North Denver News

By Kathryn White Community members gathered recently to hear about a proposed West Colfax Jewish Historic Cultural District. The public meeting, the first in a series that will continue in 2023, took place at VFW Post 501 on W. Colfax Avenue at Wolff Street, within blocks of the nearby area encompassing the 220 properties that would make up the new historic district. The proposed area—and a much larger swath along West Colfax that... Read more...

By Eric Heinz Two people recently filed for candidacy in City Council District 1 to challenge Amanda P. Sandoval in the April 4 municipal election. The new candidates are Ava Truckey, who owns Offbeat Market and Butter Moon Bakery, and Micaela Iron Shell-Dominguez, an environmental and Indigenous rights organizer who co-founded the 5280 chapter of the International Indigenous Youth Council and who is also the director of Womxn of the... Read more...

By Arturo Jiménez U.S. immigration laws are very complex, confusing, and sometimes outright contradictory. Immigrants navigating this area find themselves wading through congressional laws, international treaties, nebulous government regulations, wordy court decisions, and inconsistent local practices by government authorities. Arturo Jiménez At the same time, there is an inherent danger that if not done properly, an immigrant and... Read more...

By Talia Traskos-Hart After a season of practicing tumbling skills and adapting to a new co-ed format, the North High School cheer team has, for the first time in its history, qualified for the UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando, Florida. Alyssa Page, the program director and head coach for North cheer, noted that the competition, broadcast on ESPN, will be a chance for the team’s student-athletes to... Read more...

By Nora Ridgeway For more than 120 years, the Potenza Lodge has served as a safe haven for North Denver’s Italian community. Though the present day lodge on 38th Avenue and Shoshone Street differs in many ways from the mutual aid-based society founded in 1899, the lodge principles remain steady: amore (love), benevolenza (good will), and pace (peace). Early newspaper articles in Denver illustrate public misperceptions about the lodge,... Read more...

By Eric Heinz Single-family homes in North Denver continue to be more expensive than the rest of the metro area, but prices are not rising as quickly as they had in the last few years since inflation increased costs and interest rates jumped to levels not seen since the mid-2000s. Matt Leprino, a spokesman for the Colorado Association of Realtors, told The Denver North Star that prices cooled quickly once interest rates rose. “It... Read more...

By Mayor Michael B. Hancock The worst of the COVID pandemic is largely behind us, but the economic and social consequences will linger for years. Our recovery has also been impeded by another public health crisis: the epidemic of opioid misuse impacting both rural and urban communities. Mayor Michael Hancock No community in our city has been immune from these impacts, including our Northside and Globeville, Elyria, Swansea... Read more...

By Arturo Jiménez U.S. immigration laws are very complex, confusing, and sometimes outright contradictory. Immigrants navigating this area find themselves wading through congressional laws, international treaties, nebulous government regulations, wordy court decisions, and inconsistent local practices by government authorities. Arturo Jiménez At the same time, there is an inherent danger that if not done properly, an immigrant and... Read more...

By Kathryn White When I heard Virginia Gonzales’ voice on the other end of the phone, I wondered what kind of news she had for me. I covered Gonzales’ retirement for The Denver North Star back in October 2021. The long-time Sunnyside businesswoman had just celebrated her retirement from Hair on Earth salon on West 46th Avenue. Kathryn White Before selling her business, Gonzales had taken up softball for the first time. Her... Read more...

By Eric Heinz This month, The Denver North Star is looking at several significant properties in the city’s Northwest communities. Some of these properties have gained prominence with regard to location, and some we were just curious about. 1450 Morrison Road Imagine watching a Broncos game (well, maybe during a different season) from the rooftop of a seven-story apartment building overlooking Empower Field at Mile High. The 1.3-acre... Read more...