Washington Park Profile

06/14/2023

In case you're planning on attending the Nuggets’ championship parade tomorrow!

Bring plenty of water, but don’t bring alcohol. Expect to make noise, but don’t bring any noisemakers, like fireworks or air horns.

06/07/2023

Results of the final ballot count are in!

The city reported its final count for the runoff election at about 4 p.m. June 7. Here are the results. Mayor Kelly Brough: 72,906 votes (44.85%) Mike Johnston: 89,644 votes …

06/07/2023

Here are the latest results for Denver's runoff election as of June 7.

The results for the Denver runoff election have started to flow in. Here are preliminary results as of the 8:30 p.m. ballot count: Mayor Kelly Brough: 58,402 votes (46.13%) …

06/07/2023

The 8:30 p.m. results are in!

We will update our websites again tomorrow morning, but the city will be updating its results page (https://denvergov.org/electionresults #/results/20230606) again at 10 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.

The results for the Denver runoff election have started to flow in. Here are preliminary results as of the 8:30 p.m. ballot count: Mayor Kelly Brough: 58,402 votes (46.13%) …

06/07/2023

The results of the first ballot count for Denver's runoff election are in!

The results for the Denver runoff election have started to flow in. Here are preliminary results as of the 7 p.m. ballot count: Mayor Kelly Brough: 0 votes (0%) Mike …

05/11/2023

It's that time again to honor our grads!

You only have to know a student who is graduating this year to participate. In the past, parents, grandparents, neighbors, family friends, neighborhood organizations, teachers and student peers have sent me information about graduates they’re proud of.

Here is what I need from you:

• The full name of the graduate.

• A headshot photo. Think senior picture or a selfie of the grad in their cap and gown.

• The high school the student is graduating from. The school must be located in Denver (or the graduate must live in Denver if attending a school outside of the city). Students who are homeschooled or attending an online/virtual school are welcome to participate.

• Their after high school plans, which can include college, the military, entering the workforce, gap years, etc.

• Quotes (please have the graduate answer one or both of these questions in a full sentence):

1) In your opinion, what makes the class of 2023 special and why?

2) What did you learn during your high school experience that you will take with you in your future endeavors?

Responses and photos can be emailed to me at: [email protected]. Feel free to call me at 303-566-4107 if you need help.

Our honoring grads feature will run in the June editions of Life on Capitol Hill and the Washington Park Profile. Your deadline is May 18.

Anyone with a loved one who is graduating knows it’s about the culmination of years of hard work. There’s a way, as a community, that we can honor those students.You only have to know a student …

11/18/2022

Final count is in!

Denver measure 307, which concerns sidewalks, has passed with 55.85% of the vote. Ballot measure 306, which advocates dub the "Waste No More" campaign, garnered 70.86% of the votes. Results from the final count came in at 5 p.m. Nov. 17. The election will be certified on Nov. 29.

11/14/2022

Ballots counted during the weekend show that Denver measure 307 holds a slight lead. Our story online will be updated periodically as ballots continue to be counted.

Denver measure 307, which concerns sidewalks, gained a slight lead during the weekend, and has now garnered 55.22% of the vote as of 5 p.m. Nov. 13. Ballot measure 306, which advocates dub the "Waste No More" campaign, is now leading with 70.2% of the votes.

11/12/2022

The ballot measure concerning sidewalks is still close... Denver will continue counting ballots this weekend. Here is the latest update as of 5 p.m. Friday.

Denver measure 307, which concerns sidewalks, is still close as Friday comes to an end. Counting ballots will continue during the weekend. Ballot measure 307, which advocates call "Denver Deserves Sidewalks," has a slight lead with 54.34% of the votes as of 5 p.m. Nov. 11. And ballot measure 306, wh...

11/10/2022

The first ballot count update of the day came in at 1:30. We've updated our story. We'll continue to update the story as the results come in, so keep your eye on the Washington Park Profile website!

Two measures that advocates say will help spruce up the city remain close nearly a day after the election. One asks if recycling should be expanded. The other addresses whether the city should take responsibility for sidewalks. Ballot measure 306, also known as the Waste No …

11/10/2022

"Due to the usual high volume of ballots cast on Election Day, we will be counting ballots for the rest of the week." -- Denver's Clerk and Recorder's Office.

The latest update was at 5 p.m. and here's the updated story. We'll keep an eye on these measures again tomorrow.

Two measures that advocates say will help spruce up the city remain close nearly a day after the election. One asks if recycling should be expanded. The other addresses whether the city should take responsibility for sidewalks. Ballot measure 306, also known as the Waste No …

11/09/2022

Denver updated results at 1:30 today, and these two measures are still close. Here's our updated story.

With the afternoon results update on Nov. 9, two measures that advocates say will help spruce up the city are still close. One asks if recycling should be expanded. The other addresses whether the city should take responsibility for sidewalks. Ballot measure 306, also known as the Waste No …

11/09/2022

Last update came in at 11:30. The story has been updated to reflect the results. We'll update again tomorrow afternoon after counting resumes.

Votes were still being counted approaching midnight on Election Day for two measures that advocates say will help spruce up the city. One asks if recycling should be expanded. The other addresses whether the city should take responsibility for sidewalks. Ballot measure 306, also known as the Waste N...

11/09/2022

About 45 minutes until the evening's last unofficial results will be in. Here's the 10 p.m. update!

Denver voters have decided on two measures advocates say will help spruce up the city. One asks if recycling should be expanded. The other addresses whether the city should take responsibility for sidewalks. Ballot measure 306, also known as the Waste No …

11/09/2022

Updated with the 8:30 p.m. results.

Denver voters have decided on two measures advocates say will help spruce up the city. One asks if recycling should be expanded. The other addresses whether the city should take responsibility for sidewalks. Ballot measure 306, also known as the Waste No …

11/09/2022

We're keeping an eye on the results for ballot measures 306 (recycling) and 307 (sidewalks) tonight... Here's the early results!

Denver voters have decided on two measures advocates say will help spruce up the city. One asks if recycling should be expanded. The other addresses whether the city should take responsibility for sidewalks.

09/21/2022

Attention Denver-area college students! Colorado Community Media is asking for your help to gather data for a newsroom-wide special project!

The Long Way Home: A Colorado Community Media project on housing
Project overview: Colorado Community Media is working on a newsroom-wide project that examines the state of housing/the housing crisis in the metro area. The end result will be an in-depth journalism series, expected to publish online and in print in roughly two dozen local newspapers across the Denver metro area in early 2023. Colorado Community Media’s editorial staff has been divided into four reporting teams to look at different aspects of housing for the series:
• How did we get here? We’re establishing the problem and looking at causes.
• The human and community costs of housing insecurity.
• What is being done to address the housing crisis in our communities?
• The future of housing.
The survey: As part of the reporting that’s looking at the future of housing, Colorado Community Media is conducting an anonymous survey to learn how college students believe housing fits into the American Dream. The American Dream is defined as the belief that anyone, regardless of where they were born or what class they were born into, can attain their own version of success in a society where upward mobility is possible for everyone. Is owning a house still part of the American Dream?
Here is the link to the survey: http://tiny.cc/ccmhousingsurvey
Your responses are anonymous, and it only takes about five minutes to fill out the survey. But it would be a great help to us for our reporting on this important issue.

Any questions can be directed to: [email protected]

Thanks in advance!
-- Christy, editor of Life on Capitol Hill and Washington Park Profile

Please rank the below with 1 being the most important aspect when considering what is necessary to achieve the American Dream:

08/22/2022

A rare opportunity to see local artist Warren Stokes' maze art in person is available through August. Location is the Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado building, 600 S. Marion St. Pkwy. in Washington Park. It is free and open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.

Freedom. Gratification. Expression. This what local artist Warren Stokes gets from creating his maze art.

07/20/2022

I remember I was working at a locally-owned restaurant in Aspen Park/Conifer when this happened. The restaurant was owned and operated by three brothers, who also ran an establishment -- I think it was a nightclub of sorts -- that was super close to the movie theater. It might have been a few doors down or within the same shopping complex. (I've never been there so I don't know the setup of the area.) The brother who was managing the restaurant that day was on his phone nonstop, checking in to ensure his brother who was to manage the nightclub that night was OK. Inside the restaurant, we were all glued to the television -- employees and customers alike. And heartbroken, trying to process what was happening before us.

How do you remember? Inside the theater, nothing is as it used to be. The splintered chairs are gone, replaced once and then again — now plush loungers with heated cushions, electric …

07/18/2022

So excited to be heading to Film on the Rocks tonight for the first time in a couple of years!! Here's a story about the Sie Film Center and Denver Film.

The setting for one of Kelsey Holmes’ earliest memories is a movie theater. When she was a toddler, she went to see the 1994 Walt Disney film, “The Lion King,” with her sister and her mom. This …

07/11/2022

Only one week left to go see this IMAX film at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science!

This IMAX film is for the birds. It’s also for the many people helping avians maintain their life-giving wetlands in Canada and the western United States. “Since 1970, we have lost 3 billion …

07/10/2022

Applications open again at 8 a.m. tomorrow!!

Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency’s e-bike rebate program is back, with applications opening at 8 a.m. July 11. Because the program exceeded its anticipated demand …

07/06/2022

The yoga classes (with Denver Animal Shelter's
adoptable cats and kittens 🐈‍♥️) are offered every Friday through September. But classes are limited to 20 participants and they are filling up fast!

Denver Animal Shelter’s Cats on Mats yoga series has returned after a hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic. Certified yoga instructors host the classes as kittens and cats playfully prowl around the …

07/04/2022

06/23/2022

Happy Pride!!

This year marks the first fully in-person Denver PrideFest since 2019, and organizers are cooking up a “truly over the top” celebration to mark the occasion. The festival went virtual in 2020 and …

06/21/2022

The communications department for Denver’s Office of the Clerk and Recorder would like to remind voters to not wait until the last minute to drop off ballots. For more information on the June 2022 Primary Election from the Denver Elections Division, including an interactive map to locate a vote center or drop-off box near you, visit:

https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Office-of-the-Clerk-and-Recorder/Elections-Division/voter-information

06/20/2022

“This bill is removing all those barriers so Denver residents can participate in creating a green city.”-- Rep. Lisa Cutter

When a city experiences low recycling participation, the results end up being higher greenhouse gas emissions and pollution, and an increase in wasted materials. Although the city of Denver’s 26% …

06/17/2022

Exciting lineup for this year's Music and Movies at Infinity Park in Glendale. Check it out!

It is a truth universally acknowledged that everything is better under a warm summer’s night sky. And that’s just one of the reasons the Music and Movies at Infinity Park series has been such a …

06/15/2022

This weekend!!

Growing up in Denver, Charles Luis Cox II remembers celebrating Juneteenth every year with family. They would pack a picnic and go to the park. Or, they would go to Lincoln Hills — historically a …

05/25/2022

Five days left to register for this fundraiser event.

The International Rescue Committee is hosting its Welcome Home fundraiser from 6-9 p.m. June 1 at the pavilion at City Park, 2001 Steele St., in Denver. IRC is a not-for-profit that is …