 A Letter from Brittni Joy, Executive Director Dear CHUN Community, Spring brings new beginnings, fresh blossoms, and exciting changes at CHUN! As we embrace warmer days, we remain committed to building a vibrant and community-focused organization. April is National Volunteer Month, a perfect time to give back. CHUN is dedicated to fostering a spirit of service, and we encourage you to find a volunteer opportunity—this month and beyond! Join us for the Cap Hill Clean-Up (April 5 & 6) or the Family Egg Hunt (April 6) and make a difference in our neighborhood. We’re also excited to announce our new partnership with Locales, offering CHUN members 10% off all full-priced menu items! This adds to our growing perks, including discounts at the Secret Garden and Denver Philharmonic. April is packed with events! Don’t miss our rooftop Happy Hour at Locales, our History Matters collaboration with the Denver Architecture Foundation, and today’s Fireside Chat with George G on Safety. I invite you to dive into our community, connect with your neighbors, and make an impact. We live or work here, because we love it here. 💙🌸 See you around the neighborhood! Brittni Joy Executive Director, CHUN [email protected] CHUN Community Announcements Welcome to the Community!  Let's Celebrate our New Members! Pete Fey Annelies van Vonno Elizabeth Costello So All May Eat Inc/SAME Café Tracy Clodfelter Grant Weimer LaRise Morley Kathryn Wallisch Mohammed Morris Stefan Richarz Lauren Hughes CHUN Business Member of the Month!  We are thrilled to announce Locales as CHUN’s April Business Member of the Month! A true community partner, Locales has joined forces with CHUN to offer members 10% off all full-priced menu items, making it a great spot to gather and connect. Even more exciting? Our next Happy Hour will be hosted at Locales, marking the GRAND OPENING of their rooftop (weather permitting)! Don’t miss this incredible evening celebrating spring, good neighbors, and great company. Locales is also stepping up for Cap Hill Clean-Up on April 5th & 6th, rewarding volunteers who fill trash bags with free drinks! Their dedication to fostering a cleaner, stronger neighborhood makes them a valuable asset to the CHUN community. Thank you, Locales, for your commitment to making Capitol Hill a better place for all!
CHUN News and Highlights 
History Matters Moment
Denver's Civic Center Park is the only National Historic Landmark within the City of Denver. Planning for the park began with Mayor Speer, based on the exciting ideas he observed at the 1983 World Fair in Chicago. Speer hired Charles Mulford Robinson to develop the area, but voters rejected the measure in 1906. He persisted and the Civic and Cultural axis was created. When Speer was replaced as mayor in 1912, the new Mayor Henry Arnold hired Fredrick Olmstead Law, Jr who was working locally on the Denver Mountain Parks (more of that fascinating history here at https://www.historycolorado.org/denver-mountain-parks). When Speer was reelected in 1916, he fired Olmstead and hired Edward Bennett, a protege of prestigious Chicago architect Daniel Burnham. Bennett consolidated previous plans and added the Greek Theater, the Colonnade, the seal pond and the curve of 14th and Colfax around the park. Here is an aerial from 1940-1950. The park opened in 1919, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2012 as one of the finest examples of the City Beautiful Movement urban design. After decades of planning and careful deliberation, on January 21, 2025 the Denver Landmark Commission approved the renovation of the Greek Theater, as the project met all regulations and will allow for modern use. Denver News and Community Updates |
| Posted street sweeping season starts next week in Denver. Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) is encouraging people to check the red and white signs on their block for parking restrictions and to move their car on their street sweeping day to avoid a $50 citation. In addition to checking for red and white posted street sweeping signs on their block, residents can visit Denver’s online services hub at denvergov.org/online-services-hub to look up their street sweeping schedule and sign up for email/text reminders. The posted street season runs April through November. |  |
 | VIBRANT DENVER BOND MEETING The City and County of Denver is excited to invite you, your friends and neighbors to a Citywide community conversation with Denver Mayor Mike Johnston in partnership with At-Large Denver City Councilmembers Sarah Parady and Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez to discuss the 2025 Vibrant Denver GO Bond, a proposed bond initiative that aims to make transformative investments in our city! Attached and below is the community conversation flyer(s) for this meeting. This is a great opportunity for you to learn more about the bond proposal, ask questions, and share your thoughts on potential bond projects in your district with representatives from the Mayor’s Office, City Council, and City Agency Officials.
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| Cheesman Park Improvements Meeting! Come to a virtual public meeting to give your input and learn about plans to renovate Cheesman Park’s playground, construct a new picnic site, and improve the pedestrian walking path between the Pavilion and the Denver Botanic Gardens. | City Park Living Land Meeting! Join Denver Parks & Recreation (DPR) and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS) for updates on the following projects.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM WHERE: Denver Museum of Nature & Science | West Atrium | 2001 N. Colorado Blvd, Denver 80205 |
| Modernizing Parking Requirements What? Modernizing Parking Requirements Townhall When? April 2nd, 6:00pm to 7:30pm Where? Ratio Beerworks – Overland, 2030 S. Cherokee St. Who? Councilwoman Alvidrez, Councilmember Parady, Councilman Watson, and Community Planning and Development, with additional programming from Strong Denver. |  |
Go Green: Sign Up for Denver’s Weekly Compost ServiceHappy Earth Month! Did you know that participating in Denver’s weekly compost service is one of the most effective ways for Denver residents to reduce their environmental impact? In addition to creating healthy compost for our soils, putting food scraps and yard waste in your compost cart helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
When trapped in a landfill without the proper oxygen levels and temperature conditions to break down, organic materials produce harmful methane gasses that contribute to the greenhouse gas effect. One banana peel in the landfill generates about 80 times more gas than a banana peel being composted, so diverting your organic waste from the landfill makes a big difference!
The organic waste collected by Denver is sent to a commercial composting facility, operated by Waste Management (WM). There, organic material is broken down and composted in an oxygen-rich environment to create a nutrient-rich product.
After the composting process, WM tests and sells the final product back to Denver residents and agricultural producers for use on farms and home gardens to help create healthier soil. Compost can be purchased in bulk directly from the Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site (DADS) facility, and bagged compost can be found at most garden and hardware stores. Solid Waste will also be holding a compost giveaway on May 3, 2025, in conjunction with the annual mulch giveaway. Denver residents can sign up and learn more at Denvergov.org/mulch.
If you’re a Denver resident and you use the city’s solid waste collection services, take advantage of Denver’s composting program to support healthy soils, reduce landfill waste and create a healthier environment. Please note that only food scraps and yard waste, and small, compostable bags are accepted in Denver’s green compost carts. Paper, cardboard and other compostable packaging items are not accepted.
Weekly compost service is included in Denver's solid waste services at no additional cost. Call 311 or visit your Denver Utilities Online Account at Denvergov.org/utilities to join the green cart initiative and start composting today!
When trapped in a landfill without the proper oxygen levels and temperature conditions to break down, organic materials produce harmful methane gasses that contribute to the greenhouse gas effect. One banana peel in the landfill generates about 80 times more gas than a banana peel being composted, so diverting your organic waste from the landfill makes a big difference!
The organic waste collected by Denver is sent to a commercial composting facility, operated by Waste Management (WM). There, organic material is broken down and composted in an oxygen-rich environment to create a nutrient-rich product.
After the composting process, WM tests and sells the final product back to Denver residents and agricultural producers for use on farms and home gardens to help create healthier soil. Compost can be purchased in bulk directly from the Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site (DADS) facility, and bagged compost can be found at most garden and hardware stores. Solid Waste will also be holding a compost giveaway on May 3, 2025, in conjunction with the annual mulch giveaway. Denver residents can sign up and learn more at Denvergov.org/mulch.
If you’re a Denver resident and you use the city’s solid waste collection services, take advantage of Denver’s composting program to support healthy soils, reduce landfill waste and create a healthier environment. Please note that only food scraps and yard waste, and small, compostable bags are accepted in Denver’s green compost carts. Paper, cardboard and other compostable packaging items are not accepted.
Weekly compost service is included in Denver's solid waste services at no additional cost. Call 311 or visit your Denver Utilities Online Account at Denvergov.org/utilities to join the green cart initiative and start composting today!
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