Lauri Dannemiller

Hentzell Park: Did Denver officials ignore law in land swap?

A lawsuit filed by a citizens' group, seeking to put the brakes on a plan by Denver city officials to swap an open space area in the Cherry Creek corridor for an office building, contends that Mayor Michael Hancock's administration has violated a provision of the city charter that prohibits selling ... More >>

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Hentzell Park: Mayor Hancock forges ahead with open space land swap

Despite an emphatic recommendation against the move by her advisory board, Denver Parks and Recreation manager Lauri Dannemiller has okayed Mayor Michael Hancock's plan to swap open space in the Cherry Creek corridor for an office building downtown. The decision sets up a showdown between the admini ... More >>

Hentzell Park: Board rejects Mayor Michael Hancock's plan to trade open space for building

Despite a personal appeal from hizzoner himself, the Denver Parks and Recreation Advisory Board gave a thumbs-down last night to a controversial plan by Mayor Michael Hancock's administration to swap a parcel of open space in the Cherry Creek corridor for an office building. Amid much soul-searching ... More >>

Photos: Civic Center Eats rolls into the heart of Denver

The seventh annual Civic Center Eats -- a moveable feast in the heart of Denver -- kicked off yesterday, with an assortment of Denver dignitaries, a record number of trucks...and no urban campers in sight. "We know we've had some challenges in the park," said Lauri Dannemiller, head of the Denver ... More >>

The urban-camping ban doesn't solve the Bumuda Triangle problem