Subject: Jill McGranahan

• Leave Us Alone

  It's not easy being green, especially for the trees on the Auraria Parkway, which are being replanted — again.

  April 24, 2008

• Today is the last day to weigh in on Denver's dog parks... and Denver's dog poop

  A Flickr photo.Doggie love-fest at the park. Hey, dog lovers. Hey, dog haters. Hey, dog-poop haters and uh, dog-poop lovers. You have until 5:30 p.m. today to answer the city's 44-question dog park survey and help determine the future of Denver's fledgling canine hangouts. Not to mention the future of the poop in said hangouts. The survey includes more than its fair share of poop-related questions, such as, "Is dog waste in Denver parks an important issue that needs to be addressed?," "Do y

  April 30, 2009

• You'll have a swine time at the Cherry Creek mall

  May 7, 2009

• Pretty in pink turns coyote ugly in Greenwood Village

  May 21, 2009

• It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a floating island in Wash Park (no caimans allowed)

  No, it's not a mirage. What you're seeing really is a small, grassy island on the west side of Washington Park's Smith Lake. Installed earlier today, the man-made floating isle is part of pilot program that the Colorado Division of Wildlife and Denver Parks and Recreation hopes will help restore wildlife habitat in the park and improve the quality or the murky water. A total of four islands (at 36, 45, 80 and 150 square feet, respectively) are set to hit the water this week. Made by Headwate

  June 9, 2009

• The Wheel Deal

  September 24, 2009

• The city's rec center conundrum

  ​City councilwoman Judy Montero worked up quite a sweat a couple weeks back over the planned privatization of the La Alma Recreation Center, comparing neighborhood reaction to the "Milagro Beanfield War." And she got her way: The city will continue to fund the rec center for a year while it solicits feedback from local residents.

  October 20, 2009