Life on Capitol Hill - February 2017

02 17 URBAN CAMPING ORDINANCE CASE HEADED TO TRIAL ON FEB. 21

By Life on Capitol Hill staff Over the past several months the City has been involved in several court cases involving the homeless. The most recent goes to trial on Feb. 21.

Defendants Jerry Burton, Randy Russell and Terese Howard were issued citations for violating the camping ban on the morning of November 28 in front of the Denver City and County Building. They will be tried together and are being represented by attorney Jason Flores-Williams.

Proceedings are scheduled to begin at 9:00a.m.

The City Attorney’s Office said in an official statement, “Citations in these cases were issued after individuals chose to illegally camp on the public right-of-way outside the Denver City and County Building as a means of protest.

The individuals were offered services and shelter and were given repeated warnings over about a six-hour period that they were violating the law.

They refused services and refused to disperse. The city’s practice is to first try and connect people to services and treatment, and if that doesn’t work, people are given notice, usually multiple times, before any enforcement action is taken. These are complex challenges and we strive to be as compassionate as possible, while also ensuring safety and public health for all Denver residents.”

The camping ban ordinance was enacted in 2012 and 26 citations have been issued using it. According to Amber Miller, Director of Communications for Mayor Hancock, it was not designed to address people who are experiencing homelessness.

Miller said, “The camping ordinance was cre-

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Every evening Ray Lyall hands out tents and sleeping gear to Denver's homeless while keeping a set for himself. In the morning Lyall will dismantle and bring everything back to Denver Homeless Out Loud to be stored until it's needed again that evening. Photo by Sara Hertwig. ated as a tool to legally ask people to move. We don’t want to criminalize homelessness but we can’t have people camping in the urban core because it is unsafe and unsanitary.”

Homelessness is a multi-faceted problem and has been a growing issue in Denver over the past few years.

According to a 2014 Point in Time Survey, the top reasons Denver metro residents are experiencing homelessness include inability to find employment, cost of housing, relationship or family break-up, mental illness and substance abuse.

Ray Lyall is homeless and volunteers at Denver Homeless Out Loud, an advocacy group. He is 58 and has lived in the metro area for 30 years. Four years ago, he became homeless. Lyall used to run a fencing and decking company, but said he made a bad business decision several years ago and lost all his money.

Lyall sleeps outside in a tent and sleeping bag on a patch of ground in front of the El Paso Bus Station on California Street near Park Avenue. He prefers sleeping continued on page 19

CAPITOL HILL UNITED NEIGHBORS GOES ALL VOLUNTEER; ROGER ARMSTRONG DEPARTS

By Haines Eason On Jan. 10, Capitol Hill United Neighbors (CHUN) announced a seismic change: Executive Director Roger Armstrong, a 20-year-veteran of the organization, would step down due to budgetary realities. Armstrong’s last day was Jan. 13.

According to a press release issued by CHUN, the annual Capitol Hill People’s Fair, the iconic, 45-year-old CHUN event from which CHUN has drawn much of its operating budget, had seen declining revenues due to “the proliferation of similar events, combined with a few years of bad

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weather.” Operational costs also factored in the decision.

LIFE previously reported in October 2016 just how tenuous CHUN’s financial situation had become: “CHUN’s Federal tax-exempt organization filings show revenue and net proceeds from the event have declined steadily since 2007. Gross revenue fell 43 percent, from $649,136 to $328,241; after-expense proceeds dropped 63 percent, from $372,559, to $120,075.”

Still, CHUN began as an all-volunteer organization and outgoing CHUN President Charles Nusbaum feels it can weather this transition. According to Nusbaum, CHUN has lined up an interim volunteer coordinator who

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will ensure there are volunteers to man phones and that the office functions as before.

“We’re more like a community partner now,” Nusbaum said. “We can focus on the community work at hand, which is really where we started.

Working to save historic structures, working to advocate for those who want and need help. The homeless or the neighbors who are worried about this dispensary or that methadone clinic or this noise level or that patio activity. We’re not trying to continued on page 19

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Personal Reflections on the Women’s March

By Jill Farschman I am old enough to remember a few other waves of feminism. Old enough to recall that before she became a leader in the women’s rights and social justice movements, Gloria Steinem was a Playboy Bunny. Yes, kids, we used to think of that magazine as porn.

Arriving at the state capitol building just before 9:00 in the morning, I was struck by the number of people already present. All stripes, ages and genders were represented. Kids in strollers pushed by young couples, groups of teens, extended family members, elders. Honestly, the diversity surprised me.

Lewd, humorous, vitriolic and clever homemade signs abounded. Selected examples: “Make America Think Again,” an obvious take on Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign slogan.

Variations on “Respect my existence or expect my resistance.”

“I’m with Her” borrowed from Hillary Clinton’s campaign, except showing arrows in all directions.

“I can’t believe we’re still fighting this shit” or similar versions.

“I’m not really a sign-making kind of guy, but for fuck’s sake!”

There was call and response chanting “What does democracy look like?

This is what democracy looks like.” “Hey, hey, here, here. Immigrants are welcome here.”

Lots of pink “pussy hats” and references to female genitalia as a source of power rather than derision or weakness.

There were numerous effigies of Trump

with many references to his small hands and orange pallor. Apparently such personal attacks have replaced critical thinking and thoughtful public discourse.

Maybe that’s what happens to a society when sexual assault and penis size become acceptable topics during a presidential campaign.

Although branded as “Women’s March on Denver” those present clearly represented a range of causes, origins and locales. Most causes were subsets of the progressive agenda being systematically dismantled by Trump’s administration.

Climate change, immigration, Affordable Healthcare Act, religious freedom, free press and social justice were the strongest themes mixed in with vehement support for women’s equality and reproductive rights. The malevolence towards the current administration cannot be overstated.

One thing was crystal clear, the audience was chock-full of Trump haters.

The actual marching was supposed to start at 9:30, but we didn’t begin walking until almost 11:00 purportedly because the number of marchers was so great it actually doubled back on itself, creating gridlock. Final numbers vary, but Denver organizers expected 40,000 whereas

the actual number reportedly exceeded 100,000.

While our amended constitution protects citizens’ rights to free speech, peaceable assembly and free press, be reminded it still doesn’t guarantee equal rights for women. The “Equal Rights Amendment” proposed in 1972, expired unratified in 1982. This proposed amendment to Article 3 of the constitution, was simply worded as “Section. 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”

Women only gained the right to vote in 1920 after years of painful struggle featuring violence and incarceration. So, I have lingering questions: will protests like Women’s March continue, grow or dissipate over time? Was this march a bucket list item (participate in a women’s rights march, check!) or indicative of a sustainable social movement?

Perhaps the actual end game should be about more than just abhorrence of Trump and everything he stands for.

Perhaps the result could be equal rights regardless of sex finally being codified in our constitution.

A sea of signs in front of the Colorado Capitol Building. Photo by Sara Hertwig.

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Denver City Council’s Policy and Budget Vision

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By Albus Brooks The City and County of Denver is vibrant and thriving—ranked number one on U.S. News & World Report’s inaugural Best Places to Live rankings for its value, strong job market and high quality of life.

Along with this success comes growth, and with that, some challenges.

On Friday, Jan. 13, the Denver City Council held its annual policy planning and budget retreat, establishing key citywide priorities to focus on during the year. The four working groups established in 2016—Mobility & Transportation; Sidewalk Working Group; Housing & Homelessness; and Economic & Workforce Development—will continue into 2017 and develop individualized work plans that outline goals and action items to achieve by year-end. New in 2017 is an ad-hoc working group on Urban Design & Beautification.

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MOBILITY The Denver City Council deems it important to address the needs of a growing city through multimodal solutions and prioritizing convenience, affordability and safety. Therefore, the Council will be exploring opportunities for citywide mobility improvements in: Infrastructure - Sidewalks—repair and maintenance; better enforcement of existing maintenance issues; and the potential of establishing a fund to assist homeowners to maintain and repair existing walkways and to buildout missing sidewalks.

- Fully fund the recommendations from the Mayor’s Mobility Task Force.

- Pave all remaining, eligible unpaved alleys (public and undedicated).

- Increase the annual paving of arterial lane miles.

- Fully build out the Denver Moves bicycle plan.

Transit Systems - Establish a Denver Office of Mobility whose primary mission is to analyze

present and future innovative transit solutions and promote and/or provide convenient, inexpensive transit to underserved areas of Denver by partnering with public and private transit providers.

Develop a specific annual revenue stream for transportation and transit that fits within the long-range financial plan for Denver.

Bike Safety and Vision Zero - Improve access and safety, especially around schools and parks, including crossing improvements with enhanced signage, flashing beacons and visible stripping.

- Launch awareness campaign and improve signage for bicycle and pedestrian safety.

HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS - Increase the size of the Affordable Housing Fund.

- Increase funding for drug treatment and mental health services.

- Reduce homeless deaths, citywide.

SOLID WASTE - Fully implement the Solid Waste Master Plan.

- Remove the fee for residential comcontinued on page 22

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LETTERS In response to the January Letter to the Editor regarding homelessness: The letter to the editor regarding homelessness is thoughtful and empathetic, but lacking insightful perspective and realistic solutions. Absent its negative connotation, gentrification is a dynamic process of turnover that benefits communities. Properties that languished in disrepair are suddenly fixed and improved, low-income residents are encouraged to improve their economic conditions through job training and seeking employment with higher pay. Rising housing costs can actually be a positive for those who own the properties. For those who rent, a cogent solution is available via a city council ordinance for temporary (3-5 year) rent control. The comments on loss of pension benefits and health care coverage are questionable and probably cannot be supported by valid data.

The writer poses the question that

homeless citizens “…should move along to where?” Actually, they should move back to where they came from. It’s no secret that a lot of them came to Denver for the pot. They can smoke weed without getting arrested, and they commit crimes to acquire the money to pay for it. They have no incentive for self-improvement and the consumption of marijuana makes them feel, “hey dude, we don’t care”.

The writer’s comments on homeless shelters do not elicit much sympathy. Sleeping on a mat in a warm shelter is certainly better than sleeping under a viaduct in the cold. Disease transmission in a shelter? How about passing around a joint? And what about the disease foisted upon the public by urination and defecation in public places and private properties, such as business vestibules? Couples can’t sleep together and transgender folks lack services. If we don’t have enough money to support services for normal folks, can we justify sexpenses for aberrant conduct and for those who comprise less than one percent of the population? As for those with alcohol and drug problems, they continued on page 21

THE BLACK AMERICAN WEST

By Electa Draper Black History Month can be a revelation to us because the lives of so many generations of black Americans were invisible to a dominant culture, and missing from so many history texts and archives, despite brilliant contributions.

There is perhaps no place where Black Americans were more conspicuously absent for decades than in the lore and depictions of the American West.

Yet from Denver’s earliest settlement, blacks have shaped the city’s character and history. The late founder of the Black American West Museum, Paul Stewart, spent a lifetime finding and assembling the missing pieces—proving that black cowboys and settlers were here.

Stewart, a native of Iowa, later worked in Denver as a barber, and the stories he heard from the barber’s chair about black cowboys, homesteaders, soldiers, miners, doctors, firefighters and more, lit up his imagination and sparked a lifelong vocation.

Stewart became an author and internationally known expert on African-American Western culture, founding the Black American West Museum in 1971 to share his collection of artifacts,

including photographs, clothing, saddles, weapons and tools. The museum’s incorporation ensured his work would live on after his death, which came in November 2015.

The currently all-volunteer Black American West Museum and Heritage Center—open Fridays and Saturdays— is located in the home of Denver’s first black female doctor—Dr. Justina L. Ford— at 3091 California St. in Five Points. Each Saturday, a present-day activist, historian or social figure holds “a little salon.”

“The museum is alive and well, but we need community participation,” says board chair Daphne Rice-Allen. “We need help sustaining the life of the museum.”

Rice-Allen, whose love of history stems in part from the role her own father played as one of the renowned World War II Tuskegee Airmen, doesn’t want the record that Stewart captured to slip into obscurity again.

“It’s important that it not fade away,” Rice-Allen says.

Another trove for explorers is the Western Legacies Museum at the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library at 2401 Welton St. The museum inside the library charts the

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VOLUNTEER Editor's note: We continue to receive numerous submissions in response to our call for narratives about volunteering with worthy organizations.

It is with great pleasure we share the narrative of Cindy Rigot who began volunteering with high-needs youth through a very personal connection. We hope you enjoy the read. Cindy will receive a $50 gift card to Pete's Greek Town Cafe.

Volunteer with an organization you think needs profiling? Write a narrative about your experiences and submit to editor@lifeoncaphill.com. _________________________________________ When children hear a story, eyes light up. When children learn to read that story by themselves, lives light up.

I met my son, Kevin, for dinner one evening in September last year. At the time, he was a grad student in the Boettcher Teacher Residency Program.

Kevin was immersed in teaching eighth grade social studies at a middle school in Adams County. I was curious about his students, and wondering how his teaching was going.

The first thing he said was, “Mom, some of my eighth graders can’t read— so everything is hard for them.”

I was so sad to hear this, especially since reading has been one of my greatest pleasures for as long as I can remember. I realized that just because reading bedtime stories to my kids when they were little had been a special part of our family’s nightly ritual, but it might be a challenge for many families. Some parents work two jobs and come home exhausted. Some parents are single parents. The challenges take many forms.

But, too often, life gets in the way.

The week after Kevin and I met for dinner, I attended our neighborhood community meeting where an AmeriCorps volunteer was talking about Reading Partners and the organization’s need for volunteers. Reading Partners has been part of the Colorado educational landscape since 2012 and serves Denver elementary students in nine Title 1 continued on page 21

STATE OF YOUR UNION: TAKING VALENTINE’S DAY PERSONALLY

By Electa Draper Valentine's can seem like a holiday of obligation. Will we meet our sweethearts’ expectations? It can be hard work, and we don’t even get off of our day jobs for this “holiday.”

While 55 percent of Americans said they celebrated it in one fashion or another in 2016, that’s down from the typical two-thirds in recent years, according to the National Retail Federation.

How should we observe this day?

Psychologists and a slew of women’s magazines advise that good relationships depend on people being able to be open and honest about personal thoughts and feelings. It’s about being that other “V” word—vulnerable.

Staying In In the New York Times’ groundbreaking, “Modern Love: The Podcast,” one essayist, Mandy Len Catron, wrote: “To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This,” referring to a study by psychologist Arthur Aron about how mutual disclosure—answering 36 specific questions—

can speed up intimacy.

A selection of the study’s questions: “Would you like to be famous? In what way?”

“When did you last sing to yourself?

To someone else?”

“For what in your life do you feel most grateful?”

Go online for the whole questionnaire* and plan an evening around it. Or go a little easier, if the accelerated intimacy is not what you’re after.

Other options: If you don’t know, ask about his or her favorites—movies, books, quotes, TV shows, poems, dances, podcasts, music, foods, animals, foreign countries, mountain ranges, historical figures, superheroes and so on. Ask whatever you most want to know (and most want the other person to know about you). All of these categories can inspire anything from a cheap date (but romantic) to a big-splurge getaway.

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The inviting interior at DJ’s Colfax Café offers a variety of seating for your a.m. D ning including a pair of spacious private booths anchoring the center of the room.

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OPENINGS DJ’s COLFAX CAFÉ Denver is mad for brunch. Long waits for plate of eggs Benedict at Snooze, Jelly and other a.m. eateries provide visual documentation, so it’s no surprise to find a new addition to the a.m. dining scene.

I’m starting this month’s column with a trip to the eastern slice of LIFE’s coverage area. Residents on the east side of town will be thrilled to see DJ’s Colfax Café, now open in the former Red Octave space, East Colfax Avenue and Eudora Street.

DJ’s concept first debuted in 2007 on Denver’s west side. Six years later, DJ’s launched a second, equally popular spot at Lincoln Street and East Ninth Avenue near the Beauvallon.

This third DJ’s has been on Jason Stallings’ mind for some time. He owns the businesses with brother, Devin, who handles the food side of the house. The brothers knew that, with profit margins for a.m. eats lower than evening meals, they couldn’t expand unless they found

the perfect fit.

DJ’s now rents all three locations from the same landlord. Here, recent renovations to the former Tante Louise and Cork space offered an appealing, updated kitchen.

“All the numbers worked together,” said Stallings.

Cosmetic renovations delivered a warm, convivial interior space that the brothers believe reflects the values of a family-owned business.

“We wanted to offer freshly-made menu items and a comfortable place to get together in the neighborhood,” he said.

He figured Park Hill and Mayfair would respond positively to a morning spot because there are few nearby.

Enthusiasm was evident in Week One, but another surge will probably come with warmer weather.

“There will be a wonderful patio [as well as the] cozy interior in our new location.”

Decking off the main dining area, plus a spacious garden patio with mature trees offering plentiful shade, are being spruced up. Those outdoor spaces were a big draw for Red Octave.

Until outdoor seating is open, you can enjoy a meal at the marble bar, one of two community tables or slide into one of the round, orange booths anchoring the space.

The menu is the same at all three locations and it includes house-made

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The former laundromat at 90 Pennsylvania now houses Rosebud Café. Look for special teas, coffee, breakfast foods, homemade pastries and sandwiches daily.

Hollandaise sauce. No powdered, reconstituted mush here.

“We make everything here except for the Froot Loops,” Stallings added.

DJ’s bar has a full cabaret liquor license, so live music may be added.

However, the bar favorites are usually vodka and champagne for Bloody Marys and mimosas. They also serve a Pabst Blue Ribbon, Tabasco and tomato juice cocktail.

A full espresso bar, free WiFi, and specialty teas are also available. DJ’s doesn’t take reservations. Hours are weekdays, 7:00a.m.-2:00p.m.; weekends, 8:00a.m.-3:00p.m. DJ’s Colfax number is 303-482-1841.

HEY, BABE Around the corner from DJ’s is Hey, Babe, a full service nail salon located next to Computer Doc, which I covered several months ago.

“Nice Nails’ is the company motto.

The address is 4954 E. Colfax Avenue.

The salon has received some good buzz on social media and owner, Megan Andrews, promises to wow you with their attention to detail.

303-388-2223 is the number and the salon is open Wednesday-Sunday.

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Aviano in Cherry Creek North (CCN) and now Rosebud Café at 90 Pennsylvania St., just south of Speer Boulevard, which hopes to be your next favorite ‘go to’ spot.

Owned by Homeria Chaichian, it is a space that is designed for and focused on community.

“My motivation [to open a shop] was I was baking and I wanted to improve it in a professional way. In a community space for the neighborhood,” she said.

“From the beginning, I knew what area I would like to have a shop. There is a big diversity in this area, more knowledge and appreciation about other countries.

“I started baking for private parties.

When I came to the U.S., my daughter was young and I didn’t want to leave her with a babysitter. I worked as a paraprofessional [at a school] and took pastry orders on the side.”

With her only child now in college, Chaichian decided to showcase her Persian approach to pastries, hospitality and teas for a wide audience. Growing up, she had learned that different herbal teas could help a variety of ailments.

“My grandma was a master of that,” she said. “Our herbal tea is personally picked and selected. It was collected from different places. I blend the teas.”

You can opt for a large or small pot that comes to your table with its own warming element.

The tea business is proving popular in the afternoons. Since Americans favor coffee in the morning, there’s a full espresso bar, French press coffee and fresh squeezed orange juice, too.

Since opening late last summer, folks have been raving about Chaichian’s sponge cake roll and other pastries.

Sandwiches on the menu include a fresh chicken salad and a tasty, hot turkey sandwich built with roast vegetables, not gravy.

The space features large banks of windows that let light flood in. The décor is sleek, but inviting. With a few months of operation under her belt, Chaichian said she never had to face her worst fear when opening Rosebud.

“My fear was how to deal with people and establish a customer base. Fortunately, people here were so friendly and supportive. From the first day, they were supportive, understanding,” she said.

What’s her proudest accomplishment to date?

“The caring community we have created.”

Hours are Monday-Saturday, 7:30a.m.-5:00p.m. Sunday, the café closes at 4:00p.m. 303-593-2119 is the number.

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The soaring back bar and unique lighting sculpture are just two of the new design elements at Il Posto’s second incarnation at 2601 Larimer.

The takeaway counter at Coperta. Note the vintage photo, upper left—a shot of the space back in the day when it was a drug store and soda fountain.

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find the full Oskar Blues repertoire, some OB pilot blends, plus crafts from other American breweries.

There’s even extra parking behind the building! Hours are 11:00a.m.midnight daily and 720-668-9167 is the local number.

The narrow gallery space at 2434 E. Third Ave. in Cherry Creek North (CCN) is now home to another art venture— Satterly Portraiture.

Here, you’ll find the works of Lisa Satterly-Patchem, a nationally known painter and photographer.

Her style of traditional portraiture was inspired by a personal tragedy that has driven her to focus on the elements of traditional portraiture that she believes are missing from American homes,” the company website stated.

When her brother died suddenly, Satterly-Patchem launched a post mortem concept that can create a lasting memorial portrait from a handful of snapshots.

If you have an appreciation for traditional art and legacy painting, this could be the space you seek. Check out the suggested dress code and more at satterlyportraiture.com. The number is 844-722-2434.

kumquats. Pasta’s still made in house, as are two daily risotto dishes.

Initially, Il Posto opened for dinner only but the business plan includes adding lunch ASAP. It could already be a reality by the time this paper hits your hands. The eatery’s number is 303-394-0100.

HOTBOX ROASTERS CBD

With just a handful of openings in the LIFE area this month, travel with me to the north of the City to discover emerging businesses "out of the zone."

Further north on Larimer Street, two new ventures from one company have opened. Hotbox Roasters CBD (HB) and CHUBurger share a space at 3490 Larimer St. The CBD in the name stands for its three founding Hotbox pillars—coffee, beer and donuts. Yum. This is the first Hotbox brick and mortar shop, but Oskar Blues’ founder, Dale Katechis, started roasting and canning coffee beans a couple years ago. Fair trade, single source beans from micro farms.

In addition to beans, Hotbox makes a mean, nitro cold brew coffee (also canned) and features coffee-infused beers too. One often on tap is their coffee porter. Snacks include a baker’s dozen of homemade donut flavors, fried hand pies, including one oozing with Nutella, and a sampling of breakfast sandwiches.

Hours are 7:00a.m.-6:00p.m. daily.

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Fans of Il Posto, which closed on New Year’s at East 17th Avenue after a nine year run, can stop crying in their prosecco. City Park’s loss is RiNo’s major gain.

The popular, northern Italian eatery reopened at 2601 Larimer St. just 10 days later. That’s quite a stunning accomplishment.

“It's the only way to do it!” insisted chef/owner, Andrea Frizzi.

Frizzi looks weary these days but he’s also energized by his new address, running the entire show and enjoying his title of "Pope."

In addition to a cozy street-level space with a cluster of high-back booths, individual tables and an enticing bar, Frizzi’s second incarnation of Il Posto features the most unusual light sculpture I’ve ever studied.

The footprint is double what regulars will remember, yet achieves an intimate atmosphere I didn’t feel at the old spot. Upstairs, there’s a charming mezzanine level for dining, too, with ample views of RiNo and downtown.

The menu still changes daily to take advantage of the freshest ingredients.

Frizzi calls it, “Cooking in the present.”

That means you could order unique dishes like octopus carpaccio or white sesame-crusted tuna with artichokes and

At the other end of a connecting hallway you can order burgers of all types.

“Craft beer, fresh ingredients, live music and our family and friends” has been Oskar Blues Fooderies’ (OB) mission since its first restaurant opened in Lyons, CO in 1997.

Founder Dale Katechis hails from the South, so his pre-1997 restaurant experiences drew him to spaces where locals and visitors could mingle while enjoying good food, cold beer and live tunes. RiNo residents now get a ‘two-fer.’

Chef Jason Rogers is quick to point out the broad range of proteins on the CHUBurger menu. The dedication to burgers extends far beyond varied toppings spanning a beef patty.

In addition to Angus beef, there’s the BUFFburger, made from local bison, an OMEGAburger of wild Coho salmon with Greek yogurt tartar sauce and a pork patty layered with bleu cheese butter and bacon. Chicken, whitefish and garbanzo-based burgers beef up the options.

Shakes and hand-cut fries, plus a number of salads round out the menu.

Check out the OB ginger-infused ketchup, too.

30 beers welcome the thirsty at the bar. In that lengthy row of taps, you’ll

OUT OF THE ZONE

LAZO EMPANADAS Closer to downtown, there’s a new Argentine treat, Lazo Empanadas restaurant, 22nd Street between Market and Larimer Streets.

This name probably sounds vaguely familiar. Lazo has been making empanadas and selling them wholesale to restaurants, hotels, breweries, schools and universities since 2015. This is their first brick and mortar restaurant.

Perhaps you sampled these individual pies at one of 220 farmers market events this past summer. Lazo was a feature at markets in Cherry Creek, Frisco and Stapleton.

“It was a wonderful way to reach the people and tell them what we do, and our passion for it,” said CEO François Saber.

“We felt we had a tremendous support and acceptance for our brand and product.”

The interior at 1309 22nd St. has been totally remodeled to offer a clean, simple space with a wall of South American photos now anchoring the dining area. Argentine beers and wines are also available. continued on page 6

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The former music space at 1UP Colfax has been used to expand the arcade game selection at 717 E. Colfax Ave. with more arcade games and pinball machines.

Saber shows all the signs of a true perfectionist. He’s importing dough from his native land and cooking all empanadas fresh to order. Those two steps are key to the portable pies’ flaky crusts.

These fresh baked pies are half circles that cost no more than $3.50 each or three for $10; the wide selection will tempt you to sample many. The menu also features salads and other options.

Be sure to save some room for dessert.

Flan, cheesecake and Argentinian pastries will tempt the strongest will. Lazo opens daily at 11:00a.m. The eatery’s number is 303-296-6710.

and dinner menus can be ordered here to take out. The counter opens at 7:30a.m. weekdays.

Coperta has also added lunch hours weekdays, starting at noon. Hearty salads, pasta dishes and some entrees like whole grilled fish and chicken alla Diavola are on the menu you’ll find at copertadenver.com.

Don’t overlook the aperitivo menu that is offered daily, starting at 4:00p.m.

It’s offered at the mozzarella or the cocktail bar seats until closing or at tables until 6:00p.m. Think Happy Hour in Italy.

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COPERTA DA ASPORTO The recently opened Italian eatery Coperta, East 20th Avenue and Logan Street, has added an early morning walk-up counter.

Known as Da Asporto, this feature boasts its own entrance off 20th. The name means “takeaway” in Italian and the concept is modeled after the quick service kiosks found in Italian train stations.

In addition to your morning espresso, you can grab a variety of breakfast foods to travel. “[The] to-go counter serves breakfast panini, grilled-to-order. [Flavors include] prosciutto, egg and provolone; grilled kale, egg and cacio de roma sheep’s milk cheese; or a quattro formaggi (chèvre, mozzarella, provolone and parmesan cheeses),” a spokeswoman said.

In addition, there are house-made pastries, a full espresso bar and cold sandwiches to go. Coperta’s full lunch

The bakery and a.m. coffee bar have opened at Mile High Clyde, East Eighth Avenue and Lincoln Street. Mornings feature a variety of house pastries, breakfast bowls and coffees.

Traffic is expected to be mostly ‘grab ‘n go,’ which works well with metered parking right in front of the space. There is also free parking after 5:00p.m. behind the building.

Hours are weekdays 8:00a.m.2:00p.m. for the coffee bar; Saturday, 10:00a.m.-2:00p.m.

Lunch is also now available, starting at 11:00a.m. Lunch plates include items like open face chicken and waffles, or a winter squash vegetarian dish with ancient grains.

Since Clyde opened in February, its owners have reopened the sun porch off of the main dining area and debuted the lower level, which features a full bar.

Find details at milehighclyde.com.

I strongly suggest going when the adjacent design accents store is open; Clyde has an eye for intriguing décor.

When the 1UP Colfax music venue closed a year ago, I wondered what would happen to the former Kitty’s East address. I wonder no more.

Owner Jourdan Adler is addicted to arcade machines and he elected to fill the Kitty’s side of 1UP with additional game attractions.

“The total arcade space is around 8,000 s.f.,” he said. “I am constantly buying and selling machines. I have around 300+ in my collection.”

Adler’s collecting habits are your gain. The west side of the space is now all pinball machines; the Kitty’s side features video games. Even the back patio has its own special selection.

“Operating percentage is the amount of games operating while the location(s) is/are open,” he added. “We usually have no games down, which is awesome for a business the size of ours.

When a game does go down, it happens on a Saturday evening and the game is up and running Sunday or, at the latest, Monday morning.”

Adler started his business with 1UP on Blake Street downtown. He plans to open a third operation in the metro area later this year.

The location at 717 E. Colfax Ave. is open everyday 3:00p.m.-2:00a.m.

BABOOSHKA After 11 years at their first Colfax location, Babooshka Hair has moved, but not far. They’re now occupying 3343 E. Colfax Ave. Owner Camila Perez brought her concept to Denver from NYC nearly 20 years ago. She settled on this stretch of Colfax long before it became trendy.

In fact, her colorful salon added to the strip’s appeal. But she faced challenges.

“I had a (landlord) who wouldn’t give me a lease for the last 11 years,” she explained. “I decided that I would either close at the end of the year or relocate.

Luckily, Calvantt was moving.”

The staff wanted to stay together but Perez felt she was being priced out of the market and tired of running her business with the uncertainty that no lease brought.

Her new space is a corner spot that has a cozier feel and all the same staff that’s been with her a long time.

“We’re just going to have six chairs, instead of eight or nine. I’m glad to stay in the neighborhood I helped to create,” Perez added.

Already, she’s noticed more walk-ins at this corner location and heightened visibility. Babooshka only offers hair services and waxing. Funky colors are their thing.

“We really excel in those vibrant, pop colors,” she added.

The salon is open five days a week.

Closed Thursday and Sunday. Walk-ins are welcome but appointments never hurt. 303-991-2850 is the number.

CHERRY CREEK THEATER After years performing at Shaver Ramsey in CCN, Cherry Creek Theater (CCT) has moved out of CCN to launch its 2017 season.

Red Hot and Cole debuted in late January and runs through the 19th of this month. The company has become the resident theater group at the Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 S. Dahlia St. The company thanked Paul Ramsey and staff for their hosting during CCT’s first six seasons, but cited a need for additional space to expand artistic pursuits.

A spokesman said, “While we would like to remain in Cherry Creek North, current redevelopment of the area has made this impossible from a cost standpoint. Our new location will allow us to continue to produce high quality plays in a small, intimate space, provide additional show times, including matinees, and to expand our repertoire.”

Red Hot & Cole documents the life of Cole Porter and features much of his music to tell Porter’s life story from his early days in Indiana to his international success.

The new location offers a bonus— parking. You can reach the box office at 303-800-6578 or go to it online at cherrycreektheatre.org for ticket information.

ARGONAUT LIQUORS A very happy 50th anniversary to the folks at Argonaut Liquors! What a huge milestone for the superstore, located at the corner of East Colfax Avenue and Clarkson Street.

LOST HIGHWAY MOVE Time’s almost up for craft beer fans to raise a final pint at Lost Highway Brewing’s first location on East Colfax near Pearl Street. Named after the nation’s long, but oft-forgotten thoroughfare, Lost Highway is abandoning its roots to move south.

The husband and wife who own Lost Highway wanted to expand into the shuttered Cheeky Monk bar and restaurant but discovered major structural issues. They needed to move to add a canning line.

Lost Highway’s new address will be 12741 E. Caley Ave. in Centennial. The plan is to have a taproom in Centennial, but sell much of LH’s output at retail stores and other restaurants.

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CITY CRACKS DOWN ON LICENSING AND TAXATION OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS

By Stacey McDole Short-term rentals (STRs)—rentals for less than 30 days—are increasingly popular in tourist-heavy Denver. VRBO. com started here in 1995 as a solution to rent vacation mountain condos. Today, the website currently lists 2,600 owner-managed rentals in Breckenridge alone. According to Dan Rowland, Citywide Communications Advisor for the City and County of Denver, that number is closer to 3,000 in the metro area, all eager to cater to travelers heading to the Mile High City.

Instead of the number of miles to the Convention Center, travelers should look for this: 2016-BFN-0001234, a business license number issued by the City acknowledging the host complies with local regulations and taxes.

On January 1, the City began imposing fines on unlicensed STR hosts. Hosts must register for a $25 business license,

an excise license and a State of Colorado tax identification number. Those who fail to comply, but continue to operate, are at risk. First offenders are issued a $99 fine; second, $499; third, $999, and then $999 every day after, for being noncompliant. Those issued a Notice of Violation have 14 days to comply, but no fines have been issued yet.

As of mid-January, only 744 of approximately 3,000 STRs have registered with the City.

“We are following up with complaints daily, and have sent hundreds of notices to comply,” said Rowland. “Now, we are sending Notices of Violations.”

In order to get the word out, the City launched a digital marketing campaign microtargeting hosts. The campaign touts the slogan ‘Stay Legit Denver.’

Per denvercov.org/str, “staying legit” is an easy, three-step process: obtain a Lodger’s Tax ID number, a

short-term rental business license and post the number to platform ads. “Some hosts I’ve spoken to have found the process a little bumpy,” said James Carlson, a Denver real estate agent specializing in STR-legal residences and who teaches a course on STRs at Colorado Free University. “Many of the hosts I know [are rethinking the STR business model] and will offer their spaces to traveling nurses and business people.” Those who host guests for longer than 30 days are exempt from the regulations and taxation.

According to a Survey Monkey study of 46 applicants, the City website was rated a 6.6 on a difficulty scale of 0-10. A downloadable PDF was added for hosts as they traverse the application process. Of the cities that require licensing for STRs, Denver is the only city with an online system for the application process.

According to city representatives,

glitches have been repaired.

Also beginning January 1, hosts must now charge a 10.75 percent lodger’s fee, and an additional 4 percent State of Colorado sales tax. An Occupational Privilege tax, or head tax, is charged to those hosts exceeding $500 in revenue, per month.

Taxes are collected by hosts and paid online to the City. Buffy Gilfoil— an Airbnb host since 2012—sits on the Short-Term Rental Advisory Committee (STRAC) and said the City and Airbnb have agreed how taxes are remitted. As of February 1, Airbnb will collect and remit Colorado State Sales and Use Tax, Colorado-collected Local Sales Tax, Local Marketing District Tax and County Lodging Tax on the host’s behalf.

“The agreement between Airbnb and the City of Denver regarding taxes has made it easier for me in terms of how those taxes are remitted,” said Gilfoil.

“I’ll adjust my booking rate to accommodate the taxes,” she added. According to a University of Denver (DU) study concontinued on page 21

CITY CALLS FOR CITY PARK GOLF COURSE REDESIGN PROPOSALS AS LAWSUIT IS SET FOR AUGUST TRIAL

By J. Patrick O’Leary The City and County of Denver last month selected three design-build teams to redesign the City Park Golf Course to include a stormwater detention basin, part of the city’s Platte to Park Hill: Stormwater Systems improvements (P2P). Meanwhile, attorneys for the city and J.D. McFarlane scheduled a four-day trial in August for Denver District Court to hear and rule on McFarlane’s lawsuit attempting to block it.

The detention basin is one of four projects within the P2P and will be integrated into an updated design of the course, and help protect some of the city’s most at-risk neighborhoods from flooding, according to the city.

MacFarlane—a Park Hill resident, golfer and former Colorado Attorney

General—filed the lawsuit in June, asking the court to declare the proposed-butas-yet-unseen course redesign to be a violation of city law and prevent construction. In November, the court denied the city’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit, and on January 19 set the case for trial, starting August 21.

The three teams and their golf course architect/designers are Landscapes Unlimited, LLC, and Robert Trent Jones II; Saunders Construction, Inc., and iCon Golf Studio; and SEMA Construction, Inc. and Dye Designs.

A panel of City staff, community representatives and golf and technical experts selected the three from nine applicants, according to Nancy Kuhn, Director of Communications for Denver Public Works.

The RFP includes guidelines and requirements that will drive the design of the course, and was developed in an eight-month, collaborative process with a 14-member design workgroup, said Kuhn. On Jan. 18, the workgroup—which included representatives selected by golf organizations and adjacent Registered Neighborhood Organizations— held its ninth meeting—four more than originally planned.

“This is a very complex project and we increased the number of meetings to ensure there was enough time to get through all the information and develop guidelines to inform design and construction,” said Kuhn.

A community open house about the RFP will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 5:30-7:30p.m., at the City Park Golf

SMALL-LOT PARKING EXEMPTION GETS SMALLER? Councilman Brooks’ proposal ties parking spaces to transit, building height

By J. Patrick O’Leary After months of debate by neighborhood representatives, developers and housing experts, the city will hold public hearings and vote on a proposal to tighten the zoning code’s Small Lot Parking Exemption.

Currently, lots in mixed-use commercial districts that are 6,250 square feet or smaller and that existed as of June 25, 2010, are exempt from offstreet parking requirements, regardless of the development capacity or uses.

The proposed text amendment, sponsored by District 9 Councilman Albus Brooks, would limit the parking exemption on those lots to the first three stories of new buildings located near rail stations and transit routes, and the first two stories elsewhere.

Use of the exemption raised neighbors’ ire last year when a developer, claiming the exemption, received city approval to build 108 “micro” apartments and a restaurant at 1570-78 Humboldt, without new off-street parking.

In response, in August City Coun-

cil passed a seven-month moratorium on Community Planning and Development (CPD) approving projects using the exemption, and created a 15-member “6250 Steering Committee” to review the exemption and recommend changes. That group met five times since September, but failed to reach a consensus when all four of its neighborhood representatives withheld approval of the proposal at the final Dec. 15 meeting.

Brooks’ proposal limits the parking exemption for new buildings on small lots to the first two stories above the base plane; the code’s existing minimum parking requirements would apply to uses above that and below the base plane. An additional story—a total of three above the base plane—would be exempt for lots located within a half mile of a rail station or a quarter-mile of a High-Frequency Transit Corridor (HFTC). Eight HFTCs are described in the draft, including the entire length of Colfax, East 12th from Broadway east to Colorado (excluding Cheesman Park), Broadway from East 20th south to the

city’s edge, Lincoln from Colfax south to East Ohio, Colorado Boulevard from East 40th south to Evans and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from Downing east to Quebec.

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Course Clubhouse, 2500 York St. The proposals are due in May, according to Kuhn, and the final team will be chosen by City staff, technical experts and community members.

“Once a team is selected, we anticipate that members of the public will have the opportunity to provide input, as the design is developed,” said Kuhn.

The guidelines direct that the stormwater detention aspect should be a “naturalized open channel” that is “seamlessly” incorporated as a “design element and water hazard.” Designs should handle a 100-year storm event, and remain dry in anything less severe than a 10-year event.

The bulk of guidelines address the continued on page 26

Any parking required under the amendment could be reduced by factors listed under Section 10.4.5.3 of the zoning code, such as affordable housing, proximity to transit, and bike or car sharing.

Existing buildings on small lots would still be exempt from parking continued on page 26

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CLASSES, LECTURES & FORUMS

Leave your troubles behind and practice meditation and Kirtan every Sunday. Childcare provided. For more info call Ed. | 720810-9071 | 854 Pearl St., 854 Pearl St.

light meal provided. RSVP required. | 303-573-1170 Denver Community Credit Union, 1041 Acoma St. denvercommunity.coop

Mondays 02/06-02/27 | 12:00p.m.

Denver Laughter Club Meets every week on Laffy-ette Street! Upstairs in the Children's Chapel for most of the of year, summers at the Chessman Park Pavilion (east side of park). Call Meredith for info, free. | 303-877-9086 | First Unitarian Society of Denver, 1400 Lafayette St. denverlaughs.com

Tue, 02/14 | 6:00p.m.-8:00p.m.

WordPress Happiness Hour If you are a front-end designer, intense developer, writer or a person that likes to poke around on the Dashboard, then come on by. Bring your WordPress work and questions. | 720-865-1706 ideaLAB in Community Technology Center of DPL Central library, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway denverlibrary.org/idealab

Wednesdays 02/01-02/22 | 7:00p.m.

Denver Socrates Cafe Join a group that "seek truth by their own lights." No regular attendance or preparation required. Speak your own mind, then take turns playing Socrates by asking questions. | 303861-1447 | Trinity United Methodist Church, 1820 Broadway meetup.com/Denver-Socrates-Cafe

Tue, 02/07 | 10:00a.m.

Active Minds presents: Muhammad Ali Born Cassius Clay, the professional boxer known as Muhammad Ali was widely regarded as one of the most accomplished and controversial sports figures of the 20th century.

Review the life and legacy of the man often referred to as “The Greatest." Free. | 303-316-6359 Jewish Community Center, 350 S. Dahlia St. activeminds.com

Fri, 02/03 | 7:00a.m.

Denver GOP First Friday Breakfast Great speakers and conservative camaraderie. This months speakers are Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams and Denver Clerk & Recorder. Please RSVP and order breakfast to support Pete's. | 303-782-9555 | Pete's Greek Town Cafe, 2910 E. Colfax Ave. denvergop.org

Tuesdays 02/07-02/28 | 3:00p.m.

Hard Times Writing Workshop Going through a tough time? Telling our stories can often help process our life experiences and find new paths. Join a safe and supportive creative writing workshop that's free and open to all; sharing is not mandatory. | 720-865-1111 Denver Public Library: Central branch, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway denverlibrary.org

Friday 02/03, 02/10 | 6:45a.m.-8:00a.m.

Monthly Downtown Democratic Forum Breakfast Get info on local issues and ballot initiatives. Public welcome.

First Friday of the month. | 303-861-8050 Southern Hospitality, 1433 17th St. denverdemocrats.org

Tuesdays 02/07-02/28 | 12:00p.m.-12:30p.m.

Meditation at Noon Take 30 minutes to connect to your heart, cultivate inner peace and happiness, and clarify your intention for the day, free. | 303-813-9551 | KMC Colorado Capitol Hill, 1081 Marion St. meditationincolorado.org

Fridays 02/03-02/24 | 7:00a.m.-8:30a.m.

Daybreak Toastmasters Cat got your tongue? Public speaking and more. Room B-70.

Call Scott after 6p.m. | 303-467-9294 State of Colorado Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman St. daybreaktoastmasters.org

Tuesdays 02/07-02/28 | 6:30p.m.-10:30p.m.

Argentine Tango, practice and lessons Tango Colorado hosts these low cost Tango lessons, followed by a practice session where dancers can polish the steps they learned, interact with other students and advanced dancers and improve their skills. | 303-710-2250 Denver Turnverein Event Center, 1570 Clarkson St. tangocolorado.org/lessons

Fridays 02/03-02/24 | 5:00p.m.-6:00p.m.

Happiness Hour A short talk and guided relaxing meditation to help increase a peaceful good heart. It is an ideal way to unwind after work and recharge for a great evening ahead. Free. | 303-813-9551 KMC Colorado Downtown, 1336 Glenarm Place meditationincolorado.org Sat, 02/04 | 1:00p.m.-3:00p.m.

Demo & Dialogue Series Throughout the year, Art Students League of Denver's talented faculty offer free demonstrations in their medium. This month, Contemporary Abstract Painting with Homare Ikeda. | 303-7786990 | Meininger Art Supply, 499 Broadway asld.org Sundays 02/05-02/26 | 10:30a.m.

Capoeira Angola Introductory Class Take an introductory class in this African-Brazilian art form with its roots in Bantu traditions, which were carried to Brazil by enslaved Africans. Free, other classes available. | 303-294-9258 | Mercury Cafe, 2199 California St. mercurycafe.com Sundays 02/05-02/26 | 9:30a.m.

Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Learn both Tibetan and rhythmic English chants and brief silent meditations. Led by members of Yeshe Nyingpo Denver, a chapter of the Dudjom Tersar and aligned with the Dalai Lama. | 303-294-9258 | Mercury Cafe, 2199 California St. mercurycafe.com Sundays 02/05-02/26 | 4:00p.m.

Meditation and Kirtan

Thu, 02/09 | 6:00p.m.-8:00p.m.

The Reconstructionists: Celebrating Badass Women and Scrapbooking Join Warm Cookies of the Revolution to listen to the life stories of unsung heroines: mothers, business owners, laborers. Bring memorabilia for a scrapbook of Badass Women in the community. RSVP requested. | McNichols Building McNichols Building, 144 W. Colfax Ave. warmcookiesoftherevolution.org Sun, 02/12 | 2:00p.m.-4:00p.m.

A Presentation on Bullying and Assaults on Marginalized Members of Our Community The Assistant Regional Director of the Mountain States AntiDefamation League will share what has happened locally and nationally since the election. Then hear from an interfaith panel. Free and open to the public. Presented by Abrahamic Initiative. | Saint John's Cathedral, 1350 Washington St. abrahamicinitiative.com Sun, 02/12 | 2:00p.m.-4:00p.m.

Love Between the Pages, Heart of Denver Romance Writers Join authors Danica Fortune and Lisa Roberts Brown to discover how they keep pulses racing, page after page. Books will be available for sale and signing. | 720-865-1111 Denver Public Library: Central branch, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway denverlibrary.org Tue, 02/14 | 12:00p.m.-1:00p.m.

Wills & Trusts Class Find out if you are in need of a will or trust and learn about other important estate planning tools, including medical power of attorney. Free and open to the public, free parking and a

Wed, 02/15 | 6:30p.m.-8:00p.m.

The Citizens' Climate Lobby Citizens Climate Lobby is a non-profit, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national policies to address climate change. | 303-322-0079 First Unitarian Society of Denver, 1400 Lafayette St. facebook.com/CitizensClimateLobbyDenverChapter Thu, 02/16 | 7:00p.m.

Meet Ausma Zehanat Khan, author of "Among the Ruins" Among the Ruins has been hailed as a powerful novel exploring the interplay of politics and religion, and the intensely personal ripple effects of one woman's murder. Free and open to the public and all murder mystery novel lovers! | 303-322-7727 Tattered Cover, 2526 E. Colfax Ave. tatteredcover.com Tue, 02/21 | 6:00p.m.-8:00p.m. ideaLAB Photographers Guild Discuss photography, cameras, photographic history, alternative approaches to image making, and more. Each session will feature a different lesson or workshop as well as time to share your images, ask questions, and give and receive feedback. | 720-865-1706 | ideaLAB in Community Technology Center of DPL Central library, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway denverlibrary.org/idealab Sat, 02/25 | 11:00a.m.

Seed Swap and Tips on Growing Your Own Seedlings Join local gardener, Sharona Thompson of Ruby Hill Tiny Farm for a seed swap and seedling start workshop. You are welcome to come even if you don't have seeds to swap. They have plenty to share! | 720-865-1111 Denver Public Library: Central branch, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway denverlibrary.org Tue, 02/28 | 5:00p.m.-6:00p.m.

Active Minds presents New Orleans: Biography of a City Explore the colorful history, culture and people of the “Big Easy,” including the unique challenges of living in a coastal city where nearly half the land is below sea level! Free. | 303-3227727 | Tattered Cover, 2526 E. Colfax Ave. activeminds.com Tue, 02/21 | 2:00p.m.-3:30p.m.

What's Love Got To Do With It? Book Discussion Novelist Bonnie McCune, author of women’s fiction, leads a lively conversation about writing from the female perspective, themes addressed by women in their work, and the feminine trek through publishing. Free and open to the public. | Cherry Creek Library, 305 Milwaukee St. denverlibrary.org/content/dpl-book-clubs

DANCE Friday-Sunday 02/10-02/12 | Times vary 17th Annual Lindy Diversion Instructors and musicians come to Denver from across the globe for classes, performances and live music to support arts programs in local schools. | 303-883-6691 Denver Turnverein Event Center, 1570 Clarkson St. lindydiversion.com

FILM Wed, 02/08 | Times vary 21st Denver Jewish Film Festival

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CONVENIENCE, REVENUE SPURS PUSH TO EXTEND MARIJUANA HOURS

By Caroline Schomp Denver’s marijuana industry is beginning a push to extend hours past the currently mandated 7:00p.m closing time.

There’s no formal proposal yet, but the Denver City Council Special Issues Marijuana Committee heard from the cannabis industry on January 9 that Denver could receive more tax and licensing revenue if stores and dispensaries were allowed to stay open until 10 p.m. or even midnight.

Kristi Kelly, representing The Marijuana Industry Group (MIG), a trade association, said a survey of cannabis sellers outside of Denver showed “they do receive a portion of their sales from consumer outside their communities … The revenue Denver could realize is hemorrhaging into other communities.” Aurora and Commerce City allow sales until 10 p.m.; Glendale and Edgewater permit

sales until midnight.

Kelly said Denver could receive up to 25 percent more revenue if Denver’s 450+ marijuana sales locations stayed open until 12 a.m. Cannabis tax and license revenues in 2015 were $29.5 million.

David Kulikov, manager of AMCH (Alternative Medicine on Capitol Hill) said, “Even an hour later allows us to serve some patients who are getting out of work late. He agrees that customers have options. “Glendale isn’t too far, Aurora isn’t too far.” But he said if the city allowed extended hours he might wait for a few months to see how well it worked for others.

Many in the cannabis industry consider extended hours to be essential to implementing Initiative 300. Approved by voters in November, it will allow social consumption of marijuana in licensed businesses that set aside dedicated “con-

32 films in 13 days, celebrating sensational cinema, sponsored by Wagner Wealth Management and the Sturm Family Foundation. For the full lineup and to buy tickets check website or call box office. | 303-316-6360 Jewish Community Center, 350 S. Dahlia St. maccjcc.org/film-festival/ Wed, 02/08 | 6:30p.m.-8:30p.m.

Indigenous Film Series Presented by Indigenous Film & Arts Festival, Denver American Indian Commission and DMNS. October:Message from MungoErosion around Lake Mungo in New South Wales revealed the cremated remains of Mungo Woman, the earliest known cremation in the world. | 303-744-9686 Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd. dmns.org

GALLERIES Daily 02/01-02/28 | Times vary Amalgamated Contemplation Exhibit features artists who are ultimately dealing with the fundamental artistic elements: color, line & form. Each divulges themselves in their work, engaging with the media, creating connections and reflections of their individual consciousness. | 303-355-8955 | Walker Fine Art, 300 W. 11th Ave. #A walkerfineart.com Daily 02/01-02/28 | Times vary Denver's Movie Theaters: From Grand Movie Houses to Outdoor Drive-Ins In the Western History Art Gallery, Level 5. Exhibit consists of images of lost movie theaters along with historical narratives

by Mr. Mitchell. | 720-865-111 | Denver Public Library: Central branch, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway denverlibrary.org Daily 02/01-02/25 | Times vary Relationship Show The first show in CPAC's new Golden Triangle location, highlighting four artists’ viewpoints on the beginning, end and isolation within current relationships. | 303-837-1341 Colorado Photographic Arts Center, 1070 Bannock St. cpacphoto.org Daily 02/01-02/28 | Times vary The Connected Edge Exhibit featuring glass artist Tom Philabaum and three regional abstract painters, Clay Johnson, Jeff Kahm and Aaron Karp. |

sumption areas.” A Social Consumption Advisory Committee with both neighborhood and industry representatives is meeting to help the Department of Excise and License set rules and regulations for implementing Initiative 300.

More than 20 marijuana stores and dispensaries dot Life on Capitol Hill’s distribution area. The thriving social and music scene, especially on Colfax Avenue, means that several businesses in the area—ranging from bars and concert venues to yoga studios and art galleries— likely will apply for social consumption licenses. However, they will not be allowed to sell cannabis.

With more social consumption expected after 7 p.m., later hours at nearby marijuana outlets would give social users convenient places to buy their cannabis. “Back-alley transactions go away, if there are readily available

303-893-2360 William Havu Gallery, 1040 Cherokee St. williamhavugallery.com Daily 02/01-02/28 | Times vary Picture Me Here: Stories of Hope and Resilience by Refugees and Immigrants Exhibit provides custom storytelling programs for displaced and marginalized communities, primarily refugees and immigrants, featuring work by participants from local and international Picture Me Here programs. | 720-865-4220 McNichols Building, 144 W. Colfax Ave. mcnicholsbuilding.com/exhibitions/ Daily 02/01-02/28 | Times vary Tectonic SHIFT | Dynamics of Change Works in a variety of media capture the artists’ reactions to changes in our society. Themes range from politics to environmental crisis, from issues of class, race and gender, to balance of power. | 720-865-4220 | McNichols Building, 144 W. Colfax mcnicholsbuilding.com/exhibitions/ Fri, 02/03 | Times vary Directors Choice Gallery director's personal selection of four artists demonstrating contemporary relevance yet with a timeless quality in their work. The interconnected relationships in art, science, identity, and unifications are explored. | 303-931-2991 Sandra Phillips Gallery, 47 W. 11th Ave. thesandraphillipsgallery.com Fri, 02/10 | 5:00p.m.-7:30p.m.

Arts on Vine Arts Show Celebrate artists from the congregation during the open house and art show. Meet the artists, enjoy light refreshments and see the newly renovated church in a creative, community atmosphere. | 303-388-6469 St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 1280 Vine St. stbdenver.org Daily 02/01-02/28 | Times vary Shock Wave: Japanese Fashion Design, 1980s–90s View works of Japanese designers who started a fashion revolution in Paris in the 1980s-90s. Exhibition will feature 70 looks by powerhouse designers including Issey Miyake, Kenzo Takada, Kansai Yamamoto and Yohji Yamamoto. | 720-865-5000 Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway denverartmuseum.org/exhibitions

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Kelly also pointed out that a fivehour extension would mean additional well paying jobs with benefits.

District 8 Councilman Albus Brooks said he gets more complaints about bars and liquor stores than cannabis outlets.

“We deserve to open up this conversation and receive feedback from the community,” he said.

District 10 Councilman Wayne New agreed. “The relationship to the neighborhood is important.” He told Life that observing a cannabis outlet at Sixth Avenue and Clarkson Street convinces him that “people drive in and drive out but there’s not the activity like you see at the bar next door. … The main thing is we just need to constantly monitor what’s going on.”

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MCCANN, DENVER'S NEW DA, PLANS EARLY AGENDA

By Jennifer Turner On Jan. 10, Beth McCann took over as Denver’s new District Attorney and is the first woman in the city’s history to hold the position. She replaced Mitch Morrissey, who served for 12 years.

McCann decisively defeated Chief Deputy District Attorney Helen Morgan and received 74 percent of the vote.

Morgan, who ran as an independent, has been invited to stay at the DA’s office.

U.S. Representative and Chief Minority Whip, Diana DeGette, has known McCann for 25 years and said, “I appreciate Beth’s sharp mind and commitment to strengthening our community. She is just the right person to take on the steep challenges facing Denver’s criminal justice system.”

A top priority for McCann is juvenile justice. She wants to expand the restorative justice concept, which is a system that focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation with victims and the community at large.

In order to help facilitate change, McCann plans to make structural alterations within the Juvenile Prosecution Division. Currently, the deputy and chief deputy positions are rotating. Her plan is to make the chief position at least a five-year commitment, and possibly permanent, depending on the person. She is also looking at having deputies in the juvenile division who chose to be there instead of rotating people through.

“I would rather have people in juvenile court who are committed to the concept of trying to change juvenile

deputies will be attending neighborhood McCann controls how her office looks behavior," McCann said. "That way, they meetings in their communities so they at allegations of police misconduct and become familiar with all the programs hear what people are saying. McCann also whether or not to file charges. and alternatives available, and develop wants the deputies to explain what they “This is clearly an issue that troubles an expertise. They will also, unfortudo and how the DA’s office functions. She me and I think that all of us in our system nately, get to know the kids that keep plans to attend a number of community need to be watching it. I have recently coming back. This will be a more effective advisor panels and meetings herself to met with Police Chief White and he is way to focus on helping kids make better stay in touch with the conchoices.” cerns of citizens.

McCann’s legal career Republican Mark began in the District Attorney’s Waller, who is currently an office over 30 years ago. From El Paso County Commis1981-1983, she served as Chief sioner, served in the state Deputy District Attorney. In legislature with McCann 1983, she left to join the Denver for six years and recalls law firm of Cooper & Kelly for being freshmen represeneight years and made partner in tatives together. Waller 1985. Other credentials include found commonality with being Mayor Wellington Webb’s McCann because they are Manager of Safety and serving both former prosecutors. as the Deputy Attorney Gen“She is one of the eral in charge of Civil Litigation smartest and most conand Employment Law in the scientious people I know.," Colorado Attorney General’s Waller said. "We had many Office. For the past eight years, differences of opinion, but McCann represented House Beth was willing to reach District 8, which covers central Sworn in by Second Judicial District Court Chief Judge Michael and northeast Denver.

Martinez, Beth McCann became Denver's first female District Attor- across the aisle and is the kind of person you can Former Republican House ney. Photo by Sara Hertwig. agree to disagree with.”

Speaker Frank McNulty served When asked about McCann’s ability doing a number of things to help address with McCann in the Colorado State to deliver on her vision for the DA’s office, it. The Denver Police Department has House. He said, “Beth is definitely a libincluding improving the juvenile justice come out with a new draft of policy that eral Democrat, but she was great to system, and building trust between law work with and always a straight shooter, emphasizes only using force when necesenforcement and the community, Waller sary. Just because it’s legal, doesn’t mean whether she had good or bad news.” said, “Those issues are bigger than all of it’s necessary.”

Another issue that the new DA will us. It will take more than one person to Another priority of McCann’s is to undoubtedly face scrutiny over is how solve them, but Beth is the type of visionbuild trust between law enforcement and allegations of police misconduct and ary leader that will help us move in the the community, and have an open line excessive force are handled. While the right direction.” police department has direct purview, of communication to the DA’s office. Her

REORGANIZATION OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF DENVER SET FOR FEB. 11

By Jennifer Turner In February of each odd-numbered year, the Democratic Party of Denver undergoes a reorganization. Almost all elected positions are up for election/ re-election to a two-year term. This will occur on Saturday, Feb. 11 at South High School. Registration is 12:001:00p.m. and the meeting will take place 1:00-4:30p.m.

Available positions include the Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer, the officers of each House sub-district (Captain, Co-Captain and Finance Chair), and

the officers of each House District and Senate District (Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary). At the meeting, members will also be elected or appointed to a variety of County-wide committees, as well as the State Executive and State Central committees. All positions are volunteer.

The only spots not up for election are the Precinct Committee Persons (PCPs), which are elected at caucus.

Interested individuals don’t need to be a PCP or other member of the County Central Committee to run for these positions, but do need to be a registered

Democrat in the relevant district or sub-district.

The reorganization is not unique to Denver. The same process is taking place in every Democratic county party across Colorado right now. The rules in each county are similar, with a few differences.

When asked to reflect on the November election, Outgoing County Chair Anne Murdaugh said, "We are proud to have helped Colorado go blue for Hillary, proud to have helped elect Beth McCann, Denver's first female District Attorney, and proud to have helped return Sena-

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The currently announced candidates for Chair are Jo-Ann Fujioka and Mike Cerbo, Sr. James Reyes is running for Vice Chair, Russ Johnson for Secretary and Ken Hermann for Treasurer.

Murdaugh described the responsibilities of the County Chair as essentially being the CEO of the Democratic Party of Denver. A major responsibility of the Chair is fundraising. The Democratic Party of Denver receives no money from the state or Democratic National Committee. This year Murdaugh estimates the chair will need to raise approximately $64,000. The amount is much higher in a presidential election year.

The Chair also recruits candidates to run for office. Murdaugh said, “In Denver County, we are blessed with many great candidates. The true race in Denver County is often at the primary level.”

Newly elected District 6 Representative Chris Hansen is an example of the advantage Democrats hold in Denver County. He defeated Jeff Hart in the June primary and ran uncontested in the November election.

For more information on the February 11 Re-Org or Democratic Party of Denver, visit denverdemocrats.org.

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outside to spending the night at a shelter.

“Shelters are infected, overcrowded kennels. They constantly say they have beds, but they have mats on the floor and that’s not healthy or safe. People are coughing all over you. I stay away and haven’t been sick in over a year. Outside, you are in more control and don’t deal with violence or sickness,” said Lyall.

The shelters contacted for this article including Denver Rescue Mission, Salvation Army and Catholic Charities have a mix of mats, cots and bunks for guests.

Accommodations are typically first come, first served, and the elderly and disabled are often given priority for cots. People sleeping on mats are usually 12 inches apart or less, in order to maximize space.

There is more distance between cots.

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lay down policy for everybody; we’re just trying to give everyone a voice.”

In a Jan. 23 email exchange, incoming co-presidents Mark Cossin and Travis Leiker added specifics, writing CHUN board members are “looking at ​increasing [its] ​supporter base, utilizing the community center in creative ways that benefit the community and increasing community engagement through smaller and more frequent events.”

Cossin and Leiker wrote they intend to expand CHUN’s philanthropic partnerships while potentially reaching out to corporate sponsors. Furthermore, they write the organization has committed to putting more energy into Sustainability, Parents Group, Fundraising and Memberships/Marketing efforts so as to encourage more community participation.

Nusbaum, Cossin and Leiker all stressed rents from offices within the Tears-McFarlane House and proceeds from smaller annual events would now provide CHUN’s principal revenue.

As for The People’s Fair, the event isn’t going anywhere. CHUN will continue to be the principal sponsor and will receive some financial support from the event.

Operation of The People’s fair has been taken over by Denver-based Team Player Productions, a company with 20 years’ experience in festival and event production. Their events include Taste of Fort Collins, Steamboat Wine Festival, Park City Food and Wine Classic and the Breckenridge Wine Classic, to name a few.

“We’ve always been big fans of The People’s Fair, and I’ve known Roger Armstrong for 20 years now,” said Team Player Productions President Jason Ornstein. “We’ve been involved behind the scenes in The People’s Fair for a number of years. When we heard there were some struggles going on with it, after weighing things out and seeing that it’s been something that’s gone on for 45 years, we as a company just didn’t want to see it fail.”

Ornstein wants to take The People’s Fair back to its roots, which, as he puts it, means placing Denver’s culture and people, back at the center. Specifically, he suggested there would be a heightened local restaurant and brewery presence, a focus on Colorado music groups and potentially a drag queen parade and at-risk youth mural competition. _______________________________________ In all the activity around CHUN’s transition, one could forget Roger Armstrong had been with the organization

ity. According to Miller, on average, approximately 100-150 shelter spaces per night go unused.

Alexxa Gagner, Director of Public Relations for Denver Rescue Mission, confirmed that even on the coldest nights in the past few months her organization has had extra mat spaces available.

While they have not reached capacity recently, Gagner says they make it a priority to never turn anyone away and are able to communicate with other shelters to locate available spots, if necessary.

When asked how she feels the city is handling the issue of homelessness,Gagner said via email, “Our city cares for those experiencing homelessness. With the leadership of Mayor Hancock, it’s not something that will be ignored.”

In an effort to further address the issues of homelessness and affordable housing, Mayor Hancock recently tapped Erik Solivan to be the first Executive Director of the new Office of Housing

and Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE). Before relocating to Denver, Solivan was Senior Vice President for the Philadelphia Housing Authority, where he worked for four years. He is tasked with helping to develop and coordinate a comprehensive strategy for Denver’s policies, programs and projects along the homeless-to-homeownership spectrum.

City businesses, such as those along Colfax Avenue, are also impacted by Denver’s homeless population. Frank Locantore, Executive Director of Colfax Ave BID, said a number of the business owners he talks to are primarily concerned about criminal activity. However, he believes sometimes people get confused as to whether someone is homeless or a criminal.

Locantore said, “When people see someone who is homeless, they don’t know who to call, so they end up calling the police. What happens is we are inadvertently criminalizing homelessness

because we are calling the police to deal with a social services issue.”

Ray Lyall wants to see the urban camping ban ended and also said he would be okay with being the last homeless person in Denver. “When all the children, women and LGBT are able to get off the street, then I will. I have seen kids in strollers on the street at night. Young kids need houses so they can start getting back into society. I’m an old man.”

Anyone needing access to shelter, or people who encounter someone needing shelter, can call 211 7:00a.m.7:00p.m. Monday-Friday to be connected to resources, including transportation assistance for the homeless and disabled.

If it is an emergency, always call 911. For after-hours and weekend support, contact the Colorado Crisis Line at 844.493.8255 or text “Talk” to 38255. People may also contact the Denver police after hours for information on shelter, resources and free transport to a nearby shelter.

since 1997, when he became a board member.

Armstrong became a CHUN employee when he left the Temple Events Center in 2005. His first role with CHUN was as director of The People’s Fair—the first he directed was in 2006. By August 2008, he was executive director.

“For me, it was really an honor to run an organization that had been so established over the years. In most city circles, whether it’s city departments, planning departments, City Council, public works, they see CHUN as one of the biggest and most-organized [RNOs].”

Armstrong said The People’s Fair is the engine that allowed CHUN to become an organization of stature, noting at one time the organization had six full-time staff members. With the decline of the fair, staff were let go, something which Armstrong found depressing.

“Three or four years ago, there were only 300 or so events in the City and County of Denver,” Armstrong said. “In 2016, I think there were 600 and in 2017, there will be close to 700.”

As for the transition to CHUN’s all-volunteer status, Armstrong sees it as necessary, but sees it also as a challenge.

“What I worry about is [CHUN's] stature in the community,” he said.

Both as an employee of CHUN and as a private citizen, Armstrong has served

or serves on the Mayor’s Commission to end homelessness, the Blueprint Denver Taskforce and the Neighborhood Advisory Committee to the Botanic Gardens, to name a few.

“All of these relationships have evolved over the years because we’ve had an office and we’ve had the ability to host a lot of community meetings,” he said.

“The Blueprint Denver meetings were daytime meetings, the Mayor’s Commission was a daytime meeting…”

Still, Armstrong feels new co-presidents, Cossin and Leiker, will be up to the challenge of leading CHUN forward.

“I think they’re going to be good,” he said. “They bring a fresh, new perspective and a fresh look on the mission and what the organization can accomplish with less. It’s been nice in the last five years to see a younger demographic come in. I always think that change is always good.”

Armstrong sees the change as coming at the right time. When asked what he’s most proud of when it comes to his time at CHUN, Armstrong said he feels he always managed to act with integrity, adding there’s nothing more he can give.

“I’ve imparted all the wisdom, will and knowledge I can impart,” he said.

knew much about the disease. He began with the Philadelphia Aids Taskforce; he was assigned to run one of the first housing programs for people with HIV in the country.

Armstrong climbed up in his organization and continued to break ground. He conducted some of the first AIDS-in-theworkplace training sessions at some of the nation’s largest companies. He spoke about his organization on national news programs. He became director of development, then assistant director.

Though fulfilling, the work was taxing. Wanting a change, Armstrong left Philadelphia in 1995 for the Colorado Aids Project, located in Denver. From there he transitioned to the Temple Events Center.

It was around that time Armstrong met Roxanne White, Mayor and now Governor Hickenlooper’s one-time Chief of Staff. She was on the CHUN nominating committee and asked Armstrong to volunteer.

“When everybody asks me, I always say it’s Roxanne White’s fault I became a member of CHUN,” Armstrong said with a smile.

As for what’s next, Armstrong has mulled politics but has put the idea aside for now. He's thinking travel and plans to spend six-plus months away from work.

“I really don’t know what's next,” he said, adding that his future is wide open.

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mychildsmuseum.org Tuesdays 02/07-02/28 | 10:30a.m.-11:00a.m.

Toddler Storytime In the Berger Children's Pavilion, Stories, songs, rhymes and fun for toddlers ages 18-36 months and their parents or caregivers. Craft activity immediately follows the program. Free. | 720-865-1111 Denver Public Library: Central branch, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway denverlibrary.org Tuesdays 02/07-02/28 | 10:30a.m.

Young Children’s Storytime Young children are invited for a half hour of stories and fun, with a different topic each week. Free. | 303-322-1965, ext.

2731 | Tattered Cover, 2526 E. Colfax Ave. tatteredcover.com Sun, 02/12 | 10:00a.m.

Family Workshop: Chocolate Treats Explore the chocolate tree and its celebrated history. Follow the journey of a cacao bean and discover how chocolate is made. Create a box of delicious chocolate treats to take home.

Children ages 5-10, $17/child, $12/adult. | 720-865-3580 Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St. botanicgardens.org Sun, 02/26 | 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.

Boogie Down!

Join Warm Cookies of the Revolution with the whole fam-damily and rock out to music from local hip-hop superstars 2MX2, play with Swallow Hill's Instrument Petting Zoo and converse about issues pertaining to families and civic life, $5 donation. | McNichols Building, 144 W. Colfax Ave. warmcookiesoftherevolution.org Mon, 02/27 | 10:00a.m.-2:00p.m.

Homeschool Day: Be a Botanist Spend a day in the boots of a botanist and investigate plants like a scientist. Discover how plants are classified and examine specimens from the Kathryn Kalmbach Herbarium. Hands-on activities and take-home projects, $12 per child/adult combo. | 720-865-3580 Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St. botanicgardens.org

OUTREACH Wednesdays 02/01-02/22 | 6:00p.m.

LifeRing Secular Recovery Meeting A network of people who support one another in living free of alcohol and other non-medically indicated addictive drugs. | 303-875-5088 | First Unitarian Church, 1400 Lafayette St. liferingcolorado.org Wednesdays 02/01-02/22 | 6:30p.m.

Marijuana Anonymous A fellowship of people who share experience, strength and hope with each other that we may solve our common problem

and help others to recover from marijuana addiction. | Unity Church on the Hill, 1555 Race St. marijuana-anonymous.org

to reduce their intake of alcohol. Email: denver@moderation. org. | First Unitarian Church, 1400 Lafayette St. moderation.org

Thursdays 02/02-02/23 | 12:00p.m.

Home for the Heart AL-ANON Al-Anon's Purpose is to help friends and families of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the problem drinking of a relative or friend. In lower level. | Trinity United Methodist Church, 1820 Broadway al-anon-co.org

Tue, 02/14 | 1:00p.m.

Pulmonary Fibrosis Support Group Provides a safe, secure environment for all patients with any type of pulmonary fibrosis and their family members, care providers and significant others. | 303-398-1912 National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson St. nationaljewish.org

Sundays 02/05-02/26 | 6:45p.m.

Nar-Anon A twelve step support group for families and friends of addicts to help themselves cope. | First Unitarian Church First Unitarian Church, 1400 Lafayette St. nar-anon.org Sundays 02/05-02/26 | 12:30p.m.

Nicotine Anonymous A fellowship of men and women helping each other to live our lives free of nicotine. | Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 915 E. 9th Ave. nicotine-anonymous.org Mon, 02/06 | 10:00a.m.-5:00p.m.

Hunger Free Colorado Drop-In Assistance Hunger Free Colorado representatives can help you apply for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) food stamps and connect with other food resources. | 720-8651111 | Denver Public Library: Central branch, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway denverlibrary.org Mondays 02/06-02/27 | 7:00p.m.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous Through shared experience and mutual support, join a meeting to help each other to recover from the disease of food addiction. | 303-775-8062 Trinity United Methodist Church, 1820 Broadway foodaddicts.org Mondays 02/06-02/27 | 8:00a.m.-7:00p.m.

Grant Street Reach Providing meals at no cost to its clients and it is sustained by committed and compassionate volunteers. | 303-839-1432 St. Paul Lutheran and Roman Catholic Community of Faith, 1600 Grant St. grantstreetreach.org/ Tuesdays 02/07-02/28 | 8:00p.m.

Joy AL-ANON Al-Anon's Purpose is to help friends and families of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the problem drinking of a relative or friend. In the Roberts Building, Room 103. | Saint John's Cathedral, 1350 Washington St. al-anon-co.org Tuesdays 02/07-02/28 | 6:30p.m.-8:00p.m.

Moderation Management Weekly meetings for problem (vs. chronic) drinkers who want

RELIGIOUS Saturdays 02/04-02/25 | 10:00a.m.

Saturday Shabbat Church in the City-Beth Abraham, 1580 Gaylord St. churchinthecity.org Sundays 02/05-02/26 | 11:00a.m.

Catholic Mass Children's education and nursery available. | 303-333-9366 | Ten Thirty Catholic Community, 1100 Fillmore St. 1030catholic.org Sundays 02/05-02/26 | 9:30a.m.

Presbyterian Services Followed by fellowship at 10:30a.m. and education for all ages at 11:00a.m. | 303-333-9366 | Capitol Heights Presbyterian Church, 1100 Fillmore St. capitolheightspresbyterian.org Sundays 02/05-02/26 | 10:00a.m.

Christian Science Service First Church of Christ, Scientist, 1415 Logan St. christiansciencecolorado.org Sundays 02/05-02/26 | 8:30a.m.

Contemporary Services Church in the City-Beth Abraham, 1580 Gaylord St. churchinthecity.org Sundays 02/05-02/26 | 8:30a.m.

Catholic Mass Also at 10:30a.m., 12:30p.m. and 6:30p.m. | 303-831-7010 Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, 1535 Logan denvercathedral.org Sundays 02/05-02/26 | 5:00p.m.

Catholic Mass for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender A social follows Mass on most Sundays. | 720-515-4528 Dignity Denver, 1100 Fillmore St. dignitydenver.org Sundays 02/05-02/26 | 10:30a.m.-11:30a.m.

Baptist Service First Baptist Church of Denver, 1373 Grant Street fbcdenver.org

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CITY TO REMOVE ALL RESIDENTIAL DUMPSTERS BY YEAR'S END

By Jennifer Turner Over the course of 2017, the city will continue to remove residential trash dumpsters from alleys and replace them with trash carts.

The carts look exactly like purple recycling containers, except they are black. This change only impacts customers who live in dwellings of seven units or less. Residents of apartment buildings will continue to have commercial dumpsters.

About 140,000 households across Denver are already using trash carts and approximately 35,000 more will get them sometime between August and November. Residents of some neighborhoods, including Washington Park, already have the carts. Some of the neighborhoods that still have dumpsters include Capitol Hill, Five Points, Cheesman Park, Congress Park, Country Club and Cherry Creek.

This transition has been a long time coming and is being implemented for a variety of reasons, including reduced cost. The city currently operates three types of trash collection services that require specialized vehicles for each one. Moving all residents to cart-based trash collection will allow for standardization of trucks and containers.

Nancy Kuhn, Communications

Director for Denver Public Works, said via email, “There are a number of ways the city will save money. We are not just transitioning dumpster customers, but also manual trash customers (who use trash cans). It is a common misperception that dumpsters are efficient.

We will save by reduced per household waste, spend less money on landfill fees and save on transportation because less trash is collected.”

One of the drivers for this change was the amount of illegal dumping taking place in the city. According to Kuhn, the average household serviced by a trash cart produces 1.09 tons of waste per year and the average household serviced by a dumpster produces 1.53 tons of waste.

Kuhn said, “We know much of this difference didn’t necessarily come from each household, but can be attributed to dumping and misuse of the dumpsters.

Dumpsters are easy to throw stuff in.”

Tom Conis, President of Congress Park Neighbors Inc., said via email, “We have been contacted by residents with concerns about the elderly trying to navigate the new carts down many stairs to the curb.”

Kuhn acknowledges this is a common concern. She responded by saying, “The carts are well designed and

many find their fear of moving them does not actually become a reality. For those who do have a legitimate concern, primarily elderly and disabled, we work one on one with them to find a solution through special set out locations and assistance, when needed. Although not something we rely on, we are finding Denver residents are very neighborly and in many cases neighbors know who might have trouble and support each other with assistance.”

Residents of the west side of the 700 block of Gilpin Street and the east side of the 700 block of Franklin Street were some of the first in Denver to have their dumpsters removed. One neighbor wanted to build a garage and desired additional space in the alley. Despite objections from some other people on the block, the city granted his request three years ago to remove the dumpsters, saying the change would be implemented throughout Denver anyway.

The dumpsters in this alley, which is close to Cheesman Park, were replaced with 32- gallon trash cans with lids, which are smaller and less contained than the trash carts. Residents on this block will also be getting trash carts later this year.

Jay O’Neall has lived on the 700 block of Gilpin Street since 2005. He

misses the dumpsters, but feels the carts will be an improvement over the trash cans.

O’Neall said, “Our alley is usually a disaster. On windy days, there are trash cans rolling up and down it. Squirrels can eat through the trash cans and often make a mess. The alley feels less clean and much more cluttered. One thing about dumpsters is they contain the trash.”

Since their alley dumpsters were removed, the O’Neall family of four does produce less trash and typically accumulates only one large bag of actual trash per week. They are avid recyclers and also use the city’s compost service, which costs $120 per year. While O’Neall is not happy about having to pay for composting, he felt there was no choice.

The city begins notifying impacted residents by mail several months before their dumpsters are removed. Staff also attend RNO meetings prior to the transition. Information packets are delivered with the trash carts and follow-up information will be mailed after they are dropped off.

For more information or questions, please visit denvergov.org/trash or call 311.

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should be in treatment facilities, not in shelters. The comment about religious shelters imposing beliefs on the homeless is beyond the pale. A little religion for these people couldn’t hurt. It might actually help them realize that there is more to life than self-indulgence and harmful behavior. It would be better to express a little appreciation to those who do the work of God and community.

Most people would be glad to chip in for suitable housing at taxpayer expense, if there’s hope of betterment for the community and the supported residents—meaning an end to camping on the streets and making attempts to become productive citizens who might pay back the gracious citizens. Unfortunately, the experience of cities like San Francisco says otherwise. The misguided attitudes of well-meaning, charitable citizens in that once-elegant city

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schools. And it’s working: today, more than 92 percent of K-2 Reading Partners students master the reading skills they need to read at grade level. I called the next morning to volunteer.

During my two years with Reading Partners I have tutored four students and I consider this work to be the most valuable investment I make in my community. My students are always excited to see me and have something interesting to tell me about their week or a book they have read.

Reading Partners embraces a lofty vision: “a future where all children in the US have the reading skills necessary to reach their full potential.” I believe it is worth our time and energy as a community to help students succeed. If all children could master the skill of reading, the impact would be incredible.

One of the many things I love about Reading Partners is that after every oneon-one tutoring session, the student chooses a book to take home and keep.

They also complete book reports that focus on different aspects of reading. At the end of the year, after taking home two books a week, they have their own

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ducted in early 2016 by the Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management, only 21 percent of guests surveyed said the imposition of taxes would influence their decision to stay at an STR. Gilfoil’s nearly 20 year career as a managing editor for FEMA has kept her frequently out of town. To make better use of her investment, Gilfoil considered the short-term rental idea. When City Council added the new STR regulations to the agenda, Gilfoil attended the meetings. Airbnb held forums with STR hosts and encouraged them to sit on the STRAC. Gilfoil agreed. “[The City] worked hard to work with everyone involved,” said Gilfoil on her experience on the Committee. “It was important to make acceptable regulations to a broad range of constituents; those who supported it, those doing it and those against it.”.

Marisa Moret, a representative from Airbnb, sits on STRAC, as do Amie Mayhew of the Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association and Sabrina Zunker from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors.

Secondary residences and investment properties are prohibited from

have made it an abominable place to live. Having been identified as hospitable to the homeless, they kept coming from all corners of the country and turned the inner city into a veritable outhouse, occupied by bums, vagrants, purse-snatchers and aggressive panhandlers. Rather than ending the camping ban, we should tell the mayor and city council to visit the outhouse of the West Coast to get a glimpse of what will happen in Denver if left up to those who are clueless.

- Walt Heidenfelder _______________________________________ Dear Mr. Eason, I'm sure that your Editor's Note in the January edition was intended to be a balanced, healing attempt to bring community together, in spite of the election results. But you don't seem to

library of books to re-read and share. elementary students in nine Title 1 schools. And it’s working: today, more than 92 percent of K-2 Reading Partners students master the reading skills they need to read at grade level. I called the next morning to volunteer.

During my two years with Reading Partners I have tutored four students and I consider this work to be the most valuable investment I make in my community. My students are always excited to see me and have something interesting to tell me about their week or a book they have read.

Reading Partners embraces a lofty vision: “a future where all children in the US have the reading skills necessary to reach their full potential.” I believe it is worth our time and energy as a community to help students succeed. If all children could master the skill of reading, the impact would be incredible.

One of the many things I love about Reading Partners is that after every oneon-one tutoring session, the student chooses a book to take home and keep.

They also complete book reports that focus on different aspects of reading. At the end of the year, after taking home two books a week, they have their own

being licensed as short-term rentals.

“It was at the recommendation of the neighborhoods that STRs be limited to primary residences,” District 5 Councilwoman, Mary Beth Susman, said. She agreed.

Two years ago, the City Council moved forward with a plan to protect the shrinking inventory of affordable housing and to regulate STRs. “If hosts can't offer them [or VRBO], then they'll offer them as fully-furnished units to corporate clients or traveling nurses. That doesn't really address the issue the city hoped it would,” said Carlson.

DU published a white paper in early 2016, surveying 408 STR renters. Based on a 40 percent occupancy rate of this sample, this meant the City missed out on $2 million in taxes. “This study focused on VRBO hosts, the portion of the STR community most affected by the new regulation,” said study author, Dr. David Corsun. Unlike Airbnb hosts, VRBOs are mostly vacation or second homes and not qualified to be used as STRs. Some of Carlson’s clients are attracted to hosting short-term rent-

understand that this country, and our communities, will never be the same as they were before a racist, misogynistic, homophobic, lying opportunist with absolutely no compassion for humanity was elected to our highest office. A person who supports the Russian government over our intelligence agencies and the best interests of the American people.

I don't want to know my neighbors if they supported this despicable person for President. Because, if they did vote for him, they voted for the oppression of any person that is not a white, rich old man. These neighbors are racist, they are homophobic, they are misogynistic.

They are the stuff that created Hitler's Germany.

We now have three right wing generals in cabinet positions, his {Trump’s] children sitting in on security briefings while they do business with foreign countries, billionaires all, chomping

at the bit to raid the government coffers the likes of which we've never seen, while they take away healthcare and security from the old, the poor, the young. Who is now paying for his "wall"?

And who will get rich by building it? No surprises there.

I can't go on because my heart is breaking.

Therefore, I am deeply offended by your Editor's Note. Not for what it said, but for what it didn't say. The media had a great deal to do with the destruction we are now witnessing. Therefore, it is incumbent upon you, and your fellow journalists, to report the facts. And the facts are that any person that supported what is going on is not worth knowing.

Self interest, on all fronts, is not a good way to run a country that used to be the land of opportunity.

- Gail Sykes

Cindy and a Reading Partner at Dora Moore. Photo courtesy Reading Partners. library of books to re-read and share.

That’s a big deal.

But what really keeps me coming back is the kids—I walk in and they can’t wait to get started, to dive into a story that introduces them to new words and new worlds. Curiosity is a beautiful thing, and the questions they ask are endearing

and wise. A child who may start out shy and anxious becomes a child brimming with excitement—a braver, more confident reader and learner. What a payoff.

In their own way, they teach me as much as I teach them. Week after week, they brighten my world.

ers to offset mortgage payments. However, instead of a separate residence as a full-time STR, they are looking at homes with full basements, or accessory dwelling units (ADUs), like carriage houses or garages to convert into rental units.

ADUs can be used as STRs if the owners live in the primary structure.

According to Rowland, the City has not seen a decline in Denver STRs advertising on any platforms. But Carlson thinks this could change in the future. “I think hosts understand the city's desire to maintain affordable housing, but most hosts think this isn't the answer.”

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Acts 29 Christian Service L2 Church, 1477 Columbine St. L2today.com Sundays 02/05-02/26 | 10:00a.m.

Worship Service With pre-worship coffee at 9:30a.m. and post worship social time at 11:30a.m. | 303-860-1819 Metropolitan Community Church of the Rockies, 980 Clarkson lifelegacyphotography.com/mccr/ Sundays 02/05-02/26 | 7:30a.m.

Catholic Mass Also, Spanish Mass, 12:30p.m. (2nd and 4th Sundays) and African Mass, 1p.m. (3rd Sunday). | 303-322-8042 St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church, 2301 York St. loyoladenver.org

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Progressive Protestant Services An open and affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ that welcomes all people regardless of race, age, gender, sexual orientation, and disability. Sunday school offered and fellowship hour following each service. Come join our community! | Sixth Avenue UCC Sixth Avenue UCC, 3250 E. 6th Ave. sixthavenueucc.org

Tue, 02/14 | 12:00p.m.

Music at Noon Free performances held on the second Tuesday of each month. Generally 45 minutes to 60 minutes. Concert-goers are welcome to bring their lunch and eat their lunch before the concert. | 303-831-7115 | Saint John's Cathedral, 1350 Washington St. sjcathedral.org

Sundays 02/05-02/26 | 7:45a.m.

Anglican Services Saint John's Cathedral, 1350 Washington St. sjcathedral.org Sundays 02/05-02/26 | 10:00a.m.

Orthodox Mass Saint Augustine Orthodox Church, 55 W. 3rd Ave. staugustinedenver.org

Sundays 02/05-02/26 | 9:30a.m.

Lutheran Service Jazz service the last Sunday of each month. | 303-831-7023 Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 915 E. 9th Ave. oslchurchdenver.org

Sundays 02/05-02/26 | Times vary Episcopal Service St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 1280 Vine St. stbdenver.org

Sundays 02/05-02/26 | 10:00a.m.

Presbyterian Services St. Patrick Presbyterian Church Denver, 1570 Clarkson St.

Sundays 02/05-02/26 | 9:00a.m.

Catholic Mass St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Parish, 1060 St. Francis Way

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posting, citywide.

- Roll-out residential composting barrels, citywide, with opt-out option.

- Increase recycling participation by addressing options for multi-family and commercial buildings.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT - Consider a new policy to include hiring goals in RFPs for large construction projects within the City and County of Denver.

- Increase funding for expanded, individual skill gap assessment of high unem-

ployment statistical neighborhoods.

- Support training goals for large construction projects to ensure new workers are brought into career pathways and learn skills that will advance their earning potential.

Following are additional issues on which the Denver City Council will also be thinking strategically in 2017: - Beautification and Healthy Living: promote the intrinsic uniqueness of Denver’s diverse neighborhoods through public amenities that invite healthy living. Funding for median maintenance and beautification.

- Safety: maintain police hiring at a

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level sufficient to achieve Chief White’s goal of 35 percent pro-active productivity by 2019.

- Financial Empowerment: expand funding to provide additional services for residents across the city to receive training and tools for debt reduction to address needs in response to involuntary displacement and home ownership in Denver.

- Participatory Budgeting; set aside $11 million within the GO Bond to be used for participatory budgeting pilot programs for capital projects that fit the same bond categories, but with community-decision making.

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MUS IC

Don’t forget the Motor City—all we need is a month of music

By Peter Jones Since most of the classic Motown artists are either dead or effectively retired, Motown: The Musical may be your last, best chance to experience a credible facsimile this side of Las Vegas.

The straightforward title says it all.

The production takes the Motown catalogue on a truncated spin through the record label’s history, as told from the perspective of founder Berry Gordy. It plays the Buell Theater at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Wednesday-Sunday, Feb. 15-19.

The Tony-nominated Broadway show takes its cues from Jersey Boys in narrative ambition, but is essentially an all-hits jukebox musical crafted for toe tapping. Critics have not all been kind to Motown: The Musical, noting that none of the production’s would-be Tonys were for Best Musical.

Do we care? Crocodile tears of a clown, perhaps.

The label’s story, as told here in song and book, is significant—Motown bridged black and white audiences in ways that late-1950s rock and roll could

Theater. The 1980s were more accusthe Fillmore Auditorium. If you love your not. The carefully crafted pop of arttomed to, well, Sting, when this neoists like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, date, set them free, OK? honky-tonker first drove his pickup into The former chief of the Police has Smokey Robinson, the Supremes, Four country, scaring a world then steeped satisfied so many musical drives since Tops and Temptations effectively forged in techno-denial. Donning his sequined dissolving that trio three decades ago an ultra-accessible subgenre within the hat, Yoakam could have era’s more segregated R&Bbeen a time-traveling soul music.

Bakersfield refugee with For whatever reason, music that was so dated, it Motown: The Musical takes was hip. the story past the label’s If you want to take a 1960s heyday, albeit briefly, chance, here are a couple into a less circumstantial of possibly easy-to-miss era of Lionel Richie and concert opportunities Rick James, a period after worthy of consideration Motown went Hollywood— this month: literally—vacating the auto On Thursday, Feb. 9, capital (for California) that Leopold and His Fiction gave the label its name. play the Other Side—CerMusic that is more vantes’ next-door club, New Orleans than Motown hence the name. The comes to Cervantes’ Masband’s back-to-basics rock terpiece Ballroom in Five is roots-based, yet somePoints on Saturday, Feb. 11. how refreshingly new.

“Foundations of Funk” will “I’m Caving In” seems to feature George Porter and Stop! in the name of Motown: The Musical, Feb. 15-19, at the Buell Zigaboo Modeliste, the his- Theater. Photo courtesy the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. channel three decades of toric rhythm section for the Meters, the band that helped translate the Crescent City’s long-held R&B into full-on funk, albeit spiced with other things. This was New Orleans, after all.

Without Art Neville, this is more parking meters than Meters, but any funky port in a storm, right? Porter and Modeliste will share the bill with jazz organist John Medeski and British guitarist Eddie Roberts of the jazz-funk, New Mastersounds. Expect some jamming.

Sting, another artist who fuses genres till they fit, makes a rare move to the clubs on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, at

that it is easy to forget the Police’s 1980s economy, having split the sweat three ways in much smaller clubs than the Fillmore in Great Britain.

After ambitiously flirting with Broadway and other ventures, superstar Sting is back to exotic pop tricks again with his newest album, 57th and 9th, his first release of its kind in more than a decade. Minus any stadium-rock trappings, he will be backed by a three-piece band, kind of like old times.

Dwight Yoakam is back to roots as well, Friday, Feb. 17, at the Paramount

rock into less than three minutes.

Dada scored an MTV/radio hit with “Dizz Knee Land” in the 1990s, but has not been heard from much since it got back. The band’s gig Thursday, Feb. 23 at the Bluebird should be an entertaining novelty at worst, and might even be a great rock and roll show. Where you goin’?

Enjoy Dizz Knee Land. See you in March.

Contact Peter Jones at pjones@ lifeoncaphill.com.

BOOK OF WILL IS SHAKESPEARE, BUT SHAKESPEARE FOR ALL

By John Showalter The play The Book of Will, by Lauren Gunderson and directed by Davis McCallum, runs at the Ricketson Theatre in the Denver Performing Arts Complex through Feb. 26. The Will mentioned in the title is none other than William Shakespeare, and the tale is adapted from life: it is based on the true story of how, shortly after Shakespeare’s death, two of his closest friends and fellow actors, Henry Condell (Kurt Rhoads) and John Heminges (Liam Craig), put together the first, large page (folio-sized) book of Shakespeare’s collected works.

Both a comedy and a drama, much of the fun comes from watching Condell and Heminges go about achieving what they themselves at first think will be an impossible job. They need a lot of help—and some sheer luck from

unlikely places—to keep things going.

Given the events are inspired by a death, the play’s themes include loss, love and remembrance. And, the audience throughout is asked to ponder what could have been had Condell and Heminges not expended the effort.

Of course, the audience must also ask what our world would be without William Shakespeare's works.

The play does not completely depend on the departed Shakespeare; all the characters face other heartbreaking losses and great trials of their own, even as they continue with the great task before them.

The real-life Henry Condell and John Heminges knew nothing about book publishing when they began their work. Already facing daunting financial challenges, Gunderson illustrates the very real hurdles they faced, including the threat of unscrupulous publishers who have no qualms about printing any version of Shakespeare, regardless of its fidelity or authenticity.

Bit by bit, Condell, Heminges and friends manage to locate some works and reconstruct others, all together what will be 18 of Shakespeare’s plays, including some of his greatest—such as The Tempest and Macbeth. Added to

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plays already in print, this will become The Book of Will.

Highlights of the play: John Heminges, in particular, gets loving support from his wife, Rebecca (Nance Willamson), who becomes one of the strongest advocates for completing the first folio when it faces some of its greatest obstacles. We also get to see what a true Shakespearean actor could have looked like in the character Richard Burbage (played by Triney Sandoval), who shows he can act circles around the next generation of continued on page 25

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CONCERT HIGHLIGHTS

By Jason McKinney

The Bluebird Theater Presents: Hippo Campus Saturday, February 18 I 9:00p.m.

Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax bluebirdtheater.net | $16 A promising, up-and-coming indie act, Hippo Campus hails from St. Paul and they have performed at South by Southwest and Lollapalooza. In November 2015, they sold out First Avenue, Prince’s regular club immortalized in Purple Rain. Although they have only released two EPs at this point, their first full-length, Landmark, will be released Feb. 17. They have opened for My Morning Jacket, Modest Mouse and Walk the Moon and they look to be a big act once their full length album hits regular rotation.

Lost Lake Lounge Presents: Nuns of Brixton Friday, February 3 I 9:00p.m. | Lost Lake Lounge, 3602 E. Colfax | lost-lake.com $10-13

The Ogden Theatre Presents: Pimps of Joytime

Saturday, February 25 I 9:00p.m. | Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax ogdentheatre.com | $19.95-22 ($25 day of show)

With rhythms and sounds drawn from New Orleans funk, 90s club house, 60s salsa and hip-hop, the Pimps of Joytime have spent the last decade going from the NYC underground club scene to selling out the famous Fillmore (the other one, in San Francisco) and performing at music festivals all over the U.S. and Europe. Their first album, High Steppin’, was released in 2007 and NPR said, “It has it all: soul, funk, punk, afrobeat, rap. I’ve not heard anything quite like it.”

With the two albums that they’ve released since, the Pimps have come to be considered a “postgenre band” in the way that they mix so many different styles and sounds together. See what all the fuss is about and don’t forget to bring your dancing shoes while you’re at it.

CURMUDGEON

By D. Todd Clough

I’LL HAVE WHAT SHE’S HAVING I watched “When Harry Met Sally...” for the fourth or fifth time the other day.

I think the best line in the entire movie is uttered by Rob Reiner’s (the film’s director) mother after Meg Ryan loudly fakes an orgasm in a deli at a table with Billy Crystal. She uttered the famous phrase delivered from one table over, “I’ll have what she’s having!” Even though I knew it was coming I LMAO! In last month’s paper, our publisher (Jill Farschman) did a nice job of explaining community journalism—the specialty of professionals writing neighborhood news. I am a huge fan of neighborhood newspapers and I have read them all over our country. What I like most, when done well, is the genuine connection with the community, because it is neighbors writing passionately and honestly about their neighborhoods.

I am honored to have been writing for this fine neighborhood paper for over 14 years and living in the neighborhood for 33 years. I’ve been impressed by the care and integrity of the voice of this paper. The paper has fine and thoughtful writers, editors and publishers who take their work seriously and handle it with proper detail and a commitment to community journalism.

In the publisher’s note, Farschman

highlighted the huge difference between community journalism and the new wave of “fake news” that has erupted over social media. According to Wikipedia (who some would say are the inventors of fake news), “Post-truth politics is a political culture in which debate is framed largely by appeals to emotions disconnected from the details of policy, and by the repeated assertion of talking points to which factual rebuttals are ignored.

Post-truth differs from traditional contesting and falsifying of truth by rendering it of “secondary” importance. While this has been described as a contemporary problem, there is a possibility that it has long been a part of political life, but was less apparent before the internet. In the novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” George Orwell cast a world in which the state is changing historic records daily to fit its propaganda goals of the day.”

Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? It both baffles and scares me that to some, it has become unpatriotic to tell the truth. Go figure.

I agree with our publisher that the job of our paper is to craft local stories built on authenticity.

But you see, I am the paper’s freak and I am going to lie my derriere off in this column. No, I am not waiting until the April Fool’s issue. I am going to make up outrageous junk— probably not as outlandish as some of the lies spewed during our past election cycle (that way too many Americans

The Nuns of Brixton are, according to themselves, “the only Clash cover band that matters.”

Performing in actual nun’s habits, these guys hail from Denver and have spent the last nearly eight years doing their best to cover the Clash as faithfully as they can.

If you’ve seen them, you’ll know they they do a pretty fair imitation and have no hesitation in doing so attired in their churchy garb.

Man, that must really get warm under there in the summer.

Seriously, these guys have to be seen to be believed. swallowed hook, line and sinker)—but pretty crazy stuff. Please note that getting rich, like most of the online liars, is not my goal. I just like to mess around and this is also a test to see if people read the entire column. It will tickle me greatly if some only skim and actually buy into some of my little fibs.

DENVER’S LAST GAS STATION TO CLOSE: The last operating gas station within the city limits of Denver will be closing at the end of May in order to make room for yet another coffee shop in a converted gas station with eight stories of micro lofts built on top (with a total of four parking spaces) for

ing the name at time of publication.) It is located across the street from a dog park and a sushi bowling alley. No, it is not a bowling alley that serves sushi but you actually bowl with pieces of sushi, knocking over pins made of chopsticks— it’s all the rage!

LEGENDARY PIZZA PITCHMAN NAMED AS THE DENVER BRONCOS NEXT HEAD COACH: Peyton Manning, who is famous for being a modern-day snake oil salesman (yes, for the right amount of coin he will pitch damn near anything) has agreed to terms to be the 16th head coach after Gary Kubiak’s recent retirement. Rumors are flying that he will become a player/coach and that he will be strapping on the shoulder pads once again.

MY FRIEND IN THE DIAMOND BUSINESS HAS BEEN AWARDED THE NOBEL PRIZE: Since Bob Dylan has blown off the Swedes, the committee has decided to give the award to Tom Shane instead. Mr. Shane has been selling diamonds since 1971 and has become famous for his monotonous and overly calm voice on his radio ads. Since Mr. Shane never shows his face in public (his nickname is “Mister Anonymous” or “The Velvet Larynx”), he has asked his great friend and car selling mega-star, Dealin’ Doug, to accept the award for him.

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FAKE NEWS! CROOKED MEDIA! Millennials who w i l l line up to pay $1450 p e r month for a 330 sq ft shoebox. The project is called “ D w e l l Well” or “Exist–tiny” (the developers are still dialoguing regard-

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actors. Later, we get some comic relief from the hardships associated with the book’s completion with the appearance of Poet Laureate, Ben Jonson (again played by Triney Sandoval), whose larger-than-life persona lifts our spirits. The repartee between the daughter of John Hemmings, Alice (Jennifer Le Blanc), and Ben Jonson is also quite fun to watch.

Lastly, one of the more delightful facets of the play is the set as, with it evoking Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, the audience is encouraged to ponder the experience of watching a play within a play. This metatextuality allows the audience to ponder both real people and actors struggling with

real and theatrical problems against the backdrop of a Shakespearean world they, and we, have all been forced to leave, either by death or by history, now that the master has left us all.

It’s important here to note that this is absolutely a play for everyone—not just Shakespeare buffs. Though, there are plenty of Shakespearean references to please that crowd as well. In the end audiences won’t need footnotes to understand the jokes, nor will they need a dictionary to understand the repartee.

These actors deliver from the heart, and we feel for them as true people grappling with true love and loss.

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FEBRUARY Henry Condell, left, played by Kurt Rhoads, and John Heminges, right, played by Liam Craig. Photo courtesy the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.

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history of early pioneers to present-day players. It’s free and open to the public.

The History Colorado Center at 1200 Broadway also tells amazing stories of Black Americans. Below you will find some of them.

Black History Month 2017 Events Sampler Black American West Museum and Heritage Center 3091 California St. The Life And Times Of JoKatherine Holliman Page 11:00a.m.-1:00 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4: Meet JoKatherine Holliman Page, native Coloradan, social and political activist.

The Life And Times Of Valeria Howard-Vason 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11: Hear from Valeria Howard-Vason, the wife of the late Lu Vason, founder of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo.

Free Day At Black American West Museum On Saturday, Feb. 25, get in for free and learn all about the museum.

Admission: Adults, $10; Seniors, $9; Students, $8; Children, $6 Call (720) 242-7428 blackamericanwestmuseum.org History Colorado Center 1200 Broadway Trails of the Buffalo Soldiers: Roads to Equality 1:00-2:00 p.m. and 7:00-8:00 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 20, see historycolorado.org for admission pricing Black Americans have defended the nation since the American Revolution.

Some 150 years after Congress authorized blacks to serve in the Regular Army, History Colorado, through historian John Langelier, “peers into the eyes of formerly

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where and how of golf: - Short-game practice area (putting and chipping greens) to be near the clubhouse and equal to or larger than existing size.

- First Tee program area to be near the clubhouse, with bus drop-off access, also equal to or larger than existing size.

- Course style to remain Parkland, minimum course length of existing 6,708 feet, par from 70 to 72.

- Driving range to remain close to clubhouse, at minimum irons-only, with

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requirements.

Steering Committee notes show at the end of the fourth meeting all but two members supported limiting the parking exemption to three stories inside the transit areas and two stories outside. But committee member Bill Vanderlaan reported that at the final, fifth meeting he and three other rep-

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enslaved men who bravely bought their freedom on bloody Civil War battlefields, then trekked westward to Fort Garland and pursued Pancho Villa into Mexico.”

Buffalo Soldiers: Sgt. Jack Hacket 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 25, free with admission Tim Johnson portrays Sgt. Jack Hackett, a Buffalo Soldier, the name for those who formed the first peacetime all African-American units after the Civil War. The museum invites you to ask him your questions about the life of a soldier in the late 1800s.

Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library 2401 Welton St., 720-865-2401 (or email askblaircaldwell@denverlibrary. org) Colorado Humanities Presents: Black History Live - Harriet Tubman 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 18 National Humanities and Chautauqua scholar Becky Stone portrays Harriet Tubman, former slave, scout, spy and nurse during the Civil War. She led hundreds of slaves to freedom with the Underground Railroad.

Colorado Womens’ Hall Of Fame Presents: “Legacies As Tall As Mountains” On February 1-28, the exhibit honors Colorado women of color from many fields who have elevated or inspired women and opened new frontiers.

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Wind and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Be open and affirming, but ultimately honest with each other about your picks.

If you’re the type, go along with the movie’s theme with regard to attire or food or drink offerings. It’s not hard. To illustrate: Imagine drink pairings for the above-listed films: White Russian, DrinkLab’s Deadpool Showstopper, Southern Comfort and Cranberry Juice, and Ron’s “Stay Classy” Scotch Cocktail.

Going Out Want to turn Denver into a giant game board?

Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure doubles as a three-hour game and historical tour of the city. Guided from any smart phone, teams make their way among famous and overlooked city gems, solving clues and completing challenges.

Tours daily, including Feb. 14, 10:30am-6:00pm. Begin at the State Capitol.

UrbanAdventureQuest.com. $9.00 to $20.00 Does your sweetheart love the classic museum experience? In honor of Valentine’s Day, the Denver Art Museum is asking what art speaks to your heart, with its “Hearts for Art,” happening Feb. 7-14. The museum invites you to express passion for your favorite works by placing a paper heart on the floor in front of the them as homage. General admission costs $8 to $13, depending on age.

Is someone a science geek? The Denver Museum of Nature & Science

has “Romance in the Skies and Hives,” 6:30-8:30, Feb. 14, a romantic walk and exploration with scientists in the museum’s wildlife halls that will teach you more about the birds and the bees. You’ll also get to savor a rich dessert.

Museum admission: $11.95-$16.95.

Does someone have a hankering for Old World charm? The historic Brown Palace Hotel perennially makes the list of Denver’s most romantic spots. For a spot of tea and elegance, high tea is served between noon and 4p.m. in the hotel's lush atrium lobby. Indulge in an array of tasty treats.

Love to cook? The Cook Street School of Culinary Arts, 1937 Market St., is promising to “spice up your love life” if you attend its “Cooking with Cupid” class 6:00-9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9. Bubbly is included in the $220. Call 303-308-9300.

A greater level of commitment: Denver Clerk and Recorder Debra Johnson will hold the 10th annual Valentine's Day Event 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., February 14, at her office, 201 W Colfax Ave., with judges and clergy on hand to perform free marriage ceremonies.

Lovefest includes food, drinks and drawings for gifts.

You must fill out the online marriage application at denvergov.org/ clerkandrecorder before the event. Marriage licenses cost $30.00.

Or, just hand over the heart-shaped box of chocolates. There’s no shame in it. *Lovers’ questionnaire: scienceofpeople.com/2015/10/36questions-to-ask-your-partner

a minimum of 25 stations and no safety netting (to reduce visual impacts).

Efforts are to be made to protect as many trees on the course as possible, and to avoid or limit impact to “high-priority perimeter and interior stands of trees...”

The existing maintenance facility— found to be “inefficient with outdated buildings” in the document—should be consolidated for efficiency and add area for golfing, and access relocated.

The clubhouse could end up staying.

“The RFP does not require either moving or keeping the clubhouse in place,” said Kuhn. “Through our prelim-

inary design phase, we believe there are strong technical reasons for relocating the clubhouse, but additional technical analysis is needed to arrive at a final decision. Also, by not requiring either moving or keeping the clubhouse in place, we allow for innovation through the design/build process.”

If relocated, guidelines call for “minimizing the view impacts” of the building on neighbors, while emphasizing mountain, skyline and course views from it. A new clubhouse will need to maintain existing space for the First Tee program, pro shop, cart storage, pro-

gramming and other amenities; it also will need to simultaneously handle multiple “neighborhood scale events” and golf events.

The course will remain open through the 2017 golf season, and construction should begin late this year, according to Kuhn. It is expected to reopen in 2019.

For more information on the City Park Golf Course redesign and the Platte to Park Hill Project, including upcoming public meetings, summaries of meetings and maps, visit denvergov.org/ PlattetoParkHill.

resentatives of RNOs withheld their support.

“Insufficient data was provided by CPD to evaluate the actual impact of the preferred plan. Nobody wants to approve a plan that can't be substantiated,” Vanderlaan said.

“We feel like there needs to be at a minimum a zoning proposal information notice (ZPIN) so neighborhoods are informed about proposed projects

requesting exemptions similar to what is already in the zoning code when a 25 percent reduction in parking is requested,” he added.

Vanderlaan said he and the three others did not agree with the definitions of the “transit shed,” which he said was already defined in the code, and he and the other representatives opposed would continue to challenge the adoption of the plan.

The proposal was posted on CPD’s website on Jan. 3, and notices were sent to RNOs. The Planning Board will hold a public hearing and make recommendations on Feb. 1. It then goes to a council committee on Feb. 14, a first reading before council on Feb. 20 and public hearing and vote on March 20.

For updates on the text amendment process and timetable, visit denvergov. org.

dance on the show.) Hick also leaked that after his last term of governor, he is off to Tibet to become a Buddhist monk. Either that, or an owner of a CornPlug franchise in Beverly Hills.

Hancock has accepted a position with the Donald J. Trump cabinet (Trump’s first Democrat). He will be in charge of the new Department of Gentrification Magnification.

MAYOR HANCOCK SUDDENLY RESIGNS: Michael Hancock will be pulling a Sarah Palin and will be resigning mid-term. It has been leaked to me by an incredibly reliable informant that Mr.

GLENDALE CHERRY CREEK CHRONICLE WINS PULITZER PRIZE FOR UNBIASED JOURNALISM: The title says it all. I am not nearly as good at faking it as Meg Ryan is.

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CHERRY CREEK NORTH: “ CornPlug” based out of Moline, Illinois is opening its first Colorado franchise by mid-summer. National Marketing Vice President, Dick Schwab, expressed that he believes that Cherry Creek North provides the perfect demographic for their sophisticated tractor parts and gourmet cornmeal-coated wieners.

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FORMER MAYOR AND CURRENT GOVERNOR TO BE IN THE NEXT CAST OF DANCING WITH THE STARS: Colorado Governor, John Hickenlooper, was happy to announce that he will be joining Khloe Kardashian, Scott “Chachi” Baio, Hulk Hogan, Gary Busey, Wayne Newton and Telly Savalas (Mr. Savalas died in 1994, but he has agreed to be the first to come back from the grave to

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GARDENING

By Liz N. Clift

Winter Project: Worm Bins This winter, I made vermicomposting my garden project. Vermicomposting—or composting with worms—is something I put off for a long time.

I made excuses: I didn’t have a place to put the worm castings that would eventually be produced because of apartment living. I didn’t know if I would stay in a city or town for more than a year. I didn’t know if it would smell. I didn’t know if my roommates would reject the idea of having some worms worming about in a bin in our living room.

But in September, I began a permaculture design course, and in December, as part of the course, I won a DIY worm bin made out of a large storage tub that had some holes drilled in the top (so the worms get oxygen) and the rough edges filed down to ensure that any worms who climb the edges of the bin don’t become injured.

I was immediately smitten with my worms, which were already busy com-

posting some leaves collected from someone’s alley, a few handfuls of dried llama poop and some shredded lettuce. As they compost, they are leaving behind castings, which I will later be able to use for starts or to enrich the soil of my garden. Castings are filled with important plant nutrients, including phosphates, nitrates and trace minerals like copper and zinc.

The worms in a worm bin are red worms, which can tolerate warmer soil temperatures than some other earthworms.

Red worms—also called red wigglers—can double their population roughly every 90 days, and when things are just feeling a bit too crowded, they will slow down reproduction. In this way, the worms can maintain some sort of balance in their ecosystem and you don’t really have to worry about having too many worms (and, you can always divide up your worm bin and gift one to a friend).

Since I still don’t have very many worms, I am careful not to feed them too much “green” stuff. If you’re familiar with composting, you know that green materials are things like lettuce, apples, bananas, coffee grounds, etc.

When the balance of the system is off and there aren’t enough “brown” materials—such as dried leaves and shredded newspaper—the worm bin will start

to smell, as anaerobic processes take over. For me, right now, this means I’m feeding the worms roughly once a week and not a lot at a time.

Permaculture encourages us to accept feedback in any of its forms, and if, for example, you have a worm bin that starts to smell, that is a form

of feedback. You can help balance the system by adding more brown material (and double-checking that you haven’t added anything that needs special conditions to safely compost, due to risk of pathogens). So far, I’ve been lucky. My worm bin hasn’t started to smell.

But, I did realize one week that my worms were too cold. I went to feed them, and they were clustered together on the side of the bin closer to the heating vent. They do this to help stay

warm when soil conditions are too cold.

Worms like soil to be between about 55 and 77 degrees Fahrenheit. If it’s much hotter or colder, their reproduction will slow down and they can die if the temperature is too extreme.

I moved their bin a bit closer to the vent and the problem was solved.

I’ve also had the worms try to escape because I got their bedding too moist (oops!). I discovered that when I went to feed them and several were heading toward the holes drilled near the upper edges of the bin.

Fortunately, so far, the worms have done pretty well and my roommates have been nearly as interested in them as I am, or have at least pretended to be when I’m talking excitedly about the worms, which is practically the same thing.

I’ll be able to use the worm castings for starts (even if I didn’t have a yard or garden space, I could do this by mixing a 4:1 ratio of potting soil to worm castings for starts, or any other household plant) and I plan to place some of it over my garden as I prepare it this spring. Since castings are especially dense in nutrients and minerals that plants love—and need to survive—this will hopefully help me have a healthier garden.

DISCOVER DENVER TO RECORD THE PAST BEFORE IT DISAPPEARS

By Stacey McDole In 1999, the City of Denver created the Historic Preservation Plan and suggested a survey of historically—and architecturally—significant buildings throughout the city. Plans were laid, but proper technology and funding was lacking. In 2007, when the City and Historic Denver hosted the Preservation Summit, the plan gained momentum. After muchneeded fundraising, in 2014 Discover Denver was launched.

Now, Discover Denver has an updated website allowing community participation in documenting Denver's history.

“A big goal of Discover Denver and this more modern survey process is to make the information more readily accessible,” said Annie Levinsky, Executive Director of Historic Denver. “So, an interactive website has been a project priority and funding to make it happen was secured last year from the Colorado State Historical Fund.”

The new Discover Denver site allows members of the community to share their photos, stories and experiences with buildings in Denver. The website will house information collected by volunteers and will be accessible to the community.

Volunteers are the driving force behind the neighborhood surveys.

Through Historic Denver, they are trained to identify types of architecture and its timeframes. Volunteers also scour public records, employ resources from Denver Public Library, perform academic research and canvass neighborhoods to gather information.

Residents are encouraged to attend a Discovery Day, an event that will provide an opportunity to speak with the project team, ask questions and share information about important buildings in the area. Information regarding the next Discover Day will be canvassed throughout the neighborhood via flyers, social media and newsletters. Last October, roughly 20 people attended the Discover Day in Virginia Village.

“People brought in original house plans, 30 millimeter slides of the area, when it still had bridle paths, and photos from the 1950s,” Levinsky said.

Currently, volunteers are surveying the Virginia Village neighborhood, but will move into the neighborhoods of Capitol Hill and City Park commercial district

by Summer 2017.

The project will take 10 years to complete; 250,000 buildings will be documented. The goal is to get as many documented before any other buildings are demolished, because “buildings that are present today, may not be tomorrow and we want to get as much information about them before they are gone,” said Andrea Burns, Communications Director of the Community and Planning department.

The goal of the Discover Denver project is not to designate any historic landmarks or perform a “hostile” designation (one not initiated by the property owner), but to document the significant buildings and to empower people with knowledge.

The survey is as innocuous to the neighborhoods as tax assessor surveys.

Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN), has been working jointly with the Landmark Preservation Commission and Historic Denver for approximately five years on this project.

“At first, property owners were not very supportive of this initiative. They thought we were trying to historically designate their properties,” said Michael Henry, chair of CHUN’s Historic Preservation Committee. “We were proactively collecting information about the buildings to boost civic pride in our neighborhood.” In order to historically designate a building, an application must be submitted to the City and public awareness raised, then voted on by City Council.

Burns said what Landmark Preservation and Discover Denver do are different, but they can “live in harmony and have the same shared goals.”

“Every building has a story to tell,” said Rachel Prestidge with CRL Asso-

ciates, the advocacy group defending the old Smiley’s Laundromat on Colfax Avenue. “Any program to help those sto-

ries get told is a wonderful initiative and helps contribute to the fabric and culture of our city.”

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