Globeville and Elyria-Swansea in north Denver for decades have been boxed in and divided by highways, railroad tracks and the South Platte River. Now the neighborhoods have been selected for a $35.5 million infusion of federal grant money to boost city projects aimed at better stitching them back together. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston last week … Read more
Budget cuts aimed at offsetting the city’s spending on shelter, food, bus tickets and other support for new-arriving migrants hit Denver’s 30 recreation centers this week in the form of slimmed-down hours. Those cuts could be harbingers of more painful budget-slashing to come as the city grapples with how to support newcomers in the wake … Read more
Denverites’ decision five years ago to bump up the city’s sales tax rate, creating a wellspring of funding for parks, is finally ready to bear fruit — in the form of grass, gardens or other greenery — in neighborhoods across the city. Or in the case of a west Denver neighborhood that’s been hungry for … Read more
