legislative districts finalized—how they affect Baker

Submitted by garbanzito on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 21:10
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when we previously covered the process of redistricting, new state legislative districts seemed likely to fragment Baker; now, after considerable gnashing the final result keeps Baker somewhat more whole …

get face time with Baker’s reps at monthly town halls

Submitted by garbanzito on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 20:31
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333 W. Ellsworth Ave. - Hirschfeld Towers

on the evening of Wednesday, 18 Jan., State Representative Mark Ferrandino with State Senators Pat Steadman and Irene Aguilar held a town hall meeting at Hirschfeld Towers, 333 W. Ellsworth (Ferrandino’s previous town hall meetings had been held at the Athmar Library); approximately 40 people attended

ampersands on Broadway #5: reverence for the the Old West inside Fancy Tiger Crafts

Submitted by garbanzito on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 22:13
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59 Broadway - Fancy Tiger Crafts

Fancy Tiger Crafts’ spacious new home at 59 Broadway opened with the new year, and has been decorated inside with retro signage recalling the simplicity & self-reliance of the Old West, including these two classic ampersands; other decor in the new space includes vintage sewing machines, an old windmill, and of course the immensely varied stock of colorful fabrics, yarns, and myriad other craft supplies

(fifth in a series — signage on Broadway may last for decades or a few minutes; focusing on the typographic form of ampersands is both a simple delight and a way to illustrate Baker’s diversity)

ampersands on Broadway #4: Club 404 is no more

Submitted by garbanzito on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 16:41
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404 Broadway - Brendan’s

Club 404 closed this week for a change in ownership, and presumably a change in style; no word yet whether it will retain its classic 3-dimensional sheet metal sign, with many empty light sockets suggesting a brighter past, but the ampersand here, in a halo of paste and a field of faded red, harks from an era when things lasted longer

(fourth in a series — signage on Broadway may last for decades or a few minutes; focusing on the typographic form of ampersands is both a simple delight and a way to illustrate Baker’s diversity)

4-letter shops in the works

Submitted by garbanzito on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 19:18
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businesses with four-letter names are popping up on Broadway; one in a space formerly occupied by a business with a four-letter name; also some related news for businesses with longer names …

What is the spirit of "South Broadway"? 5280 Magazine lets us know

Submitted by greg on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 15:14
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The 5280 magazine has a guide to Denver neighborhoods. They seem to have ignored most other designations of neighborhood boundaries, mixed WWPNA and Baker together, and designated a "South Broadway"


South Broadway / Fringe:
Are they hip? Or grunge? One thing's for sure: They'll travel across town for a $2 PBR. Spend afternoons looking for the best tattoo, scruffiest beard, or largest ear piercing.

What do you think? Can you discern the boundaries in their "infographic"?

Baker goods in non-profit auction

Submitted by garbanzito on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 15:16
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700 Kalamath Street - Open Media Foundation and friends

the Open Media Foundation, located just outside Baker at 7th & Kalamath, holds an annual online auction to support its non-profit work making media and technology services accessible to everyone; bidding for most items in this year's auction closes at different times on 2 December 2011 and at the moment many items have no bids at all; products & services from several Baker businesses are included:

Census 2010 & Baker: fewer people, shifting population

Submitted by garbanzito on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 14:22
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if you’ve lived in Baker for several years, you’ve probably sensed it was gradually getting whiter, but did you also know that a lot fewer people live here than did ten years ago? here’s a detailed look at the changes and a hypothesis about what is driving them …

ampersands on Broadway #3

Submitted by garbanzito on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 16:24
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perhaps whomever was “TRAVELING BROKE & HUNGRY” had just stepped inside Kokoro for a bowl of miso soup when they left this elegant hand-drawn ampersand in the cold rain at 6th & Broadway

(third in a series — signage on Broadway may last for decades or a few minutes; focusing on the typographic form of ampersands is both a simple delight and a way to illustrate Baker’s diversity)

ampersands on Broadway #2

Submitted by garbanzito on Sat, 10/01/2011 - 22:58
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221 Broadway - Johnson Moving & Storage

founded in 1900 at this location, Johnson Storage & Moving is one of Baker's oldest businesses, but the sign here was repainted no earlier than 1947 when the company became a founding agent of United Van Lines; the subtle quirkiness of the gothic typestyle of the ampersand and the rest of this large nameplate reflect the confidence and of an experienced signpainter, and the simplicity of bygone business era

(second in a series — several of Broadway's newer businesses, as well as some of Broadway’s oldest, have an ampersand in their name; focusing on the typographic form of these ampersands is both a simple delight and a way to illustrate Baker’s merchant diversity)

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