2012/08 August Issue

August 2012Volume 51, Issue No. 7 A Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. Publication

By Erin VanderbergEditor

On June 23, Peg Meagher delivered 14 boxes of pa-perwork related to the Park Hill Airport Lawsuit, some dating back to the 1960s, to the Denver Public Li-brary’s Western History & Genealogy archival collec-tions, where the materials will receive a catalog record.

Meagher was one of five plantiffs of the Park Hill Airport Lawsuit, which was a driving force behind the relocation of Denver’s airport from Stapleton to the new site in Adams County.

“I keep reminding myself that I started this work in my early 30s and I will be 72 this summer,” said Peg Meagher.

She recently got the old gang back together for a photo opportunity to celebrate the archiving of their years of hard work. In attendance were: plaintiffs of the Park Hill Lawsuit – herself and Cecil Glenn; Attorneys Mark Davidson and Terry Kelly; Park Hill Airport Committee


Last August, Viva Streets transformed Park Hill into a massive, all-neigh-borhood block party by closing 23rd Avenue, from Colorado Boulevard to Syracuse Street, to automobile traffic. The first annual event, coordinated by LiveWell Colorado and BikeDenver, saw around 7,500 people turn out – on bikes, scooters, wagons, skateboards, roller blades and foot – to participate in the day’s organized activities and spontaneous fun.

This August 12, Viva Streets returns to Park Hill with an additional two hours, more activities and the expectation of an even larger crowd.

“Park Hill is just a great neighborhood for this event because people are proud of their neighborhood and want to make their streets healthy by using

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• Delta Dental Photo Booth• Yoga • Zumba • B-Cycles • Face Painting

• Denver Water Station • Denver Urban Gardens

• Chipotle Activity Tent• Parade 10am • Kids Bike Rodeo • Weigh & Win • LiveWell Get Movin’ Mobile • Volunteer HQ

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them for recreation and supporting local businesses,” said LiveWell Colorado’s Tracy Boyle. “This event shows people that streets are not just for cars.”

Viva Streets was inspired by the ciclovía con-cept which began in Bogotá, Colombia over thirty years ago. In that country today, over a million peo-ple participate in weekly ciclovías that close miles of urban road to automobiles every Sunday and on holidays. The concept is gaining traction in the United States, which has seen a groundswell of sup-port for ciclovías in a variety of metropolitan cities in the past few years.

See Viva Streets Returns on pg. 3

Viva Streets returns to 23rd Avenue on August 122nd annual Viva Streets

WHEN: Sunday, August 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.WHERE: 23rd Ave., from Colorado Blvd. to Syracuse St.WHAT: Bike parade, activity stations, food trucks, more.INFO: vivastreets.org

members Marjorie Gilbert and Karen Salimen; and Skip Spensley, whose work as the Director of the New Airport Office directly over-lapped with the GPHC’s.

The group hopes that by making their pa-pers available to every-one, that other neighbor-hood groups might learn from their efforts.

But, to fully under-stand the impact of what they did, the whole story is in order.

A Brief History of StapletonThe Park Hill neighborhood was well under-

way before Stapleton was even imagined by the City, however the period from 1910-1920s saw

Park Hill as the flying hub of the metro area. His-torian Phil Goodstein attributes this to what he calls the geographical determinism of northeast Denver, with its low altitude and flat expanses. Humphrey’s

See Airport Commitee on pg. 7

Park Hill Airport Lawsuit Files Reach the Denver Public Library ArchivesSo what was the Park Hill Airport Lawsuit?

Contributed Photo/Keith Meagher

A Park Hill Airport Committee reunion took place July 15 at Cecil Glenn’s Park Hill home. From left: Mark Davidson, Terry Kelly, Marjorie Gilbert, Karen Salimen, Skip Spensley, Cecil Glenn and Peg Meagher.

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As I read The State of America’s Libraries Report 2012 by the Ameri-can Library Association, which stated that “public libraries in many major U.S. cities continue to see circulation rise…”, I thought of our library. The staff at the Park Hill Branch Library has also noticed a marked increase in library use over time.

I was curious to see if the statistics would prove our obser-vations to be true. In 2011, Park Hill Branch Library’s total circu-lation was 486,099 items. I com-pared this to ten years ago, when the Park Hill Branch library was open 56 hours a week – the to-tal circulation was 273,270 items. Even with reduced hours and budget reductions the number of items circulated has increase in the last 10 years by nearly 80 percent! Clearly the community knows the value of this important resource and makes use of the materials available to us.

The swelling number of items on our holds shelves show that cus-tomers know that with your library card you have access to thousands of items in the greater Denver Public Library system. Not only that, but we can order items in from other library districts in the state or the country though our participation in the inter-library loan system. Of course, the circulation of materials is not the only measure of increased use; computer usage, e-book circulation, storytime participation and the Summer of Reading program participation numbers are also at re-cord highs.

We are proud that we are a vital community resource and are hap-py that you look to us to fill your needs.

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For Tracy and Bike Denver’s Piep van Heuven, a Park Hill resi-dent, the most pleasant surprise of last year’s event was seeing the Park Hill community make it their own: a ping pong table was rolled into the middle of 23rd, lemonade stands and garage sales cropped up in bordering yards, neighbors decorated their bikes and came in costume, families brought sidewalk chalk, musicians played violins, drum circles were formed in the shade and the smell of barbecue filled the streets.

This year’s sponsored activities include interactive health dem-onstrations at Cigna’s mobile learning lab, free photos at Delta Dental’s healthy smiles booth, guacamole-making at the Chipotle activity tent, and a hydration station at the Denver Water truck – to name a few. Also new this year is a custom Viva Streets 2012 bike jersey, available at the Primal Wear booth.

There will also be free yoga and zumba classes, face painting, a bike rodeo, jump rope and basketball, and so much more. Food trucks, bike mechanics and volunteers will also line the route, of-fering victuals, quick fixes and support to participants.

“Viva Streets is a great showcase and celebration of Denver being a healthy city,” said Tracy.

For more information, visit vivastreets.org or call LiveWell Colorado at 720-353-4120.

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Lilia Thompson and Natalie Wadhwa hung out by the face painting stand near Ferguson Park during last year’s Viva Streets. Thompson, a Curious George fan, had her face painted to look like her favorite storybook simian. GPHN Photo/Erin Vanderberg


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down six blocks of Colfax (sending water into several busi-nesses), turned north at Glen-coe and followed 16th Avenue and Batavia Place all the way to Colorado Boulevard and City Park. On other occasions, the soccer fields at Crestmoor Park have been submerged, homes near Jasmine and Severn have experienced basement flooding and Hale Parkway has carried water past hospitals like Rose Medical Center and the Vet-eran’s Administration Hospital nearby.

Hydrologists and water engineers refer to “ephemeral streams” and “intermittent streams”, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions like the Front Range.

Ephemeral Stream: A stream or portion of a stream which flows briefly in direct re-sponse to precipitation in the immediate vicinity, and whose channel is at all times above the groundwater reservoir.

Intermittent Stream: A stream where portions flow con-tinuously only at certain times of the year, for example when it receives water from a spring, groundwater source or a surface source, such as melting snow or rainfall.

I am unaware of a scientific term for a stream whose surface channel network has been entire-ly replaced by underground pipes

(aka “storm sewers”). Storm sew-ers convey the waters of Mont-clair Creek from the headwaters to City Park, where they briefly surface within Ferril Lake and Duck Lake at the Denver Zoo. More storm sewers then con-vey the waters to the confluence with the South Platte River at the Stock Show site.

My hunch is that inside that underground network of pipes lives a “perennial stream”. It is currently “ephemeral” or “intermittent” because our pre-decessors made a long series of development choices over a pe-riod of 150+ years.

On July 7, 2011, flood-warning rain gages operated by the Urban Drainage & Flood Control District within and near the Montclair Basin mea-sured respectively 1.03”, 1.03”, 1.07”, 1.11” and 2.06” in 1 hour and 1.07”, 1.11”, 1.39”, 2.66” and 2.98” in 3 hours. Montclair Creek briefly arose from its nap. On July 7, 2012, the 1-hour rainfall was mea-sured at values ranging from 0.04” to 1.22” and portions of the creek woke up again. Wel-come back, Montclair Creek!

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The 34th Park Hill Home Tour will be held Sunday, September 23 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Park Hill is one of the most architectur-ally diverse communities in the Denver Metro Area and each year the home tour features a variety of these styles and sizes. Feed your inner HGTV soul and pick up decorating ideas and creative ways to address the particular idiosyncrasies of older homes.

Plan to spend some time at the Street Fair where you’ll find a host of vendors, good food, entertainment and kids activities. Last year we had almost 70 vendors, two bands, a beer and wine garden and an ar-ray of food selections guaranteed to please any palate. The Street Fair will be held in the 1900 block of Forest Parkway.

Business owners: The Street Fair is a wonderful opportunity to present your product to at least 2,000 people. Please contact Kate Sul-tan at [email protected] for information about securing a space at the street fair.

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Silent Auction: To make a donation to our Silent Auction, please contact Susan Barden at [email protected].

Volunteers: If you’re lucky enough to be on our volunteer list, you have already received your initial contact from Larry Sondgeroth or Kim Tighe. If you can give us a few hours on September 23, please contact either Larry at [email protected] or Kim at [email protected].

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The third annual Park Hill 4th of July Parade was the biggest yet, and also the most exciting, with more entries than ever before and more neighbors lining the streets to watch. Justin Bresler, parade organizer, estimates that there were more than 50 entries and nearly 500 participants, along with 1,500 people watching all along 23rd Avenue on a warm and festive Independence Day. There were many highlights this year, including Denver Mayor Michael B. Han-cock leading things off, marching along with several members of City Council. There was no shortage of red, white and blue either, with color guards, members of the military and the Buffalo Soldiers on horseback.

And with dozens of floats, bikes and classic cars in between, the parade ended with a bang…and a boom! The Hastings, MN marching band – 80 strong with their band, drums and flag corps – closed things out in what is hoped to be an annual tradition.

After the parade, the Kearney Street Fair offered the parade-goers a chance to cool off and enjoy some tasty food, a cold drink, local crafts and music.

As always, the parade organizers want to thank their many generous sponsors, without whom the event would not be possible: GPHC, Cake Crumbs Bakery, Spinelli’s Market, Dee Ciancio Realty, Denver B-cycle, Quebec Square Family Dentistry, Denver Welcome Home, Venture Prep, Tables Restaurant, Adagio Bakery, Oblio’s Pizzeria, Park Hill Cleaners, Moss Pink Florist, Tai Chi Project, Oona’s, Holiday Inn Denver East, Bang Salon, Dardano’s, Westword and Made of Design.

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Continued from page 1Field (northeast of 26th Avenue and Oneida Street), Denver Urban Airport (between 48th and 52nd avenues and Dahlia and Holly streets) and Lowry Field (also be-tween Dahlia and Holly streets from 38th to what is now Smith Road) were all precursors to the Denver Municipal Airport, which opened in October 1929, and was renamed Stapleton International Airport after a former city mayor during its 35th anniversary celebra-tion in 1964.

Airport Adversity

The addition of jet operations, circa 1959, marked the beginning of noise and pollution adversely affecting Park Hill. Residents com-plained, among other things, that they could not have five minutes of uninterupted conversation and that jet pollution soiled their laun-dry and landscape. According to Mark Davidson, when he bought his first house at 23rd and Grape, he could see the faces of the pas-sengers in the windows of planes as they landed at Stapleton. As the airport grew to become a major hub for United, Continental, and Frontier, Stapleton was operating at capacity. According to Peg Meagh-er, this meant bombardment of air-craft noise from 800 feet, 10 hours a day, up to 1,200 operations, seven days a week.

The Park Hill Airport Lawsuit

On March 27, 1981, the Park Hill Airport Lawsuit was filed against the City and County of Denver, the Manager of Public Works and the Director of Avia-tion. The Plaintiffs were 4 Park Hill residents – Cecil E. Glenn, Marga-ret A. “Peg” Meagher, Kathryn A. Cheever and Mabel Ritchie – and one resident of Aurora – John El Blosser. The two pro bono attor-neys on the case were Park Hill residents Mark Davidson and Terry

Kelly. According to Davidson, the basis of the lawsuit was the City’s violation of the Colorado Noise Abatement statute in its operation of Stapleton. The airlines, through the Air Transport Association (the airlines’ trade association), imme-diately intervened in opposition to the lawsuit and they funded most of the opposition, though the City was the actual Defendant.

Mayor Peña and the Settlement

In 1983, Federico Peña was elected mayor, in part through his campaign commitments to include neighborhoods in the discussion of city issues. While, like many Denvervites, Peña was initially concerned that the clo-sure of Stapleton would signify a waste of taxpayer investment, the economic doldrums of the time drove Peña to bolster public work efforts. The opportunity to see a massive public works project real-ized through the relocation of the airport, particularly since the Park Hill Airport Lawsuit had yet to be settled, caused Peña to reach out to the GPHC Airport Com-mittee to explore settlement op-tions. Out of those discussions, a settlement was reached that went beyond the plantiffs demands – the City committed to move the airport to Adams County by the year 2000, upon which point it would cease all airport operations at the Stapleton site. Though it ex-perienced several delays in open-ing, mainly due to a computerized baggage system which never func-tioned properly and was eventually abandoned 10 years later, Denver International Airport opened in 1995, and as the country’s largest airport, quickly became a jewel in the U.S. air transport system. For his participation in the success-ful endeavor, Peña was appointed U.S. Secretary of Transportation and then Energy under President Clinton.

See Park Hill Airport on pg. 10

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Sand Creek Regional Greenway continues its 10th Anniversary celebration with a Family Fun Day on Sunday, August 26 at the Smith Road Trailhead in Stapleton (on Smith Road between 35th and Havana). The event features a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new and improved trailhead, a ducky derby, live music, local food and plenty of kids activities – includ-ing a climbing wall, a petting zoo, birds, face painting, hula hooping and corn hole.

Can’t make it on the 26th? Sand Creek is open year-round with plenty of opportu-nities to get involved or just enjoy the 13.5 miles of trail infrastructure through Com-merce City, Denver and Aurora:

WORK | Those looking to put some work into the Greenway may consider join-ing the Neighborhood Partners Environ-mental Team (NPET), which meets on the first Saturday of the month from March to October. Volunteer activities include trash pick up, weeding, graffiti removal and other basic trail maintenance.

PLAY | Those looking to enjoy the trail can find the nearest parking lot at Dahlia and Sand Creek Drive. Cyclists can use the trail to complete a 50-mile loop of Den-ver by following the trail west to the Platte River Greenway or east to the High Line Canal trail. Birders will find the mornings the best time to visit the trail, though bald eagles have been known to have lunch at the creek. The Greenway is one of a select few urban nature trails in Denver that encour-ages horseback riding.

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In June 2010, Anton and Page Scherbl had marked a momentous occasion: the last of their three daughters had graduated from high school. While other parents might have appreciated the newfound free-dom of an empty nest, the Scherbls are not the idle kind. With the help of their daughters – Drazana, Al-exandra and Nandi, home for the summer from their studies on the East Coast – the family spent three months renovating the location at 28th and Fairfax and opened Eis Gelato in September 2010.

Ever since, the momentum has been building at Eis (pronounced “ice”), as more and more neighbors and folks further afield discover the small shop where gelato is made on site with organic ingredients and an espresso bar serves Novo coffee. Now, the shop is competing for Denver’s A-List award, and needs your vote before August 17.

The GPHN sat down with the Scherbls to talk shop, family and Fairfax Street.

GPHN: Why gelato, what makes it better than ice cream?Eis Gelato: Gelato has less butterfat than ice cream, and has less air incor-

porated into it during the freezing pro-cess. This produces an ice cream with a denser consistency and bolder flavor.

GPHN: Where did you learn to make gelato? You have sorbet, too, how is that process different?EG: Page learned to make gelato and ice cream cakes from our friend Werner, an Austrian pastry chef in Johannesburg, South Africa. Sorbets are made using fruit and water. The process is similar to making gelato, except the batch is not heated to high temperatures.

GPHN: Where do you make the gelato, how long does it take, and how quickly does the shop go through a batch?EG: The gelato is made on site in our shop, the time it takes to make one batch depends on the intricacy and type of flavor. For example, berry flavors take longer because they use fresh berries which have to be pro-cessed through a food mill. It also varies how quickly we use a batch on its popularity, how many people come in, and so on. However, the range is one to three days per batch. GPHN: What flavors will you be serv-ing in August?

EG: My focus will be on sea-sonal fruits – such as peaches, melons, and cherries – herbs and spices. However, we also always have our staples – chocolate, vanilla and strac-ciatella, to name a few.

GPHN: Do you have thoughts of expanding?EG: We dream of having some great outdoor seating space one day. Otherwise our focus is ‘klein aber fein’, which is German for ‘small but good’.

GPHN: How often does the gelato bike come out?EG: The bike has been to a few local Park Hill events, such as the Park Hill Home Tour, the 4th of July parade and neighborhood birthday parties.

GPHN: Where are you from and how long have you lived in Denver?EG: Anton was born and raised in Munich, Germany while Page was born in California but spent most of her childhood living in Concord, Massachusetts. We moved to Denver in 2004, to the Stapleton neighbor-hood, so that our daughters could

attend the Denver School of Science and Technology, Denver School of the Arts and the Odyssey School.

GPHN: What is your day job, Anton?EG: I work at Wells Fargo, down-town. I enjoy hanging out in the shop in the evenings and meeting all of our great neighbors.

GPHN: How did you settle on the Park Hill location?EG: We have always loved the at-mosphere of Park Hill, and were looking for a place closer to our home. Availability also played a role.

GPHN: Do gelato afficionados seek you out from far and wide? EG: We have had customers from many states and abroad and love to hear their stories! For those who are not familiar with our tucked-away shop, they are usually relieved to

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Nandi, left, and Alexandra Sherbl serve their mother’s freshly-made Eis Gelato at 28th and Fairfax.

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have found us and surprised that this business area exists.

GPHN: How would you describe the business community on Fairfax?EG: Growing. We love having Pary’s and the Ethiopian family who run the liquor store next door. Then there is the buzz created by the Bike Depot. CrossFit Park Hill seems to get busier each month. A&A Fish has been here forever, the Black United Fund and, of course, the Greater Park Hill Com-munity offices. There is a lot more going on here between 28th and 29th streets than people realize!

Eis Gelato is located at 5023 E. 28th Avenue. The shop is open every day in

the summer from 1 to 9 p.m., closed Mon-Tues in the spring and fall, and closed for the winter. Visit their Face-book page (Eis Gelato) to find a link

to the Denver A-List Nomination. For more information, 720-440-8164.

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All said and done, the Park Hill Airport Committee was an ef-fort 20 years in the making, com-pletely dependent on volunteer time and fundraiser money. While there were too many to mention, Davidson and Meagher believe that a lot of credit must be placed squarely on two additional people: Councilman Bill Roberts and Greater Park Hill Airport Com-mittee member Marjorie Gilbert.

give up on what turned out to be a monumental achievement for a neighborhood organization that most people do not even remem-ber as having happened,” said Davidson.

Marjorie Gilbert. According to Meagher, Marjorie Gilbert was a relentless supporter whose participation in the Greater Park Hill Airport Committee lent co-hesion and passion to the proj-ect. “Marjorie turning 94 recent-ly and her years jogged me into collecting these files for future generations to learn how com-munity input can make change for the betterment of our living,” said Meagher.

Legacy

Following the successful an-nexation of the land for the new airport, lawsuit activists contin-ued to contribute their input to airport-related issues. Mark Da-vidson was appointed to the Blue Ribbon DIA design committee by then Mayor Wellington Webb. Whenever proposals to build resi-dential developments too close to DIA arise, Mark and Peg troop down to City Council meetings and tell them not to make the same mistakes their predecessors did with Stapleton.

To the Archives

The Denver Public Library’s Western History & Genealogy collection received the “Greater Park Hill Community Incorpo-rated Papers Leading to the Clos-ing of Stapleton Airport and the Beginnings of Denver Interna-tional Airport” on June 23. In the collection are papers related to the following:

• the Greater Park Hill Commu-nity, Inc., Airport Committee; • the Stapleton Concerned Citizens Committee;• the Staple-ton Noise Ad-visory Com-mittee and the Stapleton Noise Hot-line;• the Park Hill Lawsuit (Civil Action No. 81-CV-2719), ini-tially filed out-side of GPHC, Inc., and later adopted by GPHC, Inc., which was filed in 1980 and settled in 1985 with the man-

date to move Stapleton Airport; • correspondence with Mayor Mc-Nichols, Mayor Federico Pena and other city, state and federal leaders;• correspondence with the “Ground Crew”, the 350+ people involved in addressing the issues of noise and safety for communi-ties near Stapleton Airport;• articles written by and/or for the Greater Park Hill News and other media outlets;• a presentation created for “60 Minutes”;• and data, environmental impact studies, petitions and testimony.

Bill Roberts. Supporting all Park Hill’s efforts throughout the lawsuit, two annexation votes, design and construction of DIA was Councilman Bill Roberts. According to Davidson, Roberts helped the committee with strat-egy and counseled members be-fore their numerous City Council appearances, where the majority opined that a move from Park Hill would solve the problem of living too close to an airport. “Bill encouraged us when we were dis-appointed in the outcome of City Council votes and never let us

Park Hill Airport “Park Hill is today a commercial aircraft noise free site due directly to our efforts. Most new residents of Park Hill have no idea of what living in Park Hill was like for many, many years! Just look at Park Hill now, a quiet ‘hood where folks mingle, visit and have yard gatherings. The community is once again a flourishing neighborhood and we are no longer bombarded with noise from aircrafts.” – Peg Meagher

Marjorie Gilbert, longtime member of GPHC Airport Committee, and Peg Meagher, one of the five plaintiffs on the Park Hill Lawsuit that lead to the closure of Stapleton Airport, prepare the accumu-lation of files kept by Dr. Cecil Glenn and Peg on June 20, before delivering them to the Denver Public Library archives.

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GPHC Food Pantry Remains Temporarily Closed for AugustAs of June 26, the Greater Park Hill Community organiza-tion temporarily suspended food pantry services, an integral part of GPHC and the neighborhood, to strategically assess the direction of the food pantry. News will be forthcoming.

City Council President Mary Beth Susman on the Budget FixMayor Michael Hancock joined members of City Coun-cil and the Structural Financial Task Force to announce a balanced budget package that incorporates the recommen-dations of the SFTF and from community meetings. The package calls for:• Implementation of cost-reduction procedures to stream-line services ($10m savings).• Reduction of costs in employee salaries, healthcare and pensions ($5m savings).• Placement of a ballot measure to permanently lift reve-nue and spending restrictions imposed by TABOR. ($44m initial savings, $68m over time).

Among other benefits, these recommendations mean the city could restore library hours back to 48 hours/week without creating a district or imposing a mill levy; the po-lice department could offer an academy for the first time in three years; and the city would not have to charge for trash pick up or add to our sales tax. To contact Council-woman Susman, email [email protected] or call 720-337-5555.

Reimagine PlayThe design competition to renovate the Dustin Redd play-ground in City Park is down to three finalists. To view the designs and provide comments through an online survey, visit www.denvergov.org/reimagineplay.

Councilwoman-at-Large Robin Kneich on a More Transparent City CouncilFor the first time, the Denver City Council will publish public comment instructions on all weekly meeting calen-dars. Language will be finalized and published beginning on August 1, and will be based on the following concept: For committee meetings where changes to the municipal code or policy are proposed, a public comment period of 15 minutes shall be provided on the proposed change to the municipal code or policy, with 2 minutes per speaker, and equal opportunity for opposing perspectives. Public comment will happen after presentations and before dis-cussion at each committee meeting. For all other items scheduled for committee (i.e. contracts, briefings, and presentations), public comment is at the discretion of the chair and members of the public wishing to speak should contact the Committee Staff in advance to request an op-portunity with which will be communicated to the chair for final decision. To contact Councilwoman Kneich, email [email protected] or call 720-337-7712.

Denver Parks and Recreation Open Houses On August 2 and 3 from 4 to 7 p.m., and on August 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Denver Parks and Recreation

will host open houses at the northeast region recreation centers (including Central Park, Hiawatha Davis Jr. and Martin Luther King Jr.). Recreation staff will be available for tours, questions and activity demonstrations. Free visit passes will be available for the pool and/or gym. For more information, visit denvergov.org/parksandrec.

Greater Park Hill Neighborhood Watch CampaignDenver Police District Two is campaigning to increase the number of active Neighborhood Watch blocks in the Greater Park Hill neighborhood. A recent department re-view of property crime incidents in Northeast Park Hill and North Park Hill for the first six months of 2012 showed that of the dozens of property crime incidents in this area, only one property crime was actually commit-ted on an active Neighborhood Watch block. For more information, contact Technician Amy Esten at [email protected] or 720-913-1095.

State Rep. Williams Pushing for Stapleton Location of New Patent Office The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that Den-ver will be the site of one of four new U.S. Patent and Trademark Offices opening by 2014, a designation that is perceived as a boon to the state’s thriv-ing techology sector and job market. State Representative Angela Williams is asking Colorado’s congressional delegation to support locating the new federal patent office in the Stapleton community. To contact State Rep. Williams, email [email protected] or call 303-866-2909.

Redevelopment at Eighth & Colorado Boulevard

The redevelopment of the 28-acres on 8th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard at the former University of Colorado Health Sciences Center has changed hands from Shea Properties to the Sembler Co., and is presently under contract with Fuqua De-velopment.

The approved General Development Plan documents, dated November 11, 2008, as prepared by Davis Partnership Architects, states that the anticipated de-velopment program would create a mixed-use project to include residential, retail, entertainment, hotel, office, parking and public amenity open space. Fuqua pro-poses the redevelopment to include several main retail anchors – with Walmart, po-tentially, as one of them.

The GDP was approved under Den-ver’s old zoning code, which is why the zoning map shows the parcels as C-MU-10WRVS, a designation that does not cor-relate to any of the zone districts in the Ur-ban Center (C-) chapter of the new code. MU stands for Mixed Use, which is now

MX under the new code. From the former Chapter 59, Section 301, Division 15, Mixed-Use Districts:

C-MU-10 Commercial Mixed-Use District. The C-MU-10 district is the most restrictive of the commercial mixed-use districts, with the shortest list of allowed uses. It includes com-mercial uses appropriate for high-visibility locations such as em-ployment centers and the intersections of arterial streets. The pur-pose of the district is to concentrate higher intensity commercial uses, spatially define streets, encourage higher site and building design standards, and create a more attractive pedestrian environ-ment. Uses incompatible with this purpose, such as auto-related uses, industrial uses, and single-unit dwellings, are not allowed. All uses and structures will be sited and designed to be compat-ible with one another.

The table of uses allowed in C-MU-10 Mixed-Use Districts lists large-scale retail as an allowed use with limitations and after special review.

The next step for the current proposed project and any fu-ture development at this site is the Planning Board Hearing for the Design Guidelines. This is part of the Planning Board Hear-ing agenda for Wednesday, August 1.

Fuqua is considering pursuing Tax Increment Financing (TIF) through Denver Urban Renewal Authority (DURA). Essentially, TIF is a loan for the sales taxes that the project im-provements are projected to generate. If they do pursue TIF, then this would come up for a vote for approval by Denver City Council.

Please contact your City Council representatives, DURA, Fuqua and Walmart with your questions, comments and concerns.

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Five years ago, Barb McK-ee converted the old filling station on the southeast cor-ner of 23rd and Kearney into the Art Garage. Now, she’s turn-ing her commu-nity arts center into a nonprofit o r g a n i z a t i o n and is herald-ing in the new era with GAS, a green art sale taking place W e d n e s d a y s through August.

The reason for the transfor-mation is simple: Barb is busy. In addition to running the Art

Garage, she operates Surface Strategy, a company that ex-ecutes large-scale, public art commissions throughout the country. (For local examples,

i m a g i n e the beauti-ful concrete s o u n d w a l l lining the TREX proj-ect on I-25 or the mosaic floor in DIA’s ‘A’ Con-course. Barb made those.)

“My stu-dio work has become so i n c r e d i b l y intense and s u c c e s s f u l , that I’m tired

now and I can’t do both,” she joked.

Nevertheless, Barb’s com-mitment to keeping the Art Garage open to the community

is stronger than ever. Having lived on the 1700 block of Ke-arney for years, Barb is com-

mitted to the neighborhood and believes that northeast Denver needs a community art center.

In the past few months, she was able to capture the non-profit status of the Commu-nity Arts Connection, put to-gether a founding board – Pam Sweetser, Linda Siderius, Linda Brown, Trine Bumiller, Kirsten Kahn and Patricia Barr-Clarke – and write the requisite char-ter and bylaws.

“As a nonprofit, the Art Garage will now go beyond me, and will function without my financial backing, so that I can move aside one day,” said Barb

Not only will the status allow the Art Garage to access the sort of funding that allows other neighborhood art cen-ters to thrive, it also allows the Art Garage to host their own fundraisers. The new nonprof-it’s first fundraiser, GAS, is meant to highlight a rotating group of artists’ work, food trucks and produce, in addi-tion to the work of the orga-nization.

“The word ‘green’ is in-tended to function on two lev-els,” says Barb. “The sale will feature both produce and up-cycled artwork.”

In the meantime, inside the Art Garage, the fifth summer of art classes for ages 3-12 are in full swing with a staff of over 20 teachers teaching painting, drawing, watercolor, cartoon-ing, book arts, sculpture, ce-ramics, textiles, mosaics, stain glass and mixed media.

Barb is taking a one-year hiatus from Surface Strategy to fully invest her energy into the transition. She believes it needs to be done so that the non-profit Art Garage has a strong foundation. When her Surface Strategy studio reopens, it will be in a new site.

The Art Garage is located at 6100 E. 23rd Ave. For more

information, visit artgarageden-ver.com or call 303-377-2353.

New Nonprofit Status Refuels the Art Garage

With its new nonprofit status, the Art Garage plans to stay northeast Denver’s community art center for years to come. GPHN Photo/Erin Vanderberg

Art Garage’s GAS!

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2012 Proved a Fruitful Garden WalkWhile attendance was down from last year’s event, in part due to four other metro area garden tours on the same day, the June 16 Park Hill Garden Walk still saw around 425 people come out to visit the 12 participating home gardens. The event raised $5,696 for the GPHC. Thanks to the volunteer members of the Garden Walk committee: Angelia McLean, Ann Long, Barb Armendariz, Bill Bettag, Cath-erine Byrne, Helen Quinn and Micki Amick.

Voting Still Open on U.S. Soccer Foundation Grant for Holly SquareA team of northeast Denverites has been working to turn the vacant lot between Hudson and Holly streets and 33rd and 35th avenues into the Holly Square Children’s Corridor, with soccer fields and basketball courts, in order to provide a much-needed playground for area youth. The Prodigal Son Initiative has already generated grants for the project through local businesses, contractors and the Piton Foundation. An additional grant is in the works through the U.S. Soccer Foundation’s “Soccer Field of Dreams” initiative. Place your vote by visiting facebook.com/ussoccerfoundation and scroll-ing down to “like” the July 18th Holly Square post. The Park Hill community recently benefited from another U.S. Soccer Founda-tion grant through their “Soccer for Success” initiative to combat childhood obesity, which the Colorado Fusion Soccer Club received and contributed in part to build new soccer goals at the Park Hill Elementary School. The Holly Square courts will be built alongside the future site of the Nancy P. Anschutz Boys & Girls Club, which breaks ground September 2012 and is slated for completion within a year. For more information, visit prodigalsoninc.org.

Peaches Benefit Smiley’s Conflict CenterSmiley Middle School and the Cherry Creek Rotary Club are hosting a peach fundraiser to benefit the school’s Conflict Center. Smiley’s Conflict Center uses trained and experienced staff to help teachers, students and staff use techniques to resolve conflict and create a stronger community within the school. Peaches can be ordered through August 17, and can be picked up on August 25th at the school. Download the order form at smiley.dpsk12.org.

Venture Prep Yard Sale to Benefit Class of 2013Incoming Venture Prep seniors Jamariah Johnson, Tomas Man-riquez and Tyonka Washington are spearheading a yard sale to raise funds for the year’s senior events, including: an Outward Bound ex-cursion, homecoming, prom, graduation and honors awards night. Donations are welcome starting Monday, August 6th and the yard sale will take place on Saturday, August 11th at 25th and Holly from 8 a.m. For more information, contact Molly at 303-893-0805.

The Park Hill Neighborhood Guidebook Reprint Event Now Features Author-led TourTo celebrate the reprinting of the Park Hill Neighborhood guide-book, authors Tom Noel and Bill Hansen, in connection with His-toric Denver, will lead a walking tour and book signing event from 3 to 5 p.m. beginning and ending at the Cook House, 1670 Hudson, which is featured on the book’s cover. Tickets are $20 per person and include a signed copy of The Park Hill Neighborhood and reception. Visit www.historicdenver.org or call 303-534-5288 to reserve your spot. To pre-order and reserve your copy of The Park Hill Neighbor-hood visit www.historicdenver.org or call 303-534-5288 ext. 5. The books are also available for pre-order at Modern Bungalow, 2594 S. Colorado Blvd. Payment for pre-orders is taken upfront and the books will be shipped to the address provided in your order.

A Moment for Moms at Montview Boulevard Presbyterian ChurchMomTime provides an opportunity for mothers of young chil-dren to learn, grow and support each other through the challenges and joys of this season in life. Each session focuses on a topic re-lated to parenting, balancing life’s many demands, taking care of yourself and contributing to our larger community and world. It is also a time for moms to just take a break and connect with other moms. Breakfast and childcare are provided. MomTime meets at Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church on the first, third and fifth (if applicable) Fridays of each month from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. Fall 2012 session begins September 7. For more information,

contact Leah Oliver, [email protected], or Anna Clark [email protected].

Center of Light’s 4th annual Inner Peace Festival Hundreds of people turned out for the Center of Light’s Inner Peace Festival at Stapleton’s Central Park, and many of them chose to literally “stand for peace” as they took their place in the labyrinth peace circle. The day included various experiences of peace: from the writing of prayers for the city and the world, to enjoying meditative walks and drumming with African drummers. Children were kept busy with crafts, face painting, hula hoops and giant bubbles, while their parents received blessings and guided mediations. In addition to events like the Peace Festival, the Center of Light also offers free classes with topics like meditation, prayer and connecting with God. For more information, visit denver.centersoflight.org.

Free Trees for the Fall Planting SeasonThe Park People’s Denver Digs Trees sale is scheduled for October 6. Applications for free and reduced-cost trees are due by Septem-ber 1. Trees will be distributed locally at the City Park Greenhouse. For an application or more information on tree variety, visit thepa-rkpeople.org or call 303-722-6262.

Park Hill Residents Participate in Iraqi Student Support GroupPark Hill residents Jeanne & Tom Powers and Jack & Pam Farrar have joined a local support group for the first member of the Iraqi Student Project to attend school in Colorado. Riyam Al-Karkokliy will arrive in mid-August, and she will attend Regis University on scholarship. The ISP began in 2007 as a grassroots, non-govern-mental organization designed to prepare qualified young Iraqis for undergraduate study in the United States in an effort to make a war reparation to the Iraqi people. The Powers and the Farrars will assist Al-Karkokliy by raising funds for her non-tuition expenses and get to know Denver. For more information, visit iraqistudentproject.org or call the Powers at 303-355-8603.


Park Hill Vet

By Margot K. Vahrenwald, DVMOwner, Park Hill Veterinary Medical Center

A Toothsome Issue: Getting to the Root of Pet Dental Health

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What is one of the most com-mon complaints that both cat and dog owners make about their pet? Stinky breath! And, what is the best way to manage stinky breath? Good oral health care involving both home and veterinary dental care.

Think about your own den-tal care; optimally, you have your teeth cleaned every six months. Cleaning is perhaps even more important for your cat or dog for two reasons: first, they in-frequently get their teeth deeply cleaned, and second, our pets are aging physiologically faster than their chronologic age – a 4-year-old Labrador retriever is physiologically similar to a 30 to 35-year-old human. How would you look if the first time your teeth were cleaned was at age 30?

Oral health care, including both home dental care and pro-fessional veterinary dental clean-ings, is an essential part of main-taining your pet’s good health. In fact, based on recent large veteri-nary studies, it could be the key that adds two to five years to the length of your pet’s life.

What causes stinky breath?

The primary components are the daily food eaten and bacterial waste that form the biofilm plaque on teeth that then becomes the hardened brown tartar you can see along with the development of inflammation along the gums called gingivitis. Halitosis, the fancy term for bad breath, is the smell-able result. Left unchecked, this continuous cycle will progress into periodontal disease that leads to the pain, infection, loss of teeth and impacts the rest of the body systems, particularly the kidneys, liver and heart.

By age two or three, almost 80 percent of our dogs and cats will have developed a significant degree of gingivitis. Gingivitis opens the door to further insults damage to the supporting peri-odontal structures and can al-low bacteria access to the roots, where an abscess can develop. Al-ternately and additionally, dogs who chew bones and rawhides can end up fracturing the tips or more of their teeth, opening the pulp cavity to bacteria, leading to painful infection.

So, what do you do next?

Best would be to high-tail to your vet and have them give you an as-sessment of the degree of disease present. We are also your resource for learning about home care op-tions and products for your pet. Then, schedule your furry friend for a professional veterinary den-tal cleaning, if appropriate, so that your dog or cat can get back to a healthy mouth. You’ll soon be able to snuggle up to a fresh breathed pet rather than the stinkosaurus currently sitting at your feet or lurking on the counter.

Next month, we’ll describe more about a professional vet-erinary dental cleaning, why it is done under anesthesia, and talk about home care options. If you want a bit of head start, visit aspca.org/pet-care/dog-care/dog-care-dental-health.aspx for 10 steps to dog dental care.

Dr. Margot can be reached at parkhillvet.com.


Your Health Hub

By Alisha BrownVice President of The Stapleton Foundation

The Affordable Care Act and You

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA) stating that the law is con-stitutional. This decision allows changes made to our healthcare system in 2010 to continue to pro-vide new healthcare benefits to all Americans – from families with children, to young adults, to se-niors, to the under- and uninsured.

The Affordable Care Act: • Expands Healthcare Coverage • Makes important preventative care screenings available to you without you having to pay additional costs• Eliminates Insurance companies ability to drop you when you get sick• Reduces the cost of prescription drugs• Allows children to stay on their parents insurance until they turn 26 years old• Makes more people eligible for Medicaid and CHP+• Provides tax credits to small busi-nesses so that they can afford health insurance for their employees.

In Colorado, under the im-plementation of the Affordable Care Act over the last two years:• 291,000 children in Colorado with pre-existing conditions can never be denied coverage• In 2011, 39,000 Colorado Medicare recipients saved over $22 million on their prescriptions• Nearly 2 million Coloradans-including 696,000 women and 521,000 children- no longer have to worry about lifetime limits on insurance coverage

• In 2011, 382,000 Coloradans on Medicare received a free pre-ventive service visit to the doctor• Nearly 1,200 previously unin-sured Coloradans with pre-existing conditions were finally able to en-ter the system and get the health-care they needed.

The be well Health and Well-ness Initiative of the Stapleton Foundation is committed to help-ing residents in the be well Zone and throughout Colorado understand what this momentous healthcare legislation means for themselves and

their families. be well Block Cap-tains who are your family members, friends and neighborhood leaders, have been formally trained on vari-ous provisions of the new Afford-able Care Act and are available to as-sist you. The be well Block Captains visit residents and employees at their homes, community meetings and other natural neighborhood gather-ing places (i.e. libraries, businesses, recreation centers, and schools). They serve as Community Health Advocates (CHA) providing a trust-ed hand to connect residents and employees in the be well Zone to

the tools necessary to get the care you need when you need it!

Residents can also visit the be well Centers at Hi-awatha Davis (3334 Holly Street) and Central Park (9651 E. MLK Boulevard) Recreation Center to gather information about this new law! be well Cen-ters are your neighborhood Connection to healthy living resources. The be well Centers provide health and wellness in-formation and programs that residents can take advantage Free of Charge WITHOUT a Denver Parks and Recreation Center membership. To register for classes at the be well Centers call 303.468.3228.

be well is a grassroots movement of communities coming together to take

charge of their health and wellness. By learning more about the changes you can be part of the conversation to make sure health care works for you, your family and your friends.

For additional information about the Affordable Care Act or healthy

living opportunities please visit www.bewellconnect.org or www.healthcare.gov . You can also call

Ginger Harrell at 303.468.3229.

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|events calendar|

Get everyone ready for Back to

School with a check-up today.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1History Colorado celebrates Colorado Day with free admission and entertainment. Info: historycolorado.org.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2Walk2Connect hosts first of two Park Hill walking trips (second on 8/4) to highlight walk-able access to transit, retail & grocery stores and recreation areas from 8a-2p. Lunch provided, space limited. Info: walk2connect.com.

Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. (GPHC), holds regular monthly meeting to discuss neighborhood issues from 6:30p at 2823 Fair-fax. Info: greaterparkhill.org.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 3Park Hill Branch Library hosts regular Tales for Twos (10:30a) and Book Babies (11:15a)

at 4705 Montiview Blvd. Info: 720-865-0250.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 4SCFD Free Day at the DAM. Info: denverar-tmuseum.org.

Control Tower and Dotsero perform at Staple-ton’s Concert on the Green at 5 & 6:30p. Info: stapletondenver.com.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 5SCFD Free Day at the Denver Art Museum. Info: denverartmuseum.org.

Chris Daniels & the Kings play the last con-cert of the City Park Jazz series at 6p. Info: cityparkjazz.org.

Denver Museum of Nature & Science hosts experts from the science community to mark

the day’s landing of NASA’s mobile laboratory rover, Curiosity, on Mars at 8p. $10. Info: dmns.org.

MONDAY, AUGUST 6Dardano’s School of Gymnastics host toddler’s class. $8. Info: dardanosgymnastics.com.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 7Denver Police District 2 participates in 29th annual National Night Out crime and drug prevention event. Info: denvergov/police.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8DMNS’ Sci-Fi Film Series concludes with “12 Monkeys” featuring a lecture by Nicole Garneau, PhD, curator of human health. 7p, $15. Info: dmns.org.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 9Last of Denver Film Center’s Raise the Roof events featuring food and film screening at the CulturePlex from 5-9p. Info: denverfilm.org

FRIDAY, AUGUST 10Denver County Fair kicks off at the National Western Complex. Info: denvercountyfair.org.

The Queen City AARP Chapter 995 meets at 1p at the District 2 Police Station. Info: 303-333-0168.‘The Help” screens at Stapleton’s Movie on the Green at dark. Info: stapletondenver.com.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 11Venture Prep’s 2013 class hosts a yard sale at the school on 25th and Holly from 8a. Info: 303-893-0805.

Colorado Yellow Ribbon Event features memorial ceremony, welcome home pa-rade and veterans assistance fair at Lincoln and Civic Center Park from 8a. Info: colo-radoyellowribbon.org.

The NE Denver/Park Hill MS Support Group meets at the District 2 Police Sta-tion, 3921 Holly, from 10:15a-noon. Info: [email protected].

Unity on the Avenue hosts Breakthrough


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If these membership levels are not suitable, GPHC will gratefully accept a donation for

membership dues at a level that is comfortable for you and your family.

Pizza with the Principal every 2nd and 4th Wednesdayat 6:00 p.m. Please call if interested. All parties welcome!

2540 Holly Street, Denver, CO 80207 303.893.0805 www.ventureprep.orgNOW ENROLLING FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL

Breathwork Meditation Workshop from 11a-2p at 4670 E. 17th Ave. $55 or $95 for 2. Register: breakthroughbreathwork.com or 719-200-2929. Venue info: unity-ontheavenue.org or 303-322-3901.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 12SCFD Free Day at the DMNS. Info: dmns.org.

2nd annual Viva Streets takes over 23rd Av-enue between Colorado Blvd and Syracuse St from 10a-4p. Info: vivastreets.org.

MONDAY, AUGUST 13Travel Lover’s Book Club discusses Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese at Tattered Cover-Colfax from 5:30-6:45p. Note: new organizer Christine Tanner, [email protected].

TUESDAY, AUGUST 14Civic Center EATS Outdoor Café from 11a-2p. Info: civiccenterconservancy.org.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15Green Art Sale (GAS) at the Art Garage ev-ery Wednesday in August from 5-8p, 6100 E. 23rd Ave. Info: artgaragedenver.com.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 16DMNS’ Science Lounge features discussion of the Big Bang Theory and the Bazinga cocktail. Info: dmns.org.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 17Center of Light screens “Fierce Light” at Free Conscious Movie event at 2300 For-est, 7p. Info: [email protected] or 720-308-9944.

Unity on the Avenue hosts potluck sup-per & screening of “Finding Joe” from 6p at 4670 E. 17th Avenue. Love offer-ing. Info: unityontheavenue.org or 303-322-3901.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18Colorado Sickle Cell Association hosts Charity 5K Run/Walk at Stapleton’s Cen-tral Park at 8a. $25. Registration: colora-dosicklecellassociation.org or 303-323-2606.

Mayor Hancock’s Cabinet in the Com-munity event takes place at Rude Park Rec Center, 2855 W. Holden Pl., from 9a-noon. Continental breakfast. Info: 720-865-0570.

Tommy & the Tangerines and Chris Dan-iels & the Kings perform at the Beer Fes-tival on the Green from 4-8p. Info: staple-tondenver.com.

First annual Battle of the Badges char-ity soccer match pits the Denver Police against Denver Fire departments at Dicks Sporting Goods Park at 9:30p, following the 7p Colorado Rapids v. Chivas USA game. $25. Tickets: pepsicenter.com/groups/rapids/battleofthebadges or 303-727-3541.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 19Park Hill Neighborhood guidebook au-thors Tom Noel and Bill Hansen lead walking tour of Park Hill, 1670 Hudson from 3-5p. $20. Reservations: historicden-ver.org or 303-534-5288.

MONDAY, AUGUST 20SCFD Free Day at the DMNS. Info: dmns.org.

The Queen City AARP Chapter 995 tours the Wildlife Museum at 10:30a. Info: 303-333-0168.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21Stapleton Goodwill holds Career Connection Center Open House at 7797 E. 36th Ave. Info: goodwilldenver.org/events.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22Craft Beer Tour kicks off at Wynkoop Brewing Co., 1634 18th St. $29. Info: 303-495-5487.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 23Center of Light kicks off 3-day spiritual seminar with Father Peter Bowes at 7:30p. $25. Info: [email protected] or 720-308-9944.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 24‘The Lorax” screens at Stapleton’s Movie on the Green at dark. Info: stapletondenver.com.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25Temple Micah hosts “MICAH Be-In!” & Potluck Picnic from 4-7p at 2600 Leyden. Hippie dress encouraged. Info: micahden-ver.org. RSVP: 303-388-4239.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 26USA Pro Cycling Challenge comes to City Park. Info: usaprocyclingchallenge.com

MONDAY, AUGUST 27Colorado State Fair, which began 8/24, con-tinues through 9/3, at the Colorado State Fair-grounds in Pueblo. Info: coloradostatefair.com.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 28SCFD Free Day at the Denver Botanic Gar-dens. Info: botanicgardens.org.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29Green Art Sale (GAS) at the Art Garage ev-ery Wednesday in August from 5-8p, 6100 E. 23rd Ave. Info: artgaragedenver.com.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 30Reel Social Club’s Summer Scream at Lake-side benefits Denver Film Society at 6p. $25. Info: denverfilm.org.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 3129th Annual Taste of Colorado kicks off at Civic Center Park. Info: atasteofcolorado.com or 303-295-6330.


|faith community| Agape Christian Church3050 Monaco Pkwy, 303-296-2454

Bethsaida Temple Christian Center3930 E 37th Ave, 303-388-7317bethsaidatemple.org

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church4900 Montview Blvd,303-355-7361parish.blessedsacrament.net

Center of Light2300 Forest St, 720-308-9944denver.centersoflight.org

Christ the KingMissionary Baptist Church2390 Olive St, 303-355-5556

Cure d’Ars Catholic Church3201 Dahlia St, 303-322-1119

East Denver Church of Christ3500 Forest St, 303-322-2677

East Denver Church of God6430 MLK Jr Blvd, 303-333-5911

Ethiopian Orthodox TewahedoDebreselam Medhanealem Church5152 E 17th Ave,303-333-4766denvermedhanealem.org

Gethsemane Trinity Temple2586 Colorado Blvd, 303-388-2304

Good Shepherd Baptist Church2814 Ivy St, 303-322-3369goodshepherdbaptist.com

Greater Mt. Olive Baptist Church4821 E 38th Ave, 303-333-3325

Graham Multicultural Church33rd and Elm, 303-393-1333

House of JoyMiracle Deliverance Church3082 Leyden St, 303-388-9060denverhouseofjoy.com

King Baptist Church3370 Ivy St, 303-388-3248kingbaptist.org

Loving Saints Christian FellowshipZion Senior Center, 5150 E 33rd St, 303-377-2762

Please contact Erin Vanderberg at [email protected] to add or update a listing.

Ministerios Pentecostales3888 Forest St,720-941-8433

Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church1980 Dahlia St,303-355-1651montview.orgNew Hope Baptist Church3701 Colorado Blvd, 303-322-5200newhopedenver.org

Park Hill Congregational Church2600 Leyden St, 303-322-9122parkhillchurch.org

Park Hill Presbyterian Church3411 Albion St, 303-399-8312parkhillpresbyterian.org

Park Hill United Methodist Church5209 E Montview Blvd, 303-322-1867phumc.com

Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church

6100 Smith Road, 303-355-0353

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church3301 Leyden St, 303-322-5983

Shorter Community A.M.E. Church3100 Richard Allen Ct, 303-320-1712shorterame.org

Solomon’s Temple Missionary Baptist 3000 Holly St, 303-377-2249

St. Thomas Episcopal Church2205 Dexter St, 303-388-4395saintthomasdenver.org

Temple Micah2600 Leyden St, 303-388-4239micahdenver.org

Union Baptist Church3200 Dahlia St, 303-320-0911

Unity on the Avenue4670 E 17th Ave, 303-322-3901unityontheavenue.org

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The Greater Park Hill News | August 2012Pg. 20 The Greater Park Hill News | August 2012 Pg. PB

Park Hill Sales Results January—June 2012 Values increasing in higher price points!

Sales inhibited by low inventory— Active listings in Denver down 47%

# Homes Sold Price Per Square Foot Sales Price # Sold 2011 # Sold 2012 % Change PSF 2011 PSF 2012 % Change

less than 199k 7 9 28.6% $173 $164 -5.2%

200k - 299k 18 16 -11.1% $235 $217 -7.7% 300k-399k 38 32 -15.8% $282 $283 0.4% 400k-499k 21 22 4.8% $300 $310 3.3% 500k-699k 12 16 33.3% $255 $291 14.1% 700k-999k 8 5 -37.5% $251 $268 6.8%

Over $1million 2 4 100.0% $299 $343 14.7%

Park Hill TOTAL 106 104 -1.9% $269 $270 0.4%

Average Days on Market = 55 (down 40%) Source: Metrolist 7/17/2012

Whatever you need, we can do it!

Shaylisa Hurte Mary Gerwin Lori Abbey Buyer Specialist Team Leader Buyer Specialist 720.320.3452 303.619.3150 720.840.4984 [email protected]

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