Tag: Denver Parks And Recreation
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$8.4M grant awarded to Denver’s La Alma-Lincoln Park for improvements
Denver’s La Alma Lincoln Park is set to get several updates after Denver Parks and Recreation was awarded an $8.4 million grant from the National Park Service’s Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership. The grant money will be used to upgrade the park with new features. Among these, according to a news release from DPR, includes a…
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Denver closes two parks to deter drug dealing, crime
La Alma Lincoln Park, Sonny Lawson Park to be fenced off for at least 30 days, officials say.
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Denver considers spending $25.5 million on park landscaping equipment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council on Monday will consider three master purchase orders worth $25.5 million to replace landscaping equipment and vehicles for city parks and golf courses. Denver’s Parks and Recreation Department is requesting the funds to replace landscaping equipment, according to master purchase orders…
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Denver officials consider new park by South Platte River, worry about cost overruns and impact
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver officials are worried about potential cost overruns and environmental impact on the South Platte River, even as construction projects move ahead in Denver’s Sun Valley neighborhood and the city considers a neighborhood park. The proposed new park — which will incorporate a dog park — will be built…
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Denver’s Ruby Park Rail Yard opens again — and you can snowboard, ski for free
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__tnt.youtube.players.register(‘youtube-player-5d0c9c36-a557-11ed-9836-2baf4a8e9451’); 9News Denver’s Ruby Hill Rail Yard, an urban terrain park free to skiers and snowboarders, has opened for the season. Denver Parks and Recreation teamed up again with Winter Park Resort to provide an opportunity for skiers and snowboarders to check out rails, snow features and boxes of varying configurations and skill levels, according…
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As temperatures drop, Denver tries to bring homeless indoors
Colorado cities are taking measures to get the homeless inside as temperatures drop. Pueblo Mayor Nick Gradisar issued a declaration of temporary housing and shelter emergency for the City of Pueblo Tuesday. For the city, this means local churches, synagogues, mosques, temples and other religious institutions can provide temporary shelters. The City of Denver is…
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Denver’s recreation centers will be open to public as cooling stations
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save All recreation centers operated by Denver Parks and Recreation are open to the public on Friday to serve as cooling stations as temperatures approach triple digits. All Denver Public Library locations except Central Library, Ross-Cherry Creek Branch Library and Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library are…
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La Alma Park, Recreation Center closed after death of “good Samaritan”
Denver has temporarily closed La Alma Park and the La Alma Recreation Center in the Lincoln Park neighborhood after the slaying of 63-year-old man police described as a “good Samaritan.” Parks and Recreation spokesperson Cyndi Karvaski said the department’s top priority is the safety and well-being of its guests and staff, which is what led…
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New agreement could give Indigenous group indefinite access to sacred land
A new agreement between Denver and the Tall Bull Memorial Council would give the Indigenous group the exclusive right to use the Tall Bull Memorial Grounds at Daniels Park as sacred land in perpetuity unless future councils change the agreement. The Tall Bull Memorial Council has members from a number of Indigenous tribes. Denver has had…