North Denver News

Denver is considering changing from the current trash, recycling, and composting system to one used in some peer cities around the country, with the hope of reducing landfill trash and fighting climate change. Under the proposed system, recycling and compost would be free (compost is currently additional). Trash fees would depend on the size of the bin a household chooses. The Denver Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation Climate and... Read more...

We are fortunate in Colorado to host four beautiful national parks—Rocky Mountain, Mesa Verde, Great Sand Dunes, and Black Canyon of the Gunnison—all of which receive a significant amount of admiration and use. Our state is also home to 11 national forests and two national grasslands, which may attract less name recognition, but are exquisite nonetheless. Even those who frequently hike, ski, camp, and otherwise enjoy the outdoors may... Read more...

Photo from historycolorado.org A few years back I was visiting with Councilman Ernie Marranzino whose family lived one house west on Osage, behind Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church at West 36th and Navajo. It was around noon and the bells of Mount Carmel announced as they did everyday the time for the Angelus Prayer. The bells included the 1,000 pound bell, the Maria bell. The bells shook the whole Marranzino residence, the windows and... Read more...

Senator Julie Gonzales. Photo courtesy of Senator Gonzales’ office Senator Julie Gonzales of Senate District 34 is looking to pass several bills for the 2022 legislative session, focusing on housing affordability and trust in public safety. Gonzales’ district, which includes North, West and part of downtown Denver, is seeing increasing wealth inequality in the current economic recovery here in Colorado. “In Colorado, we are seeing a... Read more...

Photo from dayspringvilla.org Stormie Foust Maley keeps a purple Post-it note nearby as a reminder of the gathering of Dayspring Villa residents five years ago. Written at the top, “Inclusive Communities.” And then, a list of qualities residents envisioned for the place they call home. Among them: • Okay to be myself • Not afraid of judgment • Know people respect all my identities • Told by staff they value inclusivity •... Read more...

Toolcats are small plows the city has begun using to clear bikelines. Photo Courtesy of The City and County of Denver Recent trends have shown an increase in people biking to work in Denver. A 2021 survey from the Downtown Denver Partnership showed increases in the number of people biking to work downtown rising to 11% ofall commuters.  Killian Williams works at Slo-Hi Bike Company near 29th Avenue and Tennyson. He rides his bike year... Read more...

Is it really true that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet? Maybe not, especially if the rose is a word that has only recently entered the lexicon and, in the process, created an ample amount of pique, confusion, and, for good measure, mystery among sixty million Americans. The word is Latinx. Never heard of it? Then, some quick history. The term first appeared in the early part of the 21st century. It was as much a clarion... Read more...

On Feb. 22, Denver City Council unanimously passed a measure, sponsored by North Denver’s Amanda P. Sandoval and her at-large colleague Robin Kniech, to modernize the Board of Adjustment for Zoning Appeals (BOA). The updated ordinance gives the city until June 1 to seat a BOA that meets new professional requirements and has received training in the areas of zoning code; legal procedure; adopted plans; diversity, equity, accessibility and... Read more...

One of the last dive bars in North Denver, The Berkeley Inn has new owners but a familiar feel. Photo by Celeste Benzschawel Though the history of the Berkeley Inn has been muddied over the years, many know it well as one of Tennyson Street’s oldest-standing bars. And as of August 2021, two new owners took it over: Sarah Kinney and Andrew Peterson. The couple met in San Diego where Kinney was bartending and where Peterson was stationed... Read more...

Director Laurvick looking at early results on election night 2019. Photo by David Sabados Reverend Laurvick, who has represented North and West Denver on the Denver Public Schools Board of Education since he was elected in 2019, is taking a new position with a church in Fort Collins and will be leaving the DPS board at the end of June. The DPS Board has the authority to appoint a replacement when a vacancy occurs. In 2016, following... Read more...