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  • News

    April 24, 2008

    Leave Us Alone

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

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    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 futu ... More >>

  • News

    May 7, 2009

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

    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 futu ... More >>

  • News

    May 21, 2009

    Pretty in pink turns coyote ugly in Greenwood Village

    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 futu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 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 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 24, 2009

    The Wheel Deal

    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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 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 s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Denver Parks and Rec fees to increase in 2010, so take the plunge right away

    A Flickr photo.It will cost more to do this at one of the Denver Parks and Recreation swimming pools come January 1.​If you're thinking of renewing your city rec center pass, now is the time. Now, I say! Come January 1, the cost of belonging to one of the city's (soon-to-be) 25 rec centers wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    Will Parks and Rec get an earful about their plan to privatize La Alma rec center tonight?

    La Alma Recreation Center​Tonight's Denver Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting at 6 p.m. at La Alma Recreation Center, 1325 West 11th Avenue, has nothing to do with La Alma itself, at least according to the agenda. No, it's just the board's regular monthly meeting, at which members a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2010

    XRKade: Denver Parks and Rec fights childhood obesity with... video games!

    Kids like video games. They don't like stationary bikes and ellipitical trainers and those weight-lifting machines that make your thighs less flabby by having you open and close your legs like a Venus fly trap. In light of those facts, Denver's Athmar Recreation Center, 2680 West Mexico Avenue, has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Rec centers profit from business partnerships: Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario

    Due to budget cuts, the Denver Parks and Recreation Department is selling out finding "collaborators" to run the city's unprofitable rec centers... ​ Luminous Electronics Recycling CEO Steve Fuelberth (pictured above) is currently negotiating with the city to operate the Johnson Rec Center, an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Denver parks soon to host admission-based events -- but bigger isn't necessarily better

    A Flickr photo.​ Admission-based events are more than likely coming soon to a city park near you! Last Thursday night, the Denver Parks and Recreation Advisory Board approved in a ten-to-seven vote a controversial policy allowing ticketed events in select city parks, including Civic Center, C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Denver gets a second new dog park near East High -- along with an urban garden

    railyarddogs.orgRailyard Dog Park construction.​Students returning to East High School today can look forward to a lesson in community involvement over the next two years, courtesy of Denver's parks department. By the end of September, the city plans to demolish the former Safeway/Church in t ... More >>

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