining the co-op does not obligate members to purchase solar energy panels. In stead, members will have the option to individu ally purchase panels and electric vehicle chargers based on the installer’s group rate. Solar United Neighbors will host several free information sessions about solar energy and the co-op. People interested in converting to solar energy can find more information at solarunit edneighbors.org/denver.
No One Qualified for RTD District C Ballot; Write-In Candidate Needs One Vote to Win The Colorado Secretary of State’s of fice announced Aug. 1 that none of the candidates for the Regional Transpor tation District’s (RTD) Board of Directors District C seat had gathered enough sig natures to qualify for the Nov. 8 general election ballot. The candidates were Kathryn E. Van degrift and Michael Guzman, but because Guzman filed as a write-in candidate 110 days before the election, he qualified for that“Whiledesignation.therewas no sufficient candidate petition for RTD C, there is one write-in can didate for that race,” Annie Orloff, a spokes person for the Secretary of State’s office, told The Denver North Star in an email. “So as long as they get at least one vote, they will be the winner and the next RTD Director for District C.”
Mas Kaos Pizzeria and Taqueria Closes According to Mas Kaos Pizzeria and Taqueria on Instagram, the business at 4526 Tenny son St. has permanently closed. Westword reported in July that the business announced its closure in an Instagram story that is no longer available. “With heavy hearts and tears in our eyes, we regret to inform you all that Mas Kaos has closed its doors permanently," the post read, according to Westword. “This was an incredibly hard deci sion that we did not think we were going to have to make.”Theclosure comes about a year after owner Patrick Mangold-White died after being struck by a fallen tree on a fishing trip in Montana.
Fourth Annual La Raza Park Day Is Aug. 21 O ne of the largest lowrider vehicle events of the year returns from 1-5 p.m. Aug. 21 at La Raza Park, 1501 W 38th Ave. The Latin Soul Party will DJ, and there will be food, vendors, lucha libre wrestlers, break dancing, mariachi bands, Grupo Tlaloc Az tec Dancers, and more. Organizers said 39th Avenue between Osage and Navajo streets, as well as Nava jo and Osage streets between 39th and 38th avenues, will be closed for lowrider parking and traffic.
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For RTD races, candidates have to get 250 eligible voter signatures from their district to be nominated on to the ballot, but neither Guzman nor Vandegrift were able to do so. Guzman is the only candidate who filed as a write-in.
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I am the only Colorado county clerk who also serves as Public Trustee. While we hav en’t seen the spike in foreclosure activity that was expected after the moratoria on federally backed mortgage products expired, we still make sure Denver homeowners are aware of their rights in the foreclosure process and that they have access to community organi zations that may be able to help. Our office is working on a new public fac ing property search portal that will go live toward the end of the year and our constit uents can expect to see a newly renovated office that is scheduled to be completed on or before the end of the year. Lastly, Councilmember Kendra Black and I convened a Ballot Access Modernization Committee to make sure our laws are keep ing up with the times while not restricting people’s access to the ballot. We are exam ining everything from deadlines to the ballot information booklet. This effort is now in the City Council legislative process.
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playing with simple tools, like bubble solu tion and pipe cleaners, or water and plastic cups, can build fine motor skills and stim ulate brain development in young children. As a home visitor in Denver, my job is to work alongside families with young children to lay the foundation for lifelong learning and wellbeing. My job brings me great joy, but I know it also brings about great change for children, their parents and their communities. In fact, research shows that home vis iting programs promote maternal health and have a long-term positive impact on children’s academic achievement. Home visiting even supports families to become economically self-sufficient by helping par ents pursue career opportunities. Data tells us that families participating in Home Visiting gain from the program, but society as a whole also benefits from Home Visiting. For every tax dollar we spend on Home Visiting, we save between This is why I am asking Colorado’s members of Congress to reauthorize feder al funding for home visiting. This funding, known as MIECHV, will expire on Sept. 30. Congress must act to support valuable home visiting programs across Colorado and the United States. Join me in helping Colorado’s children and families thrive by calling on Congress to reauthorize MIECHV. Erika Echeverria, Denver
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PAUL DENVERLOPEZ,CITY CLERK AND RECORDER
As City Clerk and Recorder Paul Lopez serves as chief elections official for the city and county of Denver. He was elected as Clerk and
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Amy DelPo, JD, MLS, administrator of Old er Adult Services for Denver Public Library, considers DPL to be an anti-ageist organiza tion. “We’re focused not only on ageism in our culture, but also on how the library can impact that. We can influence how our culture views older adults and how we treat them.”
DPL’s Older Adult Services offers a wide va riety of activities from cooking, art, and poetry classes to mediation and even money matters. DelPo is particularly enthu siastic about positivemingtionalthatforactivities.intergenerationalDPL’s“Researchshows,bothagegroups,intergeneraprogramhelpspromoteage-relatedbeliefs,”
DelPo said. For example, the Photography and Memo ry Project pairs University of Denver students with older adults. “They take a photography class together and exchange treasured photographs and tell the stories of those photographs,” DelPo said. “Through that catalyst of sharing their stories, they form deep connections. Both groups have talked about the power of seeing themselves in a new light and seeing people from another generation in a new light.”
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“Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long and How Well You Live” opens with Levy’s decades-run ning research—now confirmed by 400 studies across five continents—into the ways internal ized beliefs about aging influence how we actu ally age. You can now add your own mindset to the host of genetic and environmental factors you’ve been getting up-to-speed on. With this twist: age stereotypes you internalized starting in childhood operate unconsciously through out your life until the day when they start to become what Levy calls self-relevant. Negative age beliefs you were trained to think about other people begin to turn against your own self as you age. Levy writes that these host of beliefs “operate on a societal level in silent, complex, and often deadly ways, inter twining and flexing like octopus tentacles.” The book moves onto data and stories de bunking negative age-related stereotypes and ends with three chapters and substantial ap pendices on how ageism operates and what we can do to achieve individual and societal age liberation.
Vanderburg and Changing the Narrative are building on the momentum—and internation al reach—of these two Breaking the Age Code events. They’ve created a discussion guide for people to use in their own reading groups. They’ve assembled suggestions for creating anti-ageism programs in other communities. A third facilitated book club is scheduled for Sep. 13 at noon on Zoom and is co-sponsored again by DPL. Registration for the event is available at denverlibrary.org/olderadults.
Vanderburg is heartened that so many are fired up about making change. “It affects all of us when we internalize age ist messages,” she said. “It affects our physical and mental health, it affects our likelihood of developing dementia, it affects our life span. This really is an all ages issue. The attitudes we have about aging when we’re younger affect our ability to age well.” information about Changing the Nar rative is at changingthenarrativeco.org. DelPo can be reached at adelpo@denverlibrary.org and a list of upcoming DPL events is at denver library.org/olderadults.Doyouhavestoryideas
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When Changing the Narrative, the Denver Public Library (DPL) and NextFifty Initiative, brought Levy and her book to a Zoom audi ence in May and June, the reception was ea ger. Participants ranged from those looking to improve work settings to people seeking to influence attitudes among friends and family to founders of activities like the Women Over 50 Film Festival, Top Sixty Over Sixty, and Art Against Ageism. Levy shared findings such as an addition al average of seven and a half years of life for study participants with “the most-positive views on aging.” This was an advantage great er than low cholesterol or low blood pressure (which add on an average of four years) or avoiding smoking (which adds three years). As Levy spoke, the chat lit up with com ments like, “Every one of us can make a dif ference in changing people's perceptions of aging,” and “A must read for all ages.”
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