It was a late night on August 3rd when Becky Logan finally succumbed to the pressure. “A bunch of girls in the neighborhood were sitting around on a friend’s porch talking,” recalls Becky. “All they talked about was CrossFit. I didn’t even understand most of the things they were talking about. There were a lot of acronyms, weird phrases, and terminology. I really felt left out.” [Read more…] about Final Stapleton Resident Tries CrossFit

For kids, the first day of school is typically filled with excitement and hope. They are hoping to meet new friends, are excited for new challenges, and are looking forward to getting back in to a routine. The truth is, most kids want to go back to school, and have few fears or reservations about the beginning of the school year. [Read more…] about Stapleton Mom Fears Her Competition in Child’s Class

Have you ever thought that Stapleton was perfect? Maybe a little too perfect? Turns out that of the first 500 Stapleton residents, roughly 30% were actors. Forest City recently released hundreds of contractual agreements with actors and actresses who agreed to live in Stapleton for a decade pretending to be something they were not. The actors would receive free housing and have their home bills paid for a period of ten years provided they play the part of a perfect Stapleton family. One of the conditions of the agreement was that they would not be able to disclose the information until after ten years. Since that time has passed, many of the original actors have started telling their stories. [Read more…] about Thirty Percent of Original Stapleton Residents Were Actors

Forest City finalized a deal with the city of Denver to make the Eastbridge through streets of Fulton and Havana/Iola toll roads. The deal was reached after Stapleton residents demanded a solution to the potential traffic issues and greater possibility that Aurorans would be venturing through Stapleton. “We worked hard with Forest City and the city of Denver, and think this is the best solution,” said SUN President Mike Victoria. “Hopefully, this will help alleviate traffic and will also serve as another way for the city to make some money.” [Read more…] about Eastbridge Through Streets to Become Toll Roads

Forest City has long been criticized for not following through on its’ affordable housing plan laid out in the green book. At this time, they are only at half the percentage of affordable homes originally promised. “We will get there,” said Forest City President Phil Dargossi. “You have to understand, we have only had ten years to get to the number. Give us another ten, and we will get there.” Dargossi mentions that they have made an effort to put affordable housing in Stapleton, but the higher end homes bring in more money. “It is much better for us financially to continue to build upper income housing,” says Dargossi. “If there was only a way for us to make the same amount of money and build affordable housing, we would totally do it.” Forest City has made some efforts to create affordable housing in Stapleton which include:

• Urban Homes in Conservatory Green
• Houseboats in Bluff Lake
• Redefining “Affordable Housing”

Dargossi also mentions he did not feel the city felt that the affordable housing promises were sincere. “These contracts are a lot like wedding vows,” said Dargossi. “You have the best intentions when you say these things, but you know it’s not all going to work out perfectly.” Dargossi also questions whether affordable housing is something current residents would like. “Every time we even mention figuring out a way to cram in some affordable housing, the community wants to have 50 meetings about it. Almost as if they are filibustering our efforts to follow through.” Dargossi says they will relook at the affordable housing plan, and see what immediate steps can be taken. “Now that we know that the city and some residents are serious about the community being diverse and having affordable housing, we will try to fulfill our original promise.” ]]>

Forest City is changing the name of the Eastbridge area north of MLK to Prison View Estates. “We think it classes up the area to have “Estates” in the name,” said Forest City Spokesperson Janelle Ayers. “It makes the residents sound more important than residents in other parts Stapleton.” [Read more…] about North Eastbridge Changing Name to Prison View Estates

Residents in Eastbridge were long ago promised a grocery store in the nearby town center, but most residents have all but given up that hope. “We were told it was going to be completed five years ago,” says Eastbridge resident Steve May. “We would hear some rumors about one thing or another, but knew that we would basically have to do our grocery shopping at the car wash [Read more…] about Forest City Actually Getting “Serious Response” from Grocer Considering Eastbridge

The Stapleton Beer Festival is expected to be bigger again this year, and Stapleton dad’s are preparing for the festivities. “It is a great event,” says Stapleton dad Scott Carman. “It’s local, so I am not far, and I get to try lots of beers. The truth is, I don’t care a ton about what they taste like, but I get to try a lot of them.” [Read more…] about Innovative Dads Create Ways to Manage Family and Beer Festival