Our blog and site are back under construction

We apologize, but for just a bit longer we’ll not be posting here too often.  We’re reworking this site and others.  Thanks for checking in; we’ll continue to post from time to time.  Have a great day!

Drawing on the Past to Create the Future

The presentation below lays out the plans of the Union Station Neighborhood Company for the redevelopment of the historic Union Station.  Click around, it’s pretty cool.  (And, sorry we’ve been gone so long.)

For the latest on the construction of the transit infrastructure, our good friend Rick has another update, including, and you can click through to see this, a cool picture from inside the bus terminal.

Good Grief Returns to Platte Forum for an Encore Performance Tonight

Stories of fighting to be seen as you are.  Tales of pain, sorrow, and loss.  A song is crooned to a corner, before opening into a syncopated riff on what it’s like to be a teenage girl, this teenage girl.  Snaps urge another young poet to the stage. 

Every story is different, every story is individual.  But one thing is the same…a longing, and deep personal tales of hurt.

“I am what I say I am, I am what everybody doesn’t know”

“I tell them its ok whenever I cry, but truly deep down I know it’s a lie”

“Invisible, a lost soul and a broken heart holds you back from success”

“My best friend was never coming home again”

I try to hide behind the lyrics of my favorite song - hoping that as long as I stay here my words will stay strong”

One after one, the students that joined the latest artist in residence, Andrea Moore, came up and performed their deeply personal stories in front of one of the largest crowds I’ve seen at PlatteForum.  And to raves, screams, and roaring applause.  Standing ovations.

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Come on, that’s sweet.

This photo is a few weeks old, but pretty cool, too.  Click here it to see it big, big, big.

Denver is my back yard, a love story of sorts.

We just love this so much we wanted to share it with you.  It’s a little old, but it’s a love story of sorts, and, hey, it’s Valentine’s Day and all.

Fixie from Dutch Simpson on Vimeo.

Farewell to a Tunnel

This is surprisingly poignant.  The tunnel is closed and a new one will be built right next to it.

And Now The Denver Post Is Talking About Us

The Denver Post has a great article about progress at Denver’s Union Station.  Everyone who lives in the neighborhood knows what goes down every day, it’s nice to read about the fine details.  And, the good folks at Denver Infill update twice (here and here).

No need to click through.

NPR Loves Us, Too

If you’re not in a place to listen to the whole story, you can read it here.  A little taste:

It’s hard to find a city in America that isn’t planning, proposing, studying or actually building a light rail system. Cities as diverse as Dallas, Seattle and Washington, D.C., all see light rail as part of their future — a way to reshape their development.  There are 35 light rail systems operating in the U.S. today. At least 13 metro areas are currently building others. Many more are being planned.  Perhaps the most ambitious light rail project in the country is being built in Denver. Downtown, behind Union Station, lies a cityscape that doesn’t quite exist yet.  Much of the area is empty, fenced off. Construction crews are digging a huge hole in the ground in preparation for some of the final stages of a multiyear transportation project that is already changing the city.

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They’re Building Things Over There

Rick Antsy is back in town and, fortunately for us, updating us again on the progress at Union Station.  Pretty amazing to walk up on the Millennium Bridge right now.  The Station is just coming to life.  Now that the walls are, in the light rail station is under construction, and the roof is going on the bus barn, it’s easier to appreciate the scale and mass of the whole project.  Really, it never ceases to amaze me.

Oh baby it’s great inside and out!

Outdoor living space at it’s finest creates this fabulous opportunity in the Glass House.  Over 1300 square feet of cozy, comfortable living space with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths and 2 parking spaces is wonderfully enhanced with the 2 patio doors opening up onto the awesome terrace. 

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Is this the BEST residence in Riverfront Park?

Promenade Lofts is in the heart of Riverfront Park. Chill on the patios at McLoughlin’s and Zengo or grab a smoothie from Ink! coffee on your way to the park with your best friend. 

MCA Denver - Art Meets Beast

ART MEETS BEAST
November 9th - 11th MCA Denver will present a three-day nose-to-tail whole bison roast, featuring music, lectures and performances:

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9
Special Mixed Taste Double Dip
Cave Painting & Buffalo Bill
Drinks 6PM Event 6:30PM
$15 / $10 Members
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10
Bison Butchering Workshop with Jimmy Cross
Vegetarian Option: Roger Green on guitar
Music of Buffalo Springfield on flugelhorn
Drinks 6PM Event 6:30
$15 / $10 Members
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11
Foodprint Denver: Art Meat City
A conversation about how Denver’s relationship with meat – and how meat has shaped the city.
Drinks 4PM Event 4:30PM
$15 / $10 Members
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11
Beast Roast 500
Bison Dinner with performances by Machine Project, L.A.
Presented by Marczyk Fine Foods, Joe Beggs / Three Tomatoes Catering, Jamey Fader / Lola, Troy Guard / TAG, Brian Laird / Barolo Grill, Tyler Wiard / Elway’s Cherry Creek, Sean Yontz / El Diablo with assistance from Amendment Twenty-One Wines.
Performances 7PM Dinner 8PM
$50 / $45 Members
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To purchase tickets click the links above or call 303.298.7554.

LoDo Named One of America’s “Great Neighborhoods”

LoDo was named one of ten “great neighborhoods” in the U.S. The American Planning Association, a not-for-profit group that helps develop communities, put together a list of the nation’s best neighborhoods that feature unique and authentic characteristics. This includes planning, architectural styles, accessibility and community involvement. Mayor Hickenlooper said in a statement “The national recognition of Denver’s LoDo district as one of our country’s great places is a welcome reward to the many civic and business leaders in our community whose vision, determination and collaboration over the past 30 years have preserved and revitalized this historic neighborhood.” It’s great when Denver gets recognized on a national scale as one of the best places to live.

Click here for the full article that appeared in Denver Business Journal.