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South Denver rallies around South High Food Bank By Haines Eason

South High students pose with author Helen Thorpe, center, author of Soldier Girls and Just Like Us and a new book called Newcomers writen about South High School. Read more on page 21. Photo by Haines Eason.

So often we are notified of a need, but rarely do we hear of that need being met. This is not to say that we necessarily live in ungenerous times, but often our rapid-fire news cycle doesn’t have time to document a story’s fallout. However, the Denver South High Food Bank, a food pantry serving South High students and their families, was the subject of a cover story in the November 2017 issue of The Profile. And, according to Greg Thielen, one of the Food Bank’s co-coordinators, community response to the story was overwhelming. “As a result of the article in the Washington Park Profile we’ve seen this outpouring of generosity in this community,” he said recently on location. “It’s just been wonderful and amazing to see. We’ve had people donate food; we’ve had people donate financially. We’ve had an increase in volunteers. Financial contributions have been in the thousands of dollars, and we’ve had hundreds and

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Citizen support to address Wash Park geese issue mounting By Jennifer Turner

Washington Park is one of Denver’s gems. However, if you spend even a few minutes there, it’s hard to miss the Canadian geese and their droppings. The geese population is at its peak right now due to the seasonal migration. Wash Park resident Steven Spirn and a group of like-minded neighbors are fed-up with all of the poop. They want the city to formally recognize the geese as a problem, and develop and implement a plan to deal with them. In 2016, Spirn started Citizens to Restore Our Parks and the group’s one issue is the geese. They have a petition on change. org detailing how they want the city to address the issue. As of December, it had 559 signatures and a wide range of colorful comments and complaints, including remarks from people who avoid the park because they feel the geese excrement is a health hazard and downright disgusting. The petition signature count has grown without Citizens to Restore Our Parks conducting any sort of awareness or marketing campaign. “This is a problem you can literally see on your shoes when you get home,” said Spirn who is a lawyer and has a Ph.D. in Labor Relations and Organi-

zational Behavior. Anecdotally, he says nine out of every 10 people he talks to agrees there is a problem, but don’t know what to do about it. “What I have learned in 40 years of working with public officials is they will respond to constituents if there are enough concerned about the same problem, and if the issue comes to the forefront,” said Spirn. He continued, “I also understand there is only so much money to go around. It’s a question of priorities and desire to solve problems. We fully understand Denver has lots of needs for its resources, but are not sure this problem is being recognized.” Spirn acknowledges the issue is not unique to Wash Park and impacts neighborhoods across the Front Range. District 6 City Councilman Paul Kashmann hosted a community meeting on the geese in 2016 and is open to more discussion on the topic. He acknowledges certain areas of the city are more affected than others. “If the situation continues to be unfairly impactful, I would be happy to facilitate a conversation with Parks and Recreation on how their plans to mitigate the situation are working,” he said. The Front Range resident Canadian geese population is 20,000-30,000

according to Denver’s Wildlife Program Administrator Vicki Vargas-Madrid. This number can dramatically increase October-March during the seasonal migration. Vargas-Madrid oversees the city’s efforts to monitor and control the geese population. Two of the primary ways the city is mitigating population growth is hazing the geese with a machine called the “goosinator,” and

oiling eggs. She and her team “goosinate” one or two times per week, September through March, at the nine parks that have water features, including Wash Park and City Park. They stop in March when the mating season begins. March-August they oil eggs to prevent new goslings from hatching. This

AS DEVELOPMENT BOOMS ON BROADWAY, WE TAKE A LOOK AT GATES' PAST. PAGE 12

KEEP THE GIVING SPIRIT GOING INTO THE NEW YEAR: CONSIDER THESE ORGS. PAGE 14

A LITTLE MINDFULNESS IN THE DARK TIMES OF THE SEASON GOES A LONG WAY. PAGE 16

DIANA HELPER OFFERS UP SOME "RESOLUTIONARY" THINKING. PAGE 19

A recent "geese scene" at Denver South High School. Photo by Haines Eason.

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Inside The Profile South High Food Bank..................................... 1 Wash Park Geese.............................................. 1 A Representative View..................................... 2 Business as Usual............................................. 3 People of South Denver.................................. 4 Local Developments........................................ 6 Cherry Creek Parking...................................... 7 South Denver School Scoop........................... 8 Neighborhood Notes....................................... 9 Calendar of Events......................................... 10 Local History................................................... 12 Local Causes.................................................... 14 Concert Highlights.......................................... 15 Local Bites....................................................... 16 Mindfulness..................................................... 16 Fresh Local Taps............................................. 16 Local Gardening............................................. 17 Home Sweet Home........................................ 18 Helper's Hindsight.......................................... 19 Service Directory............................................ 22 Classifieds........................................................ 23

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A Representative View By Paul Kashmann, Denver City Council, District 6

Virginia Village, one of Denver’s largest statistical neighborhoods, is situated south of Glendale between Colorado Boulevard and Quebec Street, with Evans Avenue as its southern border. Working-class frame bungalows, suburban split-levels, California-style mid-century moderns and a variety of multi-family residences line the quiet streets. While property owners in Virginia Village are making improvements to their homes and moderately adding on to the original structures, thus far the community has largely escaped the building boom that has brought unrelenting waves of pop-tops and scrapeoffs to its District 6 sister neighborhoods to the west like Wash Park, Bonnie Brae, Belcaro, Cory-Merrill, University Park and Rosedale/Harvard Gulch. Historically, neighborhood-serving retail uses for Virginia Village residents have largely been relegated to Colorado Boulevard, Evans Avenue, or Monaco or Quebec streets, with a small food/beverage/retail center at Holly Street and Florida Avenue, and some additional retail farther south down Holly Street near Evans Avenue. In the past, one of the largest employers in the area has been the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). For decades, CDOT has brought nearly 200 employees daily to an 11-acre campus at 2000 S. Holly St., and another 600 employees to the 12-acre headquarters site at Arkansas Avenue and South Birch Street. Last year, CDOT announced it was going to sell both locations, leaving neighbors to wonder about the future of these important properties. Recognizing the potential impacts of development on both sites, I felt it was important that the city get in a position to guide that development rather than leave it to other agencies or private developers with agendas other than the city’s best interest. With that in mind, Denver’s Department of Real Estate and Office of Economic Development were able to put together a proposal, approved by CDOT, allowing Denver to purchase the property and turn it over to

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a private developer—the Denver-based Kentro Group—selected from some 15 organizations who were contacted about possible involvement. Financial considerations and site challenges made this type of transaction necessary. Kentro will pay $4.5-million for the Holly Street property, and is proposing to build 160-180 for sale, market-rate ($400-$450,000) three-story, walk-up townhomes and possibly 50-60 senior residences. There will be no retail development on the site. As current zoning allows for this type of development, no rezoning will be needed. The story is more complicated at Arkansas Avenue and Birch Street. That parcel, only one acre larger than Holly Street, is nearly three times as expensive, coming in at $14.5 million. As the land is considerably more expensive, and may have costly challenges as far as environmental remediation, it is expected the development will be more dense than that proposed on Holly Street. Early discussions indicate the developer is looking at a family-oriented fitness facility, perhaps additional retail and market-rate housing and—a requirement of the agreement with Denver—150 units of affordable housing. (The contract does allow the developer to make a cash payment in lieu of building the affordable units). These proposals are very preliminary. As I write this, Kentro has not signed contracts with any potential lessees. Another interesting twist to any development on the site is that the transmission tower on the east side of the property will remain in perpetuity. It is important to CDOT’s regional communications network, and moving it would be cost-prohibitive. In view of all the complexity, as part of the city’s agreement with Kentro, they will need to apply for a rezoning of the property, which will require an open public engagement process with the community and an eventual vote by City Council. I am excited by the opportunity to

work with residents, the city and the developer to create a project that serves the community well. At the same time, I am very aware of the challenges inherent in fitting such a project into the community without undo impacts. Will the new project, if one moves forward, increase property values or depress them? How do we direct traffic so our streets do not become a tangled web? Will potentially dense residential development impact crime rates in the area? Shortly after the first of the year, I

will be announcing the public process that will unfold in the coming months. The terms of the contract with Kentro allows for a 90-day due diligence period at Holly Street during which either side can terminate the contract. At Arkansas Avenue, that time-frame is 150 days, with the option for Kentro to add up to three 30-day extensions for $100,000 each. An advantage of having the same developer looking at both sites is that while there is no requirement for public process at Holly Street, the developer has agreed to engage the community about that project as well as a show of good faith. RTD is anxious to close on both deals and put its money in the bank. If these deals do not go through, it is unclear whether Denver will get another shot with another developer or whether CDOT will turn to another potential buyer. Regardless of that potential risk, we will engage the community, and judge any proposal on its merit. For any questions or comments on this or other District 6 issues, please call me at 720-337-6666 or email paul. kashmann@denvergov.org.

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Newly opened VIVE Float Studio at 250 Steele St., Suite 110, in Cherry Creek brings relaxation and rejuvenation to a new level with a menu of alternative wellness therapies. Owner and Managing Director Andi Sigler wants to simultaneously impact her clients' minds and bodies. “I think we are missing something very profound in the way we live our lives today and wanted to create an environment where people can slow down in our fast-paced world,” said Sigler. Float therapy is her primary service. She first became acquainted with this holistic treatment several years ago during a trip to Israel when she had the opportunity to float in the Dead Sea. Two years ago, Sigler opened her first float studio in Frisco, which is packed during ski season and summer. With the help of an investor, she was able to expand to Cherry Creek and is also opening a location in Chicago’s Old Town in January. Each of her float rooms contain a private shower with a 4.5-foot by 8-foot tub filled with approximately 200 gallons of filtered water and 1,000 pounds of pharmaceutical grade Epsom salt. The high salt content allows guests to float gravity-free. Sigler strives to create a sensory-free environment as well which she says allows the body can totally focus on healing. Another service offered at VIVE is cryo, which is a freezing therapy that many athletes are opting for over icing. Clients stand in a neck-down chamber and the temperature drops to -166 in 30 seconds. Sigler also feels cryo is a good spot facial treatment and can provide relief from migraines and sinusitis, and for anti-aging. VAT is another therapy available at VIVE and is an acronym for Vibrational Acoustic Therapy. Clients lie in four inches of water on a bed/bladder that vibrates. It can have a calming effect on the body and has been used to treat people experiencing high stress and PTSD. The Quiet Center is one of Sigler’s favorite aspects of VIVE. It is sort of a spa-meditation room where people can rest and relax before or after treatments. Clients with a membership can come any time to the Quiet Center.

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Stargazer Fine Chocolates

Stargazer Fine Chocolates recently opened at 700 Colorado Blvd. in the same building as Snooze and across a parking lot from Trader Joe’s. It’s very much a family affair. Daughter Karen D’Onofrio is a Master Chocolatier who trained at Ecole Chocolat. Dad John D’Onofrio is a lawyer, entrepreneur and salesman extraordinaire. Mom Norene oversees corporate orders and helps ensure things run smoothly and son Tim is the assistant chocolatier. “I have never been happier working long hours at Stargazer with my two adult children. To work with your family is a true blessing,” said John D’Onofrio. Chocolate, coffee and pastries are what’s on the menu at Stargazer. Karen has created 20 different truffle flavors, including peppermint eggnog and strawberry champagne. There are also solid chocolate bars and chocolate covered Oreos, grahams, pretzels and rice crispies. Seasonal items include heart-shaped boxes made out of chocolate and filled with truffles for Valentine’s Day. The family had a 25-year relationship with a local chocolate shop owner who trained in Europe. He shared his knowledge and expertise with Karen before his retirement. Stargazer started in the D’Onofrio dining room. As the business grew, the family began renting commercial kitchen space at their church. The dream has always been to open a store. The company also sells corporate and custom gifts, and accepts online orders. The “hours of indulgence” at Stargazer are Monday-Friday 7:00a.m.7:00p.m. and Saturday 8:00a.m.-4:00p.m. Visit stargazerfinechocolates.com.

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Smokin Yard’s BBQ

Idaho Springs BBQ restaurant Smokin Yard’s is coming to Denver. It will open a location at 900-924 W. First Ave. in The Yard on Santa Fe in January. Smokin Yard’s has been a fixture in Idaho Springs since 2008. Management thought The Yard’s easily accessible location near I-25 and Sixth Avenue would be a good choice for expanding into the Denver market. The name also worked since Smokin Yard’s is coincidentally owned by the Yard family. “We are excited to move into this new phase of our business. Smokin Yard’s looks forward to providing the same service and quality in Denver as we do for our customers in Idaho Springs,” said Ian Yard who will run the Denver location. He describes the BBQ as a mix between Kansas City and Carolina style

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Co-working spaces are popping up all over, but Wayfinder has a uniquely Denver twist; it’s a co-working co-op for outdoor enthusiasts and opens in January at 525 Santa Fe Dr. Founders Joe Ewing, Britten Ferguson and Chris Baker, who all work at outdoor companies, were renting space together and their lease was expiring. The idea for Wayfinder was born one night “over a pizza and some beers, as many good ideas are,” says Ewing. The initial plan was to “find a space together with maybe a keg and some dogs.” That morphed into securing a much larger warehouse location and totally renovating it after doing some outreach and realizing there was a high demand for their concept. The company offers three tiers of membership. The co-op level, which is

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People of South Denver Karen Duell: building school-to-community partnerships By Susan Dugan

When Karen Duell majored in business in college, she dreamed of someday starting her own company like her father had, never guessing she’d find her real calling years later, building mutually beneficial partnerships between public schools and the communities they serve. South High School’s Community and Family Liaison grew up in Florida, where her father had moved the family from Michigan early on to launch a construction enterprise. After graduating from John Brown University, Duell married and relocated with her husband Bruce to Southern California, where she worked for a few years at Shasta Beverages before moving to Denver while her husband attended seminary here. The couple then returned to Florida to help her dad with his building

business. She gave birth to her oldest two children there, adopted a third child, and returned to Denver several years later when her husband took a church position and the couple adopted a fourth child. “One of the reasons we moved was our youngest two children are mixedrace and the west coast of Florida at the time was pretty Anglo,” she says. “We felt strongly that they needed to be in a more diverse community both in terms of public schools and the city makeup itself and sought out such an area for Bruce to take a church.” As her children got older, Duell began looking for a job within Denver Public Schools to accommodate her kids’ schedule and, when her youngest entered fifth grade, found a temporary office manager position at Merrill Middle School for a semester before landing a job as health tech nurse at Morey Middle School. “We were very big on neighborhood schools,” she says. “All our children had attended neighborhood schools including Morey, where we were very involved.” When then

principal John Zarr created a “Community and Family Liaison” position at Morey the following year, Duell proved a perfect fit. Besides obtaining grants for and coordinating all after-school programs,

Karen Duell in the foyer of South High School. Photo by Haines Eason. the new role involved meeting with neighborhood associations and creating a partnership board with community organizations and parents. “I felt strongly that community engagement was very important for public schools both in terms of the community supporting our schools and

the schools giving back,” Duell explains. “The schools are really the anchor to the neighborhood. So I worked with John Zarr and the two principals that followed to establish that with organizations such as the Downtown Denver Business Partnership, Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods and local businesses. For example, the financial company ING was then located in the neighborhood and sent employees over to tutor our students after school. We saw a huge rise in student performance as a result of that commitment that later developed into a mentorship program.” When former South High School principal Kristin Waters (who had worked with Duell when Waters served as principal at Morey years earlier) asked Duell to come to South as Community and Family Liaison there in 2011, Duell welcomed the challenge. “One of the things she wanted me to do was reach out to the community and create greater awareness and understanding of what a jewel South High

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Local Developments By Kevin Ryan

John Sie moved to the United States from his native China in 1950. He spent his teens in an orphanage on New York’s Staten Island until graduating from high school. After college, Mr. Sie built a number of successful businesses, founded the Encore and Starz movie channels and was instrumental in encouraging Congress to adopt digital high definition television (HDTV) as the standard. The Sie family is well known in Denver for their philanthropic ventures. The home of the Denver Film Society on Colfax bears the Sie family name to honor support that helped make the building possible and the Global Down Syndrome Foundation was also created by grant funding from the Ann and John J. Sie Foundation. The new Global Down Syndrome Foundation offices at 3239 E. Second Ave. in the Cherry Creek neighborhood will be housed on the top floors of the five-story mixed use space which, according to the site development plan, will include retail, vocational, office and residential space. The Sies were inspired by their first granddaughter, who was diagnosed with Down Syndrome, to create the foundation for funding further research, education and to support families who have children with the genetic disorder. Three blocks west, construction of the substantial 88,750 square feet St. Paul Collection, which spans both sides of St. Paul Street is moving along. According to the site development plan, 25,000 square feet of the project is located at 210 St. Paul St. The eight-

story building includes a rooftop pool, 81 residential units, retail space on the ground floor and two below grade levels for parking. Across St. Paul Collection and half a block north is 3000 E. Third Ave. on which rests the 63,750-square feet balance of the project. The first level will be set aside for retail and 84 residential units will occupy the remaining six stories of the seven-story building while two below grade levels will offer 242 offstreet parking spaces. Similar to its sister building, residents will be able to enjoy views of the mountains while lapping the rooftop pool. Denver-based BMC Investments describes the Cherry Creek project on its website, bmcinv.com, as a “mixed-use redevelopment designed to transform the long-neglected end of this Colorado destination shopping district into a micro-haven of sophisticated urban living.” The real estate company views the St. Paul Collection as aligning “perfectly with its cosmopolitan neighborhood, and offering flexible and divisible retail space, extensive on-site parking and unrivaled branding potential, this harmoniously-concepted community will define a new standard for the neighborhood, and for Denver itself, while answering the pent-up demand for housing in the area.” Around the corner from the St. Paul Collection is 320-360 Milwaukee St., which according to coldwellbankerhomes.com is “the last large, three-quarter acre parcel remaining in the heart of Cherry Creek North.” The property sold for just over $7.5 mil-

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lion in 2015 but remains vacant. According to the City of Denver’s development services map, the property’s zoning code, G-RH-3, translates to General Urban-Rowhouse-3 Stories. A site development plan has been submitted and is currently under review. The proposed plan would convert the space to a three-story, eightunit residential development with 20 parking The 403 unit Carmel at Platt Park building at 201 spaces. The Cherokee/ E. Mississippi St. is nearing completion across from Gates site, south of Sprouts Market. Photo by Kevin Ryan. I-25 along South Broadway, continues to develop. New buildings are filling space and changing the appearance of the neighborhood landscape where the Gates Rubber Company once employed thousands to manufacture their rubber products which ranged from transmission belts to radiator hoses. Carmel at Platt Park, 201 E. Mississippi Ave., sits across Part of the Hanover Broadway Station project. A Sherman Street from crane lifts materials to workers at 99 E. Arizona Ave. Photo by Kevin Ryan. Sprouts Market on a triangular parcel with I-25 running the length of the north- Arizona Ave., will have 95 total units east border. The seven-story project is ranging in size from one-bedroom to nearing completion and will house 403 three-bedroom apartments. In addition residential units. According to the site to the traditional apartments, there will development map, there will be 238 also be five live/work space units. On-site one-bedroom, 120 two-bedroom and 38 parking for building A is limited to 23 studio apartments. Parking for the com- spaces but building B, across the alley, plex will dominate the first two levels of will provide the additional required 100 the structure with 485 spaces, along with parking spaces. seven, two-bedroom townhome units Building B at 99 E. Arizona Ave. is which will face Sherman Street and Mis- zoned for both mixed use and residensissippi Avenue. tial. Like building A, building B will reach The Hanover Broadway Station six stories but the 208 total units will project occupies a large swath of land only offer two and three-bedroom apartbetween Mississippi Avenue and Lin- ments. The site development plan shows coln Street with Lincoln and Broad- retail space has also been incorporated. way defining the east and west borders. 357 parking spaces will be split between When complete, the building A, at 11 E. two basement levels beneath building B.

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As Cherry Creek grows, so do parking headaches By Jennifer Turner

8:15a.m. to take our kids to school and, by Cherry Creek is in the midst of a the time he returned at 8:30a.m., there huge transformation. Many of the small was no parking left,” said Fillmore St. businesses and art galleries have closed resident Ashley Walker. or relocated because they couldn’t afford Walker was unhappy with how long it the steep rent increases. took the city to process their request. “Our All the construction and increased block wrote the city many emails, sent population density has put pressure on pictures and even video of construction parking. In January, the Cherry Creek workers parking and walking to work Shopping Center began charging for around 6:15a.m. We hounded them for parking if visitors stayed longer than an sure,” she said. hour. Mall management concluded people “It typically takes four weeks for were leaving their cars, but not shopping. parking management to evaluate a Store of Lingerie (SOL) relocated request. If the request has merit, we create in October of 2016 from the 200 a proposal. Feedback is solicited from hundred block of Detroit St. to Sixth impacted residents who have two weeks and Milwaukee. Owners, and sisters, to respond. Denver Public Works reviews Jeanie Peterson and Cindy Johnson had the feedback and makes a determination. been in Cherry Creek for 19 years at the If we decide to make changes, it takes same location. They wanted to purchase two-four weeks to order and install a property and the right opportunity signage. We’ve seen a slight increase in presented itself. requests, especially in areas experiencing “We surveyed our customers new development,” City spokesperson extensively before we made our decision. Heather Burke said, outlining the process Parking was a huge factor. Our customers for applying for new parking restrictions. were extremely frustrated with the Ashley Walker feels the development parking and construction situation,” said is ruining Cherry Creek saying, “I now Peterson. shop elsewhere and go out of my way to SOL now has a dedicated parking avoid Cherry Creek because the traffic lot and street parking. 2017 was the and construction make it a nightmare.” company’s best sales year ever. The Kathy Head, Vice President of the decision to relocate appears to have been Cherry Creek North Neighborhood the right move. Anecdotally, Peterson said Association, acknowledges that people are many customers have expressed they are frustrated and feels the parking situation glad to not have to park in Cherry Creek. is exacerbated by the construction. “I believe in Cherry Creek, but it’s “They are saying there is enough tough right now with the current parking parking, but that remains to be seen. I situation. The neighborhood will improve think the City is banking on people using once buildings and more parking garages alternative means of transportation to are complete,” said Peterson. get here. People are also impatient and The lack of free parking in Cherry like to be able to pull right into metered Creek has pushed numerous construction, spots. Finding a parking garage can take restaurant, retail and corporate workers more time,” she said. to park on the 600 block of the streets Construction continues on numerous north of Cherry Creek. Many residents projects in Cherry Creek, so expect more are unhappy about people who don’t live of the same for the foreseeable future. there parking all day. The residents of the 600 block of Fillmore Street were successful in getting two hour parking only signs after the situation on their street deteriorated several months ago. “The construction workers would arrive 6:00a.m.-6:30a.m. and the “suits” (business people) were next. Retail and restaurant workers would take any In business at 2414 E. Third Ave. for 41 years, Shaver remaining spots. My Ramsey's building will be redeveloped and the store husband would leave at must move. Photo by Haines Eason.

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South Denver School Scoop By Kevin Ryan

Following the mayhem of the holidays, students are returning to the classrooms to begin the second half of the school year. 2017 was a year of challenges and growth for Denver Public Schools (DPS). The rescinding of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in October drew sharp criticism from superintendent Tom Boasberg but has led to a renewed relationship with the Mexican Consulate. Denver voters saw a need for change to decision making at DPS and elected two former educators and one current teacher to the Board of Education.

DPS Board of Education will be all female for the first time

From left to right: Barbara O’Brien, Lisa Flores, Jennifer Bacon, Happy Haynes, Carrie Olson, Angela Cobián, Anne Rowe. Courtesy photo. The DPS Board of Education will be comprised of an all-woman board, a first since the district was established 114 years ago. In addition, voters elected

Angela Cobián, who is the youngest member to serve on the seven-member policy making team. Already seated members of the board of Colorado’s largest school district are President Anne Rowe representing District 1, Lisa Flores representing District 5 and Happy Haynes representing the city at-large. Returning to the board, Barbara O’Brien will continue to represent the city at-large. Joining the already seated board members are: Angela Cobián representing District 2, Carrie A. Olsen representing District 3 and Jennifer Bacon representing District 4. 28-year-old Angela Cobián, is Denver Public Schools’ youngest board member ever. “My goal is to ensure that all of our more than 92,000 children receive the best educational opportunities from start to finish.” Cobián previously taught second and third-grade literacy for English language learners at Cole Arts and Sciences Academy. In 2013, Cobián was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to consult on program development for student-led social change initiatives in Mexico City.

Mexican Consulate and DPS relaunch partnership with Education Kiosk Consul General of Mexico Berenice Rendón Talavera and DPS Superintendent Tom Boasberg officially signed an agreement to relaunch the Educational Orientation Kiosk (known in Spanish as Ventanilla de Orientación Educativa, or VOE) inside the Denver Mexican Consulate. The Mexican government granted

$35,000 to DPS to serve the Spanish-speaking community by providing resources to help families navigate the educational systems of Colorado, the United States and Mexico. Bromwell Elementary (2500 E. Fourth Ave.) recently welcomed new principal, Andrew Hodges, to the leadership team. Raised in Topeka, KS, Hodges attended Baker University where he studied Political Science. After a brief time working with local, state and national elections, Hodges went back to school to earn his teaching certificate and went to work in Memphis, TN as a middle school social studies teacher, and the Dean of Curriculum and Instruction. Hodges decided to set his sights on leadership and went on to earn his M.A. of School Leadership from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2014. From Cambridge, he moved to Chicago for a leadership position with Chicago Public Schools and eventually relocated to Denver where he worked as an assistant principal at Columbian Elementary School. Hodges was hired last spring and began spending time meeting with staff and families. From those conversations they were able to set goals to increase student engagement, excitement and “building the foundation for a lifelong love of learning.” “We are doing this by integrating new social emotional programs as well as implementing blended learning with adaptive online programs,” Hodges says. Hodges claims the new programs allow teachers to gather information about student learning and behavior more quickly and target interventions to provide better

learning paths for each student. Cory Elementary (1550 S. Steele St.) is in the second phase of its principal selection process. The School Principal Search Advisory Committee (SPSAC) is a diverse set of parents that will be meeting in early January to craft interview questions for selected candidates in addition to conducting interviews. The questions created by the SPSAC will be based on the School Leader Hiring Community Input Form which gave school community members an opportunity to share their opinion on what traits they feel the principal of Cory should possess. Superintendent Tom Boasberg will determine the final candidate to be recommended for hire to the school board. Keynote speaker Kim Bevill will visit Merrill Middle School (1551 S. Monroe St.) in February to provide thinking and planning strategies for parents, educators and children. Bevill taught High School History and Psychology for 14 years before leaving the classroom to train educators and parents on applicable neuroscience and instructional strategies. Parents, students and educators are invited to this free event. A donation of a $5 or $10 gift card per attendee is recommended to support the Merrill Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies program. The Steele Elementary (320 S. Marion Pkwy.) community has raised $62,640 this school year. With generous donations, Steele is just past the halfway point to their goal of $200,000 and 1.4 percent ahead of last year’s mark. The PTA is calculating numbers received on Colo-

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Neighborhood Notes In each edition, The Profile dedicates editorial space to Registered Neighborhood Organizations and nonprofits with news to share. Consideration is also given to organizations with news of free events. Want to see your organization featured here? Email editor@denvermetromedia. com. __________________________________________

Goodwill seeks mentors for South High youth Like working with youth? Want to impart some of your career wisdom? Goodwill Industries of Denver is seeking volunteer mentors to work at South High School. Goodwill’s Group Mentoring Program is designed to increase youth’s self-awareness, job readiness and post-secondary preparation through group formatted mentoring. Mentors meet with a group of four to five high school-aged youth on a weekly basis in a classroom setting. This program offers mentors and mentees an opportunity to connect on a personal level while sharing career related experiences and guidance.

What will be covered during the mentoring class:

Mentors and students will participate in a facilitated lesson with a variety of topics based on the needs of the students, but may include interviewing and networking skills, career exploration, goal setting, time management,

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- Complete an application, interview and background screening. - Attend a training/orientation prior to mentoring. - Commit to attending weekly, hour long classroom mentoring on a very regular basis. - Commit to mentoring for at least one semester. - Comfortable facilitating group discussions in a classroom environment with youth from diverse backgrounds. - Be respectful of mentees’ perspectives.

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- AVID/College Prep (Achievement via Individual Determination). The class is comprised of 20-25 seniors and meets Tuesdays, 9:40a.m.-10:30a.m. The first class with students will be Tuesday, Jan. 30 - ELA (English Language Acquisition) English 2. The class is comprised of 30-35 students of mixed grade levels with diverse backgrounds. Most students have lived in the United States between 1-3 years. The class meets Wednesdays, 11:50a.m.-12:50p.m. First class with students on Wednesday, Jan. 31 Interested? Contact Ruthann Kallenberg, Refugee Support Specialist at South High School: rkallenberg@

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The Water Connection, the water resources arm of The Greenway Foundation, was thrilled to have eight teams from three different institutions participate in round one of the Clean River Design Challenge (CRDC). All student teams presented their designs for in-stream trash removal devices to a panel of judges and three winners were selected. The results are as follows: - First Place: Team Dream Stream from Colorado School of Mines. - Second Place: MSU Trash Getters from Metro State University - Third Place: Go with the Float from Colorado from School of Mines All eight teams are invited to participate in the next phase of the competition: building a scaled model of their designs! The Greenway Foundation wishes to thank the following sponsors: Denver Water, Denver Department Environmental Health, ECI Construction, DHM Design and Wright Water Engineers! Also, they wish to offer a big thank you to STEAM on the Platte for donating their space for the competition.

Clean River Design winners, in order. Courtesy photo. Photos from the competition are live at The Greenway Foundations’ Facebook page. If you’re looking to get involved in the CRDC, contact Devon Buckels at devon@thewaterconnection.org.

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Calendar of Events Sun, 01/07 | 4:30p.m.-6:30p.m. DU Lamont Faculty Recital – Joseph Galema, organ A critically-acclaimed organ soloist, former Music Director and Organist at the United States Air Force Academy, and a Lamont faculty member, Joseph Galema has toured throughout the United States, England, France and Scandinavia. $10 | 303-871-7720 Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave. du.edu/ahss/lamont/performance-tickets/index.html

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Fri, 01/19 | 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m. Best of Open Stage Showcase of five artists will each perform a 20 minute set allowing performers to share more of their material and the audience to hear more than just a couple of songs. Advanced open stage and stepping stone to performing a concert at Swallow Hill! | 303-777-1003 Swallow Hill Music Association - Main, 71 E. Yale Ave. swallowhillmusic.org

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Fri, 01/19 | 12:00p.m.-2:00p.m. Hack Your Coffee Stop by our free pop-up coffee bar between 12 and 2pm! Did you know your coffee can hold the key to unlocking your health potential? Find out how to "Hack Your Coffee" (and coffee alternatives) with energizing and health-boosting ingredients like... | Natural Grocers - Design District

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Wed, 01/17 | 6:15p.m. The Citizens' Climate Lobby Citizens Climate Lobby is a non-profit, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national policies to address climate change. | 303-322-0079 Daniels Fund, 101 Monroe St. facebook.com/CitizensClimateLobbyDenverChapter

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Sat, 01/20 | 1:00p.m.-2:00p.m. Cravings, Weight Gain, and the Blood Sugar Roller Coaster Learn how nutrient-dense meals support healthy metabolism and which nutrient supplements support healthy blood sugar levels and appetite control. | 303-733-3033 Natural Grocers - Design District, 368 S. Broadway naturalgrocers.com

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Thu, 01/25 | 7:30p.m.-9:30p.m. DU Lamont Guest Artists – Sandbox Percussion Heralded by The Washington Post as “revitalizing the world of contemporary music” with “jaw-dropping virtuosity,” Sandbox Percussion has established themselves as a leading proponent in this generation of contemporary percussion chamber music. $10 | 303-871-7720 Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave. du.edu/ahss/lamont/performance-tickets/index.htm Sat, 01/27 | 3:00p.m.-4:30p.m. New Works Concert Abundant Silence is proud to bring this celebration of new music and living composers back to Denver for a 4th year. This event is offered to the community on a by-donation basis, helping to fulfill the Abundant Silent mission. | Wash Park UCC/CMA Wash Park UCC/CMA, 400 S. Williams St. facebook.com/events/184834392076211

GALLERIES Fri, 01/05 | 6:00p.m.-10:00p.m. Grand Opening Artist Mario Sauceda Mario’s present works are an exploration of a variety of subjects, moving from plein air landscapes to abstracts. | 303-777-5000 La Cour Art Bar, 1643 S. Broadway

year in Eddie William’s English Language Acquisition (ELA) classroom at South High School (1700 E. Louisiana Ave.). She observed as the students, immigrants from around the globe, learned English and American customs despite long commutes and harassment outside of school. Former South student Phillip Lindsey recently finished a successful football career at University of Colorado-Boulder (CU) as the Buffs lost to the Univer-

sity of Utah. The running back holds the record for yards from the line of scrimmage and all-purpose yards and finished up fourth in total points. He was also the first running back at CU to catch at least 100 passes. Lindsey has said he would love to play in the NFL but eventually hopes to help others with a career in law enforcement. Have school news? Email editor@ denvermetromedia.com.

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Local History History of Denver mainstay Gates Rubber Company spans a century By Becca Dierschow

Driving south down Broadway, passing underneath I-25, an expanse of open land greets passersby—a rarity in the city of Denver. This land once hosted a vast complex of buildings, home to the Gates Rubber Company. From its humble beginnings in 1911, with only one product and three employees, to today, with 14,000 employees around the globe, Gates has been an integral part of Colorado’s economy for over 100 years. In 1911, Charles Gates Sr., a mining engineer from Michigan, bought the

from the brink of bankruptcy. Buoyed by this success, and soon outgrowing their original warehouse, Gates purchased land at 999 South Broadway in 1912. Broadway was an obvious location for an automotive business as the street was known as “Gasoline Alley” for its numerous car dealerships, gas stations and mechanic shops. By 1914, the Colorado Tire and Leather Co. had pioneered a new tire cover called “Half-Soles” that greatly improved the lifespan of rubber tires. Shortly after, the company debuted the product that would be its flagship for the next 100 years, the V-belt. An invention of John Gates, the V-belt transformed the car industry. As car and industrial engines became more powerful, the flat belts used

Even through the Great Depression, the company thrived, employing 2500 workers and expanding its factories beyond Denver. By the 1950s, Gates was the largest employer in Denver, with over 5,500 workers. Colorado Tire and Leather Company for $3,500. At the time, the Colorado Tire and Leather Co. manufactured only one product—a steel-studded tire cover designed to extend the life of rubber tires. The company employed only one worker and the promised backlog of orders proved to be a fabrication. Charles, his wife, Hazel, and his brother, John, all set to work. In 1912, they began manufacturing leather horse halters, made from the scraps of the tire covers. Recognizing the importance of celebrity endorsements, Gates convinced Buffalo Bill Cody to endorse the “Never Break” halters. With this endorsement, the halters became a best-seller, lifting the fledgling company

to transfer motion between the engine and auxiliary mechanical components were highly inefficient. By giving the belt a trapezoidal profile, and creating pulleys that had a corresponding profile, the belt did not slip, thus transferring motion more efficiently. The V-belt was soon used on everything from car engines to industrial motors. In 1917, the United States entered World War I. Rather than hurting business, rubber rationing helped the company, which was renamed the International Rubber Company. The U.S. Military became one of the company’s largest customers. The company, which had employed 45 workers in 1914, employed

1,000 by 1919. It was in 1919 that the company changed names again, becoming Gates Rubber Company. After the war, as rubber became more readily available, Gates expanded their product line and their research department. While Gates may have had a large impact on the nation at large, it was at home in Denver where its impact was truly felt. The company was known for its warm relationship with its employees. In 1917, a rooftop garden opened for employees who could visit the garden during breaks or host events after hours. The Gates Company opened a health clinic and commissary, organized sports teams and hosted annual picnics and a Christmas party. A 1919 article in the Rocky The Gates plant shot with a view of its rooftop garden, above, and its iconic water tower, below. Mountain News noted Photos courtesy the Denver Public Library. that “the Gates Rubber Company has long been commended the 20th century. The 1919 Rocky for its splendid conditions, its lighting, Mountain News article detailed the newly ventilation, roof garden, cafeteria … and created "industrial congress" at Gates, other advantages for greater efficiency.” an organization designed to facilitate Of course, these perks did not smooth conversations between employer and over all work-related complaints. Workers over 1000 employees. Even through the went on strike at Gates in the summer Great Depression, the company thrived, of 1919 and at other times throughout employing 2,500 workers and expanding

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its factories beyond Denver. By the 1950s, Gates was the largest employer in Denver, with over 5,500 workers. The evolution of the Gates industrial complex along South Broadway illustrates its increasingly diverse product line and growing research department. The Gates complex eventually grew to cover 80 acres, stretching from Broadway to Santa Fe Drive. The first set of buildings at the Gates complex were built in the 1910s. These industrial buildings featured large windows, decorative red brick columns and white accent brick. These design details were used on new

South High Food Bank hundreds of pounds of food donated.” Donations were not limited to food and money, though. Thielen noted the community also met a persistent need for warm clothing, adding that several of the refugee students attending South, known as “Newcomers,” come from parts of the world not nearly as cold as Colorado. “People donated a wide variety of clothing items: hats, gloves, coats, pants, shoes, overshoes… Just about everything you could imagine, and best of all most of these items were in really good shape,” he said. One local in particular decided to direct the giving power of her company toward the need and decided to make it her company’s specific mission to supply hundreds of pounds of beans and rice, roughly 1,300 pounds in all. Diminutive in stature but not in her ability to coordinate a truly impressive donation drive on behalf of her company, Guaranteed Rate, is local Sandi Segal. Segal said Guaranteed Rate sponsors

buildings on the campus through the 1940s. In fact, the Gates campus was one of the few industrial sites in Denver to have a Master Plan, created in 1917, to guide new development across the site for optimal efficiency. Also unusual for the time, many of the early factories at the Gates site were architect-designed. William Bowman, a prominent Denver architect, designed at least two of the factory buildings from 1939-1944. The entire Gates complex was interconnected and well-designed, serving as a testament to the American industrial spirit. Gates halted manufacturing in

: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 a national food drive annually which is facilitated by its employees at locations all across the country. Each community gets to select the entity to which they donate. “We try to look at smaller food pantries … so we can maybe make a bigger impact,” she said. “This year we selected South High based on the article in the Washington Park Profile. We collected individual donations from our referral partners and our employees, and some people made financial contributions, and we were able to supply the pantry with a lot of rice and beans.” Segal noted that nationally Guaranteed Rate collected and donated 75,418 pounds of food this year, an effort with real impact if you consider the average person eats between 3 and 5 pounds of food a day, according to precisionnutrition. com. And, when you look at Segal’s 1,300 pounds of donated beans and rice, you have to consider that, rehydrated, this number doubles to 2,600 pounds. A pound

Denver in the 1990s. In 2001, the Gates headquarters moved to LoDo, signaling the end of an era. While most industries were pulling out of this area, the City of Denver had ambitious plans for it. In 1994, the I-25 and Broadway light rail station opened and the surrounding industrial areas were identified as prime for transit-oriented redevelopment. Due to nearly 100 years of heavy industrial use, the site required intensive environmental remediation. In 2007, part of the complex was demolished for housing. The recession in 2008 halted a $1 billion redevelopment plan and the

land returned to Gates’ ownership. In 2012, the last portion of the complex was slated for demolition. Despite a last-ditch preservation attempt by a University of Colorado student, the building came down in 2014. Today, several projects that will bring housing, retail and offices to the area are underway, signaling a sea-change for this stretch of Broadway that once supported Denver’s dominant car culture. Born and raised in Colorado, Becca Dierschow has a degree in history from Lewis & Clark College and a Masters in Building Archaeology from the University of York.

of rehydrated kidney beans is over 6 serv- Africa, Asia and Latin America committed ings, which means Segal and company’s to the sustainable end of world hunger. donation could equate to over 15,000 Action Against Hunger (action servings, big proof that giving locally can againsthunger.org) a global humanitarian have a huge impact. In Colorado alone over 10 percent of the population and 16 percent of children struggle with hunger. Nationally, 16.6 percent of Americans live with hunger every day. These statistics come from hungerfreecolorado. org, a Denver nonprofit working to fight hunger locally. Other leading hunger-focused nonprofits include: Sandi Segal, right, and former South High student Feeding America Anna Thielen unload 25 and 50 pound bags of rice and (feedingamerica.org), beans at South High School. Photo by Haines Eason. a national organization representing a network of 200 food banks organization focused on saving the lives feeding 46 million people through 60,000 of malnourished children. food pantries. Locally, AARP and Meals on Wheels The Hunger Project (thp.org), an are also great alternatives. The Profile will international organization operating in continue to cover this story as it develops.

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Each December we go through a flurry of gift giving with friends, family and coworkers. We also give to the numerous charitable organizations who depend upon contributions to fulfill their mission. Just last month, more than $36 million was raised for 2,309 non-profits on Colorado Gives Day, demonstrating the generosity of Coloradans to support our neighbors. This month, we’re featuring a few local organizations we think you might want to know about. Not as part of a huge campaign or to leverage the endof-year tax deduction, although those are still valid ways to contribute to issues important to us. But with so many issues to address, and so many organizations working on them, we want to provide a spotlight outside the normal holiday fuss and these are some you can support year-round. Broken Shovels Farm is the work of founder Andrea Davis, who transitioned her small Front Range farm from slaughter-free dairy to full-fledged animal sanctuary. With the rise of backyard chickens and other small farming projects, one has to wonder what happens to the animals which are no longer wanted. While many backyard animal keepers (myself included) take full responsibility for the animals under their care, many people seek a new home for the roosters, ducks and rabbits they no longer want or are able to care for. Broken Shovels Farm is located at 86th Avenue and Dahlia Street in Commerce City. The farm is a slaughterfree sanctuary which provides a haven

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to cows, pigs, roosters, bunnies, ducks, development efforts which utilize the a goose and a donkey. The farm also strengths of native and indigenous hosts many cats which were deemed communities to fight poverty. “unhomeable” by local shelters but who For the past three years, Spirit of the are, in fact, quite adoptable. As news Sun has partnered with the Xcel Energy of Davis’ generosity spread, so did the Foundation to host free entrepreneurial number of unwanted roosters dropped training for Native and indigenous at her door. youth, with a focus on building financial Because of this and Davis’ solid literacy. commitment to the welfare of former In 2018, the organization is farm animals, 2018 will bring new expansion (and the need for support) to Broken Shovels Farm. This year, the farm will complete its new pasture expansion and waterfowl habitat to provide muchneeded space to the many ducks and geese left there. The old barn on site will also be remodeled this year to provide event space for small weddings and corporate events. Most exciting, the farm will finish the renovations for the Sanctuary Goats are just one of the species with a forevSchool, an outdoor, practical- er home at this Broken Shovels Farm. Courtelife skills school for three to sy photo. five year olds. “We want to expose as continuing its focus on nurturing the many new people to the intelligence and leadership of Native youth by addressing sweetness of farm animals to gently and one of the biggest challenges in compassionately encourage more people Indian Country—the staggeringly high to make kinder and more sustainable incidence of youth suicide. Across the animal-free food choices,” says Davis, U.S., suicide is the second leading cause who hosts tours of the farm for a small of death for American Indian/Alaska fee or through occasional visitation Native youth and rates of suicide are events posted on their website and twice as high in AI/AN communities than Facebook page. in any other ethnic group. Lack of access In addition, Broken Shovels to mental health services, generational Farm will be adding more daytime trauma, substance abuse and social events to support parents, children, taboos regarding suicide are just some homeschoolers and special needs guests of the pressures that put Native youth at with educational and therapy visits. such high risk for suicide. “We are first and foremost, here to serve Despite these staggering statistics, neglected, abused and exploited farm however, we know that suicide is animals. Our opportunities to serve our preventable. Within AI/AN communities community by connecting them is a are an abundance of the very qualities, wonderful bonus, especially being less habits and practices which act as than 15 minutes from downtown Denver. protective factors against suicide. A We believe we can improve the lives of strong relationship with mentors, peers humans, animals and the whole planet and family; participation in traditional with the work we do here,” Davis says. ceremony and events; a sense of To support the work of Broken belonging and connection—these Shovels Farm, volunteers can spend contribute to healthier communities and a few hours a week helping with the reduce the risk factors for suicide. many tasks associated with taking Spirit of the Sun and its many care of farm animals. What is most partners hope to draw upon the resources supportive now is attending their events, of our communities to strengthen sponsoring a rescue or buying their Native youth, build cultural resilience handmade products, including chocolate and empower them to apply suicide truffles, shortbread dough, books and prevention tactics for themselves and merchandise. To support the sanctuary, their peers. Learn more and contribute visit brokenshovels.com/donate. to this effort at spiritofthesun.org. Another local nonprofit worth Other organizations you may enjoy knowing about is Spirit of the Sun, a learning more about and supporting Native-led organization which works include: the Denver Open Media with American Indian and Alaska Native Foundation (denveropenmedia.org), youth to strengthen their leadership and Colorado Circles for Change (ccfcdenver. entrepreneurial skills. The organization org), the Transformative Freedom Fund began in 2002 and builds partnerships (transformativefreedomfund.org) and between various organizations, the Colorado Black Arts Festival (colbaf. including an ongoing program that org). Whichever cause or organization pairs AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers you choose, know that your efforts to be with various Native organizations and involved with local organizations make a Tribal groups to support economic positive impact on our city.

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The New York Times called her “a truly gifted performer full of enchanting songs” and her blend of country, folk and pop styles first put her on this writer’s radar back in the late '90s. Whether she’s covering seminal tunes by June Carter Cash, Gram Parsons, Lennon/McCartney, Nick Lowe or singing her own material, she commands the ear to listen. Kaplansky has been featured in film and on television, in addition to charting on Billboard and topping the folk and Americana radio charts. She has been featured on NPR’s Weekend and Morning Editions, BBC Radio and CBS Sunday Morning. She’s also performed on records with Suzanne Vega, Bryan Ferry, Nanci Griffith and Shawn Colvin. She started out in the Greenwich Village folk scene before getting her doctorate in psychology and starting a private practice. Shawn Colvin was the one who lured her back into music, producing her debut album in 1994...what a story! La Cour Art Bistro & Cabaret Presents:

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Billy Wallace’s life was an illustrious one which was spent embracing the thousands of songs from the The Great American Songbook. Even towards the end of his life (he passed on Dec. 6), “he was still charming, attentive, polite, laughed at the jokes that reached him, poured passion into his arrangements and backed singers with enough room to allow them to wiggle when a lyric and lick needed wiggling.” Wallace was still playing at “a dazzling level” despite his 87 years. He frequently dressed in tie, suit and hat and spend his life performing with Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Anita O’ Day and Max Roach, which made for an electrifying experience. His friends in Denver will be performing a tribute show, playing all of the many songs that Wallace knew and loved. The musicians featured will be Jean-Marie Jazz, Syd Harriet, Jerome Gilmer and more. The Gothic Theatre Presents:

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Over the past several years, Hippo Campus has become one of the more reliable indie rock bands around. The BBC Radio 1 has even gone so far as to say that they are “one of the best bands in the United States.” They have played Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza, so that makes Coachella the only jewel in the live music Triple Crown left to conquer. This fall, they dropped a surprise EP after releasing their first full-length album this past February and have a slew of tour dates stretching into 2018, so this band is certainly not slowing down anytime soon. They have appeared on Conan and were also dubbed one of NPR Music’s Favorite New Artists of 2017 as well.

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Local Bites Steuben’s “macaroni & cheese” with bacon By Haines Eason

Welcome, friends, to the second installment of what I guess I’m calling “Local Bites.” If you’re reading this, I’ll take that to mean I didn’t completely alienate you last month. I hope you tried the ribs at Adrift—amazing, right?—and I hope to receive any and all suggestions from you. Email me at editor@denvermetromedia. com if you have a dish in need of coverage. This month we’re lingering a little longer in the realm of comfort food; ‘tis the season. However, next month I plan to change course drastically. Where to and for what, exactly? Guess you’ll have to stick with me. Speaking of sticking, this month we journey back in time and uptown—we head to Steuben’s, a restaurant with no end of stick-to-the-ribs American dishes that, for this writer, evoke fond memories

of a place I’ve never visited: the 1950s. I insisted at the outset this column would not be a full-on restaurant review, but I will say this: Steuben’s is classy comfort food dished up with a hearty serving of formica, wood paneling and swagger. The atmosphere is “eating down for the lobster set” (though the menu does feature a killer lobster roll). I haven’t captured the experience, so visit and experience it for yourself. What I do intend to capture is … the entree-sized “macaroni & cheese” with bacon. If you’re thinking “really?! Mac ‘n’ freakin’ cheese?” I’ll say to you: yes. Really. Steuben’s rendition is a spotlight item. The nuts and bolts? The dish’s menu description: “six cheese bechamel, panko breadcrumbs.” They’re not selling it (but everything at Steuben’s is understated, so...). The key to perfect (baked!) mac ‘n’ cheese: a chewy, creamy smoothness with a crusty bite. Not really as simple as it sounds. The mac must hold its own

physically without adding anything to good (you can pretty much get anything the flavor of the sauce, and that sauce you want mixed in if they have it on should have absolutely NO graininess. hand). The bacon’s smoky, salty flavor Note that I said sauce, not cheese. Also, fills a “void” in the flavor of the plain dish said graininess is more common than you not apparent until the bacon enters the think as many restaurants just dump in the cheese (or cheeses), usually only hard cheeses, in one go—a huge no no. I didn’t press Steuben’s Sous Chef Cory Dobbins for a list of cheeses—for a dish this “simple” that would amount to giving up the entire ghost—but he did tell me he feels the best method of preparation is working the cheeses into the bechamel from soft to hard so that by Macaroni and cheese seems a simple dish, but the time the firm cheeses it's just not, and Steuben's does it right. Photo by are added, there’s enough Haines Eason. cheese in the mix to ease their melting process. Sounds about right mix. The combination of the cheese sauce to me. and bacon plus buttery parmesan panko As for how to order this dish, I feel crumble? Pretty much perfection. an add-on is a must, and one in particular Best of all, this menu item is a staple stands above all: bacon. A close second and won’t be going anywhere anytime (for this writer): green chiles. The two soon. The best things never change. Get together? I bet that’s weapons-grade in there and get you some.

Hello darkness, my old friend: mindfulness aids in dark times By Cierra McNamara, Founder, Mayu Meditation Cooperative Though many of us in Colorado long for snow, for others winter is a season to endure. Seasonal Affective Disorder burgeons with the short, cold days. Melancholy and lethargy can become part of the wintertime psyche just as predictably as wool socks become part of the wardrobe. Recently the Danish concept of hygge, a quality of well-being rooted in coziness and contentment, has entered the English lexicon, particularly as a quaint solution for the winter doldrums. An article in the New Yorker describes hygge this way:

“Winter is the most hygge time of year. It is candles, nubby woolens, shearling slippers, woven textiles, pastries, sheepskin rugs, lattes with milkfoam hearts and a warm fireplace.” With images like this, it’s no wonder hygge has become trendy. Who wouldn’t want a remedy for winter depression as simple and immediate as wrapping in a flannel blanket and sipping hot chocolate? But what happens when the efforts to create a cozy outer environment fail to warm the underlying chill of one’s inner environment? What happens when you can’t hygge-hack your mind? As a meditation instructor, I’ve worked with many people eager to find a solution for their stress. Often, beginning

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like an instruction book for meditation. A classic Taoist text, the Neijing Suwen, states: “During the winter months all things in nature wither, hide, return home and enter a resting period. Desires and mental activity should be kept quiet and subdued, as if keeping a happy secret.” Jason Elias, a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine in New York expresses it elegantly:

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Chain Reaction Brewing Company (902 S. Lipan St.) Chain Reaction Brewing Black IPA is perfect for this Colorado winter season. The brew's beautiful, dark, rich roasty flavors come from the use of chocolate wheat malts combined with English caramel malts. Top that off with a hearty dosing of earthy, citrus hops and delicate additions of star anise and orange peel and this brew is made to be one of the most flavorful you've ever had.

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Platt Park Brewing Co. (1875 S. Pearl St.) BlackBerry Berliner Weisse is a top-fermented, wheat beer made with both traditional warm-fermenting yeasts and lactobacillus culture. The taste is refreshing, tart, sour and has a blackberry sharpness with almost no hop bitterness. The color is, as imagined, a deep purple and pink haze, caused by the massive amount of blackberries used. Finally, we must point out the favorable ABV percentage of 4.1, a guilt-free excuse to order one more round!

Vine Street Pub & Brewery (1700 Vine St.) Naughty Noël is a spiced Belgian-style holiday ale (7.5 percent ABV) that is medium-bodied with malt flavors of biscuit and caramel complemented by aromas reminiscent of dried fruits (apricot/peach/plum) imparted by the Belgian yeast fermentation. Fresh and candied ginger, green cardamom pods and coriander seed are added impart an unmistakable holiday spice and aroma.

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Local Gardening Choosing to connect By Liz Clift

Recently, a friend and I sat at Atomic Cowboy on Colfax discussing our stakes in things we’re passionate about and I spoke about both working with young people and nurturing the earth. My friend asked me to explore this further—the links, what’s at stake for me, how this plays out in the ways I show up in the world. I only had half-formed answers but my friend’s interrogation caused me to reflect more deeply on what motivates me. A common piece of wisdom among environmentalists and conservationists is that people will not protect that which they do not know. Filmmaker Rob Stewart once said, “conservation is the preservation of human life on earth, and that, above all else, is worth fighting for.” It is, in other words, in our self-interest to develop, and deepen, bonds with the world. In Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, Robin Wall Kimmerer writes “knowing that you love the earth changes you, activates you to defend and protect and celebrate. But when you feel that the earth loves you in return, that feeling transforms the relationship from a one-way street into a sacred bond.” When I worked with youth, one of my goals was to help them connect with the earth. We pulled out guidebooks to learn the names of trees in their neighborhood, made nests of leaves, picked up litter. I took them into the garden where we explored the texture of compacted versus fluffy soil, passed around earthworms, dropped seedlings and seeds into the ground and tended plants into harvest. Our geography was limited, but questions and observations rolled off their tongues. Sometimes I’d give them a straight answer but often I’d ask them to observe—because the art of observation can be what helps us connect seemingly unrelated (re)actions. My goal was to get these young people a little closer to wanting to nurture the earth and let it nurture them through the growing of foods and medicines, through sparking their curiosity and imaginations because it’s in their self-interest and in mine. These young people belong to the generation after mine; they have the chance to become stewards of the earth or to continue the disconnected, self-and environmentally-destructive patterns of previous generations. My work, in many ways, was helping them learn to connect with the world and each other despite the fact that much of our current culture is already pushing them—and all of us— toward further disconnection. This disconnection, not only from the more-than-human world but from our human communities worries me because disconnection makes it easier to distance ourselves. Nature becomes a thing to be commodified; people become flattened players in our lives or are so fully dehumanized we struggle to see that those people are a lot like us. It’s this dehumanization—and intentional obfuscation of the negative impacts of capitalism—that allows us to be okay with children being exploited to mine rare earth minerals for our smart phones or to ignore the loneliness that drive so many of us toward self-destructive behaviors. When we engage in othering, we lose something of ourselves as well and it becomes harder to know how—or what— to fight for, even if (and once) we’ve made the choice to fight for something.

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What then, does connection look like? That answer necessarily differs for each of us but for me it’s strongly rooted in nature. As a child, I spent much of my time interacting with the woods, a cow pond filled with turtles and sunfish, an old pasture, the nooks of a creek, the

both human and more-than-human—I want to see flourish. It means being intentional about engaging in and with the world, rather than trending toward isolation. It looks like late night conversations at Atomic Cowboy as much as it looks like distributing

gardens my mother kept, cornfields where I’d play hide-and-seek with other neighborhood kids, the lake where my friend and I rooted freshwater clams out of the muck. Connection with nature— and other people—meant finding adventure and sanctuary, learning the art of observation and stillness, exploring the movement of imagination. As an adult, connection looks like being intentional about building, joining and nurturing communities—

compost across my garden or working with people to help them strengthen their sense of place and belonging to the world. It is learning the histories of the places I’ve called home. It is honoring the bonds that connect. Liz Clift holds a Permaculture Design Certificate, and works for a restoration ecology firm. In her free time, she is involved in social justice and communitybased medicine. She is working to expand her knowledge of native plants.

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RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Thursdays, 01/04-01/25 | 7:00p.m.-8:15p.m. Thursday Evening Meditation Free to the public - all are welcome. Dharma teachings on Buddhist principles by Tibetan meditation master Chhoje Rinpoche (live or video) followed by meditation instruction. | Padmasambhava Meditation Center, 1900 S. Cook St. padmasambhavameditationcenter.org Fridays, 01/05-01/26 | 7:00a.m.-8:30a.m. SMS: Schatz Morning Service Morning Service followed by breakfast. | 303-316-6412 The Jewish Experience Center, 399 S. Monaco Pkwy. theje.com Sundays, 01/07-01/28 | 10:00a.m. Evangelical Lutheran Services 303-722-5311

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Helper's Hindsight Resolutionary thinking By Diana Helper

Each January, people make hopeful New Year’s resolutions—even follow through on them. Maybe we learned this from our folks: “write thank yous," “clean your room.” Maybe there’s just a nagging thought that we could/should do better? There’s plenty to resolve— globally, nationally, locally and personally (have you written thank yous and cleaned your room?). Your Rigorous Journalist snagged an interview with an expert who’s encountered resolutions both coming and going. Father Time (FT) was tidying up before term limits sent him off to ye olde Tempus-Fugit Club, where all the old FTs hang out and the hourglass is full of champagne. FT said this year’s

Geese is done by spraying them with 100 percent grade corn oil dispersed from backpack sprayers. Before they spray, Vargas and her team count the geese and return at the end of mating season for a recount. 2016 was the first year the city started collecting population data and in Wash Park that year 610 eggs from 86 nests were oiled. In 2017, 420 eggs from 50 nests were oiled. While the lower number of eggs in 2017 may suggest a decrease in population, Vargas says she

been a doozy and a lot of fine January resolutions got lost in the switcheroos going on, but remember, Janus is the two-faced god. He said, as a former dear little Baby New Year (BNY), you tell people mourning the past to think of morning instead; new start, hopeful resolutions. (He wouldn’t divulge how BNY becomes FT in one year or where BNY comes from … spring fling with Mother Nature?) Savvy citizens are making resolutions about our charming city and how we could/should make it charming-er in 2018. Resolutions abound—here’s a start: Resolved! Seriously address traffic. Denver’s 1,000 newcomers a month do not just sit indoors! Neighborhoods already have thousands of newcomers filling historic streets, walks and

: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 needs four-five years of data before any trends can be identified. When Vargas and her team recounted the geese at the end of the 2017 mating season, they found 25 new goslings. Vargas says those eggs weren’t necessarily missed by her team, but the goslings could have been born elsewhere in the neighborhood and made their way to Wash Park. With additional resources, Vargas says the potential to do more is feasible. She, her team of several part-time

local parks. People may be charming, but cheek by jowl, bumper to bumper? Needed: an expanded usable public transit system and safe connecting walks and bikeways. Meanwhile, a moat with drawbridge up? Resolved! Amend the Zoning Code to return to citizen-elected, City Council community-inclusive decisions on public park use changes. Study the new Comprehensive Zoning proposal, fine print and all. Resolved! Creation/designation of more parks, playing fields, multi-use areas thorough cost-benefit analysis. Resolved! Sustainability—local to global. Get involved. Earth/Air/Water! Gasp! There’s more—safety, health, housing, the arts, schools, preservation, design, take your pick, but Resolve and

then follow up! Uh-huh, it might take some work, but that’s what it’s about. A Resolution is “a statement of well-considered intent.” Some are re-solutions trying again. The root is Latin resolvere, “to have health, to set free and resolution”—like a dissonant chord resolving into consonance, can be so satisfying. Be resolute with your resolutions. And, while doing so, as our uncle Bobby Burns suggested, drink a cup o’ kindness up for ... everyone. Diana Helper is a writer, singer, neighborhood and open space advocate— including being a creator of the Buchtel Trail/Prairie Project—an INC delegate, and an active alumna of Oberlin College. She has written for The Profile for over 30 years; she and her husband John are longtime UP residents.

staff and the city naturalist are the only people spraying the nests and using the goosinator. Volunteers used to help, but it resulted in substantially more maintenance costs for their equipment and the program couldn’t afford it. The City of Beverly, Massachusetts and Clarksville, Indiana, hired contractors in 2017 to euthanize local Canadian geese due to health concerns and some overly aggressive fowl. Vargas says what may work for one state may not be appropriate or feasible for another. Denver Parks and Recreation, led by Executive Director Happy Haynes, does not support euthanizing

geese and “continues to explore longterm strategies for controlling goose populations rather than quick-fix approaches.” Steve Spirn is an advocate of non-lethal methods and only views lethal ones as a last resort. In the meantime, the winter migration continues, so watch where you step in Wash Park. The Profile will continue to cover this story as it develops. For more information on the petition or to sign it, visit change.org and search "Denver geese."

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Viale Pizza & Kitchen

Viale Pizza & Kitchen is now open in Glendale in the Century 21 Plaza at 1390 S. Colorado Blvd. #190. The menu includes appetizers, salads, classics like Chicken Parmesan, pastas and pizzas. Some of their New York inspired signature pizzas are the Bonnie Brae Bronx and Virginia Village Veggie. Viale Pizza & Kitchen is open for lunch, happy hour and dinner. Visit vpkdenver.com.

Anecdote Cafe

Anecdote Cafe is now open in the Golden Triangle on the first floor of 955 Bannock St. in the former Rooster and Moon space. The menu includes handcrafted espresso drinks, sweet and savory pastries, and adult beverages and happy hour specials from 3:00p.m.-6:00p.m. The cafe also hosts events, including live music and DIY art workshops. Visit facebook.com/anecdotecafe.

Endorphin

Fitness chain Endorphin has grown its presence on South Broadway by adding a yoga and barre studio at 2700 S. Broadway. The space formerly housed one of the company’s cycling studios, which moved across the street to larger digs at 2738 S. Broadway. There are now 11 Endorphin locations, including its first mountain studio, which opened in November in Eagle at 717 Sylvan Lake Road. Visit myendorphin.com.

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Outside the Zone Lazy Dog Restaurant and Bar

Do you want to dine-out with your pooch? Hightail it to Lazy Dog Restaurant and Bar in Westminster’s Orchard Town Center. While an increasing number of Denver restaurants allow dogs on their patios, and may provide water and treats, Lazy Dog raises the bar. Canines have their own menu and owners can order them a grilled hamburger patty and brown rice for $4.95 or a grilled chicken breast and brown rice for $4.95. Complimentary water bowls are provided. The human menu features pizzas, salads, burgers and sandwiches. There are some rules. Dogs are only allowed on the patio and not permitted on tables, chairs or their owners’ laps. They are asked to avoid the “three B’s”: Begging, Barking and Biting. Servers are not allowed to touch pooches and dogs must be leashed at all times. Lazy Dog was founded by Chris Simms in California in 2003 and the chain has 22 restaurants across the Golden State. There is also a location opening soon in Aurora. Visit lazydogrestaurants. com.

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its One Broadway location to join nearby Spa in the City at 136 Kalamath St. Owner Misha Belfer spent 12 years there after acquiring The Hair Shop, which had occupied the One Broadway location since 1983. Belfer’s lease was expiring and his landlord opted to let the neighboring dispensary expand into his space rather than renew his lease. In addition to cuts, color treatments, hair extensions, wedding styling and makeup, Spa in the City offers nail, skin, tanning and eyelash services. Yoga and dance classes are also taught in a studio on the premises. Visit spainthecity.biz.

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Music, movie and game retailer Second Spin will close its 1485 S. Colorado Blvd. store by late January. All inventory has been marked down 30-75 percent. The store’s lease was up and the landlord wanted to redevelop the property. Second Spin has been at the same Denver location for over 20 years. Its sister store, FYE, is open at Colorado Mills Mall.

Cherry Creek restaurant Hedge Row, at 100 Steele St., will be serving brunch, in addition to lunch and dinner, starting January 1. Featured menu items are Breakfast Panna Cotta, Caramelized Banana French Toast, Slow Roasted BBQ Pork Spoonbread and Shrimp & Grits. There will also be a kid’s menu with Belgian Waffles and Wisdom Farms Scrambled Eggs. Hedge Row is part of The Kitchen restaurant group and owned by Kimball Musk, brother of Tesla owner Elon Musk. Visit hedgerowbistros.com.

Closings Joseph Hamilton Furs

Cherry Creek furrier Joseph Hamilton Furs, located at 2440 E. Third Ave., will close by the end of January. Owner Joseph Hamilton has been in Cherry Creek for 16 years. He became suddenly ill and had to leave the state for medical care. Hamilton asked a business associate to immediately liquidate all inventory to pay for the treatment.

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Ibex

Women’s clothing store Nora’s Retro is moving from Cherry Creek to 1509 S. Pearl St. in January. Visit facebook.com/ noras-retro.

Outdoor clothing retailer Ibex is going out of business and closing its Cherry Creek location at 250 Columbine St. It is the second retailer on that block to shut its doors in the past few months. The Eddie Bauer store closed in the fall. Eddie Bauer stores remain open in other locations.

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Full service boutique kitchen and bath design firm Luxe Kitchens and Interiors is moving several blocks to 1059 S. Gaylord St. The firm specializes in a wide range of projects from simple kitchens to complete remodels. Its new space and showroom will open in Spring 2018. Visit

Luxury resort wear, apparel and homewares store Calypso St. Barth has gone out of business. Its Cherry Creek location at 105 Fillmore St. was one of 16 stores that closed nationwide. Tiger group handled the merchandise liquidation.

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