Megan Mitchell

Annette Melton, left, a part-time employee with the city of Northglenn, conducts a Zumba class at the Northglenn Recreation Center at lunchtime on Dec. 5, 2016.

Northglenn planning large-scale redevelopment of city center as new civic campus

December 13, 2016 at 4:34 p.m.

Northglenn is working on a master plan to redevelop the city center with a new recreation center, community theater and city hall on a walkable campus that connects to places...

Project manager Vicki Bradham leads a tour for city employees of the ongoing construction site of the new 30,000 square foot Moorhead Recreation Center at 2390 Havana St. in Aurora on Dec. 8, 2016.

Aurora community excited for progress of two full-service recreation centers partially funded with marijuana taxes

December 13, 2016 at 3:54 p.m.

Moorhead Recreation Center has been under construction all year, and planning efforts for a new center near East Iliff Avenue and South Tower Road that has been on the city's...

AURORA, CO - DECEMBER 1: Teklewold Ejigu drives a taxi in Aurora, Colorado on December 1, 2016. Aurora's South Metro Small Business Development Center helped nine refugee entrepreneurs get their businesses off the ground through a small business program. Last month, the city issued an operator's license to a new cab company called All Cities Cab. The Ethiopian business will have more than 250 drivers. (Photo by Seth McConnell/The Denver Post)

New Aurora-based taxi company aims to be premier public transportation provider for metro area

December 19, 2016 at 12:39 p.m.

A group of mostly Ethiopian transplants with a combined total of 50 years in the American transportation industry have fulfilled their longtime dream of opening their own taxi cab company...

THORNTON, CO - NOVEMBER 30: The aging water basins at the Thornton Water Treatment Plant will be replaced with new basins and state of the art equipment. Thornton is moving along plans to construct a new, $75 million water treatment plant to replace the Thornton Treatment Plant, which is more than 55 years old. The proposed new treatment plant will have the capacity to supply 20 million gallons of water per day, which will be in addition to the 50 million gallons per day capacity at the city脮s high-tech Wes Brown Water Treatment Plant. (Photo by Kathryn Scott/The Denver Post )

Thornton working to build 70-mile water pipeline, $75 million water treatment plant to meet demands

December 6, 2016 at 4:41 p.m.

Thornton is continuing to gather funds for its multi-million dollar water plan that includes a new, 70-mile pipeline from a river north of Fort Collins and replacing a failing water...

Northglenn trash rates, special item pickup charges to increase Jan. 1

December 6, 2016 at 4:36 p.m.

Northglenn is raising rates for its internal trash pickup services to single-family homes starting Jan. 1 in order to catch up to mounting costs associated with new equipment.

FEDERAL HEIGHTS, CO - OCTOBER 27: Joyce White has place mayor recall signs in front of her home, and so have some of her other neighbors. White and other renters living in Federal Heights have problems with a home inspection program launched by the city in 2013 that requires renters to leave their home while a city inspector looks over their property. (Photo by Kathryn Scott/The Denver Post )

Federal Heights mayor, mayor pro tem recall question placed on special election ballot

December 7, 2016 at 2:37 p.m.

Recall elections will be held for two city council seats in Federal Heights early next year after residents and petitioners successfully unseated both Mayor Daniel Dick and Ward 1 Councilman...

AURORA, CO - NOVEMBER 21: Leon Burroughs talks as he broadcasts on Facebook Live during a taping of Soul TV at Soul Center in Aurora, Colorado on November 21, 2016. Leon Burroughs, the new owner of the former Afrikmall property, is transitioning the space to be an entertainment and culture center called the Soul Center, where he also broadcasts his radio and TV shows GrooveRadio and SOUL TV. (Photo by Seth McConnell/The Denver Post)

Afrikmall eviction paves way for a new live entertainment hub, business incubator space in Aurora

December 1, 2016 at 10:50 a.m.

Internet TV and radio host Leon Burroughs has taken possession of the former Afrikmall at 10180 E. Colfax Ave. and rebranded it as the Soul Center, turning part of the...

THORNTON, CO - NOVEMBER 9: The undeveloped land is located north of the North Suburban Medical Center. Thornton planners have partnered with the North Suburban Medical Center to create a unified health care district in south Thornton. A two-year planning process has examined the future economic potential of land located around the North Suburban Medical Center, focusing specifically on approximately 26 acres of undeveloped land owned by the Thornton Development Authority. In total, the project will be 88-acres and include additional medical uses, a continuum of care senior living facility, and a hotel. (Photo by Kathryn Scott/The Denver Post )

Thornton to select developer of 88-acre health care district in partnership with North Suburban Medical Center

November 16, 2016 at 4:17 p.m.

Thornton planners are working on a large-scale development project that will convert a concentration of crowded medical practices in the city's oldest region into a revitalized health care district that...

AURORA, CO - NOVEMBER 7: Artist Reno Carollo prepares some of his sculptures for an upcoming art show in his home studio in Aurora. Carollo and other Aurora artists are forming a new group in the city in hopes of bringing a larger visual arts presence to Aurora. Their eventual goal is to create an Art and Invention Center where both artists and inventors car work in shared spaces and individual work spaces. (Photo by Kathryn Scott/The Denver Post )

Aurora Cultural Arts District expanding artist studio work space offerings

December 1, 2016 at 10:42 a.m.

The Aurora Cultural Arts District is ramping up efforts to create more work space for artists interested in locating their studios and businesses in the north Aurora area along East...

BRIGHTEN, CO - NOVEMBER 1: Dr. Ron Fair, sits on a bed in a room in his basement which is fitted with his invention, The Incontinent Kit. Fair, age 86, has taken his passion for helping the elderly and invented and patented The Incontinent Kit, which serves as an alternative to diapers for people who are bedridden. (Photo by Kathryn Scott/The Denver Post )

85-year-old Brighton doctor spends retirement developing product to help those with incontinence

November 9, 2016 at 9:33 a.m.

A retired ophthalmologist who has lived and practiced in Brighton for more than five decades is devoting all of his time to an invention that the 85-year-old doctor created as...

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