Media Inquiries
​Travis Leiker, MPA
President & Executive Director
P  303.817.5744
E  travis.leiker@chundenver.org

Since 1969, Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods has played a vital role in shaping this city. As the Mile High City moves forward, CHUN is committed to being collaborative and solutions oriented--creating an inclusive, equitable organization, building strong relationships with stakeholders, and serving as a go-to resource for ALL Denverites. 

Travis Leiker, MPA
President &
​Executive Director

Your Neighborhood Advocate: At Work and In the News

Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods’ S.E.E.D. helps fund eight community projects Life on Capitol Hill
​Opinion: In 1993, Colorado lost a Black pioneer in medicine. Now it has lost his Denver home. Colorado Sun
CHUN invests in its financial future with endowments Life on Capitol Hill
Why Our Sidewalks are Broken, Crumbling, and Missing City Cast Denver 
Historic Denver highlights 50 places worth celebrating Life on Capitol Hill
Neighborhood organization puts $1M into endowment with Foundation BusinessDen
Last parcel sold for 13-story apartment project on former Racines site Denver Business Journal 
Denver’s Historic Tears-McFarlane Mansion to be Renovated​ Mile High CRE  
A historic Cheesman Park mansion will be home to a new garden restaurant Denver Post
Tears-McFarlane House Will Get an Update...and a Cafe' Denver Westword 
Lawsuit Dismissed Against Park Hill Safe Outdoor Space CBS4 Denver
Developer and neighborhood organization lay out goals for site Denver Business Journal
Governors' Park is a little pocket of central Denver that finds itself at the heart of debates over growth Denver Post
Denver group living opponents seek referendum to overturn zoning change Denver Gazette/ColoradoPolitics 
Enhancing the Capitol Hill Community: Annual Good Neighbor and S.E.E.D. awards recipients recognized Life on Capitol Hill 
Developer Updates Plans for former Racines Site Denver Business Journal 
Church sites proposed after Mayor Hancock pulled the plug on two city-owned sites Denver Post
Cheesman Park building owner withdraws demolition eligibility request BusinessDen
People experiencing homelessness could soon have a safe outdoor site Denver Channel 7
Capitol Hill churches are willing to host sanctioned camping for homeless Denverite
Planners urge approval of Tears-McFarlane Rezone Life on Capitol Hill
How the next 20 years of east-central Denver might look Denverite
Virtual meeting to address development plans for Racines site in Denver Colorado Politics
Denver police are still searching for the suspect who shot 3 people at 14th and Broadway Denver Channel 
Native Roots joins Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods for cleanup Life on Capitol Hill 
Eclectic Golden Triangle undergoing a rezone: Group concerned towers would obstruct view from Cheesman Park Life on Capitol Hill
Project to house homeless in Capitol Hill moves forward: St. Francis Center to convert historic church into residential building Life on Capitol Hill
You have a voice with Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods OutFront Colorado
Rezone for CHUN’s ‘historical treasure’ mansion underway Life on Capitol Hill
Enhancing the Capitol Hill Community; CHUN honors inaugural S.E.E.D. funding recipients, 2020 Good Neighbors Life on Capitol Hill
Neighborhood group, partner look to renovate mansion along Cheesman, add Café BusinessDen
Cheesman Park to get a new gathering space: CHUN joining with business to renovate, add community space to historic home Washington Park Profile
RNO Fights to Make Itself and Others Reflect the Neighborhoods They Represent Westword
East Colfax Neighborhood Association proposes financial incentives for RNOs that diversify Denverite
CHUN Celebrates 50 Years with Wine Tasting Event Glendale-Cherry Creek Chronicle
Developer submits proposal for site surrounding Sports Castle, plans calls for 13-story buildings Denver Channel 
CHUN looks to create the future of community Life on Capitol Hill 
CHUN awards celebrate local projects Life on Capitol Hill 
Despite major cancellations in 2019, Denver festival scene still seeing success Denver Post 
​Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods shows first profit since 2013 Life on Capitol Hill 
Capitol Hill United Neighbors goes all volunteer—Roger Armstrong departs Life on Capitol Hill ​