Catch up with the best neighborhood news stories published by The Denver Post’s section.
1. LAKEWOOD MANSION TRANSFORMED INTO RECORDING SPACE
Glenn Sawyer and Rich Veltrop have taken a 7,800-square-foot home on Jewell Avenue in Lakewood and . “There’s a big creative difference coming into a place like this as opposed to a studio in the back of a rug warehouse or in a strip mall somewhere,” Veltrop said.
2. LUNCHBOX EXPRESS ROLLS INTO AURORA; DPS LOOKS TO EXPAND PROGRAM
The Jewish Family Service in the Denver has taken over Lunchbox Express, which . Lunchbox Express is now part of Jewish Family Service’s Family Safety Net program. Meanwhile, Denver Public Schools .
3. ARVADA OPENS RALSTON-CENTRAL PARK AFTER YEARS OF WORK
After removing 200,000 cubic yards of dirt, cutting down or relocating more than 500 trees and installing a new splash pad and picnic pavilion, Arvada this week pulled down the construction fences on long-awaited Ralston-Central Park. .
4. RAILROAD MUSEUM CATERING TO TRAIN-LOVING KIDS
Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden has grown up in many ways in the last seven to eight years – or down, depending on how you want to look at it. After years of catering to adult train buffs, . ()
5. HOMELESS SURVEY IN JEFFCO PROVIDES SNAPSHOT
A yearly survey of the number of homeless and at-risk individuals in Jefferson County saw a significant drop since last year, but .
6. MORRISON TRYING NEW TACTICS TO MEASURE RED ROCKS NOISE
The issue of noise from Red Rocks Amphitheatre disturbing neighbors in nearby Morrison came to a head in May, but subsequent testing found that the noise was nowhere near the levels complained about.
7. ENGLEWOOD SPENDING MONEY TO SAVE MONEY ON ELECTRICITY
Englewood has recently embarked on a pilot solar energy project it hopes will reduce the city’s electricity bill. The city has purchased 42 solar panels in the Aurora/Arapahoe County Community Solar Array off Tower Road.
BUSINESS Q&A: COLORADO SADDLERY CO., GOLDEN
Since 1945, has been one of the last holdouts of a once-thriving saddle industry serving working cowboys around the country. With more than 100 years of combined experience, the saddlemakers are adapting new technology without losing the craftsmanship that has defined the shop for the last 70 years. .
BUSINESS Q&A: CAVEMAN CAFETERIA, DENVER
After a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2012, for delivery around the Denver, as well as supplying meals for pickup in several locations.
