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REAL ESTATE

Will the realtors’ settlement lower costs for consumers?

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BY FREDA MIKLIN STAFF WRITER

We have been getting lots of questions from our readers about what the much-publicized settlement agreed to by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) to “end litigation of claims brought on

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behalf of home sellers related to broker commissions,” will mean to them as home buyers and/or sellers.

Real estate commissions were historically six percent, paid by the seller. That amount has always been negotiable, a fact not known or well understood by the majority of buyers and sellers because the industry applied subtle but consis-

tent pressure to maintain it.

In October, a jury found NAR guilty of colluding to keep home sales commissions artificially high and ordered the trade organization to pay $1.8 billion in damages to affected victims.

Negotiated commission rates have become more common in recent years, especially in high-priced homes, as prices

have escalated precipitously.

What has been confusing for some people is that real estate agents who worked for home buyers were paid by home sellers, causing what could be perceived as potentially inconsistent loyalties.

For example, a seller’s real estate agent could negotiate his or her fee, traditionally 3.2% out of the six percent total,

when they agreed to list the seller’s property in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for sale, but buyers’ real estate agents had no similar ability to negotiate with the seller because they are unknown when a property is listed. Thus, buyers’ agents’ commissions, which were traditionally the remaining 2.8%

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Revitalizing a 71-mile

unveils Great Lengths Campaign following GOCO Award

The High Line Canal Conservancy announces Great Lengths for the High Line, a $33 million campaign poised to revitalize one of the region’s most cherished resources. This investment leverages public funding for a total investment of $100 million in the Canal over five years, breathing new life into the 71-mile High Line Canal and ensuring its preservation, protection, and enhancement for generations to come.

In a significant leap towards this goal, the nonprofit announced a $7 million contribution from Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) today. This extraordinary award from GOCO adds to the significant philanthropic support from donors across Colorado to date, including $10 million from Denver Water, and leaves the Conservancy with a remaining $1 million to raise. Completion of the campaign will ensure that the community vision for the Canal is realized through more than 30 prioritized trail projects. The GOCO grant brings the Conservancy closer to its goal, but there is still a great deal of work to be done.

“For decades, the future of the historic High Line Canal has been in jeopardy. Today, with tremendous public and private investment, we can immediately begin fulfilling the community’s vision for the Canal and, together with our many partners, ensure the High Line Canal will be improved and protected as a centerpiece of our region’s park system,” said Harriet Crittenden LaMair, CEO, High Line Canal Conservancy.

Formed in 2014 to revitalize the underutilized 71-mile irrigation delivery system into one of the nation’s longest continuous urban trails, the High Line Canal Conservancy aims to enhance trail users’ experience and improve the region’s environmental health.

In partnership with local jurisdictions and Denver Water, the Great Lengths campaign will support the Conservancy’s work to improve safety, ecological sustainability, community vitality, and equitable access along the High Line Canal, which meanders continuously from Waterton Canyon in Littleton to the High Plains near Denver International Airport.

Over the past seven years, the Conservancy and its partners have engaged communities across the region to develop a comprehensive plan, The Plan for the High Line Canal (highlinecanal.org/plan), to protect and enhance the trail. Today, as one of the most exciting and largest urban trail projects in the country, the transformation of the Canal with enriched landscape, safer crossings, improved access,

better signage, and areas for gathering, play and education is becoming a reality.

“We owe our progress to the more than 10,000 community members across the region – countless volunteers, youth and leaders – that have participated and underscored the importance of safety, connectivity, access and comfort along the Canal,” continues LaMair. “Now we look forward to High Line Canal users joining our Great Lengths for the High Line fundraising campaign, so this great work continues for decades to come.”

Projects will be implemented in partnership with the local governments, including counties, cities and special districts. No donation is too

small and can be made by logging on to highlinecanal.org/ great-lengths.

“We are grateful for this much-needed investment and commitment to improving accessibility and quality of life for residents across our region,” says Arapahoe County Board Chair Carrie Warren-Gully. “The County has long been a leading partner in efforts to enhance the High Line Canal corridor. This new investment reinforces the power of collaboration to ensure future generations can enjoy this treasured resource, especially along a stretch of the Canal that has been historically underserved and

underfunded. We are ready to roll up our sleeves and get the work done.”

Serving more than one million trail users annually across 11 jurisdictions, the Canal traverses some of the most diverse communities in the state. The 860-acre Canal connects 24 schools, hundreds of neighborhoods, and millions of people to more than 8,000 acres of open space.

“Investing in the Great Lengths Campaign is a wonderful way to improve the Canal not just in your own community – but across all communities. It’s an opportunity for individuals to leverage their philanthropic dollars in a public-private partnership to create a legacy for generations to come.” Tom & Mar-

gie Gart, Great Lengths Campaign Committee Co-Chairs. For additional information, including project background, images and approved video, please log on to highlinecanal. org/press.

About High Line Canal Conservancy

The High Line Canal Conservancy is a tax-exempt nonprofit formed in 2014 by a passionate coalition to provide leadership and harness the region’s commitment to enhancing and permanently protecting the High Line Canal. With support from each jurisdiction and in partnership with Denver Water, the Conservancy is leading a collaborative and region-wide effort to ensure the Canal is protected and enhanced for generations. Visit HighLineCanal.org for more information.

The name of this column came from a hardware store friend, Dave Samuelson, owner of the business, who gave me this title of “Barbwire Bob”. The name seems to have stuck. Barbwire covers the west and protects private ownership of property. Newspapers protect public interests so there is some connection to journalism and the west.

I tell the story of when I was eight-years old my dad purchased me a new pinto horse that I called “Paint.” He was black and white, a large gelding, very gentle, and could run like the wind. My old horse “Nancy,” had pinned back her ears and chased me out of the horse pasture weeks before. After the scary encounter with her, we found her dead the next day. Obviously, the older mare didn’t want that youngster riding her anymore and she must have been very sick.

With the new horse I could grab some oats and walk up to him with other saddle horses nearby in the horse pasture. The horses were kept adjacent to the Yampa River with access to the barn corrals where they could get hay in the winter and graze in the pasture in the summertime. To ride them we could woo them to the corral with hay and oats.

BY BOB SWEENEY

six years older than me. We played games together, he taught me chess, and we played canasta. He was a brilliant scholar his entire life beginning in his childhood. We were both home schooled by my mother with the classroom in our ranch bunkhouse, a wooden framed one-room living quarter for what we called a “hired man.” It had no running water, and an outdoor privy. My dad had excavated a cement “root cellar” to store potatoes and canned garden produce. It was large enough to put the wooden framed house on top of the cellar foundation. I barely remember moving the structure and putting it on top of the root cellar. The building was about 50 yards from our ranch house. It was used for a seasonal hired man, or men, in the summertime. Ranch hands would dine with us in the kitchen, enjoying my mother’s great cooking. Most meals were fried in iron skillets, always beef, gravy, potatoes, and vegetables with fresh cream and milk for dessert. One of my first duties in life was to fetch wood and coal for the large kitchen stove.

I led a lonely life growing up on that ranch. My brother Henry Gilbert, named after my mother’s relatives, was

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My school-teacher mother started home schooling my brother and cousin John, both of similar ages. He would drive an old Model A Ford truck from their ranch down to school. I can

remember being alone in the ranch house while the trio were at the bunkhouse school. Recalling that I couldn’t tie my shoes and that mother had to do that for me. One day, as she was heading to the bunkhouse school, she refused to tie my shoes and told me to do it myself. I was very unhappy, crying, as I was left alone to deal with my high-topped shoes. Like it was yesterday, I remember sitting on the linoleum floor attempting to tie my shoes. Mother was right, it was time to learn. I mastered the task and joyfully joined the school in session. That began my attending school with my brother and cousin at an early age. I know that I was around fouryears old because my grandmother Nicholson, living in Buena Vista, had mailed me a birthday package that contained a leather bombardier military jacket. Unfortunately, she had included a jar of her canned strawberry jam that had broken in the mail. The red jam had spilled on the front of the jacket, but I loved the coat anyway and wore it all the time. Somewhere there are pictures of my fourth birthday, and the “jelly” jacket.

Back to the horse pasture. I bribed the horse with a handful of oats and was able to grab his mane and climb on his back without a saddle or bridle. The other half-dozen horses got spooked and took off running. “Paint” joined the

chase with me hanging onto his mane for dear life riding bareback. The horses took the trail back to the barn next to a barbwire fence. As we galloped along my bare leg was inches from the jagged wire fence and if I fell from the horse’s back onto the fence I could have been seriously hurt or killed. We made it back to the barn and I gave a gasp of relief, never to ride another horse without a saddle and bridal, hence the nickname.

When my brother reached junior high school level, following World War II, my parents purchased an aging Victorian house in Craig for $4000. My mother was hired to teach the third grade. I was old enough to enter the first grade, but I could already write long hand and read, so they put me in my mother’s third grade class. I was always the young student in the class. (That’s another story.) My brother started into the seventh grade and became the class valedictorian in high school and was accepted to MIT back in Boston. We would return to the ranch on weekends where I would greet my dogs and cats and hunt with my 22 rifles for critters. I spent many days alone hunting with my dog, and fishing in the nearby river.

Life was good. I was a happy boy. Good memories.

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Reverend Martin Niemoller

“In Germany, the Nazis first came for the communists and I didn’t speak up because wasn’t a communist. Then they came for the Jews and didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists and didn’t speak up because wasn’t a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics and I didn’t speak up because was a Protestant. Then they came for me and by that time there was no one left to speak for me!”

2024 Member

Correction

In

7 issue, we identified the Landmark Towers as the only

multifamily residential development to the Orchard Light Rail Station. According to Google Maps, the Parc Apartments, Viridian Apartments, and Georgetown Townhomes are within one-half

of the Orchard Light Rail Station. Two other multifamily developments are one-half mile of Orchard Station “as the crow flies,” but not by walking or driving. Caley Ponds

and Bridgewater Apartments are within one-half mile of The Arapahoe Light Rail Station. The Villager regrets the omission and thanks GV Mayor George Lantz for bringing it to our

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of the six percent total, but sometimes less, have always been unilaterally controlled by the seller.

It has long been industry practice, set by NAR, to disclose buyers’ agents commission rates for a specific property, within the MLS listing for the property. Some felt that was unfair because potential buyers, not having access to the MLS, did not know how much their agent could earn from one property versus another, which could lead to buyers’ agents choosing to show their customers those properties on which they could earn higher commissions, ignoring those on which they would earn less.

As part of the settlement of the outstanding claims, set to go into effect July 1, 2024, subject to court approval, NAR agreed to pay $418 million over approximately four years to home

sellers involved in the litigation.

Additionally, under the settlement, NAR will 1) prohibit the inclusion of selling agents’ compensation in MLS property listings, and 2) enact a new rule requiring buyers’ agents to have written agreements with their clients.

Regarding that change, NAR said it, “Continues, as it has done for years, to encourage its members to use buyer brokerage agreements that help consumers understand exactly what services and value will be provided, and for how much.” That seems to mean, although a written agreement will now be required between buyers and their agents, what is included in that contract was left open-ended.

Many industry observers are saying these changes will lead to lower overall real estate fees, especially for buyers, who will have many options to save money. With the information available on the internet, it is

believed that buyers will use agents for only curtailed, specific services, such as writing a contract, and forego their help in areas like identifying and visiting properties, to limit the time spent by and cost of an agent. Experts also believe the changes will reduce the number of real estate agents overall, since the settlement removes barriers to buyers and sellers doing much more themselves than they could previously.

Not everyone agrees. The Villager spoke to two highly experienced real estate agents about how they thought the settlement would impact the market. Both believe that this change will disrupt the industry but ultimately not really help buyers.

Edie Marks, who has been a broker for 46 years, told us, “This will hurt the lower-end buyers and it will make it more difficult for appraisers and lenders to determine home values.”

She continued, “In the long run, I think real estate will be done the way it’s always been

done. Experienced agents will get paid because they have the knowledge, trust, and relationships to get the transaction to the closing table.”

Another Greenwood Village realtor, who has been a broker for 30 years, explained that a good realtor always has their clients’ best interests at heart and will show any property that meets their needs, regardless of the commission listed in the MLS. She explained that this change will mean that buyers’ agents will need to contact sellers’ agents for every property they show to find out what the seller plans to pay the buyers’ agent because it’s not listed in the MLS. The reported wording of the settlement encourages that communication, which, while necessary to properly value the transaction, creates a new extra step in the process.

If the buyer chooses not to use an agent, that would reduce the price the seller is willing to accept, based on the math. But that also assumes buyers can perform

what many realtors consider their nuanced skills of asking all the right questions, negotiating, and successfully navigating all the details that come up before the transaction closes.

Many who are analyzing this change in the industry expect that to happen. Experienced realtors believe the value they bring to the process is worth the cost. Time will tell.

As Edie explained, “Nobody is going to work for free. It just puts buyers, some of whom can’t afford it, at risk of paying their brokers a reasonable commission if the seller refuses to do so and the written agreement requires it.”

Nykia Wright, Interim CEO of NAR, said, “NAR has worked hard for years to resolve this litigation in a manner that benefits our members and American consumers. It has always been our goal to preserve consumer choice and protect our members to the greatest extent possible. This settlement achieves both of those goals.”

Shea Homes plans to convert a DTC office building to affordable housing

Shea Properties is a nationwide builder of commercial, mixed-use, and residential property ranging from single-family homes to multifamily development. In Colorado, they began with the acquisition of 22,000 acres in Highlands Ranch in 1997 and have since developed approximately seven million square feet of commercial space and over 3,000 apartments. In Arizona, Nevada California, Florida, and four other states, Shea is well known for their 55-and-over communities with countless amenities.

Business Den reports that Shea has taken steps to purchase and convert a

four-story, 124,000-squarefoot office building in the Denver Tech Center to 143 income-restricted apartments, ranging in size from studios to four-bedroom units that would rent “from 30% to 70% of area median income.” The building, located at 4340 S. Monaco Street, was built in 2001 and has been empty for at least five years. It is next door to the 140-unit Tangent Apartments, built by Shea Properties in 2019.

Shea Executive Vice-President Peter Culshaw explained, “What we’re trying to do here is create an environment where there is affordable housing in proximity to where folks work,” which he pointed out is lacking in the DTC area.

To make it economically feasible, Shea will need public funding and tax

breaks from state and local government, which they are currently working to get into place.

This project would complement Shea’s other developments in the area, including the former Marina Square shopping plaza at 8101 E. Belleview Avenue. adjacent to Shea’s Colorado headquarters. That property was recently razed to begin construction of a mixed-use development at the location that will include 40,000 square feet of retail, 450 apartments, and an office building.

Said Culshaw, “Over the last 20 to 30 years, we’ve actually made a conscious effort to introduce more residential housing into the Denver Tech Center… I’m really excited to see if we can pull (this) off.” fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

Cherry Creek School District sued for failing to protect student after sexual assault by football player

A female student who attended Cherry Creek High School (CCHS) in Greenwood Village until she transferred to another school filed suit against the Cherry Creek School District (CCSD) on March 13 for, “failing to investigate and protect her from a hostile environment at school after she reported being sexually assaulted by a football player,” who also attended CCHS in 2022 when the assault occurred, according to a report in the Denver Post.

The lawsuit also alleges that CCSD, “repeatedly refused to open a Title IX

investigation after the female student reported the 2022 assault, and failed to issue a no-contact order to prevent her from encountering the other student on campus.”

Laura Wolf, the attorney for the student, reportedly said, “It’s incredibly disappointing to see the lack of compassion and caring on the part of the Cherry Creek School District with yet another victim of sexual assault and abuse.” In April 2022, students at CCSD’s Grandview High School walked out of class and held a protest to draw attention to what they saw as the district’s inappropriate handling of sexual assault allegations against a male student there by a female student at the school.

Per the account reported on March 16, 2024, the

current incident occurred in January 2022 when the football player allegedly took the girl’s telephone to get her to leave campus with him during a period they both didn’t have a class, in order to retrieve it. They went to an off-campus business where he convinced her to follow him into a bathroom to get the phone. Once inside, he locked the door and allegedly assaulted her, according to the lawsuit.

It goes on to say that the football player was charged as a juvenile and pleaded guilt to a misdemeanor count of unlawful sexual contact in 2022. In Colorado, an act committed by a juvenile that would be a crime if committed by an adult is considered an act of delinquency unless it is a class one or class two

felony and the perpetrator is at least 16 years old at the time the behavior occurred.

According to the lawsuit, the male student was reportedly, “never suspended, expelled, or kicked off of,” the football team, and the plaintiff was subjected to, “an ongoing hostile education environment,” because she did not know when she might run into the male student in classes, hallways, or other school situations.”

It also talks about a “toxic culture…of deliberate indifference,” of CCSD administrators,” due to their, “failure to respond adequately and with appropriate speed…to reports of sexual harassment and abuse…especially when male student-athletes,” are the individuals accused.

The Villager reached out

to CCSD Chief Communication Officer Abbe Smith for a response to the report of the incident. She told us, “We take these kinds of allegations very seriously and respond quickly to address them.

When we first learned of the allegation, we followed all required Title IX procedures, and it was determined that this matter did not implicate Title IX because it happened off campus.

She continued, “Because it did not implicate Title IX, it was handled by law enforcement. We cannot discuss details regarding students involved or actions taken due to privacy protections for students. However, we disagree with the allegations being made in the lawsuit.”

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2024 Lexus RX 450h hybrid has two power options

The new Lexus Hybrid RX 450h is like a fine silk glove outside and inside. The dark interior is impeccable with wood and leather trim, and the exterior with shimmering “Nori Green Pearl” paint, perfect for a St. Patrick’s Day month.

The RX all-wheel drive arrived several days before the massive snowstorm that blasted the nearby mountains and left deep snow across metro Denver. I-70 was closed for 17 hours on Thursday with trucks jackknifed on the interstate highway near Georgetown. If I had to be stranded in a blizzard, I would choose this awesome Lexus model with heated seats and a 2.5L engine to keep me warm along with the hybrid systems for outstanding fuel economy. This model with both electric and gasoline power has a combined total of 305 horsepower with a continuous variable transmission and paddle shifters. The 4-wheel drive proved useful in backing out of my driveway in deep snow. The driveway had to be shoveled twice from the huge snow-

storm.

I enjoyed driving the Lexus during the early days of the week and acquainting myself with the easy-to-operate

touchscreen that controls the vehicle functions. The safety features were very useful on days with people rushing to

grocery stores for storm warning supplies. So many speeders on the roads and almost impossible to slow the traffic down. Many front-end collisions from phone usage and following vehicles too close. That makes the Lexus Safety System so valuable with pre-collision system that protects against forward objects. Many of the warnings appear on the windshield like school zones and blind spot warnings. Cross traffic and pedestrian warnings very useful and used often in crowded parking lots.

The vehicle is loaded with technical features, charge pads, and is 4G network dependent. Many controls are operated from the touchscreen, but I especially liked the manual vol-

ume radio knob.

The manufacturer’s suggested retail price is $68,730 but this model has a boatload of installed options that boost the price to $76,305. Almost all the options are desirable like the Mark Levinson premium sound system, triple beam LED headlamps, and a myriad convenience package at $1420 that includes traffic jam warnings, shades of the Georgetown blizzard.

This is an elegant sedan and the hybrid features offer a factory mileage estimate of 83 mpge, with electric only driving range of 37 miles. The gasoline engine provides an attractive 35 mpg.

You get what you pay for, and this Lexus model is unique in every respect. The overall appearance is classic elegance. The drive is as smooth as the silk glove appearance. See if it fits your hands.

4340 S. Monaco Street, with next-door Tangent Apartments on the left side of the photo.

Photo by Freda Miklin

Front view of Tangent Apartments at 4300 S. Monaco Street.

“ The Hearts & Hope Gala is the core to raising funds so Epic Experience can continue offering life changing programs. Epic Experience depends on the added support of friends in the business community who supply exciting auction items for the gala, as well as individual donors & sponsors who attend this event. We cannot thank you enough for your outpouring love and support.”

– Nancy “Mama Lou” Ferro and Colin “Wingman” Ferro

OUR MISSION

Epic Experience’s pinnacle program is a week long adventure camp at no cost to adults who have been diagnosed with cancer. We are committed to showing participants that cancer no longer defines them. Through outdoor activities and virtual programs, we seek to engage individuals in the healing process and establish a supportive community among fellow thrivers.

Join us in celebrating our achievements in hosting week long adventure camps serving 650 adult cancer thrivers and volunteers in eleven years, over 15,000 individuals participating in our virtual programs in 2022, as well as regional meet-ups for over 400 thrivers in 20 different cities!

Epic Experience was the “2020 Nonprofit of the Year” from the Arvada Chamber of Commerce

Louis Chinn Stud Volunteer Award

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This gala is the core to raising funds so Epic Experience can continue offering life changing programs. Epic Experience depends on the added support of friends in the business community who supply exciting auction items for the gala, as well as individual donors & sponsors who attend this event.

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Epic Experience Alumni Team - All are Cancer thrivers: Jason Gallman, Kristine Boyle, Denny Williams, Sabine Schwab, Carly Weingart, Rebecca Thomas, Jordan Adams, Gail Fay Photos by The Villager, Susan Sweeney Lanam and A.J. Canaria Creative Services, LLC

Barb and Gary Reece with Nancy Ferro Founder of Epic Experience Mariel Morency,

Amanda Ferro (cancer thriver), Michael Ferro (cancer thriver), Nancy Ferro, Mark Ferro, Cameron Ferro, Tricia Ferro, Colin Ferro, Kerry Ferro

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Cherry Hills Resident Kirsten Heckendorf Tapped as Co-Host for Growing Podcast

Bite Your Tongue

Building Healthy Relationships with Your Adult Kids

Cherry Hills Resident Kirsten Heckendorf joins the wide-reaching podcast – Bite Your Tongue: Building Healthy Relationships with Your Adult Children – as the new co-host.

The podcast was started two years ago by Denverite Denise Gorant Gliwa with her good friend, Dr. Ellen Braaten, a Harvard psychologist. They also recruited Connie Gorant Fisher, also a Denverite, to handle all of the audio engineering and producing of the podcast.

The three grew the podcast over the years to attract thousands of listeners from around the world. In the last year Braaten has stepped back to pursue a book writing contract and Gliwa was on a mission to find a new co-host.

“We had an outpouring of folks who wanted to join our team,” says Gliwa. “In the end, after several interviews both virtually and in person, I felt like Kirsten was the right fit. It also helped that she is local.”

“I’m thrilled to join as the co-host,” said Heckendorf. “I was an avid listener of the podcast and when Denise mentioned recruiting for a co-host I threw my hat in the ring. I realized that conversations with friends all seemed to center around our adult kids and this transitioning phase of parenting. There is so much to talk about.”

Heckendorf, a Colorado native has lived in Cherry Hills for 28 years with her husband and three adult children. In addition to being a parent, she serves on the board of both There with Care and Three Lakes Watershed Association.

Heckendorf’s first episode was an interview with Dr. Joshua Coleman, the author of When Parents Hurt: Compassionate Strategies When You and Your Adult Child Do Not Get Along. She is most excited about an upcoming episode with the legendary Charles Fay, Ph.D., who, with his father Jim Fay founded Love and Logic, a research-driven guidance for the rearing of young children. “We learned of a new book they were coming out with that includes strategies for building relationships with adult children, and knew we needed to get them on the podcast.”

The Bite Your Tongue team never thought the podcast would take off like it has. The latest episodes are getting downloads from over 39 countries, with the majority of listeners from the United States,

including 921 U.S. cities and towns.

One reason for the podcast’s success might be because the period of emerging adulthood - ages 18 to 29 - is taking on a greater importance in the 21st century. The journey from adolescence to adulthood has radically changed since the 1950s, when adult roles were adopted early and in a predictable sequence. In fact, just a few years ago the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (SSEA) was established to focus on theory and research related to emerging adulthood.

The hosting team does not claim to be experts in any way, explains Gliwa. “We are not specialists, we are not doctors or authors, we just find the best experts to interview so we bring the latest and most useful information to our listeners. We learn with everyone else. It was the same when Ellen was the co-host. Even though she is a psychologist, her specialty was working with young children. Our mission is to bring to the forefront a topic that needs to be discussed.

The podcast releases two episodes a month. The topics are as varied as the guests. Guests have included Katie Couric’s daughters, who talked about losing their father so young and also how it felt to get a step-father as young adults; Julie Lythcott Haims, author of How to be an Adult, and Your Turn; Williams College professor, Susan Engle, who wrote an article for The New York Times titled, “When They’re Grown, The Real Pain Begins;” and The New York Times opinion columnist Jessica Grose who just released a book titled Screaming on the Inside, the Unsustainability of American Motherhood.

Topics are across the board, including finance, weddings, disrespectful adult children, failure to launch, setting boundaries, special-needs young adults, mother/daughter and father/ son relationships, estrangement, sexual orientation, spirituality, divorce, and stepparenting.

You can listen to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, or any of the major podcast platforms.

You can also visit their website at biteyourtonguepodcast.com. They are always looking for new ideas to cover and suggestions for guests and are happy to hear from the Denver community.

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The Doily

BY PATRICE MATTESON

I remember my grandmother sitting in her chair watching television and her hands constantly moving the thread around her agile fingers and the crochet hook. She would end up with the most beautiful doily and sometimes tablecloth. The intricate detail was amazing since she had no pattern and seemed to be creating without even looking at her project.

Most sources credit the doily to an actual man, a sixteenth-century London cloth merchant named Doiley (sometimes spelled Doyley), who sold openwork textiles, probably bobbin lace. By 1711, his name became associated with the term “doily napkin,” and eventually the word “napkin” was dropped. A doily was originally a fancy napkin.

The doily can be crocheted, tatted, or knitted with a cotton or linen thread. In the first part of the 20th century many patterns were published by thread manufacturers. The designers were often uncredited. These designs could be circular or oval and started from the center working outward. This artwork could be used as an ornamental mat, to pro-

Cherry Hills and Greenwood Village (The Villages) Garden and Hobby Club

Seeking Members!

tect surfaces, to bind flowers, in food presentation or as a clothing ornamentation. Sometimes they would be used as a hand covering for Jewish and Christian women.

One interesting story tells of the doily in the custom of finger bowls, once common in formal, multi-course dinners. The linen doily (never paper) separated the dessert plate from the finger bowl. The custom required that both doily and finger bowl are removed to the upper left of the place setting before briefly dipping fingertips into the water and drying them on the napkin. Failing to move both together was considered a faux pas. Doilies may be making a comeback. Contemporary designers continue to make patterns for hand craft enthusiasts. Some may have embroidery, or have raised designs with rose petals, popcorn, or ruffles.

I still have many of my grandmas creations. There is something about these small heirlooms that can stir many memories for me. The workmanship, creativity, and patience should be treasured. They were truly a labor of love.

If you relish the beauty of blossoms, glory in the lushness of trees and lawns, and enjoy the company of others, The Villages Garden & Hobby Club is for you. Gather to socialize with neighbors, learn with friends who share your interests and willingly volunteer information about what works. You needn’t have a large garden or be a master gardener to fit in. The club has been in existence for nearly 60 years to serve Cherry Hills Village residents initially and has expanded to include Greenwood Village residents.

Our programs cover a variety of topics from antiques to zinnias and include a holiday luncheon. Dues are $35/ year. Meetings are held March through December, on the fourth Tuesday of each month, from 10 a.m. to noon, in members’ homes. We invite you to attend a meeting as a guest.

For more information, call Wendy at 303803-0512.

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I am a 7-time Colo. Press Assn. award winner. If you have any questions about local or state politics or government, or something you want to share, email me at fmiklin.villager@gmail.com.

Buck boxes out Boebert in CD4?

On November 1, 2023, incumbent Colorado Congressional District Four U.S. Rep. Ken Buck announced he would not seek re-election to a sixth term on November 5, 2024.

On March 12, he told CNN’s Dana Bash that he planned to leave Congress in ten days, on March 22, creating a vacancy that needed to be filled by a Special Election whose winner would hold the seat until January 2025, when the person elected on November 5, 2024 is sworn in for a full term.

That same day, Governor Polis announced that the Special Election will be held on June 25, coinciding with Colorado’s primary election, which includes the Democratic and Republican candidates for CD4 in November.

As a result, all voters in CD4 will cast a vote in a special election at the same time as voters registered with the two major political parties will cast a vote in their primary election, for the same position, on one ballot.

Since the special election is a general election, there will only be one candidate on the ballot representing each of the two major parties, along with any third-party candidates who qualify.

The primary election is between candidates from the two major parties who are vying for their party’s spot on the Novem-

ber 5 ballot. No Democrat has won the seat for over 50 years in CD4, which is often referred to as, “the most Republican district in Colorado,” thus the focus will be on the candidates for the GOP nomination. As of this writing, there are at least eight contenders for that spot and there might be ten.

Current U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, who relocated from CD3 on the western slope to CD4 on the eastern slope, stands out from the group of eight because she is an incumbent Member of Congress, has been endorsed by former President Trump, and, according to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), has $1.3 million on hand as of December 31, 2023, the last date for which fundraising data is available. The names most often heard as being favorites of CD4 Republicans are former State Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg and former radio host Deborah Flora. As of December 31, 2023, FEC reports reveal Sonnenberg had $150,817 on hand and Flora had $133,955.

That would give Boebert a seeming advantage over the field, except that Sonnenberg, Flora, and the other five candidates definitely seeking the nomination in November are longtime CD4 residents. Boebert is not. Many believe she moved into the district just to be able to stay on as

a Member of Congress because polling and fundraising in CD3 were looking unfavorable for her compared to her Democratic opponent, Adam Frisch, who only lost to Boebert in 2022 by 546 votes out of 327,282 cast and will be the Democratic nominee for the seat in November.

Being the GOP candidate in the special election on June 25 will be an advantage to that person if he or she is also a candidate in the GOP primary on June 25. A voter who chooses that candidate in one spot on their ballot is more likely to choose the same candidate on the other spot on their ballot since both contests are for the same position.

That makes being the GOP candidate in the June 25 special election a big prize for any of the candidates in the GOP primary, which raises the question—how does one get that position?

The special election candidate is chosen by the delegates to the GOP CD4 assembly, who are longtime party volunteers and insiders—the folks who knock on doors, deliver flyers, and make phone calls every two years at election time. The person they select is unlikely to be someone who “just moved into the neighborhood.” That is why there is wide speculation that Rep. Buck is resigning this week to weaken Boebert’s chances to replace him.

In an interview with the Colorado Sun reported by Fox News, Buck was asked

that question. He denied the assertion, saying, “It’s ridiculous,” adding that he is not “giving anybody an advantage or disadvantage,” maintaining his position that he wants to leave Congress immediately because of the “breakdown of civility” and lack of legislative goals or accomplishments.

Boebert didn’t see it that way, writing on X, “The establishment pulling this stunt to try and get rid of me is going to backfire on them spectacularly.”

Still, she decided not to try to get the GOP spot on the special election ballot. Competing for it would require Boebert to resign her current position as a Member of Congress, which would lead to another special election, this time in CD3, and at least the temporary loss of another member of the razor-thin Republican majority in the House. It would also increase the risk of the GOP losing the seat entirely in the special election, assuming Adam Frisch is the Democratic candidate in a CD3 special election. Frisch had $5,146,393 on hand as of December 31, 2023. The leading Republican in the race to replace Boebert in CD3 is Jeff Hurd and his cash on hand as of year-end was $471,350.

That is why some political veterans believe that Buck’s early resignation was intended to box out Boebert.

U.S. Rep. Ken Buck

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert

CD4 candidate former State Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg

CD4 candidate Deborah Flora

How to get ‘extra help’ paying for prescriptions

Dear Savvy

Senior, Does Medicare offer any financial assistance programs to help seniors with their medication costs?

I recently enrolled in a Medicare drug plan, but I take some expensive medications that have high out-of-pocket costs and need some help.

Reduction Act that was passed by Congress and signed into law in late 2022, this program has expanded and gotten easier to qualify for in 2024. Even if you’ve applied and didn’t qualify before, you may be eligible now.

Living on a Shoestring

Dear Living,

Yes, there’s a low-income subsidy program called ‘Extra Help’ that assists Medicare beneficiaries on a tight budget by paying for their monthly premiums, annual deductibles, and co-payments related to their Medicare (Part D) prescription drug coverage.

And, thanks to the Inflation

Dear Readers,

How do you start a Neighborhood Watch or Business Watch Program?

The Denver Police Department offers the following information for citizens to get involved in crime prevention:

Start a Neighborhood Watch Program

The Denver Police Department District 3’s Neighborhood Watch program offers a partnership between officers and the community members they serve. Officers promote

The Extra Help benefit is estimated to be worth about $5,300 per year. Currently over 13 million people are receiving this subsidy, but there’s around 3 million more who may qualify for it but don’t realize it.

The amount of financial assistance you would receive depends on your income and assets. If you qualify, you’ll pay no premium or deductible (unless receiving a partial subsidy), and no more than $4.50 for each generic drug

neighborhood connectivity by encouraging neighbors to get to know one another, reporting suspicious behavior to the police, and by creating awareness through implicit Bias education – reminding neighbors – it’s the person’s behavior, not the person to be mindful of when observing and reporting suspicious behavior to the police.

Start a Business Watch Program

The Denver Police Department’s Business Watch Program is a direct partnership between DPD and businesses

or $11.20 for each brandname drug your plan covers in 2024.

To get the subsidy, your resources must be limited to $17,220 or $34,360 for married couples living together. Bank accounts, stocks, bonds, mutual funds and IRAs count as assets, but your home, vehicle, personal belongings, life insurance and burial plots do not.

Also, your annual income must be limited to $22,590 for an individual or $30,660 for married couples. If you support a family member who lives with you, or you live in Alaska or Hawaii, your income can be higher. In addition, the government won’t count any money if you receive help for household expenses like food, rent, mortgage payments, utilities and property taxes.

BY DONALD PETERSON

How to Apply

There are three ways to see if you qualify and apply for Extra Help: online at SSA.gov/ medicare/part-d-extra-help; by calling Social Security at 800-772-1213; or by visiting your local Social Security office.

The application form is easy to complete, but you will need your Social Security number and information about your bank balances, pensions and investments. Social Security will review your application and send you a letter within a few weeks letting you know whether you qualify.

If you don’t qualify for Extra Help, you may still be able to get help from a state pharmacy assistance program or a patient assistance program. Visit NeedyMeds.org to search for these programs.

your specific questions. It’s a great opportunity to meet your local Denver Police officers, while staying informed.

CAB meetings are held at 6 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at the District 3 Station (subject to change based on holidays and other major events).

Denver Police Department

Other Medicare Assistance

If you’re eligible for Extra Help, you may also qualify for help with your other Medicare expenses through your state’s Medicare Savings Program.

State Medicaid programs partner with the federal government, so income and asset qualifications vary depending on where you live. Medicare Savings Programs will pay your entire Medicare Part B premium each month. And in some cases, they may also pay your Medicare deductibles, coinsurance and copayments, depending on your income level. To find out if you qualify, contact your state Medicaid office.

You can also get help through your State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), which provides free Medicare counseling in person or over the phone. Visit ShipHelp.org or call 877-8392675 to locate a counselor in your area.

your overall estate planning goals, the following documents create an effective medical/estate plan package:

1. Healthcare Power of Attorney;

2. General Financial Power of Attorney;

3. Advanced Directive for Medical/Surgical Treatment (“Living Will”); and

4. Will (or a Will with a Trust).

which serve our community. The goal of the program is to provide education about crime prevention, available resources and emergency preparedness while complementing businesses’ already existing safety policies.

For more information on the DPD Neighborhood Watch and Business Watch Programs, e-mail Christie. Mochoruk@denvergov.org.

Community Resource Officer Program

The Community Resource Officer (CRO) Program provides assistance on issues such as neighbor disputes, public nuisances, zoning issues, fraud and crime prevention, and other neighborhood concerns.

CRO’s attend regular meetings with neighborhood organizations to provide training on issues including the Neighborhood Watch and Business Watch programs, commercial and home security, crime prevention, and more.

Citizen’s Advisory Board

The Citizen’s Advisory Board (CAB) meeting is another way you can get involved. Not only do you hear about the statistics for the entire district, you also get to ask the District 3 Commander

District 3 1625 S. University Blvd. Denver, CO 80213 720-913-1300

3.Dist@denvergov.org

Emergencies dial 911

Non-Emergency: 720-9132000

What are the four key medical/estate plan documents you need now?

Many of my clients have asked what are the critical documents needed, particularly in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Simply being married does not give you the legal right to gain access to your spouse’s medical records or make medical decisions on your spouse’s behalf, even in an emergency. To avoid this problem and to help others care for you and to achieve

Careful medical/estate planning should include preparation and signing of these documents, to accomplish your goals and protect you, both during your lifetime, and at the time of passing. The Power of Attorney documents allow you to designate those agents whom you authorize to help you on your behalf during your lifetime, and the Will/Trust documents allow you to nominate others to help with your estate after your passing, as well as to identify the beneficiaries and the distributions to them, to accomplish your estate planning goals.

After March Mayhem comes March Madness

Based on what happened last week, the prelude to March Madness ’24 merits a catchy name of its own.

Let’s call it March Mayhem.

Those 32 post-season conference tournaments didn’t come close to following regular-season form. Instead, they offered a precursor of what’s likely to come. More mayhem.

Consider these upsets:

in the Pac-12 and Tennessee in the SEC. The only major conference winners were UConn in the Big East and St. Mary’s in the West Coast (dominated by Gonzaga for almost a decade).

In fact, whoever fills out the winning bracket in any given group will have wasted their moment of greatest luck.

Better to have loaded up on lottery tickets or invested in PowerBall.

• Of the five teams projected most often to be the four No. 1 seeds in the Madness regionals—UConn, Houston, Purdue, Tennessee and North Carolina—only Connecticut won its conference tournament. Mississippi State knocked off Tennessee; Wisconsin upset Purdue; Iowa State surprised Houston; and upstart North Carolina State beat their instate rivals. (Nevertheless, Houston, Purdue and North Carolina join the defending national champs, UConn, as regional top seeds.)

• Regular-season league champs won only 12 tournament titles. Among the 20 losers were North Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference, South Florida in the American Athletic, Chicago Loyola in the Atlantic 10, Houston in the Big 12, Purdue in the Big Ten, Indiana State in the Missouri Valley, Utah State in the Mountain West, Arizona

• Exactly 80% of the teams in both the writers’ and coaches’ final regular-season polls—that’s 20 of 25—were defeated last week. The only survivors were Connecticut, Iowa State, Auburn, Illinois and Saint Mary’s.

• Bluebloods Kentucky (to Texas A&M) and Kansas (to Cincinnati)—the two winningest programs in college basketball—were early-round losers, joining Duke and North Carolina ( fourth and third, respectively, in total wins, who both fell to NC State.

Last Sunday—Selection Sunday, as host CBS has branded it—the intrepid Tournament Committee announced the 68 universities it chose to play in this year’s Madness.

After Tournament Week’s bloodbath, there were plenty of surprises. And much jubilation among those who survived the bubble or otherwise crashed the party, as usual.

Unspoken, though, was this stark reality: 52 of those teams will have been eliminated by this Sunday—one week later.

Which ones will have survived?

As March Mayhem strongly suggests, it’s anybody’s guess.

On the other hand, isn’t this why we watch? Isn’t the unpredictability what makes this first weekend of Madness so compelling?

Isn’t this why the whole three weeks are so much fun?

Who didn’t enjoy the heck out of these examples of mayhem in March Madness in just the last 10 years?

• Dunk City, aka Florida Gulf Coast—so-called for their 148 dunks that season, reaching the Sweet 16 in only its sixth season of Big School basketball—as the first 15th seed ever to make it to the second weekend—by upsetting Georgetown and San Diego State.

• Five years later, Maryland Baltimore County stunning overall No. 1 seed Virginia by 21 points, 75-54, to become the only No. 16 seed ever to beat a top seed. The Cavaliers were 31-2, including 20-1 against teams from the tough Atlantic Coast Conference.

• That same year, Sister Jean, Chicago Loyola’s 98-yearold chaplain, bursting on the scene and cheering the Ramblers all the way to the Final Four. (She’s still going strong at 104.)

• Pesky St. Peter’s, another 15 seed, embarrassing Kentucky, one of the favorites to win that year’s national title in overtime, 85-79, in 2022 and thus winning a Madness game as well as reaching the Round of 32 for the first time in school history.

In case you’re wondering, winning 20-plus games is not enough in and of itself. In the season just completed, 128 teams won that many games, but only 63 of them made the 68-team bracket (including Colorado and Colorado State).

Michigan State got in for the 26th year in a row—despite a 1914 record and sixth-place finish in the Big Ten.

Why? Because the Spartans have reached the Final Four 10 times and won two national titles during Tom Izzo’s 29 years as head coach.

And what about Montana State (17-17), Wagner (16-15), Howard 18-16 and giant-killer St. Peter’s (19-13)?

They were among March Mayhem’s conference tournament victors.

Denny Dressman is a veteran of 43 years in the newspaper business, including 25 at the Rocky Mountain News, where he began as executive sports editor. He is the author of 16 books, nine of them sports-related. You can write to Denny at denny dressman@comcast.net

CITY OF CENTENNIAL RESIDENTS TREE LIMB DROP OFF

SAT., MARCH 23 - SAT., MARCH 30 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Taking limbs up to 6 inches in diameter at 7272 S. Eagle St. For requirements of donated items call 303325-8000 or 303-754-3443.

DENVER REPUBLICAN WOMEN’S LOBBYING DAY

MARCH 28, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Colorado State Capitol Bldg., 200 E. Colfax Ave. - West Side Steps. Happy Hour afterwards. RSVP: denverrepublicanwomen@gmail.com

LEARN THE ART & SCIENCE OF FERMENTING YOUR OWN SAUERKRAUT

MARCH 28, 7-8:30 p.m. at CSU Extension ARAPAHOE County Office in Centennial. Workshop fee $20 and includes a jar of kraut to ferment at home. Scan the QR code in the ARAPAHOE County ad in The Villager to RSVP.

ST. THOMAS MORE PARISH

SERVICES

MARCH 28, Holy Thursday, 7:00 p.m. - Mass of the Lord’s Supper. MARCH

29, Good Friday, 3:00 and 7:00 p.m.Celebration of the Lord’s Passion. MARCH 30, Holy Saturday, 8:00 p.m., Solemn Vigil of Easter. MARCH 31, Easter Sunday, 7:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Mass. There will also be a Spanish Mass at 12:30 p.m. The Parish is located at 8035 S. Quebec St., Centennial. Call 303-770-1155 or stthomasmore.org

GRAND OPENING NEW ESPORTS

LOUNGE

MARCH 29, 2-7 p.m. at Sheridan Recreation Center. Newly renovated esports lounge, complete with two 55” TVs, three going monitors and four Nintendo Switch consoles. Try out the state-of-the art equipment. Players are invited to enter Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros Ultimate tournaments. Info: TMcIntosh@ ssprd.org

ENGLEWOOD CHAMBER AFTER HOURS NETWORK

MARCH 30, 5-7 p.m. at The Tabletop Tap, 3422 S. Broadway. Free & open to the public. RSVP: lindsey@ myenglewoodchamber.org

COLORADO AUTHORS’ HALL OF FAME TO OFFER FIVE $2,000 SCHOLARSHIPS

For aspiring Colo. authors & authors-tobe. Winners will have an opportunity to participate in an extensive 12-mo. Mentoring program. Applications deadline MARCH 31, 2024, with the winning recipients announced in August with a luncheon event to be held on Friday, Sept. 16. Scholarships envisioned by founder of the Hall, Dr. Judith Briles. Info: www. ColoradoAuthorsHallofFame.org

SOPRANO SARA GARTLAND TO PERFORM AT CENTRAL CITY OPERA’S “THEATRE OF DREAMS” GALA

APRIL 5 at the Cable Center at Denver University. Honoring Judy & Newell Grant. Tickets: centralcityopera.org/gala

SOUL DOG RESCUE NONPROFIT TO HAVE FIRST GALA

APRIL 5 at Denver Museum of Nature & Science. For Tails of Hope tickets: www. souldog.org/gala

READING, WRITING AND A WARDROBE LUNCHEON TO BENEFIT CLOTHES TO KIDS OF DENVER

APRIL 11, 11:30-1:00 at Wellshire Event Center, 3333 S. Colo. Blvd. RSVP: val@ clothestokidsdenver.org

RALLY FOR KIDS

APRIL 12, noon - at Denver Marriott South

at Park Meadows. Featuring Guest Speaker Melissa Roshan Potter speaking about the deep-seated Trauma she experienced in her childhood. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. The event is FREE. Register by visiting the RallyForKids website.

POLLINATOR-FRIENDLY GARDENING

APRIL 13, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at 17 Mile House Spring Open House. Learn the basics of honeybees, beekeeping and bee-friendly gardens - and tour the historic house and barn. Register at arapahoedo. gov/17milehouse

COLORADO BALLET’S THE ONE

GALA

Returns APRIL 18 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Tickets: 303-339-1618 or COLORADOBALLET.ORG/Gala

FRIENDS OF NURSING

SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON

APRIL 20 11 a.m. at Cherry Hills Country Club. FON to award $112,000 to nursing students. Rick Crandall will be the Master of Ceremonies. Tickets: 720-891-3412.

WHAT’S NEW?

Cherry Creek Republican Women memberships are due. Annual dues are $40 per year for regular members. Info: sstsruna@comcast.net or call 303913-1394.

SOUTH METRO DENVER

CHAMBER ’”THE TANK” EVENT

MAY 14, 4:30-7:30 p.m. at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone tree. To showcase Chamber Non-profits. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres, cocktails available for purchase. Select non-profits pitch to a panel of business Sharks. A portion of the proceeds will benefit all participating non-profits. Open to Members and the Public! Tickets are $50. Register at 303-795-0142 or info@bestchamber.com

ARAPAHOE COUNTY 4TH ANNUAL

SPRING WINE & CHALK FESTIVAL

MAY 18 & 19. At the Fairgrounds. Visit arapahoecountyeventcenter.com

ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOYS STATE

JUNE 2-8 FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS

Premier civic program in Sterling, CO. Applications: www.CoLegionBoysState.org

SPINA BIFIDA OVERNIGHT FREE

TEEN CAMP

JUNE 30-JULY 4, Easterseals Colorado Rocky Mountain Village in Empire, CO. Registration required and space is limited. Sign-up at Https://eastersealsrmv. campbrainregistration.com

ENGLEWOOD LIONS CLUB MEETINGS

1ST & 3RD THURSDAYS at 7 p.m. at Mango Tree Coffee, 3498 S. Broadway, Englewood. Info: Gail 720-377-7682.

Please call me if you have room to board my trail riding horse. She can stay in a stall, paddock, and or pasture. Former Cherry Hills resident. 303-880-6222

DENVER LIONS CLUB MEETINGS

Second & Fourth Tuesdays at 12 noon.

American Legion - Colorado Blvd. (Yale & I-25) Legion Post #1. Interested in joining, call Bob -720-313-9741.

Slattery’s Pub & Grill thanks the community for their loyal support over the years

Bill Psyllas, owner Slattery’s Pub & Grill in Greenwood Village, has had continued success post-pandemic, because of his loyal employees and customers who he considers “friends.” He is a valued and recognized member of the Greenwood Village community.

The long-standing neighborhood pub has thrived since veteran restauranteur Bill Psyllas took the helm in 2019, with revenue growth of 50% during one of the most challenging periods for restaurants in recent history. Bill has attracted more customers by expanding Happy Hour of-

ferings, adding a daily lunch special to appeal to nearby office workers and installing 32 new televisions to accommodate sports fans. Bill, who also owns Hilltop Tap House in Parker, has also estab-

lished a reputation for exceptional service, with an average rating of 4.3 stars on Google reviews.

With more than 47 years of restaurant experience, Bill has found success by offering consumers a welcoming, affordable option for residents of Denver’s south suburbs. Slattery’s Pub & Grill really wants to thank the community for all their loyal support over the years!

Cutting of the Green Ribbon

Brittany Baker, Bill Psyllas (Owner), Jerree Scanlan

The cutting of the ribbon with Jerree Scanlan, Brittany Baker, Corey McCartney (Landmark) , Johnny Psyllas, Bill Psyllas, Donna Johnston (District 3), Paul Weisner (District 1), Tom Stahl (District 4), Stellablue Young and Annabel Bonner