North Denver News

By Kathryn White The state Legislature kicked off its current session Jan. 9, and lawmakers are considering more than 300 bills, memorials and resolutions, several of which have made it onto the radars of AARP, Colorado Center for Aging (CCA) and the Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado. Kathryn White I stopped by the Capitol Feb. 2 to watch the Senate Committee on Business, Labor and Technology consider a bill that would chip away... Read more...

By Eric Heinz This is the second installment of a threepart series of candidate interviews for the Denver City Council District 1 race. The Denver Elections Division recently ruled that it could not prove the length of residency for one of the candidates, Micaela Iron Shell-Dominguez, and she has since been listed as ineligible. She is also not eligible to be a write-in candidate as they must meet the same residency requirements.... Read more...

By Morgan Jacobus Salvador D. Aceves, Ed.D. officially stepped into his role as Regis University president on Jan. 1. To welcome him and help the community get to know him better, we sat down with Aceves for a Q&A. Before being involved with Regis, Aceves was already familiar with it as an innovative institution. He spent most of his career at the University of San Francisco, which is where he met Regis’ prior president, Rev. John P.... Read more...

By Allen Cowgill West Highland resident and longtime transportation planner Jim Charlier said there’s a reason Denver doesn’t plow residential neighborhood streets. “The brown cloud was really ugly,” he said. Charlier told The Denver North Star that in the 1980s and 1990s, Denver had a serious problem — a massive, thick layer of polluted air covered the skyline. Allen Cowgill “If you came over the lip of I-70 coming down into... Read more...

By Eric Heinz Making its way through the Colorado General Assembly this year is a bill that would repeal the state’s prohibition on municipalities enacting rent-control ordinances. According to the University of Colorado Law Review, the prohibition on rent-control ordinances dates back to 1980 when the city of Boulder tried to enact its own rules, which caused the General Assembly at the time to put an immediate ban on such policies.... Read more...

Photos and text by Najah Lightfoot The Northside,” as it is still affectionately called by those of us who have lived here for decades, has seen its influx of new businesses and experiences. But for those who lean toward the spiritual and the magical realms, there are hidden gems located in neighborhoods you may pass through on an ordinary day. Three places which hold treasures of the spiritual and magical are the Lumber Baron Inn,... Read more...

By Erika Taylor How we see ourselves and how we feel about what we see are key factors in our ability to manage our own health, thrive in our closest relationships, and ultimately show up for our community in ways that hold space for growth and healing. Erika Taylor Civil rights activist Audre Lorde famously wrote decades ago, as she battled not only cancer but a healthcare system that had no esteem for her body or anything she... Read more...

By Nora Ridgeway About nine months ago, Yvonne Gates submitted building permit applications to the city of Denver to build her daughter a home on her empty lot in the Sunnyside neighborhood. Gates, the former owner of a construction company, is the builder on the project and has already purchased roughly 85% of the materials she will need to construct the residence. She is only waiting for the go-ahead from the city to get started.... Read more...

By Trish Zornio The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) recently approved a controversial proposal by Xcel Energy to revitalize natural gas pipelines in the west Denver metro area. The new project will cost an estimated $32 million with Xcel customers footing the bill, despite concerns of the project being at odds with goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Construction of the new pipelines began in January and is expected... Read more...

By Toni Tresca Colorado’s only all-Asian and Asian-American film festival returns March 9-12 to the Denver Sie Film Center and Denver Botanic Gardens. The Colorado Dragon Boat Film Festival features movies that reflect the 2023 theme “Celebrating Our Stories” and foster a connection between the different parts of the Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. “Especially after the past few years, it’s so important to... Read more...