Stapleton Parents of the popular after-school program Kaleidoscope recently became outraged when they learned one of the games the children were playing was spin the bottle. “This was just unbelievable,” said parent Angela Wolf. “We know they are going to chase each other around and play dangerous games such as red rover, but spin the bottle? Most of these kids are in second grade or less.” Area Kaleidoscope program director Angie Tiedt disagrees. [Read more…] about Parents Angry Kaleidoscope Teaching Kids ‘Spin the Bottle’

Forrest City overall has done a tremendous job at developing Stapleton into a vibrant, active, semi-diverse community. They have done this through contracting a variety of builders, architects, planners, and other creative minds. The one area where they may receive a “needs improvement” mark would be on following through on promises they made to residents and buyers in regards to the future of the community. The Eastbridge Town Center and 26th Ave. Park are the biggest examples of this, especially now that Eastbridge residents will finally be getting the school they were originally promised. [Read more…] about Forrest City Working Hard on Next Broken Promise So Residents Forget About Past Broken Promises

Local biker Brian Kimball is pretty hard core when it comes to his biking. He has a $3000 bike, the best CamelBak, the newest energy bars, the most recent of hideous bike clothing, and of course, biker shorts. Kimball began biking in 1999, shortly after Armstrong won his first Tour de France title. “It is such an inspirational story,” says Kimball. “Not just recovering from cancer, but being able to beat all those other bikers whom were clearly on performance enhancing drugs.” Kimball continued to follow the career of his new hero, Armstrong. “He just kept winning,” says Kimball. “Just unbelievable. And I have read his books several times.” Kimball was able to get into better shape, but there was some downside to his newfound love of cycling. “I would go for six hour bike rides with friends every weekend,” says Kimball. “Obviously, we would wear the similar jerseys when we rode because, yeah, we are a team.” All the time away began to cause strain on his marriage, which eventually ended in a divorce in 2002. “I told her that my life was all about the bike. She just couldn’t accept it.” [Read more…] about Armstrong’s Admission Not Enough for Stapleton Biker

Deadspin broke the scandal early this week, and it was confirmed by Westerly Creek students and the music teacher that Westerly Creek students were in fact lip syncing the closing number, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer at the annual Christmas concert. “This was shocking news to say the least,” says Principal Laura Plakke, whom strongly denies having any involvement. “We take pride in our music program, and have the best Christmas concert in the community. We didn’t have to sync it for it to be a successful concert.” Parents of students were outraged. “When we come to this concert, we expect it to be the authentic, angelic voices of our children,” said parent Angie White. “We trust the music department of Westerly Creek to present our children’s voices in their natural, beautiful state. Many of us left the concert believing it was the best rendition of Rudolph we had ever heard. Then, we find out it was all a fraud.” [Read more…] about Westerly Creek Students Lip Synced “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” at Christmas Concert

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In a recent study conducted by the Denver Police Department along with the Stapleton Cop Shop, SUN, and the MCA, it was learned that residents with their garages left open were five times more likely to get robbed than those left closed. “This is some surprising, yet convincing evidence that people should be more conscientious when it comes to closing their garage doors,” said Cop Shop operator Jed Logan. “We had suspicions that this might be the case, but not to this extreme.” [Read more…] about Report: Open Garages More Likely to be Burgled Than Closed Ones

“Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.” In the story Twas the Night before Christmas, Santa enters the house through the chimney, and this is the way we have always been told Santa arrives. Centuries ago, this was how jolly old St. Nick delivered all of his presents, but advancements in home heating technology, changes in building codes, and the proliferation of multifamily housing has made gift delivery a logistical nightmare for Claus in recent centuries. “I hate new home communities,” Claus said during a presentation at a Christmas industry convention last spring. “In many places, building codes don’t allow chimneys on new construction homes, so I’ve had to resort to climbing through windows like a common criminal. I miss the days when every house had a chimney and I didn’t have to be an expert at breaking and entering.” [Read more…] about Lack of Stapleton Chimney’s Frustrates Santa

A recent Stapleton study confirmed what the city government and libraries already knew: people simply don’t want to read on Tuesdays, Thursdays, or Sundays. “Who has time on those days to read,” said Stapleton resident Aaron Hill. “I think most people reserve their Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays for reading time. It’s just common sense.” Long time Denver librarian Patricia Collins agrees. “I have been doing this for over thirty years, and without using any data, I can tell you that those three days are completely dead in libraries,” said Collins. “Back when there were book stores, they had hardly any business on those days either.” [Read more…] about Stapleton Study: Residents Have No Interest in Books or Reading on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays