by Lisa Alonge | May 12, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, Family, History, Neighborhoods, Urban
People, Libraries, and Civic Pride in Upper Denver’s UpDo Urban Hike The Civic Park Neighborhood together with its neighbor to the north, Central Business District (now called Upper Denver, or UpDo), is about people. With 10,000 residents in the ‘hood and...
by Lisa Alonge | May 12, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, Family, History, Neighborhoods
Rooted in Kindness, City Park West This weekly Denver neighborhood walk takes you through what I think might be the most kind neighborhood in Denver, City Park West. From open doors to inviting churches, the invite to enjoy this neighborhood came from several open...
by Lisa Alonge | May 12, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, Neighborhoods
Slaves, Squares, and Shakespeare in Denver’s City Park Little did I know that by walking through Denver’s City Park and its accompanying neighborhood I would learn about slave cargo, Shakespeare’s elm and Denver Squares. Yet this week’s Denver...
by Lisa Alonge | May 12, 2020 | All Gear, Footwear
Bombas Socks Product Review, Like No Other As with any new product, it’s easy to write a positive review once you use it the first time. With socks, this is particularly true. But I put my Bombas to the test for three years, and here’s my Bombas sock...
by Lisa Alonge | May 12, 2020 | 2-3 Miles, East Neighborhoods, History, Neighborhoods
Mosaics and a Mansion in Belcaro Bonnie Brae So let’s first set the record straight. Many people think that Belcaro and Bonnie Brae are two separate neighborhoods. Belcaro does not think Bonnie Brae is part of its neighborhood, and the residents of Bonnie Brae...