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Grant funding to expand the number of fairy doors on South Pearl Street By Haines Eason

Performers with Bella Diva Dance participate in a pop-up event as part of the 2017 Athena Project Arts Festival. Read more about the 2018 festival on page 16. Courtesy photo.

Sometimes small changes can effect big responses. In the weeks ahead of the 2017 holiday season, 14 tiny “fairy doors” were installed along South Pearl Street at about knee height. Some are easy to spot, some not so much. To find them all you have to walk slowly and keep an eye out. Perhaps the game-like nature of hunting for them is what excites people most, but whatever the reason, the community response was overwhelmingly positive. "The fairy doors have inspired the imagination and stoked curiosity in kids and adults alike since they were installed,” says Denver City Councilman Jolon Clark, the person responsible for the project’s idea. It was a visit to Ann Arbor, Michigan that inspired Clark to propose the idea as a public art installa-

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3PA holds South Pearl Street design overlay forum By Haines Eason

A community forum hosted by 3PA was held Feb. 6 at Cameron Church, 1600 S. Pearl St., to address many of the concerns listed above. Visitors were first introduced to the concept of a design overlay, and then they were allowed to share their input on the kinds of development they hope to see in the future along

the corridor. Visitors were allowed to vote on current and proposed projects as well as past projects. At the present time, 3PA and community members are in the planning stages of exploring the possibility of a “design overlay” for the South Pearl Street corridor, a corridor running from Buchtel Boulevard on the north end to East Evans Avenue on the south. The specific intents of the overlay are to be determined, but generally overlays are used to restrict existing zoning codes further so as to ensure the character of a given neighborhood is maintained. Cliff Lind, project manager with Otak, Inc., an urban design, architecture, planning and engineering firm, led the Feb. 6 meeting and described design overlays in detail. “A design overlay zone ... can change many of the requirements of the underlying zoning and can sometimes add additional requirements. [Overlays differ] from design guidelines because [they] will define requirements with no subjectivity. Design guidelines allow for subjectivity and usually require a design review board to interpret and enforce them.” Lind added that overlays do not apply in the public right of way. Community members present at the meeting raised concerns about existing buildings along the corridor, and Lind

stressed that overlays do not affect existing buildings and only come in to play when a new project is proposed. It is yet to be determined if the entire corridor or only some kinds of structures along the corridor would be affected by a future overlay. Colorado Potters Guild Board

Member Ronnie Kohrt, also a sportscaster and executive producer with Mile High Sports Radio AM 1340, attended the meeting and had much to say about the changes on South Pearl Street. “I'm concerned by [what it costs]

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Public concern over construction defects, construction materials used, slot homes, micro units and the like has been high of late, and while some neighborhoods are perhaps behind the curve when it comes to establishing standards for the development occurring along their streets, Denver Registered Neighborhood Organization (RNO) Platt Park People’s Association (3PA) is perhaps ahead of the game.

I'm concerned by [what it costs] to be on Pearl Street... The new development … not only chases away good people from the street, but good businesses and organizations too.

Colorado Potters Guild Board Member Ronnie Kohrt surveys existing South Pearl Street structures and votes on those he likes and dislikes. Photo by Haines Eason.

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Inside The Profile Fairy Doors........................................................ 1 Design Overlay.................................................. 1 A Representative View..................................... 2 Letter to the Editor........................................... 2 Business as Usual............................................. 3 Denver Metro Media Staff Go Virtual........... 3 People of South Denver.................................. 4 Local Developments........................................ 6 INC Update........................................................ 7 South Denver School Scoop............................ 8 Profile Youth Voices......................................... 8 Neighborhood Notes....................................... 9 Calendar of Events......................................... 10 Fancy Tiger Crafts........................................... 11 Kids and Camps Guide................................... 13 Local History................................................... 13 Athena Arts Project........................................ 16 Book Review.................................................... 17 Gallery Spotlight............................................. 18 Concert Highlights.......................................... 19 Local Gardening............................................. 21 Helper's Hindsight.......................................... 23 Senior Suggestions......................................... 23 Service Directory............................................ 26 Classifieds........................................................ 27

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A Representative View Gentrification, displacement and government By Robin Kniech, Denver City Council, At-Large

All cities, including Denver, are dynamic and always changing. When the pace of growth outstrips the pace of infrastructure—like transportation and open space—change is experienced as a challenge to overall resident quality of life, and must be a priority for government throughout the city (such as the nearly one billion dollars in mobility, parks and public improvements that voters recently approved). Similarly, communities across Denver are impacted by skyrocketing housing prices and individual displacement, creating an impetus for city council to prioritize new funding and expanded policies that will help city-wide. But there are additional unique challenges and responsibilities when an area with many families of color and unique cultural history and amenities experience large-scale displacement. This change is known as gentrification and it doesn’t only impact individuals. It tears the fabric of close-knit communities and threatens the diversity and rich tapestry of

decades. - Communities fight to bring back investment and amenities (parks, better transportation, grocery stores, better housing). - Improving conditions attract new residents and businesses. - Rents and property values rise. - Longtime residents are displaced or experience a change/loss of racial diversity, institutions of cultural identity.

The process of gentrification

- Cannot enjoy amenities that finally arrived. - Increased commute time and cost, less time with family. - Loss of home/neighborhood.

- Bank redlining (refusal of a loan to someone because of the area they live in and the perception of it being a poor investment) and government-sanctioned segregation created a few neighborhoods with concentrations of low-income people or people of color, followed by lack of investment over

Harms of gentrification for people who stay

- Loss of support network (neighbors, family and childcare). - Loss of services (culturally-specific groceries, hair salons). - More money goes to housing, less to cover food, education, etc.

Harms of gentrification for people who must move:

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Letter to the Editor Protect public lands and establish energy security Senator Michael Bennett and Congressman Jared Polis recently introduced a bill that would preserve 96,445 acres of wildlife in Colorado. Our public lands are being threatened by the current administration and this bill will help secure those lands and the promise they provide. About a year ago, the Trump Administration withdrew about two million acres of protected land in Utah so that coal-mining could take place. He followed up by authorizing offshore oil

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neighborhoods we all value. Many of the housing policies and investments that have been passed in recent years can be utilized in ways that help prevent displacement. But we haven’t often talked about them in this way, and they aren’t yet big enough or broad enough to meet the scale of the challenges. In response to calls from the community to elevate the dialogue on gentrification, this overview provides background for those seeking to better understand why government must have a role, and proposes concrete steps for fighting displacement. It is offered with great humility. These ideas don’t add up to a complete “solution” to gentrification. However, we must reject “all or nothing” thinking that can be an excuse for inaction. Where we can make an impact, we must, and we can certainly do much more to fight displacement.

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drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—a risky practice in a sensitive environment at a time when oil production is already high. The rationale for both changes was the same—energy production. He’s enacted these changes while putting a tariff on solar panels to damage the renewable energy market and limit energy growth from solar. The Trump Administration is focusing too heavily on developing non-renewable forms of energy instead of cultivating renewable options which would provide long-term energy security to our country and communities. While it has historically cost more to extract energy from solar than it has by

investing in coal, natural gas and other nonrenewable options, as of 2016, solar power has become a more financially efficient option than oil or coal. The simple fact of the matter is that we are able to achieve energy security and reduce the cost of energy for consumers while improving our efforts to conserve our natural spaces in Colorado and throughout the country. Protecting our public lands and creating a sustainable and secure energy future are incredibly important challenges— and ones that we should all advocate to advance. — Erik Clarke, Denver, Colorado

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Diners enjoy lunch at Social Fare in the JW Marriott Cherry Creek.

Lowry's Wings Over the Rockies Museum is expanding.

Yoga Pod Lowry Owner Andi Oliveira(l) and Manager Lindsey Long(r).

Classic Moroccan restaurant Mataam Fez has closed after 42 years.

Business As Usual Column & images by Jennifer Turner Please notify us of business-related news within your neighborhood so we can provide coverage in “Business as Usual.” This is the place for business anniversaries, relocations, openings, intrigues and ownership changes. Call us at 303-778-8021 or send an email to bau@washparkprofile.com.

Openings Social Fare

Social Fare at the JW Marriott is one of the latest editions to the slew of new restaurants opening in Cherry Creek. It replaced Second Home Kitchen + Bar that occupied the space for a decade. The lease was expiring and Sage Restaurant Group decided to shutter the eatery and let JW Marriott management open a restaurant of its choosing. The food at Social Fare is described as “a creative menu of delicious comfort food, along with flavorful, healthy options.” The Second Home “pajama

brunch” has survived the transition and been rebranded as the “Pancake Social Brunch.” Kids eight and under can enjoy a complimentary pancake breakfast Sundays 7:00a.m.-1:00p.m. in a supervised Kids Room equipped with crafts and family-friendly movies while their parents enjoy a peaceful meal in the main dining room. Visit jwmarriottdenver.com.

Extra Space Storage

Denver is growing by leaps and bounds. Natives and newcomers alike have lots of stuff, and apparently not enough room to store it all. Extra Storage Space is in the process of opening three large facilities near central Denver: 900 Grant St., 2255 Champa St. and 3888 E. Mexico Ave. Available units are as small as 3’x3’ and as large as 12’x20’. The facilities are climate controlled, have on-site managers, and video cameras and electronic gates for extra security. Visit extraspace.com.

Pressed Juice Daily

Cold pressed juice maker Pressed Juice Daily is coming to 2120 S. Broadway. The company is relocating one of its three stores from RiNo because their landlord decided to redevelop the building and not renew Pressed Juice’s lease. All juice production occurs at the RiNo location. The business had been operating at capacity for a while, so it was a good time to move. The owners hope to open the new location in March. The other two Pressed Juice stores are at 1111 Broadway and 4421 W. 43rd Ave./ Tennyson St. in the Highlands. The company makes 12 different juice blends sold in bottles. Their Greens #4 is one of the most popular and made of kale, spinach, green apple, lemon, ginger, celery and cucumber. Pressed Juice also sells smaller-sized Smart Shots. The Immunity Shot is big right now due to flu season and contains black seed oil, oregano oil, ginger, turmeric and Himalayan pink salt. Other beverage options include charcoal lemonade which is made from activated charcoal and designed to

absorb toxins. Spicy lemonade, double detox and aloe water are also available. Visit pressedjuicedaily.com.

Mirr Ranch Group

Specialty ranch land realtors Mirr Ranch Group has opened an office at 901 Acoma St. in the Golden Triangle. The firm is owned by Ken Mirr who has brokered the purchase and sale of thousands of acres of land in the western United States and South America. Mirr began his career as a public lands attorney. Two listings Mirr Ranch Group currently has are the 5,815 acre Double R Ranch in Walden, Colorado for $13,600,000 and Pyramid Peak Ranch, located beneath Pyramid Peak 14er, for $9,800,000. Visit mirrranchgroup.com.

Chubby Cattle

After a number of delays, Mongolian and Chinese hot pot restaurant Chubby Cattle is now open at 2 Broadway in the former Walnut Room space.

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Denver Metro Media to office virtually effective March 1 By Denver Metro Media staff

Effective March 1, Denver Metro Media (DMM), publishers of Life on Capitol Hill and Washington Park Profile, will no longer occupy the storefront at 615 E. Jewell Ave. Rather than occupy the single office, staff will work remotely, and a plan is in the works to office regularly at businesses which advertise with and distribute the papers. "We spend most of our time out in the community anyhow, so the decision to transition from our office space just makes good sense," says Denver Metro Media Publisher Jill Farschman. “I am also excited to deepen my relationships with

the businesses and organizations that have supported community journalism and our newspapers for decades.” DMM staff are presently finalizing partnerships with local organizations and event promoters. At present, a “Coffee and a Newspaper” community forum at Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods is in the planning stages, and DMM staff will have a table at the May Washington Park Home Tour street fair. The move comes at a time when the number of companies choosing to office virtually is on the rise. According to an article in The New York Times published Feb. 15, 2017, in 2016, “43 percent of

employed Americans said they spent at least some time working remotely, according to the survey of more than 15,000 adults.” The Times reported that that percentage represented a four-point increase over 2012. While some things are changing, some will remain the same. The phone number associated with both Life on Capitol Hill and the Washington Park Profile remain the same: 303-778-8021. Email addresses will also remain the same. For news tips, letters to the editor and story-related questions, email editor@ denvermetromedia.com. For advertising, email sales@denvermetromedia.com.

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People of South Denver Education innovator Alex Magaña By Susan Dugan

Grant Beacon Middle School (GBMS) Principal Alex Magaña experienced the transforming power of education at an early age. “I came from a family that was always looking for work,” he says. “We moved around all over, from California to Kansas to Oklahoma. I ended up in Florida for most of middle and all of high school in schools where there was a climate that everyone should go to college.” The encouraging environment served him well. The first person in his family to attend college, Magaña put himself through Florida State University, graduated and became an accountant for several years while working night jobs in restaurants. “A retired principal I got to know who saw that I was a Spanish-speaking male said you should be in education—there’s a real need.” The suggestion struck an inner

chord and Magaña found a job as a sixth-grade math teacher in a migrant community outside Naples, Florida. “I was hooked,” he says. “The school was 100 percent free-and-reduced lunch. I could really relate to the kids and was able to motivate them. There was the constant hustle and bustle that happens in a school where nothing’s ever the same that I enjoyed.” He taught there for three years before relocating to Denver with his wife in 1999. “We met in Florida where she was working in schools as a speech therapist,” he says. “She’s from Canada and we just picked Denver as a place in the middle that had seasons, came out and fell in love with it.” He took a job here teaching math at Kepner Middle School for a couple of years before moving to a corporate job for financial reasons for a couple more, but his real calling continued to beckon. “We made some adjustments and I came back as a math teacher at Lake Middle School in 2001 and later

became a math coach and assistant principal. We showed tremendous academic gains there. I learned how to be a leader in a high-needs school.” Former Grant Middle School Principal Greta Martinez hired Magaña as

assistant principal in 2008 to help turn the then-troubled school around. “The community didn’t want the school, there was low enrollment and morale, high suspension rates and all kinds of things going on,” Magaña says. “That’s when we first started to come up with the Beacon program philosophy based on a model the district had come

up with under DPS Superintendent Michael Bennett’s tenure. He wanted schools to have flexibility at the school level. Everything was centralized but he said you can redesign your school to develop academic practices and create opportunities to better meet individual student needs.” Martinez and Magaña started redesigning Grant Middle School (eventually renamed Grant Beacon Middle School) and evolving Beacon program components. “At that point, it meant small math and reading classes,” Magaña says. He became principal in the 2009-10 school year and continued to explore how best to improve and personalize the school’s approach, applying for waivers of Board and State policies and bargaining agreements through the Colorado Department of Education’s Innovation Schools Act. Magaña spent more than a year reaching out to the community to find out

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Local Developments By Kevin Ryan

The Emich family has been in the business of selling cars for over 90 years. In 1922, Fred S. Emich opened the first Emich dealership in Chicago, Illinois after WWI. While serving with the 131st Infantry, Emich experienced his share of close calls. According to a 1929 newspaper clip on the company’s website, the elder Emich was wounded 14 times. In 1929, he began selling the Nash brand of automobiles, which later became the American Motor Company, before opening a Chevrolet dealership in 1932. Fred Emich III opened Emich Oldsmobile in 1975, the first Colorado dealership to carry the Emich name. That first dealership would grow to nine locations by 1997 before being sold to AutoNation USA. Fred Emich IV joined the family business in 2006 when he and his father purchased a Chevrolet dealership. Later that same year the father and son, along with a business partner, acquired Mountain States Volkswagen, renaming it Emich Volkswagen. Emich Volkswagen will be moving from its current headquarters along the busy stretch of South Colorado Boulevard between Mississippi and Louisiana avenues to a new home at the D4 Bus Barn property on 350 S. Santa Fe Dr. According to Regional Transportation District (RTD), former owner of the property, the site originally housed a large bus maintenance facility, hence the “Bus Barn” moniker. Shortly after RTD maintenance was decentralized and moved to district shops, the bus barn building was demolished. In 2015, the D4 Development company secured an option to purchase the property from RTD through a public pro-

cess and is now acting as master developer of the site. The new site will expand the dealership’s space from two-and-a-half acres to four-and-a-half acres and according to Fred Emich IV, managing partner of the dealership, the move will also allow for additional service capacity. “With the expansion, we are going from 16 service bays to 28.” The move is scheduled to happen around mid-summer 2018. The first of three Gables at Cherry Creek buildings was completed in 2015 at 360 S. Monroe St. Later this year, Cherry Creek II at 300 S. Monroe St. will be complete and offer similar amenities including a rooftop pool, hot tub, outdoor lounge area and a fitness center. According to the site development plan, the eight-story building will house a total of 122 units, 57 of which will be one-bedroom, 53 two-bedroom and 12 three-bedroom. Parking for residents will occupy two basement levels and provide space for 277 vehicles and 69 bicycles. The third Gables at Cherry Creek building began rising from the dirt at 375 S. Jackson St. late in 2017. Separated from building I and building II by Westerra Credit Union, two office complexes and the vacant building that was once home to the now shuttered Andre’s Confiserie Suisse restaurant will be the least luxurious of the three. The site development plan shows 12 levels of living space, and two basement levels set aside for parking and storage. The building will house 246 total units, but future residents will not be treated to the same amenities as building I and II as the site development plan does not illustrate space for a pool or hot tub.

The Wellington Apartments at 1403 N. Osage St. are filling a space that has sat empty for some time, but that was not for lack of effort. Numerous development plans for the site have been proposed since 2001 when Carmel Partners acquired the property, which was once home to Vulcan Iron Works, a stalwart example of Denver’s industrial past. Vulcan Iron Works Nearly complete, building II of the Gables at was founded in 1891 and Cherry Creek complex will offer amenities such according to a November as a roof-top pool and hot tub. 1947 volume of Colorado Magazine, “This company, which specialized in building mining cages and hoist engines, operated shops at 1709 Blake Street from 1894 until 1910, in which year they moved to new shops at the east end of the Colfax Viaduct.” The property has sat empty since the shop buildings were demolished but with the growing need for housing city-wide, the site has become an example of The final Gables at Cherry Creek building at 375 S. prime real estate with prox- Jackson St. is under way. Photos by Kevin Ryan. imity to public transit, the Auraria Campus and downshared space.” Co-housing is designed town Denver. to create affordable options in areas The five-story Wellington Apart- where rent prices exclude people in lower ments, however, are not a conventional income brackets. Wellington Apartments apartment project. Tenants will rent a tenants will lease a private bedroom and co-housing space which, according to bathroom and share the living/dining cohousing.org, “is an intentional commu- room, kitchen and outdoor balcony with nity of private homes clustered around the other tenants.

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Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation discusses transportation, slot homes and possible Olympic bid By Kevin Ryan

Denver’s Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation (INC) consists of delegates from the various Registered Neighborhood Organizations (RNO) around the city of Denver advocating for citizens by addressing city issues. INC meets monthly to discuss topics ranging from neighborhood specific development trends to city-wide events and their potential community impact. On Feb. 10, INC delegates and members met at St. Rose of Lima Church to discuss issues including transportation, zoning and planning (ZAP) and a recent announcement that Denver is considering a bid to host the Winter Olympics. Joel Noble, Transportation

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tion for his district. His office applied Clark says. for Imagine 2020 funding and received South Pearl Street Association $2020; Clark opted to match these (SPSA), the principal trade association funds, and the first round of doors was along the corridor, applied for “P.S. You commissioned. Are Here” funding in the amount of “As for the project, it has been a $1,500, but the city, noting community wonderful experience,” says Fairy Door excitement over the project, raised the artist Seymon Gurule. “I feel I have award to $3,500, making the total funds brought a little magic to the community devoted to this project $7,540. with theses fairy doors. The older you Councilman Clark, SPSA and others get, you tend to forget how to have fun involved are still in the planning phase. and all the magic goes away and because To learn more about the South I have four children I feel that it is most Pearl Street Fairy Doors, visit important for them to nurture their cre- spearlstfairydoors.weebly.com. Inforativity through art with my examples.” mation on the Imagine 2020 program Gurule and artists Anna Awesome can be found at artsandvenuesdenver. and Michele Brown crafted the original com/imagine-2020. Information on “P.S. run of doors. Now, a second grant from You Are Here” can be found via that link Denver Arts & Venues’ “P.S. You Are as well. Here” program will bring new monies The Profile will continue to cover this to the project. According to the pro- story as it develops. gram website, “P.S. You Are Here” is a “citywide creative placemaking and neighborhood revitalization program that cultivates collaborative, community-led outdoor projects in Denver’s public spaces.” “This new grant will make this neighborhood commercial district a mecca for fairy door enthusiasts and lovers of public art. They have already created a magical sense of place, and this will A fairy door at South Pearl Street's The Whole Cat & Dogs, too! Photo by Haines Eason. continue to build on that,"

“is a multi-unit residential structure consisting of attached dwelling units arranged side-by-side and primarily perpendicular to the street.” Denver is currently drafting a Slot Home Text Amendment that aims to “improve design quality and sense of community in Denver’s neighborhoods.” Despite a report that the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has taken 2026 off the table, a Denver exploratory committee, formed by Mayor Michael Hancock in January, will continue to seek public input around hosting future Olympic Games. The INC was not invited to participate in the Mayor’s committee but has elected to send representation to the community outreach subcommittee. Larry Ambrose

Design overlay to be on Pearl Street,” he said during a breakout session during the Feb. 6 meeting. “At the guild, we're [having] issues with our property taxes going through the roof and outpacing our model of how we operate at the guild… The concern is that this exponential rise in price to simply stay on the block continues to outpace the [guild’s business model]. The new development … not only chases away good people from the street, but good businesses and organizations too.” Kohrt added he hopes the street doesn't become something he fears it was never meant to be. “It's a small slice of home, business and entertainment

is representing the INC. “What we’re trying to do is advocate for a balanced and fair presentation of all sides of this because it is so skewed to the favorable,” Ambrose says. A Facebook group called “Sharing the Gold” has been created as an open public forum. The INC had not released a position statement on the potential Olympic bid as of press time. The next INC meeting is scheduled for Saturday, March 10 at 8:30a.m. at 2600 Leyden St. in the Park Hill Congregational Church. The INC will also be hosting a Park Hill Golf Course Community Forum at Park Hill Congregational Church on March 10 at 1:00p.m. which will address the potential changes for the Park Hill Golf Course land.

: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 … away enough from the city. Retaining this is extremely important, but the constant desire to build, build, build and force areas to adopt that city-like feel can sometimes turn attentions away from what really matters.” In March, Lind and representatives from Otak will meet with the Neighborhood Character subcommittee of 3PA to share their preliminary work. In April, at a date yet to be determined, Lind and Otak representatives will formally present their recommendations to the community. The Profile will continue to cover this story as it develops.

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South Denver School Scoop By Kevin Ryan

While the State of the Union address failed to shine even a dim light on the state of education, remarks made two days later by the President about “vocational” being a “much better word than in many cases a community college” stirred up a response from the Association for Career & Technical Education (ACTE). The response criticized the President’s use of “vocational,” stating that it is not a better word but rather one that is outdated. The ACTE explained the preferred term, “career and technical education,” is actually used in federal and state laws and by the U.S. Department of Education.

Class of 2017 largest in Denver Public Schools history

Data from the 2017 Colorado Department of Education’s (CDE) graduation and dropout rate study showed that 3,749 seniors graduated from DPS schools last spring, making it the largest graduating class in the district’s history. In addition, Denver Public Schools (DPS) statistics show that students are grinding it out to graduation even if that means extending their time in school beyond the traditional fouryear time frame. One of the programs that has propelled the district’s 75 percent, five-year graduation rate is Accelerating Students through Concurrent Enrollment (ASCENT). ASCENT, according to a Denver University fact sheet, “allows seniors to remain enrolled in high school for a fifth year

consisting entirely of college classes, if they have met all of their high school graduation requirements, have taken 12 credit hours of college classes prior to the end of their senior year and are considered college/career ready.”

tion on the virtues and a love of truth, goodness and beauty in ordinary lesson plans. Students learn the arts, sciences and literature starting with classical Greek and Roman sources.” A first-ever cultural festival will happen at McKinley-Thatcher EleDPS offers Priority mentary (1230 S. Grant Access to free-and-reSt.) Friday March 9, from duced-lunch students 6:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. "Around As Denver grows, the city the World in One Night!" is is undergoing shifts in demoa celebration of the variety graphics and a major reducof cultures represented at tion of school-aged children McKinley-Thatcher. Famiin many neighborhoods. As a lies, staff and students will result, DPS began a pilot proshare their culture through gram in 2016 with the goal food, language, music and of creating more integrated unique artifacts. schools. The pilot aimed to McKinley-Thatcher is prioritize enrollment for stualso open for school tours dents eligible for FRL, “an throughout the Schoolindicator of poverty” accordChoice process in March, ing to the district, in some April and May. New families high-performing, low-povlooking for individualized erty schools. “Research The DPS class of 2017 was the largest graduating class in attention and experiential shows that at whatever district history. Courtesy photo. learning opportunities for income level, all students their children are invited benefit from being in diverse schools,” at 3301 S. Sherman St. in Englewood to schedule a tour. There are openings says DPS Superintendent Tom Boas- that will house kindergarten, first and in ECE-4, kindergarten and first grade berg, “that is true both academically second grade classes. classrooms. In addition, openings are and socially.” Our Lady of Lourdes is one in a available in ECE-3 through fifth grade After receiving positive feedback growing trend of Catholic schools that as well. For more information or to from the community through DPS’ are reviving classical Catholic educa- schedule a tour, please call 720-424Strengthening Neighborhoods Initia- tion which, according to a Washington : CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 tive, more schools expressed interest in Post story, “aims to include instrucparticipating in this pilot. As a result, DPS opened priority seating at select schools during the 2018 School Choice process. In the six years since Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School (2256 S.

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The Profile's Youth Voices: I travel the world every day By Bella Monohan

As a 5th grade student at Denver Language School I am in the Spanish immersion program and I love it because not only are the teachers great, but they’re from all over the world. I’ve had teachers from Puerto Rico, Colombia, Spain and Mexico. Even the teaching assistants are from different countries. One of my favorite things we do at school is Fiesta Hispánica. At Fiesta Hispánica, each class gets to pick a song from a Spanish-speaking country and then our teacher creates a dance for us to perform while we sing the song (my class is hoping we get “Despacito” this year!) We perform these songs on a stage for about 1,200 people. It’s really fun to prepare the stage with festive

decorations and choose our outfits from our teacher’s home country. Another one of my favorite things at school is that we learn two languages. We spend most of our day speaking Spanish. At first, that was really hard to spend all day in a language I didn’t understand but now I don’t even notice my class is in another language. Now that I’m in a higher grade we get an hour a day in English reading and writing instruction. Right now, I’m reading Island of the Blue Dolphins with my class in English, and in Spanish we’re reading El Único e Incomparable Iván. In fourth grade, we had pen pals at a school in Spain. My teacher, Ms.

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Neighborhood Notes Buffalo Exchange, Broadway Merchant Association, Councilman Clark raising funds for rainbow crosswalk Buffalo Exchange Colorado, the Baker Broadway Merchant Association and the Office of Councilman Jolon Clark are working together to have rainbow crosswalks installed at Broadway and West Irvington Place. This project is a visual demonstration of the local community's spirit of inclusiveness and support for the LGBTQIA+ community. Those involved are seeking to raise $25,000 to cover the cost of purchasing and installing permanent thermoplastic pavement markers in a rainbow of colors on two crosswalks. Donations large and small are appreciate; any amount will help them reach their goal.

Location and Materials

The Broadway Rainbow Crosswalk will be located in the high-traffic area marked by the intersection of Broadway and West Irvington Place just outside of the Buffalo Exchange. The rainbow crosswalk will span Broadway north and south of West Irvington Place. The crosswalk will be installed using thermoplastic materials to create a permanent installation. Thermoplastic is a pavement marking material that is a 100 percent solid, environmentally and user-safe compound. The plastic is a mixture of glass beads, pigments, binder, and filler materials. Thermoplastic, as

its name suggests, becomes liquid when heat is applied. As opposed to paint, thermoplastic will be able to withstand the daily wear and tear of Broadway traffic.

How much has been raised

It is hoped fundraising efforts will be complete by May 2018 so that the crosswalk will be ready for Denver PrideFest in June. So far $8,180 has been Rainbow crosswalks installed raised. Learn more at broadway in Tucson, Arizona. Photo via broadwayrainbowcrosswalk.weebly.com. rainbowcrosswalk.weebly.com.

University Park Community Council seeking volunteers for INC, UPWords and other committees University Park Community Council (UPCC) is always looking for interested, energetic volunteers to serve on the Board and Committees. They presently have the following openings:

Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation delegates

Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation (INC) meets monthly on Saturday mornings at various sites around Denver. This organization functions as a collaborative and collegial body representing all Registered Neighborhood Organizations (RNOs) in Denver. INC is very active in responding to local neighborhood and city issues. Delegates will represent University Park when studying issues and in all votes. UPCC is a member of INC, so what INC stands for becomes what UPCC stands for, and therefore representation is critical. The workload can be shared by more than one delegate. Qualifications: available to attend monthly meeting held generally on the second Saturday, interested in city governance, Denver City Council, neighborhood and city-wide issues.

UPWords Distribution Leaders (ideally two people working closely together)

Person A: Recruit and train new block captains and area coordinators, write thank you notes to retiring block captains, coordinate corrections with database manager, serve as contact for block captains for more newsletters, travel, etc., write short UPWords article to thank retiring and welcome new block captains (each issue, as needed) with an appeal for volunteers for specific blocks, write similar blurb for monthly email blast (each month, as needed). Person B: Coordinate with UPWords editor and printer to receive the newsletter, recruit volunteers for the “counting party,” oversee the labeling and counting of newsletters for each block captain, deliver newsletters to area coordinators.

and others to bring greater awareness and action for sustainability to our neighbors.

Historic Legacy Committee representatives

Join others on the new UPCC University Park Historic Legacy Committee which has the goal of recognizing and promoting our historic heritage and protecting our historic character. University Park is one of Denver's oldest neighborhoods with roots going back to the mid-1880s. The architecture which contributes to the neighborhood character represents eras dating from those early days to the present. This committee will work on ways to recognize and

protect this history. ________________________________________

Upcoming event, Monday, March 19, 5:30p.m.

Public hearing at City Council for final approval of Denver Historic Landmark designation for 2145 S. Adams St. City and County Building, 1437 Bannock St., Room 451. Contact Rosemary Stoffel (rosemary.stoffel@gmail. com) if you would like to attend and/or speak, and carpool. If you would like to get involved, please email UPCC President Debbie Harrington at president@upcc.us with your name and contact info, and how you wish to serve your community!

Sustainability Initiative representatives

This is a new initiative. UPCC is hoping to populate it with individuals who have a passion for ecological sustainability. Qualifications: a passion for ecology, conscientious use of resources and maintaining and improving the carbon footprint of our neighborhood. Meetings have not yet begun; UPCC is seeking individuals to work with the city

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ARTS & GALLERIES Daily, 02/28-03/02 | 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. Niza Knoll Solo Art Exhibit Multi-disciplinary artist Niza Knoll is expanding on her series of pieces inspired by Botticelli’s famous “Birth of Venus” painting in addition to showing sculptures, photography and new abstract paintings. | 303-953-1789 Niza Knoll Gallery, 915 Santa Fe Dr. nizaknollgallery.com Sat, 03/24 | 5:00p.m.-8:00p.m. Ink Mixer Stop by Ink Lounge for some adult beverages where you're invited to continue to celebrate Denver's Month of Printmaking. You'll get the chance to meet many of the studio owners from the tours that day and poke around the studio. | Ink Lounge Screen Printing Studio Ink Lounge Screen Printing Studio, 29 S. Fox St. moprint.org/ink-mixer Sat, 03/24 | 10:00a.m.-4:00p.m. Month of Printmaking Studio Tour We're looking for printmakers, screen printers, bookbinders, paper makers, and anyone working with print media. Are you a printmaker and want to participate in the Studio & Print Tour? Registration required. | Art Gym Denver Art Gym Denver, 1460 Leyden St. moprint.org/studio-tour Fri, 03/30 | 4:00p.m.-8:00p.m. Clyfford Still Museum Free Day In appreciation supporters of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SFCD), and in the spirit of community engagement, the Museum offers free admission on the last Friday of every month. | 720-354-4880 Clyfford Still Museum, 1250 Bannock St.

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The Breathing Room “Breathing rooms” are about finding balance in your hectic life and giving yourself the luxury of a true break from the world, if only for a few minutes a day. These rooms are easy to incorporate into your home or office and can have immediate effects on your health. The women of Erica’s Boutique and Skincare, Birdsall & Co, The Peace Cellar, and Sarah Henry Holistic Wellness Coaching will introduce you to the benefits of breathing rooms and give you practical tips on setting up your own! Get inspired, enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres, and leave with a little bag of goodies to get started. Your $10 ticket price is redeemable towards purchases at any of the participating businesses. Birdsall & Co. 2870 S. Broadway, Englewood Call 303-762-0266 for more info!

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 03/01-04/03 Chamberlin Observatory Public Night All public nights start with an informative, multi-media astronomy presentation. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for kids and is payable online via PayPal. Reservations are recommended, as nights sell out. Times vary by season. | Observatory Park Observatory Park, 2930 E. Warren Ave. denverastro.org/das/public-nights Thursdays, 03/01-03/29 | 7:00p.m. Cherry Creek Toastmasters Improve your communication and leadership skills and network with others that share your goals and aspirations. Guests are welcome! | 303-947-3408 Assumption Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 4610 E. Alameda Ave. toastmasters.org Tuesdays, 03/06-04/03 | 10:30a.m.-12:30p.m. Sharing and Storing Online: Google Drive Basics Learn how to save files online, create your own documents using Google's word processor and learn about Drive's collaborative sharing features. Must have email address to attend this class. Floor 2, Meeting Room #1 | 720-865-0955 Ross-University Hills Branch Library, 4310 E. Amherst Ave. denvermakes.org/events Sat, 03/24 | 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m. Healthy Gluten-Free Living Seminar You'll learn the basics for the healthiest approach to gluten-free living. We will share shopping tips and cooking tips for gluten-free living as well as advice on dietary supplements for

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Fancy Tiger Crafts' dyed-in-the-wool pros welcome all comers By Electa Draper Anyone who ever feared that knitting, crochet and other needle crafts were dying arts should be cheered by the decade-long resurgence in their popularity that only continues to intensify and find new expression, including political. Witness the pink knit caps (“pussy hats”) dotting and symbolizing the women’s marches of the last two years. Or recall the “stress knitting” used by coaches and athletes to calm themselves at Olympic venues in February. Millennials, who have rejected many a deep-seated tradition, have warmly embraced this pastime, which possibly goes back to knitted socks in third century Egypt. Locally, situated in the middle of SOBO, Baker and West Wash Park neighborhoods, this modern revolution is anchored by two crafting juggernauts that continue to conspire, inspire and arm a new generation of crafters. Want in? Every Tuesday from 6:00p.m.-9:00p.m. at Fancy Tiger Crafts it’s Open Craft Night. A dozen or so crafters—beginners to experts— sit together at a long farmhouse table in the South Broadway store to share knowledge and enjoy companionship. It has been a welcoming, mellow spot to land since 2006. No purchase is necessary at Open Craft Night—that is, if you can resist the store’s eye-catching wares. Fancy Tiger Crafts is like a woolly candy store stocked with natural and sustainable fibers and fabrics in every color imaginable, pastel to neon. The spacious store offers it all, from the delicate cobweb and lace weight yarns to roving wool

yarn resembling very fat dreadlocks. It’s used in arm knitting (yes, using arms as needles), store manager Miranda Harp says. Fancy Tiger has its own line of patterns and yarns originating from sheep ranches and mills in Colorado, Oregon and California. What you won’t find is polyester. Pink Pitcher, crafter and graphic artist, has been coming to Open Craft Night for more than a decade. "It’s always a mix of regulars and newcomers," she says. "No topic is banned during the communal conversation, but the exchanges tend toward the pleasant," Victoria Cuellar adds. Men are fewer, but included, and one Fancy Tiger employee started his own event at the store, called Manmade, A Gentleman’s Craft Society, which offers “camaraderie and crafts” 6:00p.m.9:00p.m. every first and third Monday of the month. Store co-owner Amber Corcoran, who started Fancy Tiger with Jaime Jennings, says she fell in love with knitting the first time she picked up needles. She clearly enjoys fostering the love of needle arts in others. Formal instruction is offered in a spacious classroom here, but that’s not what Open Craft Night is about. “We’ve been doing craft night since the beginning,” Corcoran says. “We’ve learned about crafting along with our customers. It’s always been a mix of different people doing different things at different skill levels. We try to be very welcoming to everyone who walks in the door. There’s no formal instruction during Open Craft Night, but there is knowledge sharing.” Corcoran and Jennings have been

in league for years with the crochet gangsters (yarn bombing street artists) with the nearby semi-secretive Ladies Fancywork Society— run by women who use their grandmothers’ names as aliases. The friendly conspiracy between the store and the society put Denver on the crafting map. If you doubt it, check out the international press clippings of both establishments. Fancy Tiger has been featured in everything from Martha Stewart Living magazine to an Estonian publication. The Ladies Fancywork Society’s well-publicized rap sheet covers illicitly making art on an epic scale—crafting leg warmers for Jonathan Borofsky’s 60-foot-tall “Dancers” near the Denver Performing Arts Complex in 2009. They attached, under cover of night, a giant ball and chain (of yarn) to the 42-foot-tall blue bear sculpture (titled “I See What You Mean”) stalking the Denver Convention Center. The society’s blue-bear adornment, entitled “Slave to the Craft,” took about 15-miles worth of yarn to create. Since those early years, the society, whose emblems include a raised

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A yarn trophy crafted by artists at the Ladies Fancywork Society for their friends at Fancy Tiger Crafts.

Amber Williams asking how to approach seams at Open Craft Night every Tuesday 6-9 p.m. at Fancy Tiger Crafts, 59 Broadway. Courtesy photos.

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Representative View A growing preference for urban living and growth are also powerful drivers of gentrification, but government’s historic role in segregation and disinvestment creates special responsibility to utilize public policy tools to mitigate and reduce the negative effects of past discriminatory patterns. The goal is to continue investing in areas with great need, without fueling involuntary displacement. This work requires collaboration beyond government,

Business as Usual Founder Harvey Yang, 22, grew up in Inner Mongolia and developed the concept for the restaurant. Hot pot cuisine is thousands of years old, but the restaurant could not be more high-tech. It features a refrigerated conveyor belt system running through the space and was built out at a cost of one million dollars. The first Chubby Cattle opened in Las Vegas a year-and-a-half ago. It also has the refrigerated conveyor belt technology, which was imported from Japan. The owners picked Denver as their next location because of the city’s booming restaurant scene and “the willingness of residents to try something new,” says David Zhao, CEO of NXTFactor. Zhao, who is also 22, is Yang’s business partner and handles digital marketing for Chubby Cattle. The menu includes grass-fed Kobe beef, raised on the company’s ranch in Dallas. Zhao says they were not pleased with the quality of beef they were getting from suppliers and decided to buy a ranch and do it themselves. Other options include pork, handmade noodles and vegetarian fare. Visit chubbycattle. com.

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Expanding existing city tools

- Broaden property tax rebates to more homeowner families. - Fund creation/preservation of more affordable homes in rapidly changing

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- Goals for training and hiring vulnerable residents on city projects. - Protecting renters with lease copies, non-discrimination for voucher holders, expanded eviction defense. - Resident decision-making on community-scale infrastructure.

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Cranmer Park’s Sundial and Plaza

Work is now underway in Hilltop to renovate Cranmer Park’s, historic sixfoot sundial and surrounding flagstone plaza. The park is located on Bellaire between East First and Third avenues. The project has been led by The Park

Zoe's Kitchen's Power Grain Bowl with Harissa Salmon. Courtesy photo.

Changes

The newest location for Zoёs, a fresh made Mediterranean restaurant, is now open at 2023 S. Colorado Blvd in University Park. The menu features soups, salads, sandwiches, pitas and kabobs. Family and kids’ meals are also available. Visit zoeskitchen.com.

Proposals not yet approved:

- Broadening use of community landtrusts beyond new construction.

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mosaic panorama. Vandals also chipped the face of the sundial and removed stones from the plaza. In 2013, the disrepair of the sundial and surrounding plaza landed it on the list of Colorado Preservation’s Most Endangered Places. The project is expected to be completed by October. Visit theparkpeople.org for construction progress updates.

Bird

Platt Park’s American comfort restaurant Yardbird, located at 1529 S. Pearl, has changed its name to Bird. “We made the name change to Bird because all of our regulars would call it Bird instead of Yardbird. We thought it was a good way of acknowledging our customers and community, and simplifying things. Also, one of our owners, Patrick White, is an avid falconer and has a huge love for birds,” said General Manager Devon Collier. Visit birddenver. com

Good Times

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areas & mixed-use buildings, dedicate portion to existing residents. - Keeping projects affordable for 99-plus years. - Expanding zoning and land use links to affordability (density bonus, accessory units).

Lulu’s Furniture & Decor is moving from 2050 W. 30th Ave. in LoHi to 3475 S. University Blvd. in mid-March. Owners Christy Vranesic Brant and Caitlin Brant

People, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, in partnership with the city. A total of two million dollars was raised to complete the work. Built in the 1930’s by the Works Progress Administration, the plaza’s western edge has a lovely, but crumbling, mosaic panorama depicting the Front Range, including five 14,000 thousand-foot peaks. Originally built on rubble, the plaza had no firm foundation or adequate drainage to remove water, which was especially problematic in Denver’s freezing and thawing weather cycles. Over the years, the plaza has buckled and sagged, damaging the flagstone and

Good Times may be best known for its hamburgers and frozen custard, but it has just added Mac-N-Cheese to the menu as a side at all locations. In addition to plain Mac-N-Cheese, customers can also order Hatch Green Chile MacN-Cheese. “It was a no-brainer to use Green Chile as one of our flavors considering how much our fans love it on other menu items like our Green Chile cheese fries,” said Amy Newell, Director of Marketing. Visit goodtimesburgers. com

Outside the Zone Wings Over the Rockies Exploration of Flight

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Local History Denver Mountain Parks mark Denver’s historical commitment to conservation By Kevin Ryan

The commitment of the federal government to protect public lands has been historically tenuous, and recent actions call into question the value of commerce over conservation. For Denver, the mountains just beyond the city limits provide more than a dramatic backdrop or increased real-estate value, they are part of what defines the collective identity of its citizens. In 1912, with the hard work of a few imaginative and determined individuals, along with the support of Denver residents, the Denver Mountain Parks (DMP) were born. Red Rocks and Winter Park are the best known, but they account for a mere fraction of the 14,141 acres of mountain parks, open space and conservation areas of one of the most unique municipal park systems in the United States. John Brisbane Walker, an entrepreneur and successful real-estate developer, left Denver in 1893 for New York to run The Cosmopolitan, a literary magazine known for serializing such stories as H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds. In 1905, Walker returned to Denver flush with cash from the sale of The Cosmopolitan to media tycoon William Randolph Hearst. He was also flush with a big idea. By 1906, having purchased over 4000

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acres around Morrison, including what was then called Park of the Red Rocks, Walker and his son opened a scenic park, renaming it Garden of the Titans. But Walker pushed beyond his successful venture in Morrison by proposing that Denver purchase more than 40,000 mountain acres west of Morrison to create the “most extensive and magnificent system of parks possessed C E L E B R AT I NG 5 4 Y E A RS C E L E B R AT I NG 5 4 Y E A RS by any city in the world,” according to a 1910 Denver Post story. While some questioned Walker’s motivations in OUR ILIFF PRESCHOOL suggesting the city purchase land he owned, interest surged in Denver. & KINDERGARTEN Civic leaders organized the C E L E B R AT I NG 5 4 Y E A R S Mountain Parks Committee to explore Walker’s idea and, in 1911, after surveying potential park sites, presented a detailed mountain park plan. The committee then drafted the Mountain Parks Charter Amendment which gave Denver the authority to acquire and CELEBRATING 55 YEARS govern land outside the city limits Year Round enrollment for toddlers Year Round enrollment for toddlers for parks use. Voters approved the and preschool programs! and preschool programs! amendment in a 1912 municipal election 2018 ENROLLMENT REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR PRIVATE 2018 ENROLLMENT REGISTRATION P OPEN FOR PRIVATE AMNOW Y KINDERGARTEN APOST KINDERGARTEN SUMMER CAMPS! MMER AND U and state lawmakers confirmed the KINDERGARTEN AND POST KINDERGARTEN SUMMER CAMPS! action a year later. 19 st gu 4140 E. Iliff Ave. (1 blk. east of Colorado Blvd.) June 6 – Au 4140 E. Iliff Ave. (1 blk. east of Colorado Blvd.) Wasting no time, the city contracted years enrollment for toddle -12Round Iliffpreschool.com Iliffpreschool.com Post KG Year the famed Olmsted landscape 303-757-3551 303-757-3551 and preschool programs! architecture firm, lauded for designing ars! ye 54 g in JUNE 4 AUGUST 16 NOW OPEN FOR PR at br Cele 2018 ENROLLMENT REGISTRATION Central Park in New York City and the KINDERGARTEN AND POST KINDERGARTEN SUMMER POST KG-12 YEARS 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, to survey, advise and assist 4140 E. Iliff Ave. (1 blk. east of Colorado Blvd FO: in the design of the mountain parks. REGISTRATION IN 3-757-3351 Iliffpreschool.com 0info: Registration 3 Frederick Olmsted Jr., whose father at l ro a C 303-757-3551 r o m reschool.co established the firm in 1857, completed iliffpiliffpreschool.com 303-757-3551 Colorado Blvd.) k. east offrom (1 bl 1 block east of Colorado Blvd. Minutes I-25 • 4140 E. Iliff Ave.

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a comprehensive plan for the parks in 1914 on three main tenets: that there be an established road system, the land and scenery must be protected, and public access should be provided so that people may enjoy the mountain scenery. Genesee Mountain Park, established in 1912, was the first mountain park, though it was nearly being lost to the sawmill. In 1911, learning that 1,200 acres of Genesee Mountain had been sold for logging, Warwick M. Downing and E.W. Merritt, a real estate investor, solicited donations to purchase the property to hold in a trust until the city was able to purchase it in 1913. By 1914, with increasing public interest in wildlife restoration, Denver had created a municipal wildlife preserve at Genesee which would house the first generation of the famed Genesee Bison herd. Lookout Mountain Park became the second mountain park in 1913 shortly

before construction began on The Lariat Trail, the park’s first road. Lookout Mountain Park is home to the park’s first picnic shelter. This shelter would inspire a design standard and style that illustrated a commitment to the natural surroundings. In 1917, Lookout Mountain Park would also become the contentious final resting place of the legendary William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody. On August 27, 1913, the Denver Mountain Parks officially opened to the public, marking the beginning of over 100 years of a park system that has since expanded to include 22 developed parks, 24 conservation areas, two bison herds, the highest city park in the United States, extensive hiking trails, scenic roads, a world-renowned amphitheater and even a ski area. The Denver Mountain Park system

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People of South Denver what parents and community members wanted in a school and worked with staff members to develop and later implement a unique model to address the needs of Grant’s mostly minority and free-and-reduced-lunch-eligible population that included 50 percent second-language learners. “The application process to become an innovation school requires you to create a model and get buy-in from the community and staff,” he explains. “The staff takes it to a vote because they are giving up some com-

: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 ponents of their bargaining agreement. The first year we had a 97 percent staff approval rating. We implemented the Beacon model that year and have shown substantial academic growth since.” The result? A unique program that highlights four “pillars”: Blended Learning (providing and integrating technology school-wide), Extended Learning Opportunity (a longer school day and enrichment program), Character Development and Critical Thinking (both integrated curriculum-wide).

Travelers stop for water at a spring-house part way up the Lariat Trail. The houses were essential: cars in the early 20th century were notorious for overheating when clambering up mountain park roads. Photo courtesy of Denver Public Library, Western History Collection.

GBMS students attend classes from 7:30a.m. to 4:00p.m. and attend mandatory enrichment classes at the end of the school day, choosing from more than 60 offerings. “We partner with community businesses, organizations and teachers to provide our kids with opportunities they wouldn’t normally have,” Magaña says. “By the time our students finish eighth grade, they’ve completed more than 20 enrichment classes.” Teachers reward students for practicing positive, constantly emphasized character traits. “We take a positive approach and celebrate achievements and kids earn leadership points

for success that enable them to buy things,” Magaña says. “We also completely gutted and redesigned the whole school. We addressed parents’ concerns about bullying by locating all sixth graders, seventh graders and eighth graders in separate halls and giving sixth-grade teachers extra time in the auditorium to address any issues that might arise.” All GBMS students receive a Google Chromebook laptop to use throughout the day and teachers utilize technology in all subjects, creating lessons online. “With many of the kids that come here,

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CONCERTS & LIVE MUSIC Wednesday, 02/28-03/28 | 8:00p.m.-11:30p.m. Open Mic Night at Lincoln's Roadhouse Are you an aspiring musician? Do you love listening to new talent? Interested in enjoying great food and cold beers with friends and neighbors? Don't miss Open Mic Night at Lincoln's Roadhouse featuring Jon Steidman. | 303-777-3700 Lincoln's Roadhouse, 1201 S. Pearl St. lincolnsroadhouse.com

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Mon, 03/05 | 7:30p.m.-9:30p.m. DU Lamont Concert – Music and Dance of India and Indonesia Dancers and drummers perform in a concert of world music from India and Indonesia. Free, ticket required. | 303-871-7720 Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave. du.edu/ahss/lamont/performance-tickets/index.html

Presented by Second Star to the Right, this day-long free public event features national, regional and local children’s books authors and illustrators of board books, picture books, chapter books and middle grade novels.

Tue, 03/06 | 7:30p.m.-9:30p.m. DU Lamont Symphony Orchestra with DU Honors Competition Winner The Lamont Symphony Orchestra welcomes the winner of Lamont’s highest honor, The DU Solo Honors Competition. Also on the program are John Adams’ Lollapalooza and the Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3, “Scottish.” Free, ticket required. | 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, 03/16 | 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 Sat, 03/17 | 2:00p.m.-3:00p.m. Chamber Music Concert Get swept away by a wide range of classical works performed by amateur musicians from the Colorado Chamber Music Society. | 720-865-0220 Decker Branch Library, 1501 S. Logan St. denverlibrary.org/events

Sundays, 03/04-04/01 | 10:00a.m. Free Yoga for All Relax and stretch with free yoga at a year round class designed for all ages and levels. In Summer the practice is outside so call MJ for location. Bring a mat if you can. Donations are appreciated but not required. | 720-244-8252 Washington Street Community Center, 809 S. Washington St. wscc-denver.org

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Thu, 03/22 | 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m. Open Stage Got a song you’ve just got to share? Come play at Swallow Hill's open stage! Sign-ups are at 6:00 pm. Sets are 2-3 songs, depending on the number of players performing. | 303-777-1003 Swallow Hill Music Association - Main, 71 E. Yale Ave. swallowhillmusic.org

Wednesday-Friday, 02/28-03/30 | 3:00p.m.-5:30p.m. Imagination Station Join us for a drop-in playtime on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 3-5:30 p.m. Children ages 6 months to 5 years are welcome. Caregivers must remain in the room with their children. | 720-865-0220 Decker Branch Library, 1501 S. Logan St. denverlibrary.org

Sun, 03/25 | 12:30p.m. Sensory Friendly! With Paul Trunko and Stef Kull We turn the lights up and the sound down so individuals with sensory sensitivities and developmental disabilities can walk around, dance and sing in a fun, judgement-free setting. 18+ $5, under 18 free | 303-777-1003 Daniels Hall, 71 E. Yale Ave. swallowhillmusic.org

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Sixth annual Athena Project Arts Festival features new events By Denver Metro Media staff

for female singers and songwriters. The Cross Pollinations showcase is Friday, March 9. The weekend rounds out on Saturday, March 10 with a concert headlined by Megan Burtt and emerging artist Nina de Freitas. Burtt was named the 2015 Best Singer/Songwriter by the Westword Music Awards and has toured nationally and abroad as a headlining artist and as support for acts including Gregory Alan Isakov, Mark Cohen, Brett Dennen, Glenn Phillips of Toad The Wet Sprocket, Lissie and LeAnn Rimes. Also new this year, Athena Project organizers have expanded the Plays In Progress (PIP) Series, a play development workshop for female playwrights, to include a concert and table reading. Playwrights submitted their work during last year’s festival. One hundred fifty scripts were judged blindly

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This March 3 through 31 celebrate women in the arts during the sixth annual Athena Project Arts Festival. Experience a Weekend of Music at Swallow Hill, World Dance, Girls Create Celebration, Plays In Progress Series, panel discussions and workshops. New for this year is “Cross Pollinations,” an exciting opportunity to witness never-before-seen collaborations between artists. Viewers can experience musician/playwright, dancer/visual artist and other pairings. Each coupling will have 12 hours to present a live original work of art around the theme of “Fierce Women Thriving” during the festival’s Weekend of Music. To celebrate International Women's Day on Thursday, March 8, and in partnership with Swallow Hill Music, there will be a featured open mic night

5600 or visit mckinleythatcher.dpsk12. org. Iswari Natarajan will take over the principal role at St. Mary’s Academy (SMA) (4545 S. University Blvd.) when Kathryn McNamee finishes her 43-year tenure in July. Natarajan has been part of the SMA community for seven years as both a parent and a teacher. She is the current Math Department Chair and teaches AP Calculus. Natarajan received the Outstanding Colorado Educator Award in 2016-2017. Prior to joining St. Mary's Academy, Natarajan worked in various positions as an engineer and was the assistant director at Montessori School at Lone Tree. She is the co-CEO and co-founder of Guru Power Prep, an SAT and ACT test prep program. Natarajan earned her Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Instrumentation from Birla Institute of Technology and Science in India and earned a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park. She has a Montessori Teaching Diploma from Montessori Casa International in

Denver. Cory Elementary (1550 S. Steele St.) is putting on the 2018 Cory Auction Friday, April 20 from 6:30p.m. to 10:30p.m. at The Cable Center (2000 S. Buchtel Blvd.) Early bird tickets can be purchased until March 15. Proceeds from the auction support teachers and students by bringing technology into the classroom and will also help Cory to sustain art education programing. The 2018 University Park Elementary School (2300 S. St Paul St.) auction is fast approaching. The event is scheduled for April 21 from 6:30p.m. to 10:30p.m. at the University of Denver. The goal this year is to raise $75,000 and all proceeds will go toward helping pay for two full-time and one part-time homeroom teacher to help maintain small class sizes. Email auction@uparkelementary.org with questions and for more information. South High School (1700 E. Louisiana Ave.) continues the College Fund Initiative. To date, the following community members and businesses have made a contribution: South Alumni Association, Waterway Gas and Wash, Denver Community Credit

and three of the strongest submissions were selected this past fall to receive workshop-level productions produced by Athena Project. Each play featured during the festival will get two workshop readings. For more detailed information about this year’s PIPs and readings, visit athenaprojectarts.org and look for “Plays In Progress” under the 2018 2017 Athena Festival performer Michele Castro tab. The series runs from does an acoustic set at the 2017 Athena Project Arts March 22 through 31. Festival. Photo by Brooklynn Bliss photography. Free and donation-only admission plays, table reading, concert reading will be possible at some events. Tickets and both panel discussions. range from free to $35 for a PIP Series For a full schedule of events, go to Pass that allows entrance to all three athenaprojectarts.org/events.

Union, JD Masonry, Common Threads, Washington Park Dental Center, South Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA), South Pearl Street Association, Jack and Christy Ryan, McDonald and Nelson families, Morgan and Barto families, Goldberg and Hood families, Lacher and Kisken families. With the end of the DPS representatives gather after announcing freewinter sports season, and-reduced-lunch students will receive priority the South girls Lacrosse choice enrollment at some schools. From left to team is looking to fill its right: Strengthening Neighborhoods Initiative Coroster. Preseason prac- Chair Diana Romero-Campbell, McAuliffe Principal tices are held Monday Kurt Dennis, Board Member Jennifer Bacon, Board and Wednesday from Member Carrie Olson, Superintendent Tom Boas4:00p.m. to 5:30p.m. berg, Inspire Elementary Principal Marisol EnNo experience or equip- riquez, East High School Principal John Youngquist. ment is necessary; just bring a willingness to learn and have fun. For more information, check out the website at denversouthgirlslax@ wordpress.com, contact Coach Kate at ksauter1@vt.edu or visit Coach Wentz in room 324. Have school news? Email editor@ denvermetromedia.com

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Sitting on Saturn is a sweet fairy tale with limited scope Sitting on Saturn Joe Beine CreateSpace | 78 pages | $6.99

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Joe Beine’s Sitting on Saturn is a 50-some page novella that introduces us to two “fairy children,” Teddie and Emerson. Teddie is the female of the pair and she likes sunrises, reading and has been friends with Emerson since they were children. Emerson is a fan of vintage photography, jazz music and is smitten with Teddie but complications ensue for the two as adulthood beckons and they are forced to leave childhood behind. Beine writes well and his prose is charming and sweet. His prose rings with little quirks of truth and witticisms. “Remember you musn’t be practical about it. True romance is anything but

Student Voices Alicia, had us send letters in Spanish to kids in her hometown and then the kids in Spain sent us letters in English. My pen pal loved dogs and the color blue and she seemed very nice. Since I understand and speak Spanish now, I am able to help my family when we travel to Spanishspeaking countries. When I was seven, my grandma took me to Bilbao, Spain for the start of El Camino de Santiago. She doesn’t speak Spanish so I translated for her. My Papa likes to surf in Baja, Mexico and has taken me with him. In the local neighborhood, I made

practical.” It borders on the twee but as long as you have the stomach for that it’s not a problem, which this reviewer didn’t take issue with. To paraphrase one of the characters, if you enjoy the film Amelie, you might enjoy this. However, what is more problematic is the meagerness of the plot. Beine creates an enchanting world where Teddie and Emerson live on opposite ends of a street called “the conduit,” where they spend time watching the sun rise and being ensconced together at their favorite cozy coffee shop, fairy garden and planetary-themed playground. Once the pair run into growing pains over their relationship, they encounter “the English woman” and her friend “the plump woman,” who serve as guardian angels, becoming spirit guides of their love life. Cuteness and a dash of angst ensue as Teddie and

: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 friends with some of the kids when I helped them catch their dog. Then I helped them build some of their school playground. It was really fun and I loved playing with them. I like my school and I love getting to learn a new language. It’s like traveling the world every day. ¡Es muy divertido aprender Español! ________________________________________ The preceding is an entry in The Profile's Youth Voices Series in which a story, written by a student from a school in our coverage area, is featured. The

Emerson attempt to navigate the rough waters of their new relationship and the challenges involved. The problem that Beine runs into is that Sitting on Saturn doesn’t have enough plot. Since it’s only a novella that doesn’t prove too much of a problem, but it’s still an issue. I enjoyed his characters and he’s a solid writer. Sentences like this made this reviewer smile. “The sole traffic light between her house and Emerson’s winked yellow, then glowed red, and Teddie waited patiently on the sidewalk while a gaggle of cars waddled past like geese, not caring if they were in anyone’s way.” I would enjoy reading more from Beine because he is a talented individual. I simply feel that next time, he would be better off devoting more time to what his characters are going to do instead of solely focusing on who they are.

Profile welcomes student submissions on all topics, serious or humourous. If you are a student who would like to contribute a story or if you are a parent or educator who knows of a student who is interested, please send an email to editor@denvermetromedia.com. Bella Monohan is a fifth grader at Denver Language School, located at 451 Newport St. Monohan loves to write, read, run and travel. She is co-captain of her Destination Imagination team, and a junior coach for Playworks, a program that promotes play and problem solving. Monohan also plays on the lacrosse team, “Flaming Rubber Duckies.”

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Goodwin Fine Art (1255 Delaware St.) is running a concurrent exhibit of Ashley Eliza Williams’ The Anthropocene Project and Blanca Guerra-Echeverria’s The Cyclical Glow from March 2 to April 14. Both CU-Boulder alumnus, the two artists and their work probe “the natural wonder and unnatural forces at play in the world today.” Williams’ geologic paintings take the form and presence of naturalistic phenomena and have done so for several years, but this latest occurrence moves her focus to representing rocks as “unnatural artifacts floating within a state of ecological reverie.” Her paintings are based on hundreds of photographs she took of limestone foundations in Germany and scholar’s rocks (also known as Gongshi, these are naturally occurring forms usually admired by Chinese scholars) in China. Williams says that the paintings reference a future geology: extractions from the Anthropocene "scar" caused by human industry, agriculture, and war. The Goodwin exhibit was influenced by a traveling experience, when she stumbled upon something "astonishing and beautiful in a dark and unexpected place." Williams expresses that her goal is to recreate that experience of discovering "a small bit of wonder and light in the darkness." This is her second solo show at Goodwin Fine Art Guerra-Echeverria creates ceramic sculptures which probe dysfunctional genetics and the cultural expectations of family reproduction. Her “biologically-infused” works suggest phases in the growth of the human embryo and a natural world out of balance. Guerra-Echeverria's sculptures “allude to joyous hopes and deep fears surrounding reproduction and childbearing.” She combines “abstraction with scale,” and her work clings to an aesthetic language that is "romantic, stimulating and beautiful" in order to create "a way to contemplate hope, fear, and longing." Guerra-Echeverria feels that "by creating works that attempt to fill my void, I translate my fears into optimism." She has exhibited work at the Hyperlink Gallery in Chicago, the Clay Studio in Philadelphia, the American Museum of Ceramic Art in California, Reese Gallery in St. Louis, the Kansas City Museum in Missouri and the CU Art Museum in Colorado.

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: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 “This facility will be unique to the nation,” says Wings Over the Rockies President & CEO, John Barry. “Our Air & Space Museum in Lowry will concentrate on the past while the Exploration of Flight Campus at Centennial Airport will focus on the present and future. One organization, two locations." The first phase, the Boeing Blue Sky Aviation Gallery, is expected to be completed during the summer of 2018. It will be filled with interactive exhibits and activities designed to engage and educate visitors about aviation. Guests will be able to experience a flight simulator, tour Centennial Airport, witness live takeoffs, landings and even be able to get on a flight. Visit explorationofflight.org.

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Fancy Tiger pink fist clenching a crochet needle, has grown a very long list of yarn graffiti and other “yarn crimes” officially and legally commissioned as major art installations and shows. Fancy Tiger, which started out as a very small business, moved just up the street from its original location to the bigger store at 59 Broadway in 2012. Like its founders, Corcoran says, the store has grown one small step at a time. There weren’t many stores like it around here when they started, she says. Whatever the reasons, Fancy Tiger and friends’ influence on the Denver crafting scene has been enormous. “We believe that making things by hand makes people feel better, and that if more people made things, the world would be a better place,” the store’s

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according to Studio Manager Lindsey Long. “In addition to yoga and fitness classes, which will also include aerial yoga, there will be a wellness component featuring a “zen den” where guests can relax. A life coach and astrologer will be available for appointments and we plan to sell teas, herbs, candles and essential oils,” says Long. Owner Andi Oliveira is a Lowry resident. “I wanted to open a business here with the focus on building community,” she says. Visit yogapod.com/lowry.

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Scout & Molly’s joins the growing list of businesses that have called it quits in Cherry Creek. Formerly located at 2445 E. Third Ave, the upscale women’s clothing boutique originally opened in September of 2016. Other nearby stores that have recently closed, or moved, include Joseph Hamilton

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: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 mission statement says on the website. The needle arts, far from being simply benign and wholesome pastimes, historians tell us, always have been important forms of artistic and political expression for women, even when other arenas were closed to them. In American history, needle arts always have been interwoven with race, gender and class issues, from the homespun goods that empowered colonists to spurn heavily taxed imported textiles to the women’s sewing circles that fanned the flames of antislavery sentiment, and beyond to the very pink protest hat of today. But even if you just want to make something beautiful or keep someone warm, Corcoran says, the needle is a powerful tool for good.

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Herman’s Hideaway Presents:

Igor & the Red Elvises

Wednesday, March 7 | 7:00p.m. | 1578 S. Broadway | hermanshideaway.com | $10 Founded in 1995 by Igor Yuzov and Oleg Bernov, two Russians living in L.A., Igor & the Red Elvises are a Russo-American band that bangs away performing funk, surf rock, rockabilly, reggae, folk rock, disco and traditional Russian styles of music. The band’s third original member, Zhenya “Rock” Kolykhanov, was the band’s drummer for the first few months before the first American in the band, Avi Sills, took over those duties (Sills departed in 2000). Based in California, the band started out playing on Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade. The band has 13 studio albums on their discography and also did the soundtrack for the film Six-String Samurai in addition to three live albums and two greatest hits compilations. They also made appearances on iconic '90s TV shows Melrose Place and Beverly Hills, 90210. They have built a decent following in their home country in later years as well. Swallow Hill Presents:

Tinsley Ellis

Sunday, March 11 | 7:00p.m. | Daniels Hall, 71 E. Yale Ave. | swallowhillmusic.org | $22 Aside from having one of the coolest names a musician has ever had, Tinsley Ellis is one of the business’ veterans as well. Ellis made his debut on the famous Alligator Records 30 years ago, and he recently returned to record and release Winning Hand. As a young man, Ellis was lucky enough to see B.B. King (who handed him a broken string from the legendary Lucille when it snapped, mid-show), Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters and every other legendary blues artist who he could catch on their way through his home state of Florida. And yes, he still has that broken string. Fans of Ellis include Peter Buck of R.E.M., Derek Trucks and Chuck Leavell of the Rolling Stones, who have all joined him in the studio. Ellis has played with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Willie Dixon, The Allman Brothers, Koko Taylor, Leon Russell, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Gov’t Mule, Widespread Panic and countless others over the years, too. The Gothic Theatre Presents:

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The bedrock of the incessantly touring juggernaut that is the Koffin Kats was forged near Detroit when lead vocalist and upright bass player Vic Victor paired up with long time pal and guitar player Tommy Koffin. After they added Damian Detroit on drums in 2003, they kicked off their tours and haven’t looked back over the past 12 years of crisscrossing the globe with over 2,000 shows under their belts. They started out by putting songs together with the horrors of the real world as their topic, along with science fiction. They have gained a following in the genre of punk and psychobilly and have weathered multiple lineup changes along the way, while releasing seven albums and touring with the Reverend Horton Heat, Mad Sin, Nekromantix and The Meteors. They are currently planning to work on a new album while continuing to tour.

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People of South Denver depending on what school they come from, we’re starting from scratch,” Magaña says. “We teach them digital citizenship and literacy and how to take care of a computer. Kids still have notebooks, papers and pencils but they do most of their work on the computer or transfer it there. Technology is blended and embedded into everything we do.” Since beginning to implement changes in 2010, enrollment at GBMS has climbed from 300 to well over 400, and the school has risen in DPS’s color-coded, five-level school performance framework from yellow (accredited/on watch) to green (meets expectations), the second highest category, no small achievement given GBMS’s demographics. Just as importantly, the culture has shifted dramatically. “In year one, we saw academic improvement but the students were still controlling the culture,” Magaña says. “There were little cliques, so we put a lot of time and effort into really getting to know students, holding celebrations where we bring them down and recognize them publicly so they learn it’s cool to be smart, to do well and be kind. Now we don’t have those cliques. There’s so much positivity and everyone on the staff gets hired on that basis. In terms of suspensions, we have maybe 10 a year now, down from 160.” GBMS’s model has worked so well that in 2015, DPS asked the school to replicate the program through the creation of an “Innovation Management Organization.” In the fall of 2016, Kepner Beacon Middle School (KBMS) opened, with Magaña serving as Executive Principal over both GBMS and KBMS.

: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 “I didn’t really want to leave Grant so I brought in Michelle Saab as principal here at Grant to oversee the school’s focus on culture while I oversee strategic planning and hiring. It’s really rewarding to see teachers and deans have leadership opportunities here at Grant that allow me to continue expanding our student population and working with additional students at Kepner in the Southwest area. I believe strongly that we have a common vision that I can help continue to make sure there’s consistency at Grant and Kepner.” Personal rewards from turning Grant Middle School around continue to validate the time and effort spent. “Last year, the valedictorian at South High School was one of my first students through the innovation program at Grant,” Magaña says. “She gave an incredible speech and listening to her, I knew that our supporting her helped drive her learning. Four of the students in the top of that graduating class were Grant Beacon students. Walking through the hallways and thinking back to where we were then and where we are now in terms of the environment, the staff and academics; it brings a lot of joy. It’s amazing how far we’ve come.” Author Susan Dugan’s wide range of work includes newspaper and magazine articles, personal essays and fiction. An active volunteer in local schools, she has taught creative writing and brought authors into classrooms. If you know a member of our community who is contributing in extraordinary ways and might make a good subject for this column, email Susan at sadugan@gmail.com.

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Local Gardening Planning a garden is about more than immediate returns By Liz Clift

I’ve been pouring through seed catalogues more closely recently, looking for the plants that will make up this year’s garden. Each year, I like to try at least one “experiment-for-me” plant. Last year, it was ground cherries— which I expected (because I didn’t do my research) to be more vine and less a nightshade—and lemongrass. The ground cherries refused to thrive in the pots in which I started them, despite everything else with a similar soil combination doing well. I tucked the ground cherry seeds into my thin, poor soil, where they grew well, shooting up thick, strong stalks. The lesson, of course, was in trying different combinations to see what worked. It’s likely I wasn’t keeping the soil for my starts warm enough for the seeds to sprout. The lemongrass grew happily but I should have planted it in a pot to make it easier to move inside during the cold months. It’s a perennial herb; however, lemongrass doesn’t always come back in areas that have hard freezes like we do—in fact, it struggles in anything less than growing Zone 9a (we’re in roughly Zone 5b). If you’re not very familiar with it, it’s that stalky grass-like herb you’ve probably seen at King Soopers or Sprouts, and once the woody outside is removed, it’s used in a lot of Thai cooking (a cuisine I’ve been trying to learn more about) and is also excellent at helping repel some of the insects we consider nuisances. This year, I’m considering peanuts (which will be more difficult in our climate, with its cool nights), raspberries (which I know grow well here and which I appreciate for their perennial nature) or one of the Thai eggplants (I’ve got my eye on a Thai yellow eggplant that all reviews indicate will be difficult to grow). Depending on which new plants I choose for my garden—and that is still subject to change as I continue to browse seed catalogues—I will likely choose a theme for the rest of them. I know this year I’m looking to grow fewer plants in the nightshade family, which is a strike against that eggplant. I’m a bit enamored, however, with the idea of a “gothic” garden filled with deep purples accented by a couple of

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comes next, which is a different kind of stewardship—one that acknowledges that we might not reap the benefits of the things we plant (literally or metaphorically). In my early 20s, I dated someone who let me have a lot of say in his garden. We were located in an area that was suitable to a lot of plants and I insisted on planting a fig tree—the only perennial we planted—because I love figs as a plant and as a fruit. Within a year, I’d moved across the country and worked at a bed and breakfast that had a fig tree in the front yard. The

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Part of the joy of planning a garden is choosing a few new-to-you items and learning their quirks. are definitely on my list and I expect the beebalm I planted years ago to make a return in its usual place. Nasturtium are also almost certainly going to make it into my gardens somewhere due to their nature to “sacrifice” one plant in the face of an aphid or spider mite invasion, thus sparing other nasturtiums and other plants, in general—plus the flowers are delightful in salads! Part of what makes these new planting adventures fun is getting to know the preferences of the new plant(s), and in the case of perennials, getting to leave something for whoever

tree, according to the owner, was more than 50 years old and she let me pick as many figs as I wanted because there were more than she could eat, even if she served them to guests. That fig tree may never have grown heavy with fruit for the people who planted it, but we got to reap the rewards, and that too is a type of stewardship. 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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Helper's Hindsight By Diana Helper

The Profile’s Sunshine Week and Summer Camp Theme! Here’s an expose of my summer camp experience at a camp where the sun did not shine. First night drizzly, we sat ‘round the campfire they must have started rubbing two cans of gasoline together. I wrote them a song for our mascot Chief Hillowok—my early period, age 12, precursor of much to come. Next day, we slogged in the rain, mud and sodden cow-pie meadow, the counselors were bickering, tents leaky, I got sick and read my way through the camp library— three Nancy Drew mysteries—as my folks drove 125 miles to bring me home and write the camp people a probably stern letter. I doubt this is in any open sunshine records (until now)! So you see, camping is a great story to tell. Let’s have Sunshine and “True Facts.” Most summer campers have good times

and do sports and end up great athletes and even go to the Olympics. Now, here we currently have the PROlympians and NOlympians. The Olympics are OK but for many, NIMBY. Our Councilperson asked how many present at our neighborhood meeting favor bidding for a Colorado Olympics. Rousing silence. Zip. But you must listen to the PRO folks, catch their thinking and give well-studied replies if you dissent. How to accomplish this? Hear the PRO and NO at a “Fair and Balanced” forum being planned Saturday morning, March 10. Details at denverInc.org. Sponsored by INC, it is a wide look. The PRO presentations at Olympic Committee (OC) have dwelt on benefits, not delved into the traffic, housing, water, air, infrastructure concerns facing us here and now. Online survey devised by the OC exist to get your opinions to be considered

and mayhap be used for marketing. If you wish, you can say “No” (and may comment that the survey looks one-sided). A bid decision is to be decided March 31. Contact the OC and Councilpersons. See denvergov. org/explore-the-games for PRO side. Google “Olympics” for many views. The thing not to do is just badmouth the Olympics, or anything/ anyone. Badmouthing isn’t productive, doesn’t make you look smart—just insecure, lazy and yeah—nasty. Not your goal? It contributes to the dangerous “Us and Them” divisiveness that seems to be growing by the day, like the flu. “Badmouth” is traced to the Mandingo language. It entered into current use upon publication in the Saturday Evening Post of a 1941 story by humorist James Thurber, “He Badmouthed Everybody.” Badmouth, divisiveness, us/

them, all scary. Let’s change to goodmouthing. Say something—lots of things—nice today. Example: our neighborhood working to preserve the Past and the Planet. Preserve the planet, so there’ll be folks here to enjoy the historic houses and grounds we might save! A positive neighborhood can keep improving. So can the City, Country, World. Goodmouthing is easy. Count your blessings. Pass them on. As St. Patrick drove the nasty snakes out of Ireland, drive away nasty badmouth attitudes from our land. Thus saith Merry Sunshine. 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.

Senior Suggestions Colorado Senior Lobby invites you to Senior Day at the Capitol By Denver Metro Media staff

Senior Day at the Capitol is on Wednesday, March 21. First, you don’t have to be a senior to attend, you just need to have an interest in issues impacting seniors. This is a very special event organized by Colorado Senior Lobby. If you have not attended before, please plan to do so this year. Your voice and your membership in Colorado Senior Lobby can help preserve senior funding in Colorado and help set the direction of senior services in the future. At the event you will hear from legislators, elected officials, and Senior Day at the Capitol sponsors that serve seniors. The morning session starts out at the Capitol (200 E. Colfax Ave). Seniors are hosted in the historic Old Supreme Court Chamber in the North 2nd floor mezzanine. We provide a continental breakfast starting at 8:00a.m. and the morning program starts at 9:00a.m. From 8:00a.m. to 9:00a.m. you can visit exhibitor tables set up in the north rotunda plus tour the Capitol. The morning session features state legislators who join us in the Old Supreme Court Chamber to talk

about senior issues and legislation. The Governor, Speaker of the House, Senate President and all legislators are invited (schedules pending). This is a free event with no reserved seating; however, priority is given to seniors and the disabled. The afternoon session is being held at the Scottish Rites Masonic Center (1370 Grant St.). This historic building is just southeast of the Capitol. We are offering box lunches that can be paid for online at a cost of $10 each or you can send in an order form with a check. You are also welcome to bring your own lunch. The afternoon program will feature a discussion of senior legislative issues led by Colorado Senior Lobby featuring organizations that serve seniors and legislators. The Lobby will be streaming the morning session. They are also finalizing locations across Colorado that will host a Senior Day at the Capitol streaming event. However, the Lobby encourages you to attend Senior Day at the Capitol in person and to become involved with Colorado Senior Lobby. Attending Senior Day at the Capitol is a good

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: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 22 Washington Street Community Center, 809 S. Washington St. denverdemocrats.org Sun, 03/18 | 3:00p.m.-4:30p.m. End-of-Life Dialogue Respectful, life-affirming conversations about death and end-oflife concerns open to all lifestyles and faiths. It’s an open format, facilitated dialogue rather than grief support or counseling. Free, refreshments served. Third Sundays. | Porter Place 1001 E. Yale Ave. Tue, 03/20 | 5:30p.m.-6:30p.m. Cook Park Neighborhood Association Meeting Join the Cook Park Neighborhood Association to find out what's happening in your neighborhood, get involved and meet your fellow Cook Park residents. Meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month. | 303-671-6639 Cook Park Rec Center, 7100 Cherry Creek S. Drive Thu, 03/22 | 6:30p.m. Overland Park Neighborhood Association The Studios at Overland Crossings, 2205 S. Delaware St. opnadenver.org Tue, 03/27 | 5:30p.m.-6:30p.m. East Evans Business Association Meeting This meeting provides a great opportunity for local businesses to meet, network and raise awareness of what's happening on the East Evans corridor. Meets every 4th Tuesday. | 303-671-6639 Panorama Building, 2055 S. Oneida St.

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY Thursdays, 03/01-03/29 | 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 Thu, 03/01 | 12:00p.m.-1:00p.m. Temple Sinai Lunch & Learn Bring your lunch! We will serve the text! This is an open forum of discussion to review and discuss ethical & moral issues in selected Jewish texts. Newcomers quickly and easily fit right in! | 303-759-1827 Temple Sinai, 3509 S. Glencoe St. sinaidenver.org

Fridays, 03/02-03/30 | 7:00a.m.-8:30a.m. SMS: Schatz Morning Service Morning Service followed by breakfast at The Jewish Experience Center. | 303-316-6412 The Jewish Experience Center, 399 S. Monaco Pkwy. theje.com Saturdays, 03/03-03/31 | 9:00a.m.-10:30a.m. Temple Sinai Shabbat Morning Minyan This service is most often led by members who share their spirit and talent. At least one of our Rabbis attend this service, but their role is to support. | 303-759-1827 Temple Sinai, 3509 S. Glencoe St. sinaidenver.org Sundays, 03/04-04/01 | 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m. Sunday Open Meditation Free to the public - all welcome. The Center is open to the public for "drop-in" meditation and contemplative practices, 10 am-noon. Meditation instruction, 10:30 am, 1st Sun. of the month. | Padmasambhava Meditation Center, 1900 S. Cook St. padmasambhavameditationcenter.org

Sundays, 03/04-04/01 | 10:00a.m. Sunday Open House and Meditation A relaxed and informal Open House in the community room includes information about activities and meditation followed by a discussion and opportunity to meet others. Meditation instruction is available. | Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver, 2305 S. Syracuse Way, Ste. 214 denver.shambhala.org Sundays, 03/04-04/01 | 9:00a.m. Worship Services Also offered at 10:30 am. | 303-974-7489 Platt Park Church, 1601 S. Clarkson St. plattparkchurch.org Tue, 03/27 | 7:00p.m.-8:30p.m. Communities in Conversation Out of respect for our host, we will appreciate modest attire and plan to remove your shoes upon entering.We encourage women to wear a scarf, although this is not mandatory. | Lady Fatima Center Mosque 2120 S. Holly St.

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Sundays, 03/04-04/01 | 8:00a.m. Orthodox Low Mass Church School at 9:10 am, Anglican Chant Matins at 9:45 am, Solemn High Mass at 10 am | St. Mark's Church 1405 S. Vine St.

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 03/01-04/03 | 9:00a.m.-10:00a.m. SilverSneakers An older adult and senior exercise program that is provided free to members of health care companies. Intended to provide opportunities for older adults and seniors to attend regular exercise classes, to improve health and prevent simple injuries. | 720-865-0630 Platt Park Senior Center, 1500 S. Grant St. denvergov.org/recprograms

Sundays, 03/04-04/01 Sunday Festival We have a festival every Sunday which begins with a Kirtan. After Kirtan, we have a presentation on Bhakti Yoga followed by an Kirtan & Arati, and a free vegetarian feast. | Radha Krishna Temple, 1400 Cherry St. krishnadenver.com

Tuesdays, 03/06-04/03 | 12:00p.m.-1:30p.m. Senior Lunch One of WSCC's biggest and most exciting programs! Including a wonderful home cooked meal, complete with dessert and a fun activity! | 303-733-4643 Washington Street Community Center, 809 S. Washington St. wscc-denver.org

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Local History is managed by the Denver Department of Parks and Recreation but, because it resides outside city limits, is not represented by city council. This detail, which makes the park system unique, also makes it vulnerable to neglect. As the city of Denver expands, so does the importance of its outdoor spaces, according to W. Bart Berger, founder and chair of the Denver Mountain Parks Foundation. The foundation, which aims to increase awareness, also acts as unofficial representative for the mountain parks. The parks continue to be improved,

“An Evening of World Dance”, $20. 3/17 8:00p.m. Panel Discussion: The State of the Art of Dance 3/18 6:00p.m. Open Mic Night 3/8 6:00p.m. “Cross Pollinations”, $16 adv./$18 door. 3/9 8:00p.m. Nina de Freitas & Megan Burtt, $16 adv./$18 door. 3/10 8:00p.m. Table reading of “The Inside Child” by Claire Caviglia, $5. 3/22 7:00p.m. Panel Discussions: Moving Stories 3/24 & 3/31 5:00p.m. Concert reading of “Strong Face” by Philana Omorotionmwan, $8. 3/29 7:00p.m.

: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18 Irish Hound and was more casual. It closed for part of 2016 for an extensive renovation that also included significant menu upgrades and reopened in November 2016. A note posted on the door reads, “The Hound and its employees would

like to thank you for your patronage. Unfortunately, we are closing our doors to relocate.” It seems unlikely The Hound would be relocated due to its recent extensive (and costly) renovation. The link to the pub’s website was also down. It is owned by the Little Pub Company which operates approximately 20 pubs in the metro area.

Security Service Federal Credit Union

The Security Service Federal Credit Union at 99 S. Broadway will close midMarch. The company has two other branches in Denver, and a total of 18 in Colorado, and those will remain open. The property has been sold to a developer who plans to demolish it and construct a mixed-use building.

: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 but funding for maintenance and upkeep remains a challenge. According to a 2008 Denver Mountain Parks Master Plan, the mountain parks account for 70 percent of Denver’s parkland but receive only one percent of the department’s operating budget. However, the plan also highlights a cooperative effort that includes restoration of historic park structures, establishing interpretive signage, educational programs and “suggests concepts to extend the DMP vision into the future.” For more information, visit: moun tainparksfoundation.org.

Ice Skaters on Evergreen Lake. The was created when the Evergreen Dam was completed in 1928. The lake is part of Dedisse Park, which was established as a Denver Mountain Park in 1919. Photo courtesy Denver Mountain Park Foundation.

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