Tag: cherry creek
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Trump administration investigates Cherry Creek School District for alleged racial discrimination
The U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into Cherry Creek School District on Monday over allegations of racial discrimination. The department said its Office for Civil Rights is reviewing claims that the district violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by sponsoring “a wide range of racially-discriminatory programming.” The complaints alleged the district…
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For 80 years, Denver’s Cherry Cricket has resisted change with burgers, bits of magic | Craving Colorado
DENVER • What made the Cherry Cricket so great? This is a question Lee Driscoll has often considered throughout his two decades of ownership. “Fairy dust” was the answer he came up with upon stepping into the Cherry Creek institution in 2001. “I did really believe it was fairy dust,” he says now. “And I…
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Pikes Peak region football teams start, continue playoff battles this weekend
Postseason football continues Friday night with several area high school football teams in action. Class 3A will begin playoffs this weekend with two Pikes Peak region teams fighting to advance to next week’s quarterfinals. Here are a few notes on the remaining area teams. 5A No. 7 Pine Creek, 7-3, vs. No. 10 Mullen (at District 20…
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The Classical Academy improves to 4-0 with double-digit win over La Junta
Justin Rich showed no interest in the duration of The Classical Academy’s winning streak that spans from last season to Friday night. All that matters for the Titans’ football coach is his team remains unbeaten this year. For those who are interested, The Classical Academy’s previous loss occurred 678 days ago and will last at…
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Prep sports return with fall season competitions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Let the competition begin. Prep sports return this week as all student-athletes returned to their respective fields and courts to prepare for the upcoming season. Below are important dates for the fall season and notable teams or individuals from the 2024 campaign. Cross country Area…
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Gazette Preps lookahead: Notable upcoming postseason, regional contests
Postseason action heats up as weather cools down. Here is a preview of a few upcoming playoff matchups. Playoff football No. 10 Sterling (8-1) at No. 7 Woodland Park (9-0), 1 p.m. Nov. 9 The Panthers’ phenomenal season continues with a home playoff contest against Sterling, which enters the postseason on a seven-game winning streak.…
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Metro moves: Waldorf Astoria condos starting at $1.2M coming to Cherry Creek
Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion news here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to bernadette.berdychowski@denvergazettedev.gazette.com. Waldorf Astoria Residences coming to Denver Colorado’s first Waldorf Astoria-branded property is coming to Cherry Creek. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); National real estate developer Property Markets Group…
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Denver saw another record year of tourists, new report shows
Tourists keep coming to Denver in record numbers. The city saw more than 37 million visitors in 2023, which is up 3% from the last record set in 2022, according to a new report from marketing and tourism agency Visit Denver released Monday. It also means the city is generating more money from tourists. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0,…
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Colorado river towns tell the story of a mountain state | Joey Bunch
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There is a school of thought that a river lives its full life at once, no beginning and no end. The headwaters, the channel, the city and the farm, a river is governed by no borders and has no clock. River towns are way stations…
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Colorado river towns tell the story of a mountain state | Joey Bunch
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