North Denver News

By Kathryn White Denver Elks Lodge No. 17 is currently surrounded by construction projects, but still enjoys an exceptional view of downtown. The lodge rents a level of the building’s north wing, and some of its parking and perimeter, to a construction company working nearby. Photo by Lexi Lehman Springtime brings change to Colorado’s estimated 300,000 elk.  Where the fall rut (mating season) brought the grunts and high-pitched... Read more...

North Denver Theater is a Hub for Classic and Emerging Theatre By Jacqui Somen Denise Perry Olson as protagonist Angela Kennedy Lipsky in “My Brilliant Divorce.” Photo by Richard H. Pegg “My Brilliant Divorce” opens with a woman talking about how her husband left her; what ensues is two hours of fun. Yep, fun. That might not be what you would expect with such a topic, but it works. This one-woman show about divorce is a favorite... Read more...

By Erika Taylor How many hours do you sit in a normal day? According to the CDC, if you’re like the average American, the answer is six-and-a-half to eight hours. That might sound shocking, but if you take into account driving, desk work, reading, Netflixing … it adds up. Even if you are among those at low risk for developing adverse consequences – people who sit less than four hours a day – the CDC says that after just two hours... Read more...

By Allen Cowgill A committee has proposed several major changes to Denver’s Ordinance 307, known also by its original campaign name, “Denver Deserves Sidewalks.” The original ordinance, passed by voters in November 2022, called for sidewalk fees based on a property’s linear footage of sidewalk. Councilwoman Amanda Sandoval initiated a change to the ordinance that in October 2023, after discussion and concerns about postponing... Read more...

MAS Presents High-Caliber Musicians in Intimate Settings By Jacqui Somen Denver is a music city. On any given night, we can see headlining acts at world-class venues like Red Rocks, DPAC and Mission Ballroom, but what we have less access to are high-caliber musicians performing in intimate settings. That’s precisely the void that Music Appreciation Society (MAS) has been designed to fill.  MAS is a 501(c)(3) founded in 2015 by... Read more...

By Jill Carstens Yes! There is a variety of reasons you should pay attention if your child ends up being left-handed.  My own son grew very naturally into his left-handedness, and due to the fact that he was always such a smart and capable child I never looked into how, even in current times, this could pose as a challenge for him. Unfortunately, we still have not completely adapted for folks who are left-handed. Most of the world is... Read more...

By The Denver North Star staff Congratulations to two North Denver authors whose books were recently published.  “Top 3 Fix” by Rick Olderman “Top 3 Fix” by Rick Olderman When The Denver North Star last caught up with Rick Olderman in 2022, he had sold his physical therapy clinic in North Denver and was adding a raft of new skills to his 25 years in the profession. He focused his work on helping people with chronic pain issues,... Read more...

By Trish Zornio Metro Water Recovery’s Robert W. Hite Treatment Facility. Photo by Kathryn White For years Suncor Energy has dominated local news about air pollution. But what else is causing air pollution in Commerce City?  Based on data from an independent air monitoring study presented by Cultivando last year, hydrogen sulfide could be a significant concern for the region. For those not familiar, hydrogen sulfide is the... Read more...

By Cameron Kabot  Editor’s note: The status of these bills may have changed since The Denver North Star went to print. Visit https://leg.colorado.gov/bills to search by bill number or topic to see where a bill you’re interested in currently stands. You can use that same website to contact elected officials and learn about ways to view and participate in proceedings. As the Colorado legislative session hits its halfway point entering... Read more...

By Kathryn White Skinner Middle School eighth-graders attended ClimateCon! Jan. 23 courtesy of an environmental justice grant from the Black Parents United Foundation. Photo courtesy of Kassandra Montoya Fifteen eighth-graders from Skinner Middle School filed into an auditorium on the CSU Spur Campus bright and early Jan. 23. And they had done their homework. They were there to attend the first ever ClimateCon! Colorado... Read more...