North Denver News

By Eric Heinz  The Denver Police Department (DPD) announced June 22 that the reward for information related to the double murder April 24 of two American Elm restaurant employees has been raised from $5,000 to $25,000, but they did not provide any additional details related to the incident.  “To this day, the department continues to devote significant investigative resources to the case, as we do with every unresolved homicide,” said... Read more...

By Gannon Rothman Angela Browne’s concerns about the possibility of being houseless again soared when she first heard that the Rodeway Inn, 4765 Federal Blvd., would be up for lease in a few months. She’s been a resident there since last year. Now she and other guests wonder where they will go when they’re forced to move out on Aug. 24. The city leased the building from the Denver Housing Authority (DHA) for nearly $11 million... Read more...

By Ernest Gurulé Like so many cities, Denver’s neighborhoods are layered with elements that combine the architecture of three different centuries. The Highland neighborhood — or, to those who call it home, The Highlands — is one such neighborhood. Hilly streets once lined with tidy homes and businesses of brick and mortar now sit comfortably next to the 21st century chic, the glass and metal townhouses, apartments and restaurants... Read more...

By Eric Heinz Along 32nd Avenue between Julian to Osceola streets, revelry will take place throughout the day June 24 to celebrate the Highland neighborhood and the various businesses in the area. The event is put on by the Highland Merchants Association along with Team Player Productions and Nostalgic Homes. “We really love featuring all of these local businesses within the community and giving them an avenue to really connect... Read more...

By Eric Heinz Mike Johnston claimed victory as Denver’s next mayor on election night, as his opponent, Kelly Brough, conceded after the third set of votes was released. “In Denver, we have the drive to dream something different, which is to believe we can build a different kind of city,” Johnston said during his victory speech at Union Station. “We can build a city that is big enough to keep all of us safe, to house all of us, to... Read more...

By Eric Heinz A 20-story building with 425 residential units may soon tower over the edge of Globeville, just on the other side of the border of the Sunnyside neighborhood. The building, which is being developed by Littleton-based Continental Realty Group, is slated to replace the Wagner Equipment Co. building at 805 W. 38th Ave. Ryan Snyder, the director of development for Continental, told The Denver North Star that his company... Read more...

By Eric Heinz Plans to add a hotel on top of Lake Steam bath house in West Colfax will also preserve the longtime spa that has been enjoyed by Denver residents since the business opened nearly 100 years ago. According to city documents that were recently submitted by owners Tyler Weston and Scott Kilkenny, a 58-room hotel would accompany the existing Lake Steam business. The historic exterior of Lake Steam will remain, with... Read more...

By Rebeca A. Hunt Denver is a multimodal, transit-oriented city, with routes for cars, buses, bikes and walkers. All share the same streets. This is a legacy of the streetcar days of the 1870s to 1950. This month, we will look at the history of Denver’s streetcar system. Rebecca A. Hunt As Denver grew, adding new neighborhoods, there was concern that people would not move out of the core city unless they had a way to get from their... Read more...

Photos and Text by Basha Cohen The Sloan’s Lake Park Foundation (SLPF) is on a mission to #SaveSloansLake. The jewel of northwest Denver is losing the very asset it needs to stay afloat: water. Today, the lake has an average depth of 3 1/2 feet, versus 18 feet in the not-so-distant past. The foundation works with Denver Parks and Recreation (DPR), District 1 City Councilwoman Amanda P. Sandoval, water engineers, community leaders and... Read more...

By Erika Taylor The Surgeon General has nothing on fifth-graders at Brown International Academy, a northwest Denver public school, when it comes to educating our communities. Erika Taylor Brown students Elizabeth Dolegowski and Mara Persaud have been studying the impacts of social media on young people for months and presented their findings in May at the school’s annual Fifth Grade Exhibition, a capstone project designed to give... Read more...