Community Corner

🌱 Patch AM: Will Globeville’s dusty lot finally become the green space neighbors want?

Coming up: Keynote Lecture and Architecture book signing! on the Denver Patch calendar

Patch AM Team's profile picture
Patch AM Team, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge
Tuesday September 22nd Patch AM
Tuesday September 22nd Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Good morning Denver! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Will Globeville's dusty lot finally become the green space neighbors want?
  • Want to hold a wild songbird and help Denver conservation?
  • How are new Medicaid rules hitting Denver families right now?

Also on today's calendar: Keynote Lecture and Architecture book signing! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Wednesday: A t-storm in the afternoon, temps: high: 78, low: 58.
  • Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 75 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Resident of Denver's Globeville neighborhood continues multi-year battle for green space (cbsnews.com) — In Denver's Globeville neighborhood, a resident is pressing the city to turn a long-vacant, dusty lot near I-70 and Washington Street into badly needed green space. After years of emails and pressure that led Denver to buy the land, he now worries officials may sell it instead and has even decided to run for City Council District 9.
   

2. Denver Audubon's fall bird banding effort draws crowds, tracks migratory health (9news.com) — Denver Audubon is inviting residents to its fall bird banding sessions at Kingery Nature Center in Chatfield State Park, running through October 15 with public access on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For $10 admission, you can walk a short trail, watch researchers band migratory birds up close, and learn how local conservation work supports hundreds of species traveling the Central Flyway.
   

3. As Medicaid eligibility tightens, Denver nonprofit helps clients navigate coverage gaps (9news.com) — A Denver-based nonprofit, Servicios de la Raza, is helping local residents like cancer patient Hipolito navigate repeated losses and reinstatements of Medicaid coverage as eligibility rules tighten. Case managers now face new federal restrictions, income calculations, and looming Oct. 1 changes that will exclude many immigrants, leaving clients struggling to afford marketplace plans and basic living costs.
   

4. 40+ Double Dutch club gives Denver area women a place to jump, heal and bond (9news.com) — Women 40 and older in the Denver area can join the local 40+ Double Dutch chapter, which meets every Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at the old Paris Elementary School in Aurora. Members say the jump rope sessions offer exercise, emotional healing, and a tight-knit sisterhood, with ages ranging from early 40s to late 70s and plenty of social activities beyond the gym.
   

5. Bow Mar leaders consider scaled-back gate plan amid pushback from Denver and Littleton (denver7.com) — Denver residents should know Bow Mar is reconsidering its plan to gate several community entrances after Denver and Littleton objected to limiting access on public roads. Town leaders are now exploring a single gate farther from Denver's main roads while weighing safety, traffic concerns, and feedback from both supportive and skeptical Bow Mar homeowners.
   

📸 Around Denver

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Denver

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

Other local events

📣 Denver Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

 

Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Denver PatchAM possible:

Click here to show your appreciation! 💚

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Shout out to The Bookies Bookstore!
    What a gem!!! After having a previous owner move it to Holly just north of Evans, it's time for people to re-find this special store for books and… (Nextdoor University Neighbors)
  • Back home, we only had small, local oriental markets.
    It was hard to find certain things, but this H Mart is huge and has more than I could dream of finding in a single American store. My Korean… (Nextdoor East Washington Virginia Vale)
  • AIR Communities posted a job opening for Apartment Accounts Receivable Assistant in Denver. Apply here.
  • Stonebridge Companies posted a job opening for PT Night Auditor in Denver. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Denver here.

Ok Denver! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

More from Denver