School funding woes

School funding woes

  It is reasonable to assume a state’s booming economy would foster a democratic society that provides for all of its institutions. It’s unfortunately a flawed conclusion to make in Colorado, where current rankings position the state as one of the richest in the nation, yet one of the most poorly funded when it comes to public education. Deciding what kind of school to enroll in...

Spotlight: Levitt Pavilion with Chris Zacher

Colorado has a new outdoor live music venue — the only one in the Denver city limits, and it’s an incredible gem. No one is more responsible for bringing Levitt Pavilion to life than Chris Zacher, former president of the famed City Park Jazz Board of Directors.   Zacher was recognized by the Denver Business Journal as one of Denver’s “Forty Under 40” for his commitment and...

Duly Noted: A putrid state of affairs

All of it is reprehensible. All of it is disgusting. None of it is surprising. I’m typing this a day after an organized group of White Nationalists, white supremacists, neo nazis and Confederacy sympathizers marched on Virginia to protest the removal of a statue of General Robert E. Lee. Tiki-torch-bearing, pleated-khaki-wearing, goose-stepping, jackbooted neo-Nazis in fascist regalia out in...

Month in Review: Condensing the News of 104th North

People who tuned in to the news this month around the country were exposed to scenes of brutality, violence and racial hatred following a white nationalist rally that erupted into chaos on Saturday, August 12. The dramatic scene shed a light on hate crimes that have begun to carry out at an alarming rate since the wake of the 2016 presidential election including several that have drawn the...

Young leader paves the way for Denver schools

TAY ANDERSON IS MAKING HISTORY IN COLORADO BY BECOMING THE YOUNGEST CANDIDATE TO RUN FOR DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION. Tay Anderson is not your typical type of visionary. In only 18 years of life as an African American adolescent, Anderson has overcome the struggles of homelessness, discrimination and an unwavering high expectation to accomplish what hasn’t been...

Switchboard Saviors

IN 1921, A FLOODED LAFAYETTE STAYED CONNECTED THANKS TO AN ALL- FEMALE CREW OF PHONE OPERATORS. Coal Creek travels over 30 miles, from Coal Creek canyon in the Front Range, down into the Boulder Valley. The towns of the Northern Coalfield, Marshall, Superior, Louisville, Lafayette, follow the river’s course. Adolph Waneka, one of the first settlers in the Lafayette area, spent his first winter...

Smart Directory – Yellow Scene Magazine

Schools Art Parlando School for the Arts, 303-442-0006, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, www.parlando.org Tara Performing Arts High School,  303-440-4510, 4180 19th St., Boulder, www.tarahighschool.org Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, 303-753-6046, 1600 Pierce St., Denver, http://www.rmcad.edu Charter Aspen Ridge Preparatory School, 720-242-6225, 705 Austin Ave., Erie...