Cara DeGette

Results Are In

Community survey shows overwhelming support for parks, open space, affordable housing, improving traffic and preserving the residential character and architecture of Park Hill. In September, the board of Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. contracted…

The Year in Rearview

Highlights, and Lowlights, of 2019 Editor, GPHN What a year. Municipal elections, wrangling over the Park Hill Golf Course land and the East Area Plan, a teachers’ strike that was followed, months later, by a historic DPS school board election (see…

Toasty Warm For Winter

Quality Inn Soon To Be Quality Living At 37th and Quebec Editor, GPHC The old signs have been removed and work is underway at the former Quality Inn at 37th Avenue and Quebec Street. Colorado Coalition for the Homeless has moved in, and is converting…

Line In The Sand

SOS Denver Highlights New Law Protecting Conservation Easements In Latest Salvo Over Park Hill Golf Course GPHN Editor In the latest twist to an ongoing tug-of-war over the former Park Hill Golf Course, the group fighting to keep the 155 acres as…

Colorado News

Gerash to defend activist priest By Cara DeGette Special to The Denver Post Oct. 24, 2000 - Prominent Denver defense attorney Walter Gerash has taken on the Weld County case of Catholic priest Carl Kabat, who has spent 14 of the past 20 years in jail…

Park Hill pet of the month: Sylvia In The Box

Sylvia the black cat (who brings good luck, but no money so far) is seen here modeling the satisfied look that most felines adopt when they encounter cardboard boxes. If you’re thinking that cats just love to jump into and hide in boxes because their…

Talk of the Neighborhood

Compiled by Cara DeGette, Editor, GPHN Heads up, neighbors! Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. has partnered with National Research Center, Inc. to conduct a neighborhood-wide survey, which is anticipated to launch this month. NRC is an independent…

Not So Fast

East Area Plan Hits Roadblocks: Concerns Raised Over Proposed Density and Traffic; Rapid Transit Funding Stalls On Colfax A plan to dramatically increase the density of residential areas close to Colfax from Colorado Boulevard east to Yosemite has…

Business (Not) As Usual On Colfax

Editor, GPHN Welcome to Spilling the Beans, East Colfax edition. This occasional series focuses on business news happening in and around Park Hill. Last month we turned our attention to the Oneida Park Center, on Oneida between 22nd and 23rd avenues.…

Oneida Park Center Near Capacity

Once Sleepy Business Block Bustling; Traffic and Parking Woes Spill into Surrounding Neighborhood Story and photos by Cara DeGette Editor, GPHN On Sunday, July 7, at 10:25 a.m. an ear-splitting cheer erupted from inside Esters Neighborhood Pub at…

Denver Goose Kill Sparks Controversy

Secret Round-up Violates City’s Own Policy Editor, GPHC In late June, top officials from the Denver Parks and Recreation department launched, without public notice, an operation to remove 1,662 geese from several city parks, including City Park just…

‘No Park In Denver Is Safe’

Former Mayor Wellington Webb Urges Residents To Oppose Developing Park Hill Golf Course Land Editor, GPHN Declaring that “no park in Denver is safe” if developers are allowed free rein, former Mayor Wellington Webb is urging Denver residents to…

Making A Better Place To Live

A Brief History Of A Remarkable Neighborhood For the GPHN Editor’s note: The following history of the work of the Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. is largely based upon a condensed 20-part series of reflections by Art Branscombe, which was published…

Denver Election 2019: Just Vote, Again

Hancock and Giellis Face Off For Mayor On June 4, Other Critical Races Include Clerk & Recorder Rinse and repeat. Last month’s citywide election was decisive in several ways. Incumbent City Councilman Chris Herndon, who represents District 8, fended…

Parade Turning 10

It All Started With A Few Kids On Bikes Photos Courtesy of Justin Bresler For the Greater Park Hill News The parade stretches along 23rd Avenue for 13 blocks from Dexter to Kearney streets. It has grown from an informal gathering of kids on bicycles…

Happy Birthday To Us!

Happy Birthday To Us! June 1 Soiree To Mark 50 Years For GPHC, Inc. GPHC, Inc. Board Member A half-century ago, what ultimately became the Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. neighborhood organization formed to advocate for neighbors, promote diversity…

Just Vote Already!

Denver’s Municipal Election Day Is May 7 Editor, GPHN Campaign season in Denver has been red-hot this spring. Citywide, there are 52 candidates running for Mayor, Clerk & Recorder, Auditor and 13 City Council positions. In any of the races, if one…

Talk of the Neighborhood

Compiled by Cara DeGette, Editor, GPHN The following is a synopsis of what was discussed during the March 7 Greater Park Hill Community, Inc. monthly meeting. The next community meeting is Thursday, April 4, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at 2823 Fairfax St.…

City Of Discontent

Hyper-Development, Spike In Homelessness, Frustration With Status Quo Factors In Denver’s May 7 Municipal Elections GPHN Editor Four years ago, District 8 City Councilman Chris Herndon strolled into a second term in office without a whiff of…

Fueling The Campaigns

Who’s Got What In District 8 Editor, GPHN Money doesn’t make the world go ‘round, but in political campaigns, cash does help to get the word out and build name recognition. Here’s a breakdown of who’s supporting whom in the District 8 race – and…