BY FREDA MIKLIN – GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER On April 6, Centennial District One City Councilmembers Kathy Turley and Candace Moon held a virtual town hall meeting. One of the topics covered was the Greenwood to Denver Terminal Project, a plan by Xcel Energy to rebuild and reconductor 15.4 miles of existing 115 kilovolt (kV) transmission facilities …
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BY FREDA MIKLIN – GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER Colorado House Bill 21-1051, presently under consideration by the general assembly, lays out the history of the term “sole finalist” in our state. It is now commonly used in the hiring of many top executives for public institutions around the country. According to the draft law, the Colorado open …
BY FREDA MIKLIN – GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER On April 9, a jury in Arapahoe County District Court found Kenneth Gallegos, 19, guilty of the first-degree murder of Lloyd Chavez. Chavez was 18 years old, a student at Cherokee Trails High School in Centennial, and a star rugby player when he was murdered outside his home on …
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BY FREDA MIKLIN – GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER In a town hall meeting on April 17, U.S. Rep. Jason Crow and area state Reps. Meg Froelich and Tom Sullivan provided an update on current legislation in Washington D.C. and at the general assembly. Crow said the most important federal bill pending is H.R. 1, which expands voter …
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SUBMITTED BY SSPRD South Suburban, in cooperation with the City of Lone Tree, is seeking public input for a new future regional park in RidgeGate’s Southwest Village. The new neighborhood and park will be located east of I-25 and south of RidgeGate Parkway in the City of Lone Tree. “This Regional Park has been envisioned …
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Twain students to attend new school on the Franklin Campus in Fall 2022; Peabody students to attend Lenski in Fall 2022; Heritage Greens neighborhood to attend new Dr. Ford Elementary in Fall 2021 During its regularly scheduled April 8, 2021 meeting, the Littleton Public Schools Board of Education, in a 5-0 vote, approved the Maple …
BY FREDA MIKLIN – GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER At the regular meeting of the Cherry Creek Schools (CCSD) board of education on April 12, it was announced that beginning May 3, CCSD will provide Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to students aged 16 and over who wish to get them. A parent will need to be present when the …
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BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER The $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), part of the American Rescue Plan, is being rolled out by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) during the last weeks of April (they haven’t set a specific date). In its first 21 days of operation, funding priority will be given to businesses …
$29 billion in grants for restaurants coming directly from the SBA Read More »
This museum was established in 1978 and is located in former Fire Station Number One at 1326 Tremont Place, which was built in 1909. Its collection preserves the history of the Denver Fire Department and firefighting as well as educating the public on fire safety. This location is actually the second station one because the …
