Tag: Civic Center Park
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Denver PrideFest moves locations with new events
The Center on Colfax announced a new location for Denver PrideFest and new activations in June. Denver Pride weekend will be held Saturday, June 27, and Sunday, June 28. PrideFest, a free festival, will be held on 16th Street from Arapahoe to Broadway, on Sunday, June 28, at 10 a.m. The Center on Colfax said shifting PrideFest…
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Amidst magazine controversy, Outside Festival takes over Civic Center for second year
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Civic Center Park played host to a larger-than-usual presence of round sunglasses, canvas caps and handlebar mustaches on Saturday. The second annual Outside Festival took over the park for the last weekend of May, bringing music, films and presentations — as well as different vendors…
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Historic Denver opposes proposed Lincoln Street pedestrian walkway
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Just over a day after Gov. Jared Polis posted renderings of a plan to build a pedestrian walkway over Lincoln Street in front of the Capitol in honor of Colorado’s 150th birthday, Denver’s leading historical society formally opposed it. In a written news release issued Friday…
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Chihuahua races take center stage at 36th annual Cinco de Mayo Festival
Hours before the Kentucky Derby would capture the attention of people across the country for two minutes late Saturday afternoon, a different set of races grabbed the focus of people at Denver’s Civic Center Park. One of the events headlining the 36th annual Cinco de Mayo Festival and Parade, the chihuahua race drew hundreds of…
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36th annual Cinco de Mayo Festival to take over Civic Center Park this weekend
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One of Denver’s longest running cultural events, the Cinco de Mayo Festival and Parade, is returning this weekend. The annual event is back for its 36th year, and will be taking place at Civic Center Park from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, according to a news release from the NEWSED Community Development…
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Proposed changes to Civic Center Park’s Greek Theater move forward
What makes the Greek Theater significant to Denver’s famous Civic Center Park? Is its materials? Its architectural style? The way it faces? What events it attracts? These questions were at the heart of discussions at Denver’s Landmark Preservation Commission meeting Tuesday that drew dozens of reactions from community leaders and experts split about whether or…
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Change is coming to Denver’s Civic Center Park. Some worry it’ll ‘damage’ historic features
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As downtown struggles with rising office vacancies and 16th Street Mall construction, Denver is planning to revitalize a key part of its urban core: Civic Center Park. The park is a National Historic Landmark, the highest designation an historic site can get in the U.S.…
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McNichols building to house new museum highlighting Denver’s history and culture
Specifics of the museum’s operations remain up in the air as city staff recently issued a request for information to prospective exhibitors.
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Downtown Denver roads to close for Cinco de Mayo weekend
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Racing chihuahuas, lowrider cars and other Mexican cultural performances will take over downtown Denver this weekend, including some of the city’s streets. The Cinco de Mayo “Celebrate Culture” Festival and Parade — held by the NEWSED Community Development Corporation — will take place at Civic Center Park…