{"id":6360,"date":"2016-05-26T20:08:59","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T03:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6360"},"modified":"2016-05-26T20:08:59","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T03:08:59","slug":"stapleton-named-denvers-drunkest-neighborhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6360","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton Named Denver\u2019s \u201cDrunkest\u201d Neighborhood"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"stapleton<\/a>A recent Denver University study confirmed what many Stapleton residents have known for years. Stapleton is unofficially Denver\u2019s drunkest neighborhood. Dr. Mike Potter from Denver University said a similar methodology was used from that of Princeton Review\u2019s Top Party Schools<\/a>. Over 250,000 Denver residents completed surveys which included information regarding how often they drink, what they drink, how often they attend social gatherings, how often they drink with their neighbors, among many more questions. \u201cWe also tabulated geographic things such as number of liquor stores within a certain area and number of times Uber or cab services were used between certain hours,\u201d said Potter. \u201cThe biggest thing we learned was that people who can afford alcohol, and have kids, drink a lot.\u201d\nResidents said the study is not something to be proud of, but certainly wasn\u2019t surprising. \u201cMost nights you can text a neighbor about getting together for some drinks, and at least one person will respond,\u201d said Eastbridge resident Nicole Shannon. \u201cI think the stress of trying to keep up with the Jones\u2019s and raising kids drives one to drink. A lot.\u201d North Central Park resident Joe Jepsen agrees. \u201cThere are a lot of successful people in Stapleton,\u201d says Jepsen. \u201cAnd you don\u2019t climb the corporate ladder by not being fun and not being social. Sure, you have to be smart, but being likeable is equally important. And people that drink and are social, are just more likeable.\u201d\nPotter said there were certain areas where Stapleton was off the charts in respect to its comparison to other Denver neighborhoods. \u201cOne of the questions was in regards to how often you walk around your neighborhood with an open container,\u201d said Potter. \u201cIt\u2019s almost as if Stapleton residents have no regard for laws pertaining to drinking. 68% said they had walked around their neighborhood for more than three blocks with an open container of alcohol. Second place was Wash Park with 24%.\u201d Potter says the study was done in good fun, and isn\u2019t meant to promote or misrepresent a neighborhood in any way. \u201cIt was something we thought would be interesting, and would bring some PR our direction,\u201d said Potter. \u201cBut, I will say, those Stapleton people drink a lot.\u201d\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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