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.

Planned car wash irks neighbors in Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood

December 10, 2015 at 5:30 a.m.

Planned car wash irks neighbors in Denver's Berkeley neighborhood

2020 Lawrence, a 10-story apartment building in the Arapahoe Square neighborhood, as photographed on Dec. 4. The neighborhood underwent a rezoning and design guideline process. (Anya Semenoff, The Denver Post)

Denver planning for changes in Arapahoe Square, expecting big things

April 19, 2016 at 4:34 p.m.

Denver planning for changes in Arapahoe Square, expecting big things

Jefferson County Board of Commissioners approves 2016 budget

December 8, 2015 at 8:06 a.m.

Jefferson County Board of Commissioners approves 2016 budget

From left, Mike Raber, Charlie Myers and Dave Evans, all members of Bike Jeffco, ride along West Ute Avenue on Dec. 3 in Ken-Caryl. Bike Jeffco is an advocacy group founded by Evans that promotes cycling as transportation and works to increase safety for cyclists in Jefferson County.

Jefferson County getting more bike lanes, road shoulders for riders

June 9, 2016 at 12:27 p.m.

Jefferson County getting more bike lanes, road shoulders for riders

A beer sits on the counter at Esters NeighborhoPub on Nov. 25. Esters serves the beer Virginia Village neighborhood residents brewed with the help of brewers at Brew on Broadway.

Virginia Village/Ellis neighborhood a mix of old, young in SE Denver

July 26, 2016 at 4:06 p.m.

Virginia Village/Ellis neighborhood a mix of old, young in SE Denver

George Keyes helps his son, Drake Keyes, 6, glue a poem to his handprint turkey painting during a Paint It program Nov. 23 at the Littleton area's Columbine Library.

Jeffco Library tax increase means expanded hours in April

April 19, 2016 at 2:07 p.m.

Jeffco Library tax increase means expanded hours in April

St. Thomas Episcopal Church, a Denver Historic Landmark in the Park Hill neighborhood Nov. 18. Rebecca Rogers is trying to get Park Hill designated as a historic landmark district.

Park Hill group seeks historic district for Denver neighborhood

December 14, 2016 at 5:47 p.m.

Park Hill group seeks historic district for Denver neighborhood

Heath Stuerke, a head caretaker with Denver Water, poses for a portrait Nov. 18 in Waterton Canyon, southwest of the Littleton area. Waterton Canyon was closed to pedestrians earlier this year due to bear activity.

Denver Water employee back home after growing up in Waterton Canyon

April 19, 2016 at 9:42 p.m.

Denver Water employee back home after growing up in Waterton Canyon

Hassan Shuaib holds his 16-month-old daughter, Mubasshirat Hassan, with his wife Alimatu Mohammed, in the background, during a visit to the Children's Hospital Colorado Child Health Clinic on Nov. 11. The family recently emigrated from Ghana in 2014, two months before Mubasshirat was born.

Focus on pediatric care at Child Health Clinic

October 5, 2020 at 11:14 a.m.

Focus on pediatric care at Child Health Clinic

DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 16: Evergreens in Washington Park in Denver have been dying. They have replanted new evergreens on Evergreen Hill which is located on the north side of the park. A walker strolls past a new evergreen on the trail along E. Virginia Ave. on Monday, November 16, 2015. (Photo by Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post)

Why so many trees in Denver’s Washington Park are dying

December 14, 2016 at 5:36 p.m.

Why so many trees in Denver's Washington Park are dying

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Planned car wash irks neighbors in Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood

Denver planning for changes in Arapahoe Square, expecting big things

Jefferson County Board of Commissioners approves 2016 budget

Jefferson County getting more bike lanes, road shoulders for riders

Virginia Village/Ellis neighborhood a mix of old, young in SE Denver

Jeffco Library tax increase means expanded hours in April

Park Hill group seeks historic district for Denver neighborhood

Denver Water employee back home after growing up in Waterton Canyon

Why so many trees in Denver’s Washington Park are dying