Changing Denver

A few months back, Rebecca Aronauer invited your host to give a presentation about Changing Denver at her quarterly event at Lighthouse Writers' Workshop, Making the Mountain.

He did his best.

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You can hear more of Paul and Louis Present the Blues by Martin Scorsese here. The Denver Pizza Podcast is here. The other shows mentioned in this episode are no longer on the internet. Feel free to email us if you want to hear them!

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In this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, we check back in with historian Phil Goodstein to learn about one of Civic Center's most storied structures, the McNichols Building.

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On Changing Denver this month, we explore the history of Denver's Civic Center with our favorite historian, Phil Goodstein.

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You can hear DJ Deep Rawk on KGNU's hip-hop show Eclipse. It airs every Sunday night at 7 pm.

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Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward.

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In this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, we sit down with Courtland Hyser, Denver's principal city planner, to talk about neighborhood plans.

Our Arapahoe Square episode specifically highlighted the lasting impact of two of these plans, so we thought it was fitting to further explore why neighborhood plans are so important in general, especially in light of Denver's new Neighborhood Planning Initiative.

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Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. You can listen to more of his music on Soundcloud.

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In this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, we revisit an episode from season one, How to Climb Stoner Hill. Our partner on that show, local journalist Andy Kenney, gives us an update on what's been happening on the ground at Stoner Hill. Then, we talk to some people at Civitas, the landscape architecture and urban design firm that's been contracted to work on the park now.

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Here's a few stories that Andy's written about the situation in Commons Park since our episode came out:

Denver police have been banning alleged drug users — mostly pot — from individual parks — mostly Commons Park

Denver will try to liven up Commons Park with free activities

Commons Park's future might start with an "unorthodox" private process

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Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. You can listen to more of his music on Soundcloud.

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On Changing Denver this month, we explore the convergence of two trends -- Denver's explosive economic growth and the increasing persecution of our homeless community -- in a neighborhood you may never have heard of. It's called Arapahoe Square.

This episode was produced in partnership with the Denver VOICE. For further reading on Arapahoe Square, check out their February issue.

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Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward.

The other music heard in this episode includes the songs "Evil Eye" and "Versus" off Snake Rattle Rattle Snake's 2014 album "Totem," which is available on Bandcamp; a selection of tracks by Lee Rosevere that we are using under a Creative Commons license; and an original rendition of "This Land is Your Land" by Jackie Zubryzcki, with additional vocals by Laura Hartenberger. Jackie performs around town under the moniker Five Mile Woods. Her work is also available on Bandcamp.

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In this installment of Changing Denver Bit By Bit, historian David Forsyth tells us a little about what it's like to research the history of Lakeside Amusement Park. Turns out, he's more than the authority on Lakeside history; he's the park's biggest fan!

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Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward. You can listen to more of his music on Soundcloud.

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On Changing Denver this month, we head northwest to Lakeside Amusement Park. For more than a century, Lakeside has been a popular destination for people of all ages, but only between May and September. What happens during the park's off-season? Where do the people of Lakeside go? And who are they?

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Here's more information on David Forsyth's book, Denver's Lakeside Amusement Park: From the White City Beautiful to a Century of Fun.

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Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward.

Elk Minister and Chimney Choir generously allowed us to use their music in this episode. "Into the Void of Emptiness" was the first single of Elk Minister's upcoming album, "There's a System of Control," which will be available through iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, CDBaby and other distributors, like Elk Minister's website, bandcamp, and Soundcloud on January 13. The tracks "In this Light," "I Know the Way," and "In the Underworld" all appear on Chimney Choir's album "Boomtown". Their new album "(dream)" is available now.

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Rebecca Aronauer is a fiction writer who organizes Making the Mountain, a quarterly event series featuring local artists at the Lighthouse Writers Workshop.

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You can peruse crime data for Lakeside at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation's website.

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On Changing Denver this month, we bring you the story of our city's 15th mayor, Richard Sopris. From humble beginnings, he rose through the social and political ranks of early Denver and eventually helped our young city overcome some of its first major challenges. He also signed the order creating City Park, giving Denver its largest green space and securing his legacy for generations.

Our guide this month is Linda Bjorklund, the author of Richard Sopris in Early Denver: Captain, Mayor & Colorado Fifty-Niner.

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Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward.

The other music you heard in this episode was performed by Randy Arent. For the past five years, he has performed at the charity 5K run through City Park on St. Patrick's day. He is available for bookings through his website Denverbagpiper.com.

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Welcome to SEASON 2 of Changing Denver!

On this premier episode, we pose a simple question: what gets to be art on the Cherry Creek Trail? Our search for an answer takes us into the archives of defunct Instagram accounts, the shadows of mixed-use developments, and up and down the Cherry Creek Trail more times than we can count.

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Adam Lichty's Denver Street Heart project is still online at Instagram.

Here's a link to the Westword article about him that we mention in the episode.

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You can listen to (and purchase) Olivia Blu's album The Rebirth Bug on her Bandcamp page, and you can find out about her upcoming live performances on Facebook.

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Our theme song is "Minnow" by Felix Fast4ward.

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