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As South Suburban district board chair resigns, director promises transparent process to fill vacancy
The South Suburban Park and Recreation District is kicking off a process to fill a vacancy after its board chairperson, Susan Pye, suddenly resigned Wednesday. The process for filling the vacancy will differ from the last time the board was in the situation,…
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PRESS RELEASE: Senate Bill 24-130 Passes Senate Judiciary Committee, Paving the Way for Legislation that Protects Coloradans’ Access to Care
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Senate Bill 24-130 (SB-130) on a 4-1 vote, legislation which will protect Coloradans’ access to quality, affordable health…
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Mountain Vista baseball dominates Legend for third straight victory
Mountain Vista’s baseball team doesn’t look the same as the one that started the season. The Golden Eagles haven’t added any new players to the roster but the team suddenly is playing better and stacking wins. Mountain Vista began the season with a 1-4-1 record and was 2-6-1 after nine games with three losses to…
Arts & Culture
Westminster Arts Week starts April 20
Local artists will get a showcase April 20 at Westminster’s Orchard Town Center as the city’s annual Arts Week begins. The kick-off event at the Orchard Town Center, 14697 Delaware St., will feature activities from 1-5 p.m. April 20, including live music performances, pottery demonstrations, a painting project hosted by Whimsy Paint & Sip, chalk…
Art Students League of Denver hosts papel picado artist Guadalupe Hernandez for residency program
Guadalupe Hernandez was born in 1993 in San Miguel de Allende, which is located in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. At 5 years old, he and his family relocated to Pleasanton, Texas, a town south of San Antonio. But each winter celebration season, they would return to Mexico to attend weddings, baptisms and ornate parties.…
Littleton Depot Art Gallery celebrates decades of art camaraderie
In the late 1960s, a handful of artists in Littleton made a decision that would lay a foundation for the Littleton arts community for decades to come. They had been meeting in homes and other buildings for years to make art together, but when they learned the Santa Fe Depot, a train depot, was at…
Wheat Ridge High School’s music students are going to Germany
The Wheat Ridge High School chorus and jazz band are going to Stade, Germany for concerts April 16-24. The performances are part of a two-decade-long relationship between local high schools and Stade, Germany. The relationship began as an offer to Lakewood’s high schools, according to Wheat Ridge High School vocal director Ryan Plakorus. “Stade, which…
LOCAL LIFE
Columns & Opinion
Patricia Kummer: Making the most of tax time
Springtime should be all flowers and bunnies and sunshine … and taxes. Hopefully yours have been filed and you did…
Michael Norton: Professionalism, assertiveness and aggression in sales
In the dynamic world of sales, assertiveness reigns supreme as a defining trait that separates the good from the great.…
Botox is not just for the face — it’s for the bladder, too
Botox is not just for cosmetics anymore. Women receive Botox treatment in the bladder to help with overactive bladders, urgency…
Michael Norton: Some restaurants are special places for family times
One of our favorite dining experiences is at Fattoria in Avon, Colorado. As we allowed ourselves to experience everything that…
Letters
Letter: Love letter to Douglas County
On March 27, 2022, my husband and I went mountain biking on the Hidden Mesa Trail in Douglas County. Sadly,…
Letter: Consider Calvarese
While Congressional District 4 (Douglas County and the Eastern Plains) is historically a Republican district, it may no longer make…
Letter: Englewood reader appreciates good work
Thank you for your story about Sonya Ellingboe. She has been a real treasure to the Littleton and Englewood area…