Tag: Sloan’s Lake
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As Dragon Boat Festival eyes potential location change, event remains popular as ever
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There was excitement in the air as the yellow school bus left the Auraria Campus parking lot Saturday morning. Over the sounds of the cool September air rushing in through an open window and a creaky rear axle yearning for oil, the passengers excitedly spoke…
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Colorado Dragon Boat Festival may have to row away from Sloan’s Lake
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Elevated bacterial issues in the Sloan’s Lake blue-green algae may force the beloved Colorado Dragon Boat Festival to clearer waters. Its been at the west Denver man-made lake for 24 years, since 2001. This year’s festival, already moved from July to September to address the…
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Colorado Dragon Boat Festival celebrates Asian heritage for 24th year
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Drums rang through Sloan’s Lake Park Saturday, followed by the chanting of rowers. Off to the side, fumes rose from various Asian food trucks, marking another successful year of the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival. The Colorado Dragon Boat Festival — held at the park Saturday…
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1 dead in Edgewater shooting at Tesla charging station
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A shooting between two people at an Edgewater Tesla charging station left one man dead Wednesday morning, and anther in custody on suspicion of homicide. The shooting happened in the Edgewater Public Market parking lot, in the 5500 block of West 20th Avenue, which is just west of Sloan’s Lake, according to a Jefferson County…
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Xcel’s natural gas line upgrade in Denver Highlands area can proceed despite objections
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission dismissed objections to a proposed $27 million project to install larger natural gas main lines in Denver’s Highlands neighborhood, giving Xcel Energy permission to install some 8,000 feet of new, 12-inch gas pipe there. Xcel officials proposed the project to address problematic areas of the city where the existing pipelines…
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Denver’s Sloan’s Lake neighborhood to be rezoned to allow ‘granny flats’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Sloan’s Lake neighborhood and part of West Colfax will be rezoned to allow for accessory dwelling units, colloquially called “granny flats,” after the city council unanimously approved the rezoning Monday. This allows owners of qualified single-unit residential properties in Sloan’s Lake and six properties…
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Longmont asks for public feedback on increasing ‘granny flats’ in neighborhoods
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The city of Longmont is asking for feedback regarding the rising rates of accessory dwelling units (ADUs), colloquially called “granny flats,” in local neighborhoods. An accessory dwelling unit is a small living area that shares…
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Denver’s Sloan’s Lake neighborhood could be rezoned
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Councilwoman Amanda Sandoval has submitted an application to rezone portions of Denver’s Sloan’s Lake neighborhood, allowing for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in the neighborhood. If accepted, Sloan’s Lake homeowners will no longer have to ask the Denver City Council for permission before building AUDs on…