Highland News

Scenes from the 4th of July By Tracee M. Herbaugh , Rocky Mountain News Originally published 01:24 p.m., July 4, 2008 Updated 01:31 p.m., July 4, 2008 1:30 p.m. Residents of Denver's Highlands neighborhood took ...

On 9NEWS 5 a.m. we looked at how to make a giant ice cream can in three easy steps.

Bliss Salon, located in a red-brick Highland Denver square at 2845 Wyandot Street, stands out in the crowd simply by being where it is, but it doesn't hurt that Bliss is not only a peaceful women's hideaway ...

Despite the slumping housing market, developers keep finding opportunities in Denver's Highland neighborhood.

Denver is a city built on great neighborhoods, filled with characters and coffeehouses.

Six projects will receive awards from the Downtown Denver Partnership at a dinner to be held Wednesday night at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center.

Little Man Ice Cream owner Paul Tamburello compares the real thing to his oversize project.

“There is so much new construction that the resale value has to be competitive; otherwise, you can't get anything sold”

Brian Clark and Elizabeth Smith wanted a home priced around the Denver metro area's median of $222,550, but they couldn't find what they were looking for. via Denver Post

“I had been driving my SUV to school. It's a tiny SUV, and still it took $50 to fill my tank. I can only imagine what it costs to fill up those bigger ones”

Scooters, like this one being ridden Monday in Denver's Larimer Square, have been a fairly hot consumer category for a few years, according to Colorado dealers. via Denver Post

“Bring signs for the TV cameras.”

While the battle over the controversial down-zoning of two northwest Denver neighborhoods is over - ' City Council approved the rezoning in a marathon session Monday night - ' the debate about it wages on. via Westword

This close to Mother's Day, we looked around for a shopping area that would help you out with the old "what to get Mom" dilemma. via Rocky Mountain News

“Lots of new issues get raised by this. Every property owner in Denver should be very concerned.”

There's high drama in Highland. In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, the Denver City Council voted to change the zoning rules in two neighborhoods, one in West Highland, roughly between 29th and 32nd avenues ... via Westword

“I don't think the sky is falling”

Developers pile on the trendy condos and townhomes in northwest Denver -- one of the few bright spots for home sales in a tough real estate market -- but a closer look shows that this hot market might be in ... via Denver Rocky Mountain News

Los Carboncitos declares it serves "authentic Mexico City cuisine," which means it's one of the few places in town that serves the city's staple huaraches. Long, open-faced masa cakes are smeared with a touch of beans and topped with anything from scallops to steak and bacon. But the menu has something for everyone, from quesadillas to tacos and alambres, like a stir-fry with tortillas on the side.

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“They just kind of mysteriously appeared and then disappeared. I don't know who they are, but to me they really symbolize the neighborhood.”

Daniel Salazar's mural in the Westwood Community Center features residents from the neighborhood. via Denver Post

Favorite Sicilian Pizza: It's been around forever, but we finally visited Lechuga's Italian Restaurant in North Denver recently for excellent, chewy, bready squares of pomodoro pizza.

When Denver voters approved the public works bonds last November, they also approved $2.5 million in improvements for Tennyson’s commercial district, contigent upon the creation of a maintenance district to levy a tax for upkeep of those improvements...The improvements are viewed as key to the health of neighborhood business districts; 32nd Avenue at Lowell has long had such a maintenance district to support lighting, snow removal, street trees and the like.

“It's kind of like a retainer for the cornea”

Weather Written by Devon Barclay Now open at 4500 W. 38th Avenue, Highlands EyeCare has joined the burgeoning suite of health practices serving from the Highlands Garden Village development. via North Denver News