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.

Judy Montero who represents Denver Council District 9, Mayor Michael Hancock and Metropolitan State University of Denver President Stephen Jordan attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 6, 2015 for the new $23.6 million Regency Athletic Complex at MSU Denver. The 13-acre facility includes baseball and softball diamonds, a soccer field, eight tennis courts and a multi-purpose fitness trail.

Metropolitan State University of Denver celebrates completion of Regency Athletic Complex

April 24, 2016 at 10:18 a.m.

Metropolitan State University of Denver celebrates completion of Regency Athletic Complex

Meredith McBurney holds up an orange-crowned warbler as she explains what she looks for when banding and cataloging a bird during a bird banding demonstration at the Audubon Nature Center at the Chatfield State Park area in the Littleton area on April 29.

Audubon Society of Greater Denver in midst of bird banding month

April 24, 2016 at 1:32 a.m.

Audubon Society of Greater Denver in midst of bird banding month

Dan Hiester, right, laughs with his French theater class as they read Jean Anouilh's "Antigone" at Alliance Française de Denver on April 27.

Alliance Francaise de Denver encouraging Francophiles since 1897

April 24, 2016 at 12:18 a.m.

Alliance Francaise de Denver encouraging Francophiles since 1897

Bud Chappell a trumpet player, plays a public art piano one-handed at Arapahoe and16th Street in Denver on July 19, 2011.

Art pianos return to 16th Street Mall in Denver

April 22, 2016 at 8:14 p.m.

Art pianos return to 16th Street Mall in Denver

Some in Bow Mar are proposing to annex Southwest Plaza mall, which would provide the small Jefferson County town with its first commercial tax base.

Southwest Plaza Mall owner suspends annexation plans with Bow Mar

April 24, 2016 at 4:45 p.m.

Southwest Plaza Mall owner suspends annexation plans with Bow Mar

Pete Weir is a Republican district attorney from Colorado's 1st Judicial District.

Jeffco DA Weir asks commissioners for more money to pay his staff

November 8, 2016 at 10:28 a.m.

Jeffco DA Weir asks commissioners for more money to pay his staff

Sam Reinish packs up an order from Yura's Modern Asian Kitchen before taking it out for delivery for Confluence Courier on April 22.

Bike messenger industry in decline, but some look to adapt

April 24, 2016 at 11:25 p.m.

Bike messenger industry in decline, but some look to adapt

A crew working with Ken Tadolini, far left, prepares his balloon for flight above Chatfield State Park on April 25.

Colorado Balloon Club flying over Chatfield for 41 years

April 24, 2016 at 11:19 p.m.

Colorado Balloon Club flying over Chatfield for 41 years

South Jeffco Conservation Network hoping to gain traction this summer

June 8, 2016 at 11:55 a.m.

South Jeffco Conservation Network hoping to gain traction this summer

Construction crews work on a new park along the South Platte River at Weir Gulch on Aug. 4, 2014, in Denver. Weir Gulch is the first part of a $24.5 million project to restore natural areas and redesign several parks along the South Platte River.

Denver waterways Weir Gulch, Harvard Gulch S. Platte R. get attention

April 24, 2016 at 8:29 p.m.

Denver waterways Weir Gulch, Harvard Gulch S. Platte R. get attention

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Metropolitan State University of Denver celebrates completion of Regency Athletic Complex

Audubon Society of Greater Denver in midst of bird banding month

Alliance Francaise de Denver encouraging Francophiles since 1897

Art pianos return to 16th Street Mall in Denver

Southwest Plaza Mall owner suspends annexation plans with Bow Mar

Jeffco DA Weir asks commissioners for more money to pay his staff

Bike messenger industry in decline, but some look to adapt

Colorado Balloon Club flying over Chatfield for 41 years

South Jeffco Conservation Network hoping to gain traction this summer

Denver waterways Weir Gulch, Harvard Gulch S. Platte R. get attention