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Traffic spilling out into the surrounding neighborhood.
The West Side
The East Side
Oneida Liquors
Flex Yoga + Barre
One of the original remaining tenants of the business block, the liquor store moved from the south end of the block to its current location, on the corner of 23rd and Oneida.
The yoga and fitness studio is in the space that was recently a laundromat, on 23rd Avenue at Oneida.
ATR Automotive This is the only business on the block that is not owned by Snyder and Firmine. It continues to be independently owned and operated.
Park Hill Vet Park Hill Vet has expanded its space substantially, allowing for more room for the multitude of dogs and cats and other critters that are cared for by Dr. Margot Vahrenwald and a team of other veterinarians and techs.
The Local Butcher This is Justin Herd’s second Denver location. It’s a full-service butcher shop and deli that carries cured meats and cheeses. The store is in an expanded space that used to be Allegra’s Pizza.
Zen Den Pet Spa The pet spa and grooming services has been in the space for several years.
Love Fashion Nails
Spicy Thai II
The owner of this popular nail salon has renewed her lease.
The Thai restaurant has also been a longtime tenant of the block.
Beauty Bee Salon
Torpedo Coffee
The hair salon is expanding into what had been an open space next door to its existing location.
A husband and wife-owned and operated venture, the coffee shop won Readers’ Choice for Best New Coffeehouse in this year’s Westword Best Of Denver issue.
owls and mallard ducks. them simply because they are regarded as The roundups began in mid-June, and nuisances. continued into July. After several news Numerous cities and towns across the outlets were tipped of the city’s actions, country have adopted non-lethal programs the story erupted in controversy. Many for controlling goose populations – includresidents expressed support for the eradiing, in Colorado, Greeley and Fort Collins. cation underway. Others were shocked by Asking the public to not feed them, setting the sudden removal of the geese. up “tolerance zones” and robust public edOne group, Canada Geese Protection ucation campaigns are all recommended. Colorado, organized with a mission to Many cities have programs to clean up the promote non-lethal methods of controlling goose poop from sidewalks, grass and pathwild birds in parks, and to hold government ways in the spring, when the geese are moltofficials accountable. ing and when their mess is most annoying. On July 23, the national advocacy group Christine Franck, a member of the DenFriends of Animals filed a lawsuit against ver goose protection group, said she is disColorado Wildlife Services, the U.S. Fish tressed the park she spends the most time and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The suit, which does not name Denver as a defendant, claims the federal and state agencies failed to conduct any analysis for potential health risks associated with consuming meat from geese that may have been exposed to pollutants and pesticides. In addition, the suit alleges the permit to cull the Denver geese did not expressly allow processing and distributing the birds for human consumption. After the roundups, officials initially refused to provide details, including where the geese were Goose checking out cyclists racing through City Park processed or ended up. They later in 2017. Photo by Reid Neureiter identified the Denver nonprofit Metro Caring as one of the recipient organizations, but have not said where in – Washington Park – is now devoid of the rest of the meat ended up. That is also geese. She wishes that city officials had first at odds with the city’s Goose Management tried the other methods their Goose ManProgram, which specifies, “if [euthanized] agement Program identified as possibilities, birds are to be processed for human conincluding dog hazing, tapping volunteers to sumption, the name of the processing locahaze and clean up poop, and spraying the tion, costs and final distribution location grass with a chemical the geese don’t like. must be included in the request.” “I recognize that others feel differently,” Franck said. “But whether or not we can Holding officials accountable agree about the geese, we should all be able to agree that our city should be engaging Canada geese live up to 24 years in the and informing us, allowing opportunities wild, and mate for life. The Humane Socifor public input and alternative solutions.” ety of the United States objects to killing
The Restaurant Formerly Known As Table Top, Then Desmond, Then Red Sauce
Dang Ice Cream
Will the fourth time be the charm for this 1,400 square-foot restaurant with a patio that has had a string of bad luck over the past several years? In July there were rumblings that the Denver-based Mexican food chain Illegal Pete’s will soon open there. Snyder confirmed that a lease had been signed with a new tenant, but said he would not confirm or deny that it is Illegal Pete’s. Restaurant representatives did not respond to inquiries as of press time.
Building renovations are underway for an ice cream store that is being developed by the Denver-based Little Man Ice Cream chain. Construction has taken a longer than expected. Once it opens, Dang will feature soft-serve ice cream.
Esters Neighborhood Pub The high-traffic 4,000 square foot restaurant and bar at the corner of 22nd and Oneida is owner Paul Sullivan’s second venture. Esters specializes in pizza, salads and sandwiches and craft beer, and is open for lunch, dinner and brunch seven days a week. It is the former site of a corner store and grocery.
SOLD 1434 BELLAIRE 4 BDRM/2 BATH $740,000
Philly Cheesesteak & Beer Garden The longtime restaurant, specializing in Philly-style sandwiches, is still in place.
FOR SALE 1446 ROSEMARY 4 BDRM/2 BATH $460,000
KimDavis Real Estate Broker
#303.218.8373 Kim.Davis@Compass.com
UNDER CONTRACT 8008 E. 25TH AVE. 5 BDRM/4 BATH $965,000
Ryan Hildebrandt, with toddler Everly, stepdaughter Aubrea and dogs Roamin and Ruby. The Hildebrandt’s live near the Oneida Park Center.
August 2019
The Greater Park Hill News
JUST SOLD 2643 ELMIRA 4 BDRM/4 BATH
$665,500
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