Tag: City Park
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Black Arts Festival brings music and culture to City Park on Saturday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save City Park played host to the Colorado Black Arts Festival on Saturday as part of a three-day weekend celebrating African American arts and culture. In its 39th year, the festival featured over 80 local artists and businesses, as well as three different stages showcasing different…
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Stolen pieces from City Park Martin Luther King Jr. monument recovered
More than a week after bronze pieces were stolen from Denver City Park’s Martin Luther King Jr. memorial, police found the pieces had been sold to a local scrap metal business. Their search for the two suspects continues. A Denver Parks and Recreation maintenance staff member noticed three pieces broken off of the “I have…
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2 killed in single-vehicle crash by Denver’s City Park
A single-vehicle crash left two people dead in Denver Thursday morning. The Denver Police Department is investigating the crash, which happened at 17th Avenue and Josephine Street, just southwest of City Park, according to a DPD tweet at 8:37 a.m. The motorist hit a pole at the intersection, according to the tweet. Originally, police said…
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One dead after RV fire near City Park
One person died after a recreational vehicle ignited in an alleyway on Saturday morning near City Park. The fire occurred around 7:15 a.m. in the 2700 block of Vine Street in the city’s Whittier neighborhood and was less than a half mile from City Park. Denver fire said one person was recovered from the RV…
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Colorado Boulevard near City Park to close over weekend for stormwater project
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Most lanes of Colorado Boulevard next to City Park will be closed over the weekend for a stormwater improvement project, the Department of Transportation announced. The closure will begin at 9 p.m. Friday and last until 5 a.m. Monday. During this time, all southbound lanes…
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3 people shot, 1 stabbed in Denver in separate late-night incidents
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three people were shot and one person was stabbed in Denver in four separate incidents during the early hours of Saturday, the Denver Police Department said. The first assault happened in the City Park neighborhood near East Colfax Avenue and Josephine Street. At 2:11 a.m.…
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Man dead after shooting on East Colfax in Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man was killed early Wednesday morning in a shooting in the South Park Hill neighborhood, the Denver Police Department said. The shooting happened near East Colfax Avenue and North Clermont Street, southeast of City Park. Police announced the shooting just before 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.…
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Restoration of 100-year-old Sullivan Gateway completed in Denver’s City Park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Parks and Recreation has finished its multi-year restoration and enhancement of the Sullivan Gateway, a century-old gateway to the entrance of City Park. Sullivan Gateway, built in 1917, marks the south entry of the…
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2 wounded in separate early-morning shootings in Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Police Department is investigating after two people were shot early Sunday morning in the Central Park and City Park neighborhoods. The first shooting happened about 2:30 a.m. at East Colfax Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, next to National Jewish Health Hospital. Police said a…