Denver’s Safest Neighborhood
May 30, 2008 No Comments
Denver’s Best Neighborhood for Architecture
May 29, 2008 3 Comments
All you need is Love…
Today’s question… Best Neighborhood for Singles? You know, where you are most likely to have lightning strike and see fireworks.
And let’s see how this turns out, who knows what the criteria will be. Is it the best place to live to meet people? Maybe the best place to find the perfect match… whatever that is. Go ahead and comment on what makes a neighborhood great for singles.
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Best of Denver
The Urban Brain Best of Denver 2008
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Urban Places & Spaces
- Denver’s Best Neighborhood OVERALL - You pick the reasons
- Most Dog Friendly Neighborhood
- Best Neighborhood for Singles
- Best Neighborhood for Architecture
- Best Neighborhood to Invest in
- Denver’s Safest Neighborhood
- Best Neighborhood to live without driving
- Best Neighborhood to Raise a Family
- Best Neighborhood for Foodies
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May 25, 2008 1 Comment
If you were a dog, where would you want to live?
It’s almost June and we have barely started the polls for 2008 so expect a series of them over the them to start now.
The first neighborhood pool is to talk about what neighborhood is the most dog friendly. If your dog got a vote on where you live, as mine does, what neighborhood would be picked. Think about access to parks, nice paths for strolling on, and of course playtime with others.
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What’s up with Mikey’s
Does anyone know the scoop on Mikey’s Italian Bistro at 4140 W 38th Ave. We went there last night, all geared up for some homemade spaghetti and a bottle of wine in a cozy atmosphere but found instead a closed sigh and it looks like some demolition or other major work is underway.
Please don’t tell me Mikey’s is no more. Could it be that this little nugget is gone? Someone share the scoop. I called their number and it says that “this mailbox has not been set up”. That is certainly not a good sign.
We ended up cruising over to the Saucy Noodle instead for some homemade linguini, which I recommend. But we need to have a nice homemade noodle in our own neighborhood. Any favorites out there people want to share for homemade noodles in Denver or their other favorite Italian spots.
December 23, 2007 4 Comments
Art, Parking & Traffic
I got a chance to attend a very small affair at the new Museum of Contemporary Art space on 15th and heard about the great new plans that have gone into the museum. I’ll save a great deal of those tidbits for the Museum itself to roll out but did want to share a few neighborhood tidbits.
The first ties into art. They have an artist who works in an almost Comic Book/Sin City sphere who has created some video pieces for display. They are going to be positioned in such a way that they will be visible from outside the Museum through one [Read more →]
October 13, 2007 No Comments
Friends of Union Station update coming
I am so dang excited about Union Station Neighborhood I can’t wait to hear more… unfortunately I’ll be in another country and I am so bummed to be missing this.
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September 12, 2007 - Invitation to Thursday, September 20th Breakfast Meeting
UNION STATION REDEVELOPMENT AT 3% PRELIMINARY DESIGN STAGE!
Friends of Union Station will hold a Breakfast Meeting on Thursday, September 20, 2007 in the Theater Room of the Oxford Hotel (entrance at 1637 Wazee Street) from 7: 30 to 9 A. M.
There will be a cover fee of $5 per person. Coffee, tea and a continental breakfast will be provided.
Mr. Eric Anderson of Parsons Brinckerhoff, Senior Project Manager for the redevelopment of Union Station, will present an updated status report on the project. Due to design considerations and negotiations between the City/RTD and Union Station Neighborhood Company over the past three months, there has been a dearth of information about the development plans. Now with the project reaching the 3% preliminary design refinement stage, more insight into the planned transportation elements and the impact on the surrounding site is coming to light. The meeting will be an excellent opportunity for you to ask questions and get clarification.
Seating is limited, so please RSVP to info@friendsofunionstation.org soon.
Thank you. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
September 13, 2007 No Comments
Zoom Zoom… no brakes
The first time I took my new Electra Cruiser Bike on a ride I dang near wiped out. I was coming up to my first intersection and started grasping for the hand brakes.
There are no hand brakes on a cruise bike. It is far simpler than that. You pedal forward, you move forward. You pedal backwards, you stop. But it is taking my brain a little time to let go of all the years of using hand brakes on scooters, bikes, mountain bikes and pretty much anything on two wheels.
But other than that.. I love my new Cruiser bike. And here is the scoop on where to find them. [Read more →]
September 1, 2007 1 Comment
Organics are good…. aren’t they?
I heard the most interesting argument on the radio today and wanted to pass it on.
We all are in love with Organics, at least most of us are. Count me as one of them. Not only are organics something I would prefer to put in my body they just taste better.
The question is whether Organics are good for the environment. Of course they don’t have pesticides or other nasty sprays that go on the vegetables and into the ground. But that is not the issue.
The issue is that because organics have gotten so popular they are now being shipped across the country, via big exhaust spewing trucks, from where they are grown to where they are sold. The impact means that there are alot of fossil fuels being thrown into the atmosphere to get those tasty organic melons from Arizona to your local market. Think about that.
Shipped in organics may be more harmful to our environment than buying local, regardless of whether it is organic or not. Or simply put, you might be supporting sustainable growth to a greater extent if you just pick up some local Colorado grown items no matter what.
Of course the best case scenario is both locally grown and organic. So ask where items come from, learn about how things arrive. If it is important to you keep in mind that there are many, many, many impacts to our world that happen in every choice we make.
It was a surprising idea to me and something I had not yet thought of. So we need more organic farms spread across the country supporting local communities and neighborhoods. Sounds good to me.
I googled and found an article from Scientific Blogging if you want to learn more.
August 22, 2007 6 Comments
