Two grant opportunities aim to help Jeffco communities thrive
Community First Foundation announces the opening of two grant opportunities to support Jefferson County food pantries and early childhood health and wellbeing. The 2023 Bright Futures Grant provides...
View Article238 students selected for Daniels Scholarship Program
The Daniels Fund announced its 2023 class of Daniels Scholarship Program recipients. The list includes 238 high school seniors across Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming were selected as 2023...
View ArticleSump Pumps can be your friend for spring snow melt.
As we near winter’s end, almost 25 inches of snow have accumulated in the Denver area and even more in our mountain communities. The more snow we get the better the ski season, but the spring thaw can...
View ArticlePlugStar adds Applewood Plumbing to EV charger installation list
Applewood Plumbing Heating and Electric is honored to be listed on PlugStar as a certified electrician for electric vehicle charger installations. Denver’s goal for 2030 is that more than 30% of...
View ArticleWestminster shop among “best places to work”
Employee survey officially places Lake Arbor Automotive & Truck in elite company The team that makes Lake Arbor Automotive & Truck a great place to work. Lake Arbor Automotive & Truck has...
View ArticleFour top Colorado novelists headline Books & Brunch Benefit
The Colorado Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) Chapter FP is pleased to announce this year’s annual Books & Brunch fundraiser will host in-person presentations by four popular...
View ArticleHome sharing creates immediate affordable housing, supports aging in place
Sunshine Home Share Colorado: Pint and Slice A Fundraising Event to Support Home Sharing A fundraiser for Sunshine Home Share Colorado will help support the nonprofit’s work to support older adults...
View ArticleFree virtual class helps prospective foster parents learn the process
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Now is the time for anyone who has ever thought about becoming a foster parent to take the next step. Learn what it takes from Mount Saint Vincent’s Foster Care...
View ArticleWestminster Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints honors...
(Photo by Briancphoto.net) The Westminster Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hosted its 23rd annual teacher appreciation night on March 30. The evening offered an opportunity...
View ArticleFriends of Chamber Music present Pacifica Quartet and clarinetist Anthony McGill
The multiple Grammy Award-winning Pacifica Quartet will be joined by Anthony McGill, principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic, for a performance of the magnificent Brahms Clarinet Quintet,...
View ArticleApplewood Plumbing Heating & Electric names 10 teachers to receive $500
Andrew Holcombe of Euclid Middle School directing the jazz band at the CMEA Conference. (Provided by Applewood Plumbing) All across the United States schools are short on teachers and staff, with...
View ArticleFriends of Westminster Public Library hosting used book event
The Friends of the Westminster Public Library Used Book Event will be April 29 and 39 at the College Hill Library. Why a used book event rather than a used book sale? Because The Friends of the...
View ArticleDEN’s longest-serving volunteer still finds joy in helping others
Cheryl Heinzerling (Provided by Adam Goldstein) A brief newspaper item that ran in the spring of 1994 would help chart the course of Cheryl Heinzerling’s life for decades to come. At that time,...
View ArticleCounty commissioners to address Adams League of Women Voters
Join the Adams County League of Women Voters at 11:30 a.m., Monday, April 24, to hear from Adams County Commissioners Lynn Baca and Steve O’Dorisio talk about the Spaceport, water, composting and...
View ArticleTwo Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation leaders receive Jefferson...
Rebecca Heinrich, director of Mothers’ Milk Bank, and Lee Shaughnessy, director of programs, honored for work Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation is proud to announce that, Rebecca Heinrich,...
View Article5280 Burger Bar expands with third location
5280 Burger Bar is expanding its homegrown footprint. The locally owned and operated burger spot is now open at Colorado Mills, adding the Lakewood restaurant to its existing Westminster, 4301 Main...
View Article10 ways Alzheimer’s affects family caregivers
Depression. Thoughts of suicide. Job loss. The unpaid role of being a family caregiver for a loved one living with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia comes with many risks and challenges,...
View ArticleConservation Colorado to address League of Women Voters
The Adams County League of Women Voters will hear from Jaz Boehmke of Conservation Colorado, at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 8 at the Adams County Human Services Center, 11860 N. Pecos St., Apple C Room,...
View ArticleFriends of Chamber Music presents the Imani Winds
Friends of Chamber Music closes its 2022-23 series with the twice Grammy-nominated Imani Winds, leading the way in the evolution of the wind quintet through their dynamic playing and adventurous...
View ArticleZero Tolerance for Domestic Abuse holds fifth annual Cover Me 5k walk/run to...
Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abuse (0T4DA) invites the community to join its fifth annual 5K run/walk to support people recovering from all forms of domestic abuse. This race is great fun for...
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