Joe Vaccarelli

Denver/South Jefferson County

Joe Vaccarelli

Joe Vaccarelli covers Denver and Lakewood for the YourHub section of The Denver Post. Prior to coming aboard in 2011, he worked with Mile High Newspapers. Vaccarelli also teaches percussion at schools in Golden and Littleton and performs with the Denver Broncos Stampede and Denver Nuggets Skyline drumlines.

EDGEWATER, CO - NOVEMBER 15: Gayle Dowling restocks the shelves at the Edgewater Library in Edgewater, Colorado on November 15, 2016. Edgewater has voted in favor of building a new civic center for the city, which will house the police department, library, city offices and a fitness center. The construction will not raise taxes at all. (Photo by Seth McConnell/The Denver Post)

Edgewater’s new civic center is a go after OK from voters

November 23, 2016 at 11:11 a.m.

Edgewater police and library employees have gotten used to cramped quarters at their offices, but they have something to look forward to after residents overwhelmingly supported a new civic center...

Kids of all ages skate at the Southwest Rink at Skyline Rink on November 23, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. The rink will be open seven days a week 脩 including Thanksgiving and Christmas 脩 through Feb. 14 and is free to the public. There is a $2 fee for skate rentals. Hours for the rink will vary throughout the season.

Southwest Rink at Skyline Park opens for ice skating

November 23, 2016 at 5:13 p.m.

The Southwest Rink at Skyline Park, which opened for its seventh season Tuesday just below the D&F Tower at 16th and Arapahoe Streets on the 16th Street Mall.

Fantasy Post: Week 10 Studs and Duds, Week 11 matchups, Set Francie’s lineup

November 16, 2016 at 3:41 a.m.

Joe Vaccarelli, Mario Sanelli, Hugh Johnson and Francie Swidler discuss the best and worst performances of Week 10, look at some matchups for Week 11, and try and help Francie...

Mackenzie Forrest Legacy Fund to benefit Gold Crown enrichment programs

November 15, 2016 at 3:46 p.m.

When Holger and Denise Forrest were honoring their late daughter, Mackenzie, they learned about the Gold Crown Foundation's enrichment programs and thought it would be a perfect recipient for funds...

DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8: The Mental Health Center of Denver's Dahlia Campus for Health and Well Being is named a winner of Mayor Michael Hancock's design awards in the Building Well and Living Well category. (Photo by Kathryn Scott/The Denver Post )

Mental Health Center’s Dahlia Campus wins mayor’s award

November 15, 2016 at 12:02 p.m.

Denver honored the Mental Health Center of Denver鈥檚 Dahlia Campus for Health last week when it was named one of 17 Mayor鈥檚 Design Award winners. It was nominated because of...

Levitt Pavilion Denver is a state-of-the art outdoor amphitheater, located at Ruby Hill Park in Council District 7, that will host 50 free concerts annually once complete in 2017.

Work on Levitt Pavilion amphitheater underway in Ruby Hill Park

November 10, 2016 at 5:54 p.m.

It抖阴ap been an idea nearly five years in the making, but the Levitt Pavilion amphitheater at Ruby Hill Park will soon be a reality and should be open in July...

University of Colorado Denver STEM engineering program

CU Denver engineering program renews partnership with Wheat Ridge High

June 22, 2017 at 3:41 p.m.

Wheat Ridge High School and the University of Colorado Denver's engineering program are renewing their partnership for two years to have instructors and students from the university work with STEM...

Jefferson County still counting votes for county commissioner seats

November 9, 2016 at 8:27 p.m.

Jefferson County commissioners Libby Szabo and Casey Tighe are leading in races to retain their seat, but the clerk and recorder鈥檚 office still has 16,000 to 18,000 ballots left to...

DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 1: Volunteer Lucy Carlson shelves books for sale at Red Chair book store at the Denver Public Library in Denver, Colorado on November 1, 2016. The Red Chair book store at the Denver Public Library is the libraries recently opened book store that will help them sell the more than 3 million items it pulls in this year. (Photo by Seth McConnell/The Denver Post)

Red Chair Bookshop a new way to for nonprofit to raise money for Denver Library

November 8, 2016 at 5:57 p.m.

In September, the Denver Public Library Friends Foundation opened the Red Chair Bookshop on the west side of the Central Library in downtown as a way to raise more money...

Bohemian foundation presented 320 guitars to Poudre School District at Lopez Elementary School in Fort Collins in 2012.

Colorado Music Strategy to inject $200,000 into state’s music industry

November 17, 2021 at 1:28 p.m.

New plan by the Bohemian Foundation and Colorado Creative Industries looks to spur momentum for Colorado's already promising music industry.

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