Life on Capitol Hill – August 2016

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DENVER SUED OVER GOLF COURSE REDESIGN

by J. Patrick O’Leary Park Hill resident, golfer and former Colorado Attorney General J. D. MacFarlane filed a lawsuit on June 13 against the City and County of Denver over its plans to redesign the City Park Golf Course to capture and hold runoff water from severe storms.

However, no redesign currently exists—nor is one expected until next year—and the city’s attorneys on July 8 asked the court to dismiss MacFarlane’s case on that basis.

Meanwhile, the evening MacFarlane filed his lawsuit, Denver City Council held an hour-long courtesy meeting for public comment and approved a $383 million sewer and storm drainage fee increase, part of which will fund the project.

One week later on June 22, a city-organized design workgroup met to gather community input for the actual redesign.

The constituency storm over city stormwater projects has been brewing for some time.

In April, the city announced that City Park Golf Course—and not the Cole neighborhood—will be the site of a basin or “detention area” to capture and hold runoff water from severe storms. To accomplish this, the city plans to redesign the golf course to connect the basin to an existing stormwater pipe that runs beneath the course and along High Street.

The City Park Golf Course detention area is just one of four projects within the Platte to Park Hill: Stormwater Systems improvements (P2P). The others are the Globeville Landing Outfall Drainage design and park

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According to the city, the proposed City Park Golf Course detention basin will be integrated into an updated design of the course and will help protect some of the city’s most at-risk neighborhoods from flooding. Planning began late last year, and construction is expected to begin in some areas in 2016 and continue through 2019.

In presentations, the city has said the P2P projects are being designed independently, but at the same time as other nearby improvements, including the reconstruction of I-70 East, a project to remove the Brighton viaduct, sink I-70 below grade, and cap the highway

by Caroline Schomp Ash Street Apartments, a 112-unit affordable housing project, broke ground June 30, 2016, at the redevelopment site of the former University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC). The project at 11th Avenue and Ash Street will include one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments in a five-story building. It is expected to open in May 2017.

“I’m excited to have this kind of project in my neighborhood,” said Councilwoman Mary Beth Susman, who cited the need for more affordable housing for families. “I’m happy to have people who work in the city live in the city.”

Denver has added many more luxury apartments in the last few years than developments for working-class families. Meanwhile, average wage increases have lagged considerably behind

with landscape to reconnect neighborhoods on either side.

Opponents—including MacFarlane—claim a connection, and are calling for a halt.

Although a sewer and stormwater fee increase was the subject of city council’s June 13 vote, the preceding public comment session became a forum to debate P2P, I-70 East and project misinformation.

Thirty-six people signed up to speak: 20 opposed, eight in favor and eight neutral. Due to council’s onehour limit, only 20 spoke. After, the council spent more than an hour questioning city staff over concerns raised and claims made during the public hearing. continued on page 25

both home prices and rents.

The Ash Street Apartments meet the legal definition of “affordable housing,” which is for a household earning up to 60 percent of the area median income (up to $43,260 for a family of three).

“We all know the extent to which affordable housing is lacking. The demand in Denver far outstrips the supply,” said Chris White of the Colorado Housing Finance Authority (CHFA).

White pointed out that affordable housing can make money for developers, something that interested the Ash Street Apartments developer, Koelbel & Company. continued on page 13

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But, post-1980s, progress reversed, due in large part to actions by George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan and a 1991 Supreme Court decision freeing school districts from many diversity requirements.

From the Frontline website: “By 2011, the percentage of black students in majority-white schools was 23.2 percent—slightly lower than it was in 1968.”

Schools are a bellwether for society as a whole. Until recently I worked at South High School, and I saw how cohesive and spirit-filled a truly diverse school can be. I also worked at West, and I’ve seen what can happen when one population is warehoused by itself without access to resources and with no sense of connection to larger social discourse.

White flight still happens. It happens in the form of charter schools and gentrification.

Instead of running away, we are charging back in and pushing out.

No one is to blame. And yet, everyone is to blame.

The killings which are dividing our society are a product of fear and ignorance. Ignorance of the essential humanity within all of us. And, they are the product of separation.

What do we do? We opt in.

We send our kids to the neighborhood school. We take the bus and sit next to someone we don’t identify with and, maybe, talk about the weather with them. We attend a registered neighborhood organization meeting and we listen, rather than shout and deny.

Go ahead and laugh at me. But: In St. Louis, when I was feeling particularly alone, some Sundays I would go to the New Cote Brilliante Church of God, a predominantly African American church at the corner of North Skinker and Washington boulevards, one block south of Delmar.

No one knew me, and I didn’t interact much, but people seemed happy to have me, and I always left feeling I’d found something I’d always been looking for.

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by Wayne New, Denver City Council, District 10 Watching the vivid videos of violence across our nation troubles all of our citizens and elected officials, making us wonder how our adherence and obedience to moral and legal principles and authority has gotten so off track today.

This lack of human rights, respect and dignity has not bypassed Denver with violent incidents by and among our citizens on our streets and with our law enforcement officers.

As expressed nationally and in Denver, a lack of community support has resulted in officer uneasiness to enforce the law and even to put on their police uniforms.

Officers seem to have felt an increased sense of alienation, and this is resulting in a greater degree of negative feelings and lethargy. This sense intensifies as police officers feel more isolated from the community they serve with some fearing that the more they withdraw, the more negative they feel towards the very citizens they are sworn to protect.

If this continues, a complete

breakdown in creating a safe, secure community could result.

Even though incidents have occurred and these officer concerns are real issues, over my first year in office, I have witnessed the outstanding performance of our police officers and the professionalism and ethical behavior of our present public safety department leaders.

I am specifically impressed with the management of the Denver Police Department by Chief Robert White and his command staff. Their dedication to community patrols, teamwork and excellence in officer performance is apparent, as is their willingness to listen to and interact with our residents and communities.

Mentioned as solutions to address the recent tragedies of other cities, these above police attributes will maintain a positive police presence and promote community partnership. I would like to focus on understanding and emphasizing the importance of our police department’s dedication to “community-oriented policing.”

As research explains, community-oriented policing is a strategy

of policing that focuses on the police building partnerships and working closely with members of the communities in designing and implementing a variety of crime prevention strategies and problem-solving measures.

Community policing is a policy that requires police to inherit a proactive approach to address public safety concerns. The overall assessment of community-oriented policing is positive, as both officers and community members attest to its effectiveness in reducing crime and raising the sense of security in a community.

Community policing emphasizes changing the role of law enforcement from a static, reactive, incident-driven bureaucracy to a more dynamic, open, quality-oriented partnership with the community. Many common elements in community-oriented policing include: - Utilizing civilian education, continued on page 12

BIKE-POWERED, FOOD-DESERT-FIGHTING GROUP RECEIVES $100,000 GRANT

by Haines Eason If you’re a gardener, you know this time of year is when the produce begins piling up, and sometimes, it’s hard to deal with.

“No one can eat everything they grow,” says David Collins, a community gardener on Denver’s north side.

Collins has a 10-by-15 foot plot at Venture Prep High School school and he plans to donate a significant amount of what he grows to Fresh Food Connect (freshfoodconnect.org), an app-driven vegetable donation program connecting gardeners with surplus to folks in real need of fresh produce.

Fresh Food Connect is the brainchild of Wendy Hawthorne, executive director of Groundwork Denver, Turner Wyatt, executive director of Denver Food Rescue and Rebecca Andruska, director of development and communications for Denver Urban Gardens.

Their idea was so simple, efficient and needed, this past July, Fresh Food Connect was awarded a $100,000 grant from Impact100 Metro Denver (impact100metrodenver.org).

Impact100 Metro Denver is a women’s philanthropic organization which, according to their website, seeks to “increase participation among women in local philanthropy, raise awareness of the unmet needs of nonprofits in

Metro Denver, inspire members to become more involved with local charities and make a substantial and lasting impact on the long-term sustainability of our nonprofit community.”

Fresh Food Connect’s premise is simple: gardeners usually have more produce on hand than they can eat, and large tracts of North Denver have been classified as food deserts. Why not create a way to seamlessly share excess produce before it spoils?

It all comes down to an app, and thanks to that app, Fresh Food Connect is a seamless system of notification, supply and pickup.

First, gardeners sign up at freshfoodconnect.org. Vegetable pickups are Thursdays, and two days beforehand, gardeners in the program receive a notification that a pickup day is approaching. If the participating gardeners have produce to share, they leave it on their front porch. That Thursday, Fresh Food Connect’s donation gathering cyclists pick up whatever’s been left by the gardener.

Initially developed by Code for Denver (codefordenver.org), the app was subsequently improved upon by global design firm thoughtbot (thoughtbot.com).

As for which organization manages which part of the program’s operations, Hawthorne says

there’s a memorandum of understanding in place which ensures the three nonprofits involved are equal partners. Denver Food Rescue is supplying the behindthe-scenes manpower and pickup equipment, Groundwork Denver brings its corps of cyclist food gatherers to the table and Denver Urban Gardens is able to deliver a network of gardeners who can produce the needed veggies.

The first $50,000 in grant money arrives this year, and the second half will be delivered at the start of the new year. For now, funds will go toward hiring a volunteer/program coordinator, potentially developing a specialized, refrigerated bike for pickups and further developing the app powering the whole operation.

Fresh Food Connect is a community affair and the purpose of the app is to allow as many growers as possible to sign up to donate.

“The more people who are using the app, the more days we potentially can pick up,” says Wyatt. “We’re trying to get it so that if you have produce on Sunday you don’t have to wait for the Thursday pickup.”

Though focused for now on the 80205 zip code, a secondary purpose of the Fresh Food Connect app is to assess interest. If continued on page 27

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OPENERS: DOWNPOURS COFFEE Never in my 13-plus years writing this column has a business opening been quite so anticipated. Ever since Genessee Coffee closed at 1200 Clayton St., Congress Park neighbors have been itching for a replacement.

Well, wait no more, neighbors.

I woke up early Sunday, July 17 but not early enough to be first in line at Downpours Coffee’s opening in the long-vacant space.

Someone beat me and shared the news on social media sending waves of people to greet the new owners on Day One. I suspect folks will be tickled pink with the new venture, which is already embracing the local clientele.

“We have been looking for another location for two years, but were waiting for the perfect spot that suits us (neighborhoody)— and we found it!” co-owner Michael Hammerquist said.

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Croissants and breakfast burritos, pastries, syrups and even the almond milk are house-made.

There’s also Downpours’ blend of Chai along with fresh juices including an orange, carrot, ginger blend and another made from spinach, celery and green apples.

I’m told the menu will be identical to their first store, so that means some locally-roasted coffee beans in use including product from Novo and Corvus.

The name of their business reflects the first time Hammerquist and his soon-to-be wife, Maria, hung out together; there were torrential storms and the streets flooded. I’ve heard of worse ways to start a business. No doubt they craved a hot cappuccino while stuck in the downpour.

There’s no phone number for the shop, but downpourscoffee. com is the web address. Eventually, hours in Congress Park will be daily 7:00a.m.-4:00p.m. For the first few weeks this month, doors will probably shut earlier with openings Tuesday-Sunday, 7:00a.m.-noon or a bit later.

SACRED THISTLE The Golden Triangle has a new gem at 1110 Acoma St. Sacred Thistle is a gift boutique and unique floral shop.

Cornelia Peterson owns the

shop with her mother, Sydney.

The floral arrangements the pair create are what Peterson describes as “wild style.” That means a looser, more natural design to my eye. You’ll see what I mean at sacredthistle.com.

While the shop is primarily a florist, the storefront sells many unusual plants and gifts. Peterson was making smudge bundles when I stopped in. She uses two kinds of sage plus a crystal and other ingredients to made these packets designed to purify new spaces.

The hard goods in the store include some rather unique gardening tools and items that reflect a mixture of Colorado’s history.

Part of the business plan is to host numerous workshops in the coming months including some holiday classes. Many will revolve around the floral element of the plan. The space also lends itself well as a private pop-up dinner venue or location for other events.

Hours are Wednesday-Saturday, 11:00a.m.-7:00p.m. & Sunday, Noon-5:00p.m. Other days by appointment only.

RECOLLECT RECORDS Vinyl fans are in for a new treat at 1255 Delaware St. in the Golden Triangle. Recollect Records has opened a brick and mortar location after years of selling vintage records online.

Owner Austin Matthews has been collecting LPs for 15 years.

“I’m constantly on the hunt,” he said.

Here the focus is primarily Soul, Jazz and Rhythm & Blues but you’ll also find other titles.

Matthews has some common titles and a few rare ones like a John Coltrane Blue Train original pressing. The back room offers many other titles for $3 each.

The shop has been two years in the planning. After an initial wave of customers, the challenge now is restocking and keeping the inventory fresh.

In addition to albums, Matthews is launching Apollo Apparel, a T-shirt and attire operation.

He also puts out the occasional record with friends. Special events are also in the works including a Halloween dance party.

Hours are Tuesday-Thursday, 11:00a.m.-6:00p.m., Friday-Saturday, 11:00a.m.-7:00p.m. and Sunday, 1:00-6:00p.m. You can

reach the store at 720-542-8785 or visit recollectrecords.com.

A LINE BOUTIQUE I hear there was a bit of a tussle to see who could rent the storefront at 2445 E. Third Ave. in Cherry Creek North (CCN) after Fireside moved out. The winner was Karmen Berentsen, a woman eager to expand her brand and add a second business location for A Line Boutique, which started with a Greenwood Village location. Many customers were from CCN, including Berentsen herself, when she bought the shop in 2012. They clamored for a CCN location.

“I literally have received text messages from customers saying, ’Here’s a space for lease in Cherry Creek’ for years,” Berentsen said.

After she had taken over A Line, monthly sales exploded.

“We went from $30,000 a month to nearly $250,000 a month,” she said. “You don’t grow that much in a non-fashion city without doing something more.”

A Line is indeed more than the average retail store. Full-time stylists are on staff. They sell fashion but also work over time with the same customers. They work on salary, not commission.

They’ll even come to your home at no extra charge to help you plan outfits for the upcoming business week or a special getaway.

Pricing includes tailoring—a rarity in women’s wear. Sizes run from 0-12 and jeans from 23” to 32” waists.

Folks who hate to shop for clothes love this place, Berentsen said. It’s age appropriate but fashion forward. Her favorite chore is showing a customer why an outfit is not working.

The space has a clean but industrial feel. Lots of raw woods give it a different atmosphere than the original shop, which featured fancy brick arches.

August 19 will bring a big opening celebration with a series of special events throughout the day. A Line also offers private shopping parties after hours. The new number is 720-460-9760.

KENDRA SCOTT A new, affordable jewelry collection is now open on Fillmore Plaza at 175 Fillmore St. This shop is the first Colorado location for Kendra Scott, a

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MANY IN CONGRESS PARK EAGERLY AWAITED THE OPENING OF DOWNPOURS COFFEE AT

THINK SLEEK AND SAVVY AT A-LINE BOUTIQUE, A NEW WOMEN’S WEAR SHOP IN CHERRY

1200 Clayton St. The wait’s over, and the cafe features house-made croissants, breakfast burritos and other goodies to go with your joe.

Creek featuring full-time stylists ready help customers add wardrobe flair.

well-known jewelry creator geared toward an attractive price point.

You may have noticed their selection at Nordstrom.

Manager Hilary Wetmore said, “Kendra's goal was to make pretty things with real stones at affordable prices. She realized she couldn't afford a pair of $300 earrings in rose quartz.”

That led to a line of handcrafted jewelry that’s easy on the budget. Lapis, Agate, and other semi-precious stones are the foundations of many designs.

One neat feature is the option to surf the company website based on a preferred color stone.

If you’re a ‘green girl,’ it will take you to pages with stones in that shade only.

“This location will also showcase the company’s Color Bar™,” Wetmore said.

“It offers shoppers a unique, interactive experience to create customized jewelry in minutes and leave with it in hand. The Color Bar™ features a touch screen display monitor, iPads and a kaleidoscope of gemstones and jewelry silhouettes in both gold and rhodium silver settings.”

One other thing worth noting.

The firm’s mantra is “Family, Fashion, Philanthropy.” As the brand has grown, KS continues to focus on that third element with a special passion for women and children’s causes.

Hours are Monday-Saturday, 10:00a.m.-8:00p.m. and Sunday, noon-6p.m.

The shop number is 720-3812999.

MOXIE He’s back, folks! Chef/owner Dylan Moore has a new joint on Broadway where he most recently operated Deluxe for a number of years. When his last eatery closed in 2013, Moore hit the road.

Back from a three-year globetrotting adventure, Moore recently opened Moxie at 70 Broadway.

This sleek new space is dishing up three meals a day; its offerings were influenced by Moore’s recent travels to Southeast Asia, South America, and other countries.

One Asian influence comes in an ample bowl and is called Chicken Top Ramen. This is not your dorm room ramen soup, however.

It’s packed with kale, ginger, scallion and cilantro as well as caramelized shallots and egg.

The menu also offers several vegan options. Breakfast centers on various combos served on “British Muffins.” There’s the avocado toast and sunny egg, almond butter and house berry jam combo, and an intriguing bacon and Gorgonzola plus several additional selections.

Lunch/dinner offerings include half a dozen sandwiches on locally baked ciabatta bread. The fillings include an acorn squash and black bean selection, a lamb dish with tomato, feta and mint chutney and a curry chicken salad. The Turkey 'n Brie is likely to be a winner with its fig jam, arugula, and balsamic onions.

Each day a couple of specials are also available. The day I dropped by, the entree was pasilla-chile roasted pork tacos and the side du jour was roast corn on the cob. There’s also a kids’ menu.

Moore is trying a few new things in this new space. He’s been experimenting with rice flour to add more gluten-free options. It works well in cookies but has been a flop so far with biscuits, yet he’s determined to master that challenge too.

Moxie is a compact space with an open kitchen.

“I love small, open kitchens,” Moore said with a grin. “I can control the floor from here, too.”

Hours are 9:00a.m.-7:00p.m. daily. The number for more details is 303-524-9236.

I suggest you stop in sooner rather than later. After stints in Asia, Mexico, and other spots, Moore is happy to be home but don’t expect him to stay forever.

“I want to do it again,” he said of his travels.

Who could blame him?

EVOLVE YOGA Further south on Broadway is a new fitness option. If you’re looking for something new in the yoga world, Evolve Yoga Denver at 1321 S. Broadway, believes they have exactly what you need. Evolve is a new studio located near Louisiana Street.

“We focus on Ashtanga Vinyasa and Rocket yoga. I think that, with how athletic residents of Denver are, they are ready for the next level of yoga. That is the challenge that Rocket yoga brings,” said founder Jessica Lyn Young.

Young worked in the high-pow-

ered New York fashion industry before switching to being a yoga instructor.

“When I was in New York, I wanted to make a big lifestyle change,” she explained. She’d been coming to Colorado to ski for years so she chose Denver.

“I love not being miserable in the summer. Not miserable in the winter either.”

Young got hooked on the new Rocket, a form that blends many elements of Ashtanga into a true power yoga. Her offerings include classes for several levels of Rocket plus a Bottle Rocket class practiced in just 60 minutes.

Rocket III features 90 poses in 90 minutes. All this may sound a bit intimidating to some.

“I do tell people it’s a challenging, energetic class, but I really encourage people to rest and take a break if needed. There are some postures that I modify for myself

even,” she explained. “I feel it is a step up for folks looking for a bit more than Vinyasa. It gets you there faster.”

Your initial class is free. Then the payment options include punch cards, unlimited monthly memberships or longer terms.

There’s a new student introductory offer for just $90, which Young describes as the best deal in town for new students.

You can even opt for the Seven Day Challenge for $50. Complete seven classes in seven days and receive one-month unlimited class pass for free. After you try one new student offering, you can opt for a second.

The studio’s number is 720-5190868. Young is offering her first special event the last weekend in August. It’s an acro-yoga workshop. Yes, acro refers to acrobatics. Class schedules can be found at evolveyogadenver.com. More

info on the workshop with Alexandra Joy will be posted soon.

HIKE DOGGIE Got doggie? A new service on the Hill is offering to hike with your dog while you tend to other chores. Hike Doggie will pick up your pup for regularly scheduled weekly hikes.

The Golden-based company started last May and is now expanding to Capitol Hill and other Denver neighborhoods to meet the demand.

“There’s no question that Denverites love their dogs,” said co-founder Sharie Thompson, “But they’re also very busy! That’s why we give dogs an awesome day when their dog parents can’t.”

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NEW RESTAURANT MOXIES’ MENU IS FOCUSED, BUT HIGHLY INTRIGUING. THINK NOUVEAU

SACRED THISTLE CO-OWNER CORNELIA PETERSON, LEFT, APPLIES FINISHING TOUCHES TO

Americana meets fresh hip ingredients. The inspiration comes from chef Dylan Moore and the eats can be found at 70 Broadway.

a batch of smudge bundles as customers peruse unique gift. 1110 Acoma St. in the Golden Triangle.

BUSINESS Continued from 7 leash, and the dogs are transported in a custom Hike Bus complete with separate cubbies called “Zen dens.”

Groups of up to five dogs hike together. There are groups for different energy levels too.

One client wrote, “The convenience of them picking her up and dropping her off again is such a treat. Lola loves to go with them. She is eager to load up on the bus, join her friends for a little social time, and of course, chow down on a few treats along the way.”

Current coverage includes Jefferson County and West Denver neighborhoods including Capitol Hill, the Highlands, Regis, RiNo, Wash Park, Baker, Five Points, Sloan Lake, and Cheesman Park.

“We let the dogs out” is the company’s slogan. Hikedoggie. com is the web address or call 720-524-7858 for info.

OUT OF THE ZONE: MISTER TUNA Need a road trip? Get out of the ‘hood and motor or bike northwest to Brighton Boulevard where one of Denver’s best known restaurateurs is reaching new heights. It’s worth the journey.

Local foodies know the name Troy Guard well. He’s launched seven different restaurant concepts including TAG in Larimer Square, TAG Burger Bar, Guard & Grace and Los Chingones in recent years.

Now there’s a new place that reflects his earlier years. Guard grew up in Hawaii, and he’s melded his love of “Ohana,” the islands’ con-

cept of family, with a love for his past. He’s just debuted the eighth concept on Brighton Boulevard at Industry. Mister Tuna is the name, and it’s a place that taps deeply into Guard’s Hawaiian roots.

It’s safe to say that Guard doesn’t like to launch the same vision twice. This 8th concept is a whole ‘nother thing—homage to Guard’s mother and father. You’ll find traces of his parents everywhere. Don’t miss the old color photographs of Guard and his four younger siblings growing up in Hawaii or Guard’s dad with his latest tuna catch. “Mister Tuna was dad’s nickname and, let me tell you; he caught some monsters.” Guard revealed. A unique, gorgeous mural of Guard’s mother circa 1970 anchors an entire wall of the lengthy eatery.

Guard’s latest effort is large in both vision and size. The 3,500

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square foot space seats 115 indoors and another 40 outdoors.

The west wall is a continuous run of prep space as the cocktail bar flows into the raw bar, then pickle bar and open kitchen.

In the kitchen, a wood oven and rotisserie turn out pizzas featuring charcoal-grilled lamb and fontina cheese or grilled mushrooms paired with locally sourced goat cheese. This wood stove factors into the majority of the appetizers—even the yams. It also touches some of the entrees as well.

Although using wood added to the cost, the wood grill is key.

Guard’s Dad cooked all the family’s meals Hawaiian-style on the grill, so the oven was integral to Guard’s vision for Concept #8.

Don’t be misled by the eatery’s name. This is not a seafood house although fish and oysters get their due. One ingredient you won’t find on the entrée list is chicken.

Main courses are built with pork, beef, goat, several types of fish or a Colorado rack of lamb. A vegetarian option is also offered but changes rapidly with the kitchen using “whatever we get our hands on to make something killer!”

The share plates are priced affordably to encourage sampling and some of the entrees hover in the $20s. However, expect to pay considerably more for that rack of lamb or the 30 oz. dry-aged rib eye steak. A pair of seasonal desserts rounds out the menu.

While the Hawaiian influence is evident on the menu, the décor theme is not the least bit tropical.

Japanese torched wood paneling wraps the hallway. Black and concrete gray are the predominant colors—a combination that should showcase rather than compete with the food.

Along Brighton, a spacious patio has been built for lingering in fair weather. Garage doors connect the two dining areas, and fire features make late nights cozy out on the terrace.

Hours are Monday-Thursday, 4:00p.m.-9:30p.m. and Friday-Saturday, 5:00p.m.-10:00p.m.

The eatery is closed on Sundays.

303-831-8862 is the number.

CHANGES: LA FILLETTE

Having the “Miss my frozen custard blues” lately? La Fillette bakery at 4416 8th Ave. wants to help you out.

Recently, the area lost Cloud 9 Frozen Custard, the Daily Scoop and Menchie’s frozen yogurt. So the French bakery nearby has begun to make ice cream and sorbet to fill that yearning.

“We thought we’d bring it back to the neighborhood,” owner Melissa Yanc explained.

Standard flavors include a vanilla bean, a Valrhona chocolate, and a Logan House coffee flavor. In addition, there are rotating offerings. The day I stopped in the specials were buttermilk pistachio, a surprisingly good balsamic chocolate swirl made with a balsamic reduction and salted butterscotch. An elderberry and cherry sorbet was also being scooped.

The team also whips up ice cream sandwiches with some of their new products between a pair of cookies baked on the spot.

Shakes are available as are quarts to go.

Yanc indicated that some of her wholesale clients, including the new Hudson Hill on E. 13th Avenue near Pearl, have also picked up the items.

Parking right in front of the shop is prohibited, but there’s some around back plus a back entry to the tantalizing smells that pour out of this shop.

In addition to adding cool treats, the quaint bakery has also added a comfy looking lounge area with sofas rather than hard chairs. They make amazing croissants in house including a savory option and a yummy almond one.

Hours don't lend themselves to an after dinner treat, however.

After a brief experiment with evening hours, La Fillette is back to baker’s hours. They’re open Monday & Wednesday-Friday, 7:00a.m.-3:00p.m. and weekends 8:00a.m.-3.p.m. Closed Tuesdays.

If ice cream demand picks up, those hours may be tweaked in the future. 303-355-0022 is the bakery’s number.

SWEET COOIE’S: SNEAK PEEK Speaking of frozen custard, Congress Park Neighbors still mourning the loss of The Daily Scoop at E. 12th Avenue near Madison take note. Rumors imme-

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RECOLLECT RECORDS OWNER AUSTIN MATTHEWS CLOWNS AROUND AT HIS JUST-OPENED

AT BACK A BAND PLAYS MOROCCAN MUSIC TO CELEBRATE CORNER COFFEE BAKERY’S

used LP shop. Visit him at 1255 Delaware St. Matthews also hopes to hold special events at the store.

expansion completion July 15. The bakery makes its own hummus and stuffed grape leaves, plus a variety of breakfast and lunch sandwiches.

diately started to circulate stating that Little Man Ice Cream would open its first eastern location in Denver here. It turns out, that’s not entirely accurate.

Here’s the latest update. The folks who own Little Man tell me the new space will be called Sweet Cooie’s. It aims to be an East Coast-type of confectionary shop with handmade chocolates and Little Man ice cream. However, it won’t be open in time for hot weather.

“Trust me. We really wanted to hit summer (for an opening) but it just didn’t work,” said developer Paul Tamburello.

GOVNR’S PARK TAVERN Govnr’s Park has been around longer than I’ve been in Denver and some of you know that I’ve been kicking around awhile. This fall marks a huge 40th anniversary for the Hill’s venerable watering hole.

Events are planned to salute and relive each of those four decades.

The partying covers four evenings and starts Wednesday August 3 with a trivia contest covering those lost decades. Thursday, there’s a 70s-themed Cruisers ride.

Friday festivities start earlier at 4p.m.; a guest appreciation event will feature prizes, specials and a DJ dance party. On Saturday, relive the 1970s with alumni, friends and family.

“Put on your best bell bottoms and boogie on down for a costume contest, dance-off, drink specials, cash prizes, and giveaways,” the notification reads.

The Govnr’s storied history is matched by the tale of how current owner Mike Plancarte took over this tavern and its sister operations. The list includes Paramount Café and Marlowe’s downtown as well as Lala’s Wine Bar & Pizzeria around the corner.

“I started at Paramount Café as a busboy in 1995, I worked my way up the ladder and became an owner of Premier Ventures Inc. in 1998,” Plancarte said.

What an amazing rise in just three years. Since then, he’s seen a huge influx of new restaurants, bars, breweries and food trucks in recent years. That’s created a new challenge—a shortage of quality service industry workers.

“Honestly, not much remains the same over the years, but

that's what makes this business challenging, yet fun. You have to stay in tune with trends and definitely cannot be afraid of change, because if there is one thing that is for certain in this business, [it’s] that change is inevitable.”

So get on down there and party like it’s 1976! The address is 672 Logan St. just one block south of the Governor’s mansion. More details at govnrspark.com.

PARK TAVERN Last year, Park Tavern on E. 11th Avenue near Ogden Street received permission to add a rooftop patio. Part of that build out is underway and part of the tavern is closed during construction. Stay tuned for details of the rooftop opening.

CHOW URBAN GRILL Since opening in late May, Chow Urban Grill has added a lunch menu and now they’re open for weekend brunch, too. This eatery at 3570 E. Colfax Ave. boasts a large patio overlooking America’s longest highway—or at least a three-block section of it.

Brunch options include a pork belly benedict with chipotle Hollandaise, an asparagus and heirloom tomato omelet with crème fraiche and a generous steak and eggs plate. Bacon chocolate chip pancakes also frequently roll off the grill along with a more traditional version of French toast.

Several brunch cocktails were created including the Pasteur 76 crafted with pineapple hibiscus infused vodka, simple syrup, lemon juice, and champagne. You can get your mimosas by the glass or the ‘bottomless’ pitcher, too.

The phone number is 303597-0624. Hours are 11:00a.m.11:00p.m. Monday-Thursday, Friday-Saturday 11:00a.m.-midnight and Sunday, 11:00a.m.-10:00p.m.

Chow’s phone number is 303-5970624. No website yet.

This shop is Evo’s first move out of the Seattle area. The company began as an online retailer and is creating what Hupperts calls “click and mortar” retail shops.

Kiosks in the store will let you order online if you cannot find what you need at the shop.

The new venture will take over Roach Photo’s old space adding 7,200 square feet to Hupperts’ location. He will continue his business services in an expanded area in back. Retail will operate along the street. Building renovations are now underway.

“I’m really pleased to see that this old [1910] building is getting some life put back into it. It’s a beautiful building.”

The name will be Edgeworks/Bicycle Doctor/Evo. How’s that for a stretch? Eventually, the Evo name will win out, but some things will stay the same.

“As far as what I’m doing goes, we’ll be more of that service component. Everyone who works for me [is still here].”

Hupperts’ pair of ventures switches focus seasonally. Edgeworks does the bulk of its ski business in the winter months; Bike Doc demand surges in the warmer weather. Edge-works.com is the winter website. Bicycledr. com has details about high-quality bike rentals and other two-wheeler services. The shop’s number is still 303-831-7228.

Coffee Bakery debuted a new expanded dining area on July 15 with a big celebration for customers.

The couple, who have owned the shop for three years, said they were happy to expand seating for folks to enjoy their homemade eats and drinks.

One highlight at Corner Coffee is the house-made hummus. It fits well with the shop’s low key Mediterranean flair. Also offered are stuffed grape leaf snacks and other goodies. Pastries are baked fresh and a variety of “grab ‘n go” snacks are packaged for the office.

Six breakfast sandwiches and eight lunch ones are also on the menu. You can go Greek with gyro meat, some of that hummus and homemade tzatziki sauce.

The shop address is 1245 E. Colfax Ave. but the shop fronts on Lafayette. It now features an expanded patio too.

The enlargement roughly tripled the seating area. The expansion area was formerly the dining room for Fat Jack’s SuperSubs next door. Now it’s a welcome addition to the bakery’s footprint.

You missed the big shindig but stop in any time to sample the tempting wares. There’s free 2-hour parking in the back!

Hour are Monday-Friday, 7:00a.m.-7:30p.m, Sat 8:00a.m.6:00p.m., and Sunday, 8:00a.m.3:00p.m. The number is 303-9974954.

THE CORNER COFFEE BAKERY

FAT JACK’S SUPERSUBS

There have been some big changes on the corner of Colfax and Lafayette recently. The Corner

When Fat Jack’s surrendered its ample dining room space to the neighbors, some customers were

concerned but there’s now new seating for 12 available at the sandwich shop even though most of Fat Jack’s business is delivery-based.

One unusual item they deliver is pints of Little Man ice cream.

Salted Oreo and Space Junkie are two flavors available. The third is salted peanut butter cup.

Not familiar with Space Junkie?

It’s a genuine black raspberry flavor with chocolate junk added.

How’s that for a solution to late night ice cream cravings?

Jack’s delivers until 3:00a.m.

Thursday-Saturday, and until midnight the rest of the week.

CLOSINGS: CHEEKY MONK I admit I didn’t see this one coming. After 10 years at 534 E. Colfax Ave., the Cheeky Monk closed on July 18.

The Monk’s Facebook page announced the closing: “We have enjoyed sharing our love of great beer by bringing Denver some of the best, and in many cases very rare, beer from around the world.”

Most of the eatery’s focus was on Belgian beers. That focus eventually earned James Pachorek a Knighthood of the Brewers’ Mash Staff for his efforts on behalf of Belgian beverages.

Owners Sir James and Tina Pachorek have sold the building and have plans to relocate their Lost Highway Brewing Company in several months. Lost Highway opened just two years ago next to continued on page 20

EDGEWORKS/ BICYCLE DOCTOR A Seattle-based outdoor firm is the new owner of Edgeworks and Bicycle Doctor at 860 Broadway near Ninth Avenue.

Edgeworks/Bike Doc owner Matt Hupperts said, “My shop has been a service/repair shop for 21 years.

I’ve sold to Evo, which is a much larger group. There will now be a much bigger retail component.”

“The best damn ice cream sandwiches in all of Denver”– BuzzFeed

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PRIMARY WRAP-UP: BENNET, GLENN AND DENVER’S FIRST WOMAN DA

by Jennifer Turner The June 28 primary results set the stage for an interesting couple of months for Denver voters.

The most high-profile and contentious race is likely to be the battle for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Democrat Michael Bennet. He will face El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn in the general election.

Also of high interest: Denver residents will have a woman District Attorney for the first time in January, either Democrat Beth McCann or Independent Helen Morgan.

And, well-known U.S. Congressional Representative Diana Degette scored an easy victory in a rare primary challenge.

Other local races on the ballot were State Senate District 31 and State House District 6.

U.S. SENATE Darryl Glenn handily defeated four other contenders for the right to face Michael Bennet in November. Glenn’s barebones campaign was victorious even though he raised the least amount of money of anyone running in the Republican senatorial primary.

The Christian conservative, who is also a retired Air Force Lt.

Colonel, won so decisively the race was called less than an hour after the polls closed.

“During the primary, I traveled the state of Colorado hearing firsthand from Coloradans about the issues they face. Our campaign isn’t about partisan politics; it’s about addressing the needs of Colorado’s families, and I look forward to connecting with more Colorado voters during this campaign,” said Glenn.

Glenn has a battle ahead of him. Bennet has already accumulated a war chest of nearly $6.1 million and reserved 15,000 ad spots to run between now and the general election. By contrast, Glenn had approximately $50,000 in his campaign coffers and $16,500 in debt as of June 8.

Bennet campaign spokesman Andrew Zucker said, “There’s a clear choice in the Colorado U.S. Senate rate: while Darryl Glenn endorses Donald Trump, thinks Ted Cruz should be our next Supreme Court Justice and believes the problem with Washington is ‘Republicans reaching across the aisle,’ Michael Bennet takes on dysfunction in Washington and works with both political parties in order to get things done for Colorado.”

In April, Glenn described him-

self as an “un-apologetic Christian, constitutional conservative, pro-life, Second Amendment-loving American.” Ted Cruz and Sarah Palin have endorsed him, and the candidate has pledged his support to Donald Trump.

DISTRICT ATTORNEY Beth McCann beat-out Michael Carrigan and Kenneth Boyd to win the Democratic nomination, which has historically been the biggest obstacle to being elected District Attorney in the Mile High City. The race was most expensive in the state, excluding the national ones.

Unaffiliated candidate Chief Deputy Attorney Helen Morgan will be McCann’s opponent in the general election. Morgan has over 22 years of experience working in the DA’s office but begins the race at a disadvantage since Denver voters lean Democratic.

Herself a Democrat, Morgan has chosen to run as an Independent because she believes the job of DA should not be a partisan position.

1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2002 was the last time Diana DeGette faced an opponent in the Democratic primary. In office

since 1997, DeGette took the challenge from rival Chuck Norris seriously and debated him in May. She ended up winning 87 percent of the vote.

Republican Casper Stockham is the Republican nominee. He is an Air Force veteran, author and former President of American Conservatives of Color. Stockham and his wife, Cheryl, are radio hosts and Christian marriage coaches.

STATE SENATE DISTRICT 31 Lois Court, who is term-limited in her role as State House District 6 Representative, defeated Steve Sherick and Erin Bennett in the Democratic primary for State Senate District 31. Republican Bob Lane defeated Jeffrey Washington by a two-to-one margin.

“I send my heartfelt thank-you to all Democrats in Senate District 31 for their participation in our recent primary,” Court said.

“I congratulate Erin Bennett and Steve Sherick on the respectful way we treated each other throughout our campaigns. I look forward to a united effort in November and encourage everyone who is interested in this election to be in touch with me at lois@ loiscourt.com.”

Bob Lane took an early shot

at Court after his victory. “This race is truly a David vs. Goliath contest,” he said. “I am the only standalone, self-funded candidate for the Colorado Senate. I am working only for the citizens of the district. My opponent is working for the special interests funding her campaign with thousands upon thousands of dollars.

I have only spent $725.”

Court responded to Lane’s statement saying, “I have never taken one dime from any special interest group—not Political Action Committee nor Small Donor Committee. My campaigns are funded entirely by individuals, always have been, always will be.

State House District 6 2016 Democratic Assembly winner Jeff Hart lost to Chris Hansen in the State House District 6 race.

Hansen won 59 percent of the vote and will be unchallenged in the general election.

Tracking participation Denver voters who mail their ballots are now able to track them as they travel to the Secretary of State’s office to be counted. Users who activate the Ballot Trace feature on pocketgov.com can opt for email or text updates.

The general election is on Tuesday, November 8.

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COLORADO’S FIRST FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER OPENS

by Jason McKinney The Rose Andom Center, Colorado’s first family justice center to serve domestic violence victims, opened June 29 with a special ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Denver Mayor, Michael B. Hancock, and District Attorney, Mitch Morrissey. The Andom Center will provide services and protection to victims of domestic violence in the Denver area and beyond.

“Domestic violence is a terrible, traumatic experience. The Andom Center works to ensure that services are in one easily accessible, safe and welcoming place to the courageous souls who are seeking help,” Mayor Hancock said.

The Andom Center is named for Rose Andom, the first investor in the project, who contributed $1.5 million as the lead donation.

Andom is a Denver businesswoman and community leader who is a survivor of domestic violence and who has made the protecting of women and families a personal mission.

“This really represents a dream come true for me,” Andom said.

“Being a victim of domestic vio-

lence myself, I know how lonely and helpless it can feel. My hope is that this center will provide support and a way out for those individuals impacted by [it].”

The goal of the Andom Center is to improve the lives of domestic violence victims by organizing a single, safe location for people with crucial, basic needs. The center also provides space for community organizations and government agencies so as to offer better-coordinated services for victims.

Although there are no shelter beds at the Andom Center, SafeHouse Denver is one of the center’s partner agencies, as is the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. Both organizations can connect victims with either emergency or longer-term housing options.

“Our goal is to be a resource both in the immediate need during times of crisis and also over time,” said Margaret Abrams, Executive Director for the Andom Center. “Victims may experience a need to access counseling or advocacy for themselves or their children, explore civil legal

MAGGIE AND MARTA CHAT AS THEY ENJOY THE AMBIANCE OF LOBBY OF THE BRAND NEW ROSE ANDOM

center. The center will provide one-stop servicing for victims of domestic abuse. Photo by Jeff Hersch options, connect with public benefits or [have help completing] job searches or [locating] other self-sufficiency resources.”

According to Abrams, the Denver Police Department investi-

gated just over 5,000 domestic violence incident reports in 2015 alone. SafeHouse Denver fielded over 16,000 calls on their crisis and information line as well.

“However, many victims do not

contact the police, and may turn to family, friends and community resources for help,” said Abrams.

“National statistics indicate 25 continued on page 12

EAST’S A+ ANGELS MENTORS ADDRESS ACHIEVEMENT GAP

by Jennifer Turner East High School at 1600 City Park Esplanade and Colfax is one of the most respected institutions within Denver Public Schools. It has achieved the district’s highest rating of “Distinguished” for the past two years and was recognized twice in the past 15 years by Newsweek magazine as one of the Top 100 Public High Schools in the United States.

Celebrated for its diversity, East’s 2400 students come from many different backgrounds, and 45 percent are minorities.

A number are from middle and upper-middle class households, others live in poverty and some are even homeless.

There is also an “achievement gap” at East. This gap is a measurable disparity in the performance of kids of different races, ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds. The A+ Angels Mentoring Program was established in 2004 to help address this issue.

Jessica Pearson, an East parent, founded the A+ Angels.

Pearson was concerned some low-achieving students weren’t getting the assistance or resources they needed to succeed. The program targets minority students, some of whom may be the first in their families to graduate high school or college.

“East is a big, big school with many fabulous opportunities,” Pearson says. “However, some kids, particularly those whose families are not that experienced with higher education, need more attention and one-on-one relationships with adults.”

Automatically placed in students’ calendars, the A+ Angels program encourages students to meet with their mentors every

Wednesday or Thursday school is session from 7:30-9:00a.m.

The dedicated time slot provides structure and makes it convenient for mentors to see their mentees on the way to work.

Many of the pairs get together more than once a week or talk by phone.

During the summer, students and mentors typically stay in touch, but there are no mandatory meetings. The last two years of high school the relationship is more informal and up to the pairs to determine what best fits their schedules. Some mentees and mentors stay in touch well past high school.

Mentors come from all walks of life, and many are employed in full-time in jobs unrelated to education. They help their mentees learn to navigate East and adjust to high school, teach them to self-advocate and apply for college. Several also organize trips outside of school, including visits to the theater and Denver Art Museum. Pearson says that just showing up and being available is a big part of the equation.

There have been over 400 mentor pairs since the program’s inception.

Judith Cassel-Mamet has been a part of the A+ Angels program for eight years and is currently mentoring her fourth East student. She feels she has received as much from the program as she has given to it.

Cassel-Mamet says she learned a lot from her mentees, including how to navigate the city bus system and the in-and-outs of the court system. It has also broadened her perspective on racism in Denver. She feels it is important to approach the program as a twoway relationship and suggests vol-

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: JESSICA PEARSON, YASMINE SHAW-PIKES AND AIMEE ARENS POSE ON THE STEPS OF

East High. Photo by Sara Hertwig unteers not see their role as only imparting wisdom on the student.

“I have seen the best and worst of humanity through my mentees eyes and learned how insidious and pervasive racism is in our beautiful, wonderful city,” Cassel-Mamet adds.

Yasmine Shaw-Pikes, an incoming East Senior, has been in the program since her freshman year.

“My mentor, Kate Freed, is one of the best people I have met in my whole life. She is so sweet and helpful,” Shaw-Pikes says. “I have loved going to plays with her. She took my mom and me to CU for a college orientation.”

Shaw-Pikes wants to attend CU, CSU or Nebraska State after graduating from East.

East English teacher Aimee

Arens took over running the program from Pearson last year.

She helps identify kids who are a good fit for A+ Angels, handles the administrative duties and recruits mentors. Arens also runs the new mentor training which will take place at East in room 219 on Saturday, Aug. 20 from 9:00-11:00a.m.

Criterion for being a mentor includes ideally being able to commit to the program for four years and availability to attend a weekly Wednesday or Thursday

meeting, during the school year, from 7:30-9a.m. All participants must also be willing to submit to a DPS background check. There are optional quarterly evening mentor support meetings with guest speakers.

Twenty new A+ Angels mentors are needed for the 2016-2017 school year. Please contact Aimee Arens at aimee_arens@dpsk12. org or 720-423-8449 if you are interested. For more information, visit the A+ Angels website at aplusangels.org.

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12 COUNCIL Continued from 4 neighborhood watch, polls or surveys, town meetings, call-in programs and meeting with interest groups as opposed to relying solely on police patrols.

- Emphasizing proactive techniques such as foot patrol rather

than strictly responding to emergency calls.

- Focusing on officer accountability to the civilians they are supposed to serve.

- Allowing more discretion amongst lower-ranking officers with greater positive outcome expectations.

These elements are implemented in a multi-pronged approach using

a variety of aspects, broadening the duties of the police officer and individualizing the practices to the community they police.

Police efforts focus on face-toface interactions in smaller patrol areas with an emphasized goal of preventing criminal activity instead of responding to it. Solving problems using input from the community being policed and

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making an effort to increase service-oriented positive interactions with police are critical to success.

The concept of community policing was derived from the Broken Windows theory, a theory which suggested that since a broken window is not against the law, then it would be ignored by the “professional” police officer. However, a broken window is an indicator of social disorganization, and therefore requires the attention of the community-orientated officer.

Many community-oriented police structures focus on assigning officers to a specific area called a “beat” and having those officers become familiar with that area through a process of “beat profiling.” The officers are then taught how to design specific patrol strategies to deal with the types of

crime that are experienced in that beat. Reviewing crime data helps with patrol strategies, which is routinely conducted by all Denver Police District Command Staff with Senior Police Staff.

Community policing is concerned with solving the crimes that the community is concerned about, and solving concerns by working with and gaining support from the community. Police need to gain willing cooperation from the public and will lose public cooperation proportionately to the amount of force used in situations. The police need to maintain relationships with the public and keep their respect.

Let’s decide to partner with Chief White and his officers to maintain and improve the public safety in our great city and its wonderful communities.

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13 MORATORIUM Continued from 1 According to Koelbel & Company President, Walter A. “Buz” Koelbel, Jr., his company has developed six senior or workforce housing projects with more than 400 units in the last five years.

“Affordable housing is an issue in Denver and housing is the foundation of stable families,” says Koelbel.

He said he’d been watching the site for several years as it cycled through two earlier developers before being purchased by Continuum Partners two years ago. The site has been vacant since 2007 when UCHSC moved to Aurora. Continuum Partners chose Koelbel to build Ash Street Apartments as part of the overall redevelopment project.

In addition to Continuum and Koelbel, the Denver Office of Economic Development (OED), CHFA and the Denver Urban Renewal Authority all worked to make Ash Street Apartments possible.

OED says it is currently funding 13 affordable developments that will bring 1,308 affordable rental units on line. Among them are Westwood Crossing (98 units) in West Denver, which broke ground in early March, and Ashley Union Station (75 units) in LoDo, which broke ground in mid-December 2015.

In July, the city announced a new plan to raise $155 million over 10 years to assist construction of 6,000 added units of

affordable housing. The proposal includes a half-mill property tax increase in the first year to build the fund and developers’ fees ranging between 40 cents and $1.70 per square foot, assessed at the time building permits are issued.

The fees would be based on the type of property being built: single family, multi-family, commercial or industrial. That effort would dovetail with the administration’s current commitment to building at least 5,000 units of affordable workforce housing by next year.

While there’s a technical definition of “affordable housing,” informal definitions and those used in marketing vary.

For example, two so-called “micro-unit” projects in Curtis Park and Uptown, each with two buildings, would provide tiny apartments for less than $1,000 per month, which for a single person with a good job could be considered affordable.

These units are typically smaller than 400 square feet, so on a per-square-foot basis micro-units may actually cost more than standard size apartments.

The city zoning code permits buildings on small lots of 6,250 square feet or less to be built without any off-street parking.

In dense neighborhoods, this can exacerbate already tight street parking.

There are more than 4,200 such small lots in the city, according to the Department of Community

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Neighborhood activists have been working with Councilman Albus Brooks to get Council to approve a six-to-nine-month moratorium on small-lot developments to enable examination of the parking exemption.

Brooks, who has been on medical leave, told Life on Capitol Hill that his proposed bill likely would establish a panel composed of neighborhood groups, city planners and developers to make a recommendation for inclusion in an omnibus zoning amendment

bill that will go before City Council in January.

With Brooks on leave, Councilman Paul Kashmann is spearheading the effort. He expects the moratorium proposal to come before Council sometime in the next few weeks.

The zoning code passed in 2010 resulted in “unintended and unexpected consequences,” Kashmann said. “If we don’t like what’s in the zoning code … what would we rather see in its place? Both neighborhood groups and the developer community

deserve some clarity on how we move forward.”

Architect Robert Hickman, one of the activists promoting the moratorium, said, “I think at some point you have to have an overall perspective of what’s going on with parking in Denver to come up with a good balance of efforts and incentives.

“Perhaps one of the goals is to move to a society where people are less dependent on automobiles, but that’s a long process … you have to come up with deliberate steps.”

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Lala’s Movie Under the Moon Wednesday, August 3, 2016 6 - 10:30p.m. at Governor’s Park (701 Pennsylvania St.)

This year Lala’s will be featuring the movie “Jumanji” for their seventh annual Movie Under the Moon. “Jumanji” will be shown at 8:15p.m. Join Lala’s early in the beer garden for pizza, beer and wine. All proceeds from this event benefit Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods!

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WITNESS TO ONE OF THE EARLIEST CAMPUS SHOOTINGS photos and copy by Julie Hutchinson Fifty years ago this month, longtime Capitol Hill resident Carol Hall Moreno witnessed the first mass school shooting in modern history from windows in a classroom building during freshman orientation at The University of Texas at Austin.

During the 96-minute killing spree on Aug. 1, 1966, a lone gunman shot 46 people from the 28th-floor observation deck of the iconic tower in the center of the UT campus, killing 15 and wounding 31.

The somber anniversary this month falls alongside an array of attacks here and abroad this summer exhibiting the kind of violence which, until that day in 1966, Americans did not know.

As the orientation lecture in Batts Hall wore on that hot summer morning, Moreno resisted the urge to follow the other bored students sneaking out early, all

unaware of the terror outside.

“My mother had taught me good manners, and we were not about to leave before the speaker was finished,” Moreno said. “This may have saved our lives. By the time we left the auditorium the shooting had been going on for almost 20 minutes.”

A popular, smart student from Cuero, Texas, a small town 90 miles south of Austin, Moreno came to freshman orientation with her friend Mary Blackwell.

The two Cuero High School graduates were planning to spend their freshman year as roommates.

The attention of the world focused on the UT campus as the story unfolded on television and radio.

Victims fell as far as a quarter mile away, with the gunman extending his deadly accuracy to targets in a retail district west of the campus proper, including a boy riding a bicycle.

CAROL HALL MORENO’S STUDENT ID FROM HER TIME AT THE UNIVERSITY

of Texas at Austin. Moreno was in freshman orientation when a gunman began shooting from the iconic tower on the UT-Austin Mall. Image courtesy Carol Hall Moreno

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“We could look out the windows and see wounded or possibly dead people all over the mall,” Moreno said. “Some were hiding behind trees or statues.

We went from window to window looking at the carnage. It was really surreal.”

When the siege ended, officials gave students the all-clear signal.

“Doors flew open and a large crowd stormed the mall and gathered at the Tower Building,” Moreno said. “People were in shock. Paramedics seemed to bring out body after body, all covered in sheets. I remember that someone said that one of the bodies was the shooter, and the crowd cheered.”

When the crowd at the tower began to disperse, Moreno and Blackwell looked for phones to call their families back home.

“We were supposed to take advanced placement exams that afternoon, but all we wanted to do was to get home,” Moreno said.

For Moreno, the beginning of her freshman year at UT marked her fulfillment of a family tradition that started a generation earlier when her father graduated as a medical doctor from UT-Galveston. The whole family followed UT sports teams and her father even threatened not to attend her wedding if she didn’t marry a UT man.

“We were Longhorns through and through,” Moreno said, referring to the mascot for the UT sports teams.

Later that terrible day, it was Moreno’s father who drove to the campus to transport the two roommates back to Cuero.

“It was as if everyone just wanted to put the whole thing behind them,” she said. “There were no crisis teams or counselors... No one really knew how to handle such a situation. We just went on with our lives. The tower had always been such a symbol of pride. No one wanted it to be so vilified.”

The 1967 UT yearbook, The Cac-

CAROL HALL MORENO, RIGHT, AND HER ROOMMATE, MARY BLACKWELL,

posed in a photo booth during their freshman year at The University of Texas at Austin. Image courtesy Carol Hall Moreno tus, referenced the shooting with a single, unadorned paragraph, concluding, “It proved a matter of months before students could ‘chalk it up’ and again consider the tower as the symbol of education it is.”

After graduating with a degree in elementary education, Moreno worked for the Aurora Public Schools as a teacher, assistant principal and principal.

Now retired and the grandmother of five, Moreno said every new school shooting reminds her of that summer day in 1966.

“Of course, it causes me to relive the events,” she said, “but, mostly, it just makes me sad that these events keep happening, even 50 years after my experience.”

In October, following her 50th high school reunion in Cuero, Moreno is planning to visit the UT tower, hoping for “some closure to the horror,” she said.

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to take the elevator to the 27th floor of the tower Building. I plan to walk along the observation deck and to have a moment of silence for those whose lives were torn apart by the rampage of a madman. I will look over at Batts Hall and will be once again thankful that the teachings of my wonderful mother kept me out of harm’s way.”

The tower, built in 1937, remained closed for 32 years following the tragedy but reopened to the public in 1998. Officials dedicated a Memorial Garden near the tower in 2006 with a bronze plaque honoring those affected by the tragedy.

“We Longhorns still swell with pride today when the tower is illuminated in orange after a win during the UT football season,” Moreno said. “The tower is a symbol of pride and strength. A mass murderer should not be able to take that away from us. And he didn’t.”

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RECREATIONAL SPORTS LEAGUES OFFER A PLACE TO PLAY AND SOCIALIZE

by Jacob Karp Each weeknight throughout late spring, summer and early fall in Denver, thousands of residents flock to their neighborhood parks to take part in recreational sports leagues. Made up of participants with differing skill levels, interests and backgrounds, these recreational leagues offer an alternative way to meet people and make new friends in a growing city.

“Denver is a melting pot, people are moving here from all over the country, often not knowing anybody for miles,” says Meghan Karcher, who met her girlfriend in a City Wide Sports co-ed basketball league in 2012. “It's a great way to meet people with common interests.”

Through organizations like City Wide Sports, Kick In For A Cause (KIFAC) and Play Mile High, players can choose from competitive, non-competitive and more socially-oriented league options in both traditional sports like softball, basketball and flag football, as well as newly popular sports like kickball and bocce ball. There are also leagues that meet at bars for skeeball, cornhole and bowling.

For the competitive player who is looking for the classics like flag football, softball and basketball, City Wide Sports (CWS) is home to more than 1,700 teams and over 20,000 participants each year.

A city entity, City Wide Sports appeared on the scene in 2004, but many of its leagues date as far back as the 1960s.

“There are teams that have been playing with the city since the 1980s and are still playing here after 30 years,” said Matt Draper, Recreation Supervisor for the City and County of Denver.

In addition to mainstream sports, CWS also offers kickball and dodgeball leagues and is seeing a rise in tennis, which Draper says is making a big comeback due to the fact it can be played nearly year-round and doesn’t require a team commitment.

CWS charges a team fee

instead of charging individual players. This allows for a lower cost of entry than some other leagues. On average players pay $25, says Draper, with each season lasting from seven to nine weeks.

“It’s the best value in the city, so reasonable for people that don’t have a ton of extra cash but want to play sports,” related William Goodlin, who has played nine seasons of kickball with CWS. For a less competitive take on kickball, KIFAC offers participants an “open, fun and social environment to come out and have a good time,” according to Patrick Brown, KIFAC’s Executive Director.

Started in City Park in 2003, KIFAC has become known for its theme weeks, costumes and in-game slip-and-slides as well as the “second inning stretch,” in which both teams must meet and introduce themselves to each other during that intermission.

“Some leagues want to be competitive and award a trophy, and that is just not what this league is all about. It’s about coming out and having a great time and meeting some new people,” explained Brown.

“KIFAC is the most fun you will have on a Monday through Friday night,” said Elliot Bath, who has played in KIFAC for the last five years.

Because of its different perspective on the sport, the league offers a full refund policy after the first game if players are not satisfied with the format and “fun first” attitude.

In addition to kickball, KIFAC also offers volleyball, as well as cornhole at Stoney’s, Jackson’s and Dive Inn and bowling at Moe’s Original BBQ on Broadway.

All KIFAC leagues range from four to seven weeks, with player fees ranging $40-65 per person.

With a greater focus on the social element of sports, the Play Mile High (PMH) organization has been able to branch out across six cities in the United States, boasting over 100,000

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summer kickball league. KIFAC has lots of game site options; visit kifac.org to find a league that suits your drinking habits. Photo courtesy KIFAC participants according to Elliot Jeffords, Director of the Denver market.

“Play Mile High is a way to get out from behind your screen and meet people face-to-face while taking part in a sport,” said Jeffords.

Originally brought to Denver as a bocce league in 2013, PMH now offers multiple sports in all areas of the city. In Capitol Hill alone, players can participate in bocce, kickball and volleyball leagues at Congress Park, as well as a skeeball league at Don’s Tavern.

Additional offerings include soccer, flag football and basketball.

With nearly 26,000 players in Denver in 2016 according to Jeffords, there is always someone new to meet.

“Thursdays are now something I look forward to all week, you are bound to meet someone new every time you go,” said Kelsey Plath, who has played kickball and volleyball with PMH since 2014.

League fees range from $40-75 per person, with football and basketball being slightly more expensive and all leagues guarantee seven weeks of play.

For general and league registration information, please visit denvercitywidesports.org, kifac. org and playmilehigh.com.

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Local, special, free and nonprofit events are given priority. Mail to 615 E. Jewell Ave., 80210, or email to: editor@lifeoncaphill. com. Deadline: 20th of current month for next month’s listings.

Note that LIFE is published on the first Wednesday of the month. Readers are advised to call the appropriate number to verify dates and times. This calendar is also available at lifeoncaphill.com.

FAMILY TUESDAYS: Young Children’s Storytime, The Tattered Cover,

Colfax and Elizabeth, 10:30a.m.

Free. Different topic each week.

Call 303-322-1965, ext. 2731.

• “Book Babies,” a language enrichment program for babies age six to 23 months, 10:30a.m., Children’s Library of the Denver Public Library, 13th and Broadway. Call 720-865-1306.

FRIDAY, AUG. 5 and 19: Together Colorado, 9:00-11:30a.m., Corona Presbyterian Church, 1205 E. Eighth Ave. For pregnant women and mothers of preschoolers to five years old. Brunch, speakers, childcare provided. First visit free. Repeated every first and third (and fifth) Fri. of the month. Call 303-832-2297.

GALLERIES FRIDAY, AUG. 5: First Friday Art Walk in the Golden Triangle Museum District. Free bus, maps at all galleries. Free shuttle to the Santa Fe walk, below. Call 303-573-5095.

• First Friday Art Walk, Santa Fe Art District, sixth to 10th on Santa Fe. Call 303-333-2820.

• First Friday Art Walk and Free Public Reception for the Denver Artist Guild, Byers-Evans House Museum, 1310 Bannock St., 5:00-8:00p.m., call 303-6204933 for more info.

• RedLine Contemporary Art Center Presents superposition a conceptual Fashion Show (First Friday event) 7:00p-9:00p.m. superposition will display a collaborative fashion collection designed and produced by Denver artists Cyrus and Keenan Ferguson, featuring fabrics painted by Reach Studio artists. superposition seeks to move beyond the format of a traditional fashion show by creating an engaging live performance that includes sound produced

by Denver musician Offthesky.

The show is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be provided.

WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, AUG. 10 and 11: RedLine Contemporary Art Center Presents its second Annual 48 Hours of Socially Engaged Art and Conversation, a free two-day summit engaging cultural organizations to share their expertise on cultural responsiveness, social responsibility, and collective leadership.

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"UNTITLED: CENTER STAGE" IS INSPIRED BY THE "SUMMER OF DANCE" at the Denver Art Museum. Better than karaoke, you will be invited to groove in the spotlight with divas, dance-offs and other artists 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Fri., Aug. 26, 6-10p.m. Included with museum admission. 720-913-0130; denverartmuseum.org

FOUR MILE HISTORIC PARK PRESENTS THE VERSATILE AND TALENTED folk group, "The Scones." Heralding from Paonia, the group's influences come from rock, jazz, country and blues. Bring a picnic and the whole family! 715 S. Forest St., Aug.10, 6:30p.m. 970-527-4490; sconesmusic.com between social revolution and cultural or political revolution.

Programming will include workshops, 10-minute talks, interactive activities, performances, exhibitions and more! Wednesday, August 10th features: launch breakfast, 8:00a.m., and artist reception, 6:00p.m. redlineart. org/48-hours/ MONTH-LONG: • aBuzz Gallery, 3340 Walnut St., presents Branching Out: Three Paths, a group exhibition by three artist, Karen Bennett, Mary Clark and Keats Scott, on display July 28-Aug. 20. Call 303408-7813 for info.

• David B. Smith Gallery, 1543 Wazee St., presents Jason Middlebrook’s vibrant colored collection of geometric patterns and designs inspired by nature.

On exhibit Aug. 3-Sept. 30, call 303-893-4234.

• Leon Gallery, 1112 E. 17th Ave., presents new and existing works by Matthew Harris.

Showing through July 27, call 303-832-1599.

• Robischon Gallery, 1740 Wazee St., presents Ian Fisher In Advance of Light and Kevin O’Connell Inundation,” showing through Aug. 27, call 303-2987799.

• Walker Fine Art, 300 West 11th Ave., presents Simplifying the Essentials, Featuring: Morgan Robinson, Melissa Borrell, Patricia Finley, Chloe Hedden, Chris DeKnikker and Melanie Grein.

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COMEDY WORKS DOWNTOWN IS PLEASED TO PRESENT, FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY, THE "WELLRED COMEDY TOUR." If you need some vicarious liberal, redneck ranting, these guys are the experts. Remember, laughter is always the best medicine. 1226 15th, Mon. Aug. 8th, 8p.m. $20. 303-595-3637; comedyworks.com

Opening Reception: July 15, 5:009:00p.m., First Friday Receptions: Aug. 5 and Sept. 2, 5:00-8:00p.m.

Exhibit runs through Sept. 3, call 303-355-8955.

• William Havu Gallery, 1040 Cherokee, proudly presents Lui Ferreyra, who has developed a technique which implements geometric fragments that coalesce into complex color-fields.

Through the classical tradition of oil on canvas, his canvases disclose a piercing investigation of subject-matter in an aesthetic that is evocative of today’s digital-age. Exhibition runs June 24-Aug. 20, call 303-8932360.

WORKSHOPS, LECTURES AND MEETINGS FRIDAY, AUG. 5: Community Resources Forum, 9:00-10:30a.m., Sterne-Elder Room of Exempla St. Joseph Hospital, Russell Pavilion, 19th and Lafayette. Free continental breakfast, varying presentations. Free parking in Humboldt Garage off 20th. Continues the first Fri. of every month. Call 303-866-8889.

SATURDAY, AUG. 6: Mike King, the son of local legend Sid King, is premiering his play "The Fifth Dentist in Search of Sid's Treasure," at The Studio Loft at Denver Performing Arts Complex. Kane Entertainment is currently crowdfunding to bring the production to Denver, and all proceeds from tickets sales will benefit Children's Hospital Colorado, Sid's favorite charity.

Here's the trailer for the play: youtube.com/watch?v=Z_BtlWESTf0 Crowd-funding video: youtube. com/watch?v=u15NQHzoN1E MONDAY, AUG. 1 and 15: Skyline Toastmasters meet at Kephart Architecture, 2555 Walnut St., the first and third Mondays of every month at 6:30p.m. Call Doug for more info 303-778-0064.

TUESDAY, AUG. 2 and 16: Corona MOPS, a faith-based moms’ group offering friendship and support, 9:00-11:30a.m., Corona Presbyterian Church, 1205 E. 8th. first and third Tues. Open to any woman pregnant or with a child kindergarten age or younger; child care and brunch provided.

Call 303-832-2297.

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Focus on crimes affecting the quality of life. Public welcome.

Meets second Tues. of the month.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 10 and 24: Monthly meeting of Assistance League of Denver, 14th and Josephine, 10:00a.m. Repeated second and fourth Wed. of every month. second Wed. is lunch w/ entertainment, fourth Wed. is Bingo w/ lunch. Call 303-3225205.

FRIDAY, AUG. 12: GOP Monthly breakfast at Pete's Greek Town Cafe, 2910 Colfax. Great speakers and conservative camaraderie.

Please RSVP, so we can plan appropriately. No need to pay in advance, but please order breakfast to support Pete's. Individual checks. Be there 7:00a.m., order by 7:20a.m. so speaker is not interrupted. Repeated second Fri. of the month. On-line registration required.

MONDAY, AUG. 15: Monthly meeting of the Denver Garden Club, 7:00p.m., 1556 Emerson.

Member Colo. Federation of Garden Clubs. All are welcome.

Repeated third Mon. of every month. Call 303-320-5983.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 17: Join Active Minds as we trace the History of Coffee from its origins in Ethiopia to the Starbucks around the corner. It is a fascinating story of politics, power, chance and intrigue. At the Washington Street Community Center, 809 S Washington St., 1:30-2:30p.m.

Admission is free, RSVP: 303733-4643.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 17: The Citizens' Climate Lobby meets monthly, every third Wed., at the First Unitarian Society of Denver, 1400 Lafayette St. 6:30-8:00p.m.

For information call 303-3220079. No meetings scheduled for July or August.

THURSDAY, AUG. 18: Colfax Crime and Safety Coalition monthly meeting, Cheeky Monk, 534 E. Colfax, 3:00p.m. Public welcome. Repeated third Thurs. of the month.

• Monthly meeting of Financially Fit Females, 6:00p.m. First meeting free, location and topic change monthly, third Thurs. of month. Call 303-993-3939.

SATURDAY, AUG. 20: Colorado House District 8 Democrats, 10a.m.-noon, Park Hill Library, 4705 Montview. Repeated third Sat. of every month. Call 720220-6876.

TUESDAY, AUG. 23: Join Active Minds as we tell the story of the development of our National Parks System and highlight some of the more notable parks and their stories. At the Tattered Cover, 2526 E Colfax, 5:00-6:00p.m.

Admission is free, call 303-3227727 for information.

TUESDAY, AUG. 23: Denver Metro Young Republicans holds its General Meetings and Happy Hours on the fourth Tues. of each month, starting at 5:30p.m. with an informal social hour. The official meeting begins at 6:30p.m. and features a speaker or panel discussion. Cap City Tavern, 1247 Bannock Street. For information call 720-931-8888.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 8: Free

faith-based men’s support and healing group. Free copies of Power of Perseverance and Total Forgiveness for all participants who sign up for the 10-12 week men’s support group. In this session we will take a look at how to transform your life from hurts, rejection, anger, unforgiveness, to a life of love, healing, strength, wholeness and building Godly relationships. Meetings are 6:308:00p.m. at Open Door Fellowship, 1567 Marion St. (off Colfax and Marion St.) Free parking in lot and on the street. Register or questions 1-877-744-2122. Offering received.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 8: Free faithbased women’s support and healing group. Free copies of Love Search and Power of Perseverance by Pastor Polly for all participants who sign up for this 10-12 week women’s support group. In this session we will take a look at how to transform your life from hurts, rejection, unforgiveness and broken hearts, to a life of love, healing, acceptance and power. Meetings are 6:308:00p.m. at Open Door Fellowship, 1567 Marion St. (off Colfax and Marion St.) Free parking in lot and on the street. Register or questions 1-877-744-2122. Love offering received.

SUNDAYS: Yoga on the Hill, 10:10a.m., 809 Washington.

Free. Call MJ at 303-433-6280 for details.

• Meditation and Kirtan every Sun. at 4:00p.m. at 854 Pearl Street. Childcare provided. For more info call Ed 720-810-9071.

• Tibetan Buddhist Meditation every Sun. at 9:30a.m., Mercury Cafe, 2199 California Street, ballroom. 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. Call 303-709-2530.

MONDAYS: Denver Laughter Club meets, First Unitarian Center, 14th and Lafayette. Free. Call Meredith, 303-877-9086.

TUESDAYS: Denver Chess Club, 6:30-10:30p.m., basement of West First Ave. Presbyterian Church, 120 W. first. Call 720-318-6496.

• Argentine Tango, practice and lessons, Turnverein Event Center, 1570 Clarkson, 6:3010:30p.m. Free, Call 303-710-

CORE NEW ART SPACE presents "The Great Filter," works about death by member artist Donny Dixon. Using ephemeral imagery, Dixon imagines the viewer might contemplate death as a natural part of life. Also showing, Earl Chuvarsky with his work titled "Wish You Were Here." 900 E. Santa Fe Dr., through Aug. 12. 303-2978429; corenewartspace.com 2250.

• Meditation at Noon, a free, 30-minute, guided meditation, KMC Colorado, 1081 Marion. Call 303-813-9551.

WEDNESDAYS: Kiwanis Club of Denver,12:00-1:30p.m., Maggiano’s at the Denver Pavilions,

16th and Glenarm. Program varies weekly.

• Monthly meeting of Democratic Party of Denver House District 5, Colorado Democratic Party HQ, 789 Sherman, 7:009:00p.m. Repeated first Weds. of every month, varying location.

Call 303-830-8242.

• Free Afternoon Lectures at the Denver Public Library, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway., Level five in the Gates Reading Room. Lectures begin at 1:30p.m. and are free and open to the public. For continued on page 18

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EVERGROOVE STUDIO IS COMING TO DENVER. THE EVERGREEN STUDIO WILL BE IN DENVER TO CELEBRATE ten years of music. Join the band, "Bottle Rocket Science," who describe themselves as "somewhere between country and rock with a good dose of hillbilly two-stomp." Proceeds will benefit the Evergreen Fire Department.

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THURSDAYS: Fillmore Community Network, focuses on sustainability, 7:30-9:00a.m., 1633 Fillmore, first floor conference room. Location changes monthly.

Call 303-399-2100.

• Cherry Creek Toastmasters, 7:00-8:30a.m., Temple Emanuel, first and Grape. Call 303-399-9901.

• Conquer the fear of public speaking at Body Shops Toastmasters, noon, Colorado Department of Health, 4300 Cherry Creek Dr. S., second floor. Call 303-3984735.

• Denver Socrates Cafe, 7:00p.m., Trinity United Methodist Church, 18th and Broadway.

Discussions on a variety of important topics. Free. Call 303-8611447.

• Downtown Denver Euchre Club, all fired up, 1135 Bannock St., 7:00p.m. (promptly). Call 303825-1995.

FRIDAYS: Daybreak Toastmasters, 7-8:30a.m., 1313 Sherman St., Room 220. Cat got your tongue? Public speaking and more. Visit our website at daybreaktoastmasters.org • “Thrillspeakers” Toastmasters, noon-1p.m., Webb building, 201 W. Colfax, Room 4i4. Call 720209-2896.

• Denver IDEA Cafe, a business start-up and brainstorming group, 2:00p.m., Panera Bread, 1350 Grant St. Guest speakers.

Free. Call 303-861-1447.

• Community Awareness Program, Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab (CELL), first Sat., 99 W. 12th, 6:00-8:00p.m. Call 303844-4000, ext. 8.

• “Writers’ Church,” a “dropin writer's’ jam” hosted by Curious Theatre Co. the first Sun. of every month, The Acoma Center, 1080 Acoma, 10:30a.m.-1:00p.m.

Free. Call 303-623-0524.

• Lunchtime Meditation at KMC Downtown at 1336 Glenarm Place. Take 30 minutes in the middle of the day to connect to your heart and clarify your intention for the day. Free on Fridays, 12:15-12:45p.m., meditationincolorado.org/classes-kmc-colorado/ meditation-noon/

• Happiness Hour at KMC Downtown at 1336 Glenarm Place consists of a short talk and guided relaxing meditation to unwind after work. Free on Fridays, 5:006:00p.m., meditationincolorado. org.

WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS: 16th and Josephine Recycling Center open 3:00-6:00p.m. Wed. and 9:00a.m.-12p.m. Sat. WEEKDAYS: Free computer basics classes at the Denver Public Library’s Community Technology Center, 13th and Broadway, level four, varying afternoon times.

Large variety of classes and skill levels. Call 720-865-1706.

• Create Great Credit, a free class at Denver Community Credit Union, 1041 Acoma. Registration required: denvercommunity.coop/ clearmoney.

• Free afternoon lectures at the Denver Public Library, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, level five in the Gates Reading Room. Lectures begin at 1:30p.m. and are free and open to the public. For information call 303-839-1671 SUNDAYS, WEDNESDAYS and THURSDAYS: “A Course in Miracles,” on-going class based on in-depth study of ACIM, 1:00p.m.

Sun., noon Weds., 7:00p.m. Thurs. at Unity Temple, 1555 Race St. Offering requested. Call 303-3223756.

SENIORS THURSDAY, AUG. 4: activities and lunch at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 9th and

Emerson, every first Thurs. of month. 10:00a.m.-activities, 11:00a.m.-program, 12noonlunch. A $4 donation is suggested.

SATURDAY, AUG. 13: free day for seniors 64+ at the Denver Firefighters Museum, 1326 Tremont Pl. Repeated second Sat. of every month. Call 303-8921436.

THURSDAY, AUG. 11: Seniors’ Book Discussion Group discusses contemporary fiction available in book and audio formats, 1:002:30p.m. in the level four meeting room of the Denver Public Library, 13th and Broadway. Repeated second Thurs. of every month.

Call 720-865-1312.

RELIGION SUNDAY, AUG. 21: Third Sunday Evensong, St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1350 Washington, 3:30p.m.. Preceded by free concert by Baroque violinist Mary Harrison. Repeated third Sun. of every month. Call 303-831-7115.

SUNDAYS: Catholic Mass, 8:30 and 10:30a.m., 12:30 and 6:30p.m., Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Colfax and Logan. Call 303-831-7010.

• Capitol Heights Presbyterian Church, 11th and Fillmore, 9:30a.m. worship, 10:30a.m. fellowship, 11:00a.m. education for all ages. Call 303-333-9366.

• Center for Spiritual Living Denver, Sunday celebrations: meditation 9:30a.m., service and children’s church 10:00a.m., 2590

THE DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS INVITES YOU TO THE OPENING reception of "From the Garden: Works by Heidi Jung." Don't miss these delicate paintings done on Mylar, an unusual choice of media. 1007 York St., Thurs., Aug.11, 5:30-7:30p.m. Free. 720-865-3501; botanicgardens.org

19 Washington St. Call 303-8325206.

• Church in the City-Beth Abraham, 16th and Gaylord, 8:30 and 10:45a.m.. Call 303-3225733.

• Denver United Church, 660 S. Broadway, services held at 8:30a.m., 10:00a.m. and 11:30a.m. denverunited.com • Sunday Service and Sunday School (for up to age 20), First Church of Christ, Scientist, 1401 Logan, 10:00a.m. Call 303839-1505 • Dignity Denver, 1100 Fillmore. Call 720-515-4528.

• Metropolitan Community Church of the Rockies, contemporary services 10:00a.m., 980 Clarkson. Call 303-860-1819.

• 9:30a.m. worship, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 9th and Emerson. Call 303-831-7023.

• Catholic Mass, at Ten Thirty Catholic Community. Mass at 11:00a.m. on Sundays. 1100 Fillmore. Call 720-563-1048 for info.

• Holy Eucharist, 9:00 and 11:15a.m., St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1350 Washington. Call 303-831-7115.

• St. Augustine Orthodox Church, Third and Acoma, 10:00a.m. Call 303-832-3657.

• Spoken worship, 7:45a.m.; sung worship with nursery, 9:30a.m.; informal worship, 5:30p.m. All worship services include Holy Communion. St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 13th and Vine. Call 303-388-6469.

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THE MOVIES UNDER THE MOON. ENJOY THE EVENING COOL, HELP OUT CAPITOL HILL UNITED NEIGHBORHOODS,(CHUN), AND WATCH HOOK IN Governor's Park, across from Lala's. 410 E. 7th, Aug. 8, 8:15-11p.m. 303-861-9463; lalaswinebar.com Catholic Parish, Roman Catholic Mass, 9:00a.m., Byzantine Divine Liturgy, noon, Speer Boulevard and Arapahoe Street on the Auraria campus.

• Catholic Mass, 7:30 and 10:00a.m., St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church, 23rd and York.

Call 303-322-8042.

• Informal Service, 10:00a.m., St. James Urban, 1402 Pearl (Network Coffeehouse). Call 303830-1508.

• St. Patrick Denver, 1570 Clarkson St. at the Denver Turnverein Center, morning service at 10:00a.m.

• St. Paul Lutheran and Roman Catholic Community, 16th and Grant, Lutheran mass at 8:00 and 10:30a.m. Call 303-839-1432.

• Unity on the Avenue: Sunday celebrations. Service and sunday school 10:00a.m. Light lunch follows. 4670 East 17th Ave. Parkway 303-322-3901

SUPPORT GROUPS WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3: Dementia Caregiver Support Group.

A safe place to share concerns, coping techniques, and tips when caring for a loved one with dementia. 1301 E. Colfax, 10:0011:30a.m. at The Center. Free.

Repeated first Wed. every month.

Call 303-951-5222.

THURSDAY, AUG. 4 and 18: Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, Our Savior’s Lutheran, 915 E. 9th, 7:00p.m. Repeated first and third Thursdays. Call 303-329-3364.

TUESDAY, AUG. 9: Pulmonary Fibrosis Support Group at National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson, Molly Blank Bldg., J105, every second Tues., 1:00p.m. Call 303-398-1912 WEDNESDAY, AUG. 10: “Let’s Talk About It,” a free prostate cancer information session for

men, 5:30-7:00p.m. at Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, 1800 Williams, third fl. Continues second Wed. of every month. Call 303-758-2030, ext. 139.

THURSDAY, AUG. 25: Monthly Kidney Cancer Support Group, 6:00p.m., The Urology Center of Colorado. Meeting will take place fourth Thurs. at 2777 Mile High Stadium in the third floor conference room. Call 303-762-7666 to register.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31: Denver Secular Recovery, a self-help, non-12-step support group for people recovering from alcohol and drug abuse, meets in the second floor meeting room of the Denver Public Library, 13th and Broadway, 6:30-8:00p.m. Repeated the last Weds. of every month.

Call 303-278-9993 MONDAYS: Weekly meetings of Emotions Anonymous, 7:309:00p.m., CHARG Resource Cen-

ter, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 9th and Emerson (use basement entrance on Emerson). Call 303331-2493.

• Weekly meetings of SMART Recovery for people with addictive behaviors, Nourished Health Center, 1740 Marion, 6:30-7:30p.m. Free. Call 303-593-2535.

• Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, 7:00-8:30p.m., First Avenue Presbyterian Church, First and Acoma (First Ave. side, downstairs). Call 303-425-9691.

MONDAYS and THURSDAYS: Meetings of LifeRing Secular Recovery, a network of support groups for people who want to maintain continuous abstinence from alcohol and other drugs, Washington Park United Church of Christ, 400 S. Williams (alley entrance), 6:00-7:00p.m. Call 303-830-0358.

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The Pachorek’s hope to find a new location and open a taproom first with stock from the Colfax brewery then switch over to production at a new address. Lost Highway has grown rapidly with beers now offered in 40-50 locations simply by word of mouth. As the Pachorek’s start pushing the brand, an expansion is inevitable.

GO BISTRO It’s gone. The first floor “grab ‘n go” bistro at the METLO, 11th and Broadway, has vamoosed. Reportedly, the company opted to focus on its catering effort.

Darn it. Their breakfast burritos with roasted sweet potatoes were killer. Now I’ll have to get a group together and call their corporate catering folks to arrange a delivery. All I need are 11 close friends willing to join me!

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DENVER WRANGLER The location at 1700 Logan should be shuttered by the time you read this. After a splashy Pride Fest at their 20-year home, the final beer bust was held July 24.

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GARDENING WE HOPE AND WE TRUST of hail because we hope and we trust, even though hailstorms hit Capitol Hill nearly every summer.

Hailstones officially declared the biggest recorded are stored in Boulder at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, each about the size of a bowling ball.

But there is no official declaration for the gardener whose hope is the strongest. No measurement for the deepest well of hope. No radar that tracks when hope will hit, or when hope might move out of your area.

When hail hits your garden, size doesn’t matter if it’s big enough to strip the leaves from the trees and knock tomatoes off the vine and stop up storm sewers and flood your front yard.

Mary and I became gardeners together. We bought baby plants at Kmart, knowing only that they were perennials, and watched in amazement as they grew tall and bloomed.

Together we radically pruned an overgrown upright juniper and forever after referred to it and others like it as “poodle-ized.”

We stripped turf from a hill and turned it into a rock garden.

We threw seeds at a chain link fence and the swath of sky-blue morning glories that grew surprised us every single morning.

We carried a hydrangea to our mother’s grave at Fort Logan. It was Mom’s favorite flower.

Our gardening bond never wavered, even though the sisterly bond moved up and down.

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That rainwater is better for plants than hose water will ever be. That the leaves on the trees love a good shower.

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You plant as best you know how.

And you stand back, hope and trust.

All the while knowing that this year it could be tomato worms. Or a late frost.

Or hail.

All gardeners eventually learn they can’t control what happens in their landscapes, even though some days in late May when all the spring bloomers are peaking, you start to think maybe you can.

And then, with little warning, hail.

All your best efforts, dashed.

Often while you watch.

So I’ll just come out and say it: Oh, hail. Hail, hail, hail.

That’s how I feel now.

Some of you may remember a column I wrote deep in the winter of 2015 about a peony in Worcester, Mass., that came to symbolize my life at that time.

I was in Worcester to help my sister, Mary, as she went through treatment for multiple myeloma, a hailstorm that had hit her life hard the previous autumn, just as the hills around Worcester blazed red and orange and gold.

As the colors faded and winter came on, the sight of the dormant peony came to represent the way I felt. Brown. Bent to the ground.

Done.

At the same time, that peony represented spring and its promise.

Mary did experience a new spring just as the peony sent up pinky-red shoots. Her treatment was producing good numbers, and she felt better.

Her response to the chemo was one of the best, doctors said.

After a year of treatment, she moved home to Colorado this spring.

We feasted on a bumper crop of hope as she bought a house and planted the pots on her wide front porch.

Everything looked so good. The lawn was lush. We talked casually about redoing the foundation plants, but it was fine the way it was, too.

We luxuriated in saying “Maybe some day.”

We were learning to live with the threat of another hailstorm in Mary’s life. And our lives. Aware, but willing to move ahead. Like the gardener who plants tomatoes in late June after the first crop is hailed out.

Capitol Hill gardeners learn to live with hail when they realize there’s no stopping it. So we hope for the best and resolve to live in the here-and-now. Never to miss a bloom or a weed again.

We learn to live with the threat

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It’s gripping enough that I read it cover to cover and in one sitting, twice.

Between 1910 and 1940, Chinese immigrants to the U.S. were detained on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay for processing.

Similar to Ellis Island, hopefuls waited in bureaucratic hell for weeks and months, sometimes years, and some of these people wrote poems on the walls of their prison.

Much of the men’s poetry survived, but most of the women’s words were destroyed in a fire in 1940. The fire effectively brought on the station’s permanent closure.

Goh’s work re-imagines what those lost poems might have looked like.

In Islanders, unendurable loss and suffering are often spoken of, and underlying secrets are hinted at, but the reader can only guess at true meaning.

The verses are frequently short, but their brevity makes them explosively powerful. Over the course of 90 pages the reader is given a view of men and women who are willing to do anything to survive. Their struggle is one that, although forgotten by many, must be remembered, and speaks to us as strongly now as it did a century ago.

The people of this collection are the other, the feared, the unknown. We know these people from today’s headlines. They are perceived as job stealers and spreaders of disease and moral unrest. They are blamed when things go wrong and when we need someone to scapegoat.

The perspectives here aren’t solely reserved for the immigrants, though. We are also privy to the views of officers who work on Angel Island and who process and profit from the immigrant residents.

Also present are the citizens of San Francisco who fear and abhor the immigrants. Goh also ensures we hear from the rich men who offered these potential immigrants work in the first place.

The interlocking verses (frequently characters overlap between narratives) show that a wide array of actors played a role in this story. The speed at which the frames of reference change is dizzying, and one yearns for more detail, but these viewpoints are fleeting and offer only glimpses.

When I was finished, I wanted to hear more from these voices.

Alas, we are given only a brief look here, a glimpse that filters the past through the present and aims to teach a lesson in compassion and humanity. Goh succeeds at this and then some with her breathtaking collection.

Clichéd as it might sound, this collection is for people who don’t (or think they don’t) like poetry.

Teow Lin Goh will be taking part in the First Annual Denver Lit Crawl on Friday, Sept. 2.

Tickets are free if acquired prior to the day of the event. Go to eventbrite.com for more information.

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CURMUDGEON HARDER THAN YOU MIGHT IMAGINE on the ability to compromise, not to dig your heels in so deep that progress is impossible.

If done right, the curmudgeon’s job (often using humor) is to rattle, challenge and ignite thought, ultimately building a better mouse trap. I hope you don’t see the curmudgeonly (please note that this is a real word) approach as requiring a lack of politeness or demanding a cruel, grumpy or mean-spirited disposition—that is not the intent.

One of my favorite local curmudgeon heroes is Tammy Mulligan. Tammy runs Denver Urban Matters (DenUM), a nonprofit organization housed on East Colfax. DenUM does a full-court press in addressing hunger relief and basic human needs. It is a fine organization doing important (and sometimes messy) work.

Tammy has a fearless approach in speaking about the hunger crisis that many in Denver want to ignore. Her dedication and commitment to low-income and disenfranchised people in our fair city trumps political correctness and conventional approaches.

She is brave enough to speak up and out regarding injustice, even if that means speaking to the funding community that she believes is missing the point. To you Tammy, I say “OOH RAH!” In 2012, David McCullough Jr., an English teacher at Wellesley High School, gave a truly inspired commencement speech at his school—a curmudgeonly classic!

Here is a sampling of his brilliant commentary: “You are not special. You are not exceptional. Contrary to what

your soccer trophies suggest, your glowing seventh-grade report card, despite every assurance of a certain corpulent purple dinosaur, that nice Mister Rogers and your batty Aunt Sylvia … you’re nothing special.

“Yes, you’ve been pampered, cosseted, doted upon, helmeted, bubble-wrapped. Yes, capable adults with other things to do have held you, kissed you, fed you, wiped your mouth, wiped your bottom, trained you, taught you, tutored you, coached you, listened to you, counseled you, encouraged you, consoled you and encouraged you again. But do not get the idea that you’re

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anything special. Because you’re not.”

He concluded his commencement chat with the following: “Exercise free will and creative, independent thought not for the satisfactions they will bring you, but for the good they will do others. And then you too will discover the great and curious truth of the human experience is that selflessness is the best thing you can do for yourself. The sweetest joys of life, then, come only with the recognition that you’re not special.”

Curmudgeons get it—we are not special—certainly not perfect, but we believe that recognizing, exposing and ultimately

celebrating our imperfections and the imperfections all around us can be giggle forming and possibly inspiring.

I totally understand that there are good curmudgeons, mediocre ones and those who go off the edge and are simply gasbags posing as curmudgeons. I hope that I am not posing. Part of being the right kind of curmudgeon means knowing when to button one’s pie hole. I am not always good at that aspect—holding back is not easy, especially when I think of a clever line.

But, clearly I am a flawed curmudgeon, though I assure I will keep trying to improve.

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You see, to be a certifiable curmudgeon, one must actively bear the burden of being an idealist.

There is no responsibility that goes with being a whiner—they simply do their wha wha wha song and dance, annoying everyone within ear-shot. But the true curmudgeon hopes that somehow, some way, their opinion can make the world in which they live a bit better.

The late great Andy Rooney, who for 33 years was the resident curmudgeon on 60 Minutes, stated, “I think criticism is the best source of change.” Author Jon Winokur commented, “Curmudgeons don’t hate sinners, just sin. They don’t hate humankind, just humankind’s excesses, and they hold out secret hope for the improvement of the species.”

P.J. O'Rourke, the former king curmudgeon at Rolling Stone, commented, “It is only in recent years that curmudgeons have gotten a bad rap.” Set the Wayback Machine to the late 1800s and let it carry you up to about the mid 1960s (yes, I just referenced Mr. Peabody from the Bullwinkle J. Moose TV show) and you would see that curmudgeonry (and yes, I just made up a word) and those that perfected it were rock stars—dudes like Mark Twain, James Thurber and H.L. Mencken.

So why the bad rap now, you ask? It is due, partially, to what I alluded to in the first paragraph.

Many don’t understand what a true curmudgeon is, and we get lumped in with the wet-blanket, kill-joy, whiner types. But I believe there is more to it than that.

I like to blame the bad rap on both political correctness and the fact that some touchy feely educator decided everybody in the school should win a blue-ribbon on field day. First-off, that was a dumb idea, but amazingly, the concept caught fire and became the standard way of thinking.

I believe these two concepts have led the way in creating a faux sense of politeness and an unrealistic view of the world. It is okay to disagree, and we don’t always win. In fact, losing is healthy for our souls. A contrary-to-the-ordinary point of view is not only good to listen to but crucial in building a more cohesive existence.

The gap in our nation is widening. Our political process has become embarrassing. The politicians we’ve elected to lead our country somehow missed the part in civics class that explained how the two-party system is built

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M U SIC COLIN HAY STILL A MAN AT WORK

by Peter Jones There are pros and cons to wowing the world with a succession of pop hits. The pros are obvious, so let’s skip straight to the cons.

“After Men at Work, I went out and played, and no one came,” said Colin Hay, whose band boomed the Australian tourism industry in the early 1980s. “I really did have to start again. We sold lots of records, but as far as my name was concerned, people didn’t know who I was. Audiences were pretty thin on the ground back then.”

Although Men at Work and especially their signature “Down Under” were ubiquitous on radio and MTV for a few years, the band’s pop was evidently not the sort that makes legends of its creators. When Men at Work hit unemployment, Hay retooled his resume as a new singer-songwriter.

“For a time, you feel like it’s a divorce and you want to distance yourself,” he said. “But after a while, the old songs come back.

So you develop a relationship

with the songs and you have a lot of respect for them because they’ve been very good to me.”

Hay will be back at work Sept. 1 at Denver Botanic Gardens when he performs new and old material on a bill with folk duo Milk Carton Kids.

Born in Scotland in 1953, Hay moved at 14 with his family to Melbourne, Australia, where the Scottish boy tried to fit in.

“My accent changed a little so I wouldn’t get into too much trouble on the streets,” he said in the still-strong Scottish accent that belies his biggest hit. “When I was back with my parents, I would speak like this again.”

Hay assimilated well with a group of Australian-born musicians who formed the highly successful pub band that became Men at Work. By the time the gig-heavy group was finally signed to Australia’s Columbia, Men at Work was the highest-paid act on the continent without a recording contract.

Business as Usual, the band’s long-awaited 1982 debut, sold five million copies in the United

States and remained on the charts for nearly two years well after the group took home a Grammy for Best New Artist. Men at Work were also the first Australian act to have a simultaneous No. 1 album and No. 1 single.

The debut album’s string of hit singles included “Who Can it Be Now?” and “Down Under,” the song that finally did for Australia what the Beach Boys had done for Southern California two decades earlier.

“I’ve always had a lot of respect for that song,” Hay said. “I think it’s a novelty song for a lot of people because it contained a lot of stereotypical images of idiots traveling abroad and drinking too much.”

The song’s zany video became a staple of MTV during the height of the network’s influence and sent music fans in search of a Vegemite sandwich—a delicacy with less international durability than the hit song.

“Down Under” was one of the few songs outside “Waltzing Matilda” to give Australia a burst of economic development, but like Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.,” the hit was misappropriated politically by some Australians—most recently by those favoring an anti-immigrant message.

“In Australia, we’re all from somewhere else, unless you’re aboriginal people who have been there for between 50,000 and 80,000 years or something,” Hay said. “We’ve been there for about a minute and somehow we own it. I had to actually stop

“AFTER MEN AT WORK, I WENT OUT AND PLAYED, AND NO ONE CAME,” said Colin Hay, whose band boomed the Australian tourism industry in the

early 1980s. Hay didn’t take the change sitting down and has reinvented himself along singer-songwriter folk lines. Photo courtesy Colin Hay [anti-immigration activists] from using it. They completely missed the point.”

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His latest album Next Year People again showcases the songwriter’s gift for quirky storytelling.

Such is no better exemplified than on “Mr. Grogan,” which finally brings to life a character Hay and a friend had been carrying with them for years as a kind of inside joke.

“It was just a character we made up,” the songwriter explained. “When we wouldn’t be able to figure something out, we would say to each other, ‘I wonder what Mr. Grogan would do.’ Somehow the subject came up in a bar one night. When two attractive women are sitting with a couple of glasses of wine and they ask you about Mr. Grogan, well, of course, you’re going to come up with all kinds of stories.”

Hay has no problem mixing such newer material with the older songs that put him and Australia on the map. Although the musician largely keeps it acoustic these days, his aging new wave fits the current set list.

“They were all written on an acoustic guitar,” he said. “You just play the song.”

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A Ringo addendum: In the June “LIFE Music” in the weeks preceding Ringo Starr’s concert at the Paramount Theater, I lamented at some length that I had never met or interviewed a Beatle. Well, to make a very long story short, my son and I wound up going backstage to meet Ringo. So what do you know? Maybe we do all live in a yellow submarine.

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ARCHITECTURE THE VIBRANT PUBLIC LIFE OF A PARK IN SUMMER

by David Wise It soothes my jagged state of mind at the end of a work day to pass through Cheesman Park on my way home. The effect is consistent and palpable even during the winter months and even when the view is through my windshield.

Sometimes I walk—overdressed and on a beeline but soaking in the scene nonetheless. The vitality and colorfulness of the scene presented by all of the varied types of people and others using the park is impressive.

As I approach southbound on Franklin Street, the park’s presence is predicted by the trail of intrepid runners that are part of the drinking/running club based in a fine Irish bar on Colfax Avenue.

Denver’s parks are more than a place for dogs to relieve themselves. Cycling and volleyball, mainstay park activities for decades, are thriving. Hula hoops, bean bags and ever-more-artful-and-athletic Frisbee play spice the mix.

Capitol Hill, with its higher-density living, needs parks.

The developing world, with populations exploding exponentially (have a look at the alarming il-

lustrations by National Geographic) have no choice but to create ever more dense cities. Thinking people are mostly sick of long commutes to work that corrode away their time on this earth while staring at brake lights and truck balls.

Dense living is not a bad thing but the humane, dignified version requires that a smaller dwelling disconnected from the ground have the surrounding support system of a healthy city. Why not swap the hungry iron beast for a pair of running shoes? It’s complicated, but the issues with commuting are much less about the arteries of massive roadways and more about the healthy tissue of the city and the urban landscape. When the tissue is more versatile and accommodating, the long trek from workplace to housing on the fringe is no longer the only option as it is now for many people.

Affordability remains the key factor. We need to work toward still more housing choices within the urban core.

The choice to improve the quality and capacity of public open space is one of the easier choices that face Capitol Hill.

This is for civilization as much

as recreation. Actively living in the larger public realm creates well-equipped citizens in a way that nothing else will. We need to know and affect one another. We need to become socially resilient and, above all, we need to be unafraid of one another.

Shopping is increasingly privatized and stratified. Places such as the 16th Street Mall are subtly demonized. Commercial forces have become a profoundly segregating influence. Public open space still has a quotient of democracy and it’s more precious and more useful than ever.

The Capitol Hill neighborhood is that system—a kind of urban ecosystem. Parks design is as sophisticated an art form as any other. Design, spending priorities and management are implement-

ed through public policy. In Denver, there can be significant citizen participation and honest dialogue.

The basic conceptions of Capitol Hill open space track social conventions and priorities quite precisely over time. That layering and interwoven quality is a rich legacy, and each generation has its moment to add their particular preferences to the mix. The food cart program in Civic Center represents one of our moments. The multivalent benefits and cultural content of that relatively simple idea have broad implications and, again, it’s not all just for fun.

Public space is a medium and it conveys things—scenes, voices and attitudes back and forth. It presents strangers to one another.

I was struck by the colors

and movement of people as they spread over all of what I could see of Cheesman Park as I slowed and moved along a curved entry drive. The late afternoon light illuminated the planting and the people in the most flattering and vivid way. We often say about children in our hyper-controlled society that they need a place where they can run loose, make noise, fall down, roll around and laugh aloud where no one is keeping score. Of course, the same is true of adults, but we largely neglect that need. This is not just to abandon conventions of controlled behavior but to purge those toxins in the back of our minds and deep in our lungs.

A park is among the very few places where free and uninhibited behavior is okay.

CITY PARK

asked for costs and attorney's fees.

The lawsuit does not seek to halt the I-70 East project or the three other components of P2P. City attorneys responded with a motion to dismiss on July 8, stating MacFarlane failed to identify any injury, his claims are speculative and “not ripe” and no facts were shown that the city was acting without proper authority.

MacFarlane’s attorney Aaron Goldhamer admitted there was no final plan, but said “it made sense to address this issue up front, before the city puts in a lot of design work, so we’re not in a position where the city says ‘Hey, we put in all this design work, the balance of the equities should allow us to proceed with the project… ’” Goldhamer is not charging fees for the action but has set up a City Park Legal Fund page on gofundme.com to raise $10,000 to cover costs: expert witness fees, depositions and filing fees.

Golf course redesign began June 22 with the first meeting of the City Park Design Workgroup.

Its 14 members include representatives selected by golf organizations and adjacent Registered Neighborhood Organizations.

According to a summary of the first meeting—intended to

gather design preferences—participants identified sustainable, functional, high-quality design of facilities, protecting trees and views and practice facilities as “must have” features.

“Hopes” included community connectivity/access and a reflection of neighborhood character; well-designed facilities/improved views; improved play and practice areas; and overall sustainable, high-quality and innovative design.

“Fears” were also identified, including the project’s potentially poor design, cost, budget, construction and schedule, as well as loss of or impact on views and project inaccuracies.

There was a brief discussion on practice facilities, relocation of the clubhouse and obstructing views for commuters in and out of the neighborhood. These takeaways emerged: that relocating the clubhouse on top of the hill blocks views for drivers coming down 26th Ave.; whether views were more important than trees; and what if the “whole package” was not possible.

The workgroup will meet three more times before November.

Although only workgroup members provide input, meetings are public.

“The general public will have some opportunities to learn more

about the basis of the design process, options considered and provide input,” said Kuhn. Two community surveys to prioritize and round out the work group's design priorities, as well as open houses, are planned throughout the summer and fall.

Kuhn said construction might

begin in late 2017, and the golf course will remain open through the 2017 season, reopening in late 2019 or early 2020.

For more information, including upcoming public meetings, summaries of meetings and maps, visit denvergov.org/ plattetoparkhill.

Continued from 1 In the end, council approved the increase 8-3, with Rafael Espinoza, Kevin Flynn and Paul Kashmann voting against it.

(Robin Kniech and Debbie Ortega were absent.)

Council’s next opportunity for a say in the golf course redesign will likely be after a design is created. Approval is needed for land acquisition, debt issuance and contracts greater than $500,000, according to Nancy Kuhn, Director of Communications for Denver Public Works, who add they will continue to “work closely with council throughout the process.”

MacFarlane’s lawsuit asks Denver District Court Judge Michael Vallejos to declare the proposed golf course redesign to be in violation of city law which would prevent construction. The lawsuit claims the project is “an industrial-level stormwater management project in designated parkland, designed specifically to protect a highly-controversial federal highway project and other new construction, either without a popular vote, amendment of the Denver City Charter or a change in the applicable law governing designated parkland.” He also

THE FRENCH PAINTER GEORGES SEURAT COMMENTS ON THE ARTIFICIALITY AND POSTURING OF PARISIAN society of the time in “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte.” The painting may be the most famous ever of a park scene.

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SCHOOLS

by Linda Katchen, Ph.D. The Summer Solstice was six weeks ago and the days are starting to get shorter. Stores are packed with parents and students hoping to start the new school year on the right foot by purchasing school supplies and new clothes. Although some children are grumbling about the loss of freedom and the need to get up early, others as well as many parents, are excited to have the structure of school back in their lives. There is an excitement that emanates from the opportunities to make friends, meet new teachers and especially to learn new things.

Now is the time for community members to donate school supplies for students who may not be able to afford their own.

There are many organizations that collect items for students, so consider buying an extra package of paper, a box of pencils and pens, maybe even a notebook or two and donating them to a neighborhood school.

Superintendent Tom Boasberg returned to DPS on July 18, 2016.

He had taken a leave of absence to travel with his family and spent six months in Argentina.

Susana Cordova was the replacement superintendent while he was gone.

The Denver Board of Education approved a resolution supporting bond and mill proposals brought to them by a 75-member citizens committee. Committee members, including business owners, residents, parents, teachers and students, spent several months exploring the needs in DPS schools and listening to their fellow citizens before presenting their recommendation to the school board. Denver voters will be asked in November to provide increased bond funding to build and maintain schools and increase operating dollars to support classroom initiatives.

Some specifics in the proposals include social-emotional supports and enrichments for students, early literacy, focused investments in secondary schools and new capacity to meet growing needs in the northeast and the far northeast areas. If approved, the bond proposal would not

likely increase the tax rate. The mill levy override would be less than $10 a month in property tax increases for the median Denver home price ($329,000). Visit bond.dpsk12.org to learn more.

The first day of school for most Denver students is Monday, Aug. 22, 2016.

Bromwell Elementary, 2500 E. Fourth Ave., has an abundance of information on its website: bromwell.dpsk12.org including fundraising and volunteer opportunities. The Annual Fund and Spring Auction are Bromwell’s two major fundraisers that strive to bridge the gap between district funding and the actual cost of the children’s curriculum. “Without help from the Bromwell community, our children’s education would not regularly include art, dance, drama, gym, library and technology nor full-time paraprofessionals who help keep the student to teacher ratios low. The goal of the Annual Fund is not a specific number but rather total school-wide participation. Every gift to the Annual Fund provides the children opportunities to enrich their learning and school experiences.” Volunteer opportunities range from committee membership for school activities/ community building to fundraising. Sharing your time is a great gift for students and yourself.

One of the alternative programs offered for Denver students is at the Downtown Denver Expeditionary School (DDES), 1860 Lincoln St. “At the Downtown Denver Expeditionary School, we believe that how children learn is just as important as what they learn. Our curriculum is designed around expeditions—interactive, hands-on projects that spark curiosity, promote active learning, encourage teamwork, build character, and capitalize on children’s innate spirit of adventure.

By undertaking comprehensive studies of real-world issues, students learn to make connections, understand diverse perspectives, develop conclusions, and generalize big ideas.”

Here are some of the important dates for the start of school for DDES. Registration begins at 7a.m., Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. The first day of school for students in

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Grades 1-5 is Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. Kindergarten students start school on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016.

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Registration at Teller Elementary, 1150 Garfield St., begins 6:30a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016 and 11:30a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 10. The Lemonade Social will be Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. Teller has many volunteer opportunities for parents and community members from being a room parent to helping plan, set up or clean up an event to spending time helping in the office or the library.

Please support your school.

“Teller Backpack Program has been providing Teller students with a backpack full of nutritional food every Friday over the past three years to those students who may otherwise go hungry over the weekend and holidays. The donations of this food come from the Food Bank of the Rockies, the Congress Park Community and Teller Parent contributions.

This year the Backpack Friends are currently helping 50 people per weekend. We are looking for parent volunteers for NEXT year to take over marketing and leadership. Please let us know if this is something that interests you. Call Sandy Parker for more information, 734-231-7532.”

“If you don’t have time, but would still like to help … donate. Fresh fruit and vegetable donations are accepted on Friday mornings and can be dropped at the front desk. We are also accepting cash donations made out to the Teller PTA with Backpack Friends in the memo line.

There is also a bin in the gym for non-perishable food items (lightweight and easy to carry, as our elementary students are hauling these home).”

To get detailed information about what is happening at Dora Moore K-8, 846 Corona St., go to doramoore.dpsk12.org. Registra-

tion will begin Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, 11:00a.m. and continue Friday, 8:00a.m. Back to School Night is scheduled Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. Students who are interested in playing boys’ soccer in the fall can sign up for $25.

Scholarships are available for students and families needing financial assistance.

Big changes are coming to Morey Middle, 840 E. 14th Ave. in 2017-2018. Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design (DSISD), a small Tier 1 gifted and talented high school for highly motivated students, will be moving into Morey. More information will follow; for now, visit Morey’s webpage: morey.dpsk12.org.

Morey is looking for volunteers; contact friendsofmorey@gmail. com if you are interested.

School begins at St. Elizabeth’s School, 2350 Gaylord, Monday, Aug. 22, 2016.

At East High, 1600 City Park Esplanade, incoming freshman will be attending a Ninth Grade Academy Monday-Friday, Aug. 8-12, 2016, 8:00a.m.-12:00p.m., at the school. The Academy allows students to make new friends, get familiar with the school, meet their teachers, sign up for clubs and sports and learn what it takes to be a successful student at East.

One of the volunteer opportunities at East is for the East Angel Packs. Volunteers need to commit to spending one hour on Fridays packing bags of non-perishable items to be given free for students to take home. Also, volunteers must commit to a three hour shift, one Saturday each month to set up and/or staff the pantry for East families so that they can shop for free non-perishable and fresh food one Saturday per month. You will work with other volunteers and be trained on the job. Contact East for more information: east. dpsk12.org.

During its commencement ceremony on Friday, June 3, more than 1,600 college and high school students were honored as graduates of Emily Griffith Technical College and Emily Griffith High School (EGTC), 1860 Lincoln St. The ceremony

took placeat the National Western Complex stadium. Emily Griffith Technical College conferred more than 1,500 career and technical training certificates. Emily Griffith High School congratulated nearly 150 17-21-year-olds from across Colorado who earned a diploma or a general education development, GED, diploma.

Emily Griffith High School was Denver’s first high school dropout retrieval program, established in 1985 and serves as one of the district’s most successful alternative high schools. Sixteen Emily Griffith Technical College students were presented honorary pins for their academic achievements in practical nursing during a special pinning ceremony. The celebration took place on Thursday, June 30, 2016, at the Emily Griffith Campus.

Colorado is experiencing an expanding manufacturing sector with a multitude of promising career paths for people interested in making things that improve lives. In Spring 2016, Emily Griffith Technical College introduced a dynamic training program to help ensure there is a workforce prepared to meet the growing needs of manufacturers. The Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory program is designed to introduce students to a broad range of entry-level manufacturing careers from production assembly to precision machining, metal fabrication, commercial and medical plastics, composites, aerospace, electronics and renewable energy.

This program is intended to be a foundation of universally transferable skills that enable the student to acquire meaningful employment, career growth and advanced certifications in American manufacturing industries.

This is a year-long program. Call 720-424-8999 if you are interested in getting more information about the program.

Remember EGTC has a barbershop and spa. Consider haircuts and manicures from these students. Start the new year with a new look.

Have a terrific new school year!

Questions, comments or pictures, contact Linda Katchen at: drsschoolscoop@gmail.com.

27 DUG Continued from 4 a noticeable number of gardeners outside the 80205 zip code sign up, the program’s founders will consider expansion.

“Even if we can’t pick up food in your area now,” Wyatt says, “sign up and we’ll assess the demand in your market.”

“We already have several people signed up in 80207, so that might be our next expansion,” Hawthorne adds.

Fresh Food Connect ran a small pilot last August and September during the harvest season to assess their system and test logistics.

“Last pilot season there were fifteen gardeners participating,” says Nessa Mogharreban, manager of construction volunteers for Denver Urban Gardens and a master’s in public health candidate at University of Colorado-Denver. At present, Mogharreban is the resident data guru for the project.

“This season we’re blasting out our info to our network of growers in the 80205 zip code to see who can help out,” she adds.

According to Mogharreban and Hawthorne, during its 2015 pilot Fresh Food Connect collected 160 pounds from eight gardeners in three weeks.

Mogharreban hopes to be able to eventually sign up two gardeners per block. Her rough estimated need for a family of four would be about two pounds per

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day, making Fresh Food Connect a program that could go a long way to supplementing the diet of those in need.

“It’s a start, for sure,” she says.

“Eventually we’d like to get into every neighborhood. The more gardeners we get, the more we can offer.”

According to Hawthorne, Wyatt and Mogharreban, the program will distribute to both food centers and pay-as-you-can farm stands in order to generate some revenue to cover a portion of program costs.

One cost is bike labor.

“We want to get some revenue coming in to fund the youth who are doing the bike pickups,” says Mogharreban. Fresh Food Connect aims to employ youth from Groundwork Denver to make the vegetable pickups.

As for the aim of this season’s second, larger pilot, the goal is expansion.

“If we have two gardeners every block, that means we end up with 100, 200, maybe even 300 gardeners,” says Mogharreban.

“Our goal is at least 100 gardeners. We’re hoping to really ramp everything up and see how the system does with more participants.”

This year is the official launch, and if all goes well, next year should see the program expanded significantly. Last year’s pilot tested the app in its early phases, this year’s pilot tests the app against larger capacity and next year the Fresh Food Connect team

DAVID COLLINS, ONCE A LAWYER, NOW DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR THE DENVER PRESCHOOL PROGRAM,

is 100 percent gardener and believes in sharing the wealth via Fresh Food Connect. Photo by Haines Eason hopes to be fully operational.

There’s a groundswell of momentum building. According to Wyatt, other cities are watching closely.

“We have a sister organization in the Springs called Colorado Springs Food Rescue, and right now they are investing some money in the program to make the app something they could use to administer their own region,” he says. “With their contribution, thoughtbot will be able to make the app usable in multiple regions.

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there should be a Colorado Springs region, a Denver region, and Rebecca from Denver Urban Gardens, she has a friend in Portland interested in starting a Fresh Food Connect there.”

In the end, though, none of this would be possible without local gardeners who are willing to

share the harvest.

“I like to feed people, I like to share food,” says Collins. “I was a waiter for five years in college, and I’ve always liked to feed people since then. I believe in the whole ‘so all may eat’ philosophy, and all this produce, it’s abundant.”

While you’re out snapping photos around the neighborhood, include the hashtag #CapHillStill and your photo could be published on the front of this newspaper!

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