"Frankenoid" is a blogger with a spot on The Daily Kos, a national, mostly political blog; but as revealed in her continuing series of "Saturday Morning Garden Blogging" articles, Frankenoid is a Baker resident, and in a recent post she tackles some of the social issues of life in Baker, particularly the impacts of gardening on our neighbors, and parking concerns near Broadway

there are many organizations running service programs in and around Baker, serving the poor, the homeless, those with short term difficulties, those with health issues or rehabilitation needs, and those with spiritual deficiencies; from time to time we may highlight some of these programs

this week the long-standing Broadway Assistance Center (BAC), operating within St. Joseph's Church at 6th & Galapago, was the subject of a detailed article at Street News Service (SNS)

"the Denver Metro area needs Jesus", says an article about the Wellspring Church Plant , and Baker will get Him soon, as Wellspring plants its first church here; the article describes how "... it would be sin to hoard all these young pastors in training at Wellspring. We needed to find a way to get them out into the world ..." and how Baker was chosen because "It is urban, and being revitalized, yet remains gritty and very needy.

did you know that Denver Solid Waste Management collects up to 10 bundles of tree branches per week per customer?

the heavy snow earlier this month, and now the strong winds the last few days, have dropped many limbs into yards and treelawns in Baker and the rest of Denver; so now's a good time to brush up on how to dispose of tree branches with the city's help; for collection, branches must be:

• no larger than 4 inches in diameter
• cut into lengths of 4 feet or less
• tied into bundles of no more than 40 pounds