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.

Eddie Naeger uses a chainsaw to remove the stump of an ash tree

Denver planting 72 new trees in downtown area

November 8, 2016 at 3:34 p.m.

Denver鈥檚 downtown corridor is now home to 72 new trees after the city began replacing some that were dead or dying in the past few weeks.

Solebox in Denver hopes to grow shoe-shine business

November 3, 2016 at 3:42 p.m.

Nearly 20 years since getting his start , David Shalmoni, 37, and his Solebox shoeshine kiosk has become a staple of the 16th Street Mall and he鈥檚 looking for ways...

The Welton Park affordable housing complex opened in 2016 at 2300 Welton St. in Denver.

Affordable housing complex opens in Five Points

November 3, 2016 at 4:50 p.m.

The Welton Park affordable housing apartments started seeing tenants move in early in October. The complex has 223 units ranging from studios to three-bedroom apartments.

Fantasy Post: Dez Bryant up, Russell Wilson down, Waiver Wire week 9

November 2, 2016 at 12:06 a.m.

Joe Nguyen, Mario Sanelli, Joe Vaccarelli and Hugh Johnson discuss the best and worst performances from week 8 and what they mean for the rest of the season.

LAKEWOOD, CO - OCTOBER 26: Dr. Glenn Cosh poses for a portrait at his home in Lakewood, Colorado on October 26, 2016. Dr. Glenn Cosh, a Lakewood resident in his 80s, has made the transition from being a medical doctor to a published author. (Photo by Seth McConnell/The Denver Post)

Doctor finds second career as author

November 1, 2016 at 3:29 p.m.

The Lakewood resident Dr. Glenn Cosh has spent the better part of the past 15 years reinventing himself from a family physician into an author who has written five books,...

LAKEWOOD, CO - OCTOBER 19: Officer Mary Munger takes down the VIN of a vehicle with stolen plates at Belmar Shopping Center in Lakewood, Colorado on October 19, 2016. Lakewood is budgeting a significant increase of funds for 2017 to go toward the police脮s community policing efforts. The hope is to hire eight more agents next year to get out and meet with the community to show them how to prevent and report crime. (Photo by Seth McConnell/The Denver Post)

Lakewood police hope to advance community policing efforts in 2017

October 26, 2016 at 3:31 p.m.

In 2017, Lakewood hopes to devote more time and officers to its community policing efforts with the help of eight new agents allotted for in the city's budget.

DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 19: Pamela Mahonchak leads a tour at the Molly Brown House in Denver, Colorado on October 19, 2016. Pamela Mahonchak is the longest tenured volunteer in the history of the Molly Brown House. Mahonchak began volunteering at the historic house at the age of 12. (Photo by Seth McConnell/The Denver Post)

Longtime volunteer to receive Molly Brown award

July 16, 2017 at 8:16 p.m.

Historic Denver, an organization that formed originally to save the Molly Brown House, is honoring Pam Mahonchak Nov. 2 with the Molly Brown award, who has given tours at the...

Matt Forte (22) of the New York Jets celebrates his third quarter touchdown

Fantasy Post podcast: Running back explosion!

October 25, 2016 at 8:56 p.m.

The Denver Post抖阴ap Hugh Johnson, Mario Sanelli and Joe Vaccarelli discuss the top running backs from Week 7 and what to do with Broncos back Devontae Booker. Matt Forte, Jeremy...

Lakewood names Dan McCasky as new police chief

October 26, 2016 at 10:57 a.m.

Dan McCasky was officially named Lakewood police chief on Tuesday after serving in position on an interim basis for the past five months.

A snapshot of the overall site plan for Village Homes鈥� 700-residence development in the Green Valley Ranch neighborhood shows a community hub with an amphitheater, a dog park and an open space corridor, among other features.

700 homes going up in Green Valley Ranch neighborhood

October 21, 2016 at 5:04 p.m.

Village Homes of Colorado last week broke ground on a development that will bring nearly 700 homes to the Green Valley Ranch neighborhood near Chambers Road and Green Valley Ranch...

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