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Denver Clerk Paul Lopez is looking for community members to join his team and help work this upcoming election. If you’re interested, attend the Denver Elections Job Fair on Saturday, August 17 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Denver Elections Division. Be apart of history in running one of the largest elections our country has seen. We can’t forget that elections are run by the people, for the people.

UpDoNA was proud to join with LoDoNA and Downtown Denver Partnership to hold our second annual Downtown Denver National Night Out. We and the downtown community honored the Denver Police Department, RTD Transit Police, Denver Fire Department, Drug Enforcement Agency, Denver Health EMTs, Allied Security and all first responders that protect and serve us. Thank you to all of you from the bottom of our hearts.

Drew Engelbart and Kylie Bearse from Fox 31 news brought their dazzling smiles as emcees for the event. Mayor Johnston attended and spoke along with District 10 Councilman Chris Hinds, City Council President Amanda Sandoval, DPD Chief Ron Thomas, DFD Chief Fulton and many others.

We gave out over 500 hot dogs, popcorn, Pepsi products & water and Bimbo Bakery products. We had music, door prizes, yard size Connect4 and Yard Pong, volleyball, co****le, a photo booth, caricature artist, and an activity table for the kids - all free!!. There were fire trucks for the kids in all of us to explore, police cars, K9 dog and Bernie the Avalanche mascot.

Without our sponsors, this could never have happened. A big thank you goes out all of them including:

Our Gold Sponsors
- Bimbo Bakeries
- BOMA
- Kittredge Ventures
- Pepsi
- Mark Callaghan Real Estate
- Riot Hospitality
- Target
- Visit Denver
- Xcel Energy

Our Silver Sponsors
- Colorado Convention Center
- Consolidated Services Group
- Sheraton Hotels

Our Bronze Sponsors
- Denver City Council District 10
- LoDo District
- Oxford Hotel

If you weren't able to attend, you missed a fun and rewarding event. But don't worry. You'll be able to attend our third annual event next year. Mark your calendar and even bigger and better Third Annual Downtown Denver National Night out on Tuesday, August 5, 2025! Don't miss it!

“Congratulations! UpDoNa has been awarded funding in the amount of $1500 for your project Clean Upper Downtown through the CALC Micro-Grant Program, a partnership of Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, and Denver Streets Partnership. “

We put that grant money to good use to get signage created, so that our neighbors and tourists know that we are volunteers, not punished trash collectors. We also got new supplies- notice our leaf blower!; and more supplies to be able to continue our 1st Saturday of the month efforts.

We take pride and work together with Downtown Denver Partnership to collect trash from our sidewalks, planters, gutters and green spaces.

We invite you to join us next month September 7 from 9-10a

Thank you Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure for the opportunity to keep Upper Downtown clean.

Hi Neighbors, this Saturday is our monthly UpDoNA Neighborhood Clean Up.

Saturday August 3
9a-10a

📍 20th and Lincoln : One Lincoln Park Denver Condos
📍14th and Champa : Spire Denver

We have buckets, safety vests, trash bags, brooms and pickers to share.
Please wear gloves.

We meet to clean up our neighborhood, to identify areas that need attention, to show our neighbors (business and residential) that we care and have pride in where we live.

Please join us this Saturday or in future months.

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If you haven’t already, please download the Clean & Safe app. It makes a difference.

Our second annual Downtown Denver National Night Out is almost here! Join your neighbors and friends on Tuesday, August 6th, 4:30-7:30 p.m., at Skyline Park 1 to honor those who serve and protect us! Mayor Johnston will be attending again this year! We have food, drinks, demonstrations, games, giveaways, and great door prizes. See you there!

As you may know, Mayor Johnston recently announced plans to invest $500 million in Downtown Denver, much of it being slated for Upper Downtown. It will be funded by a Downtown Development Authority (DDA). A necessary step in the initiation of that DDA is the drafting of a Plan of Development. You can view a draft version of that document by clicking on the following link. https://www.denvergov.org/files/assets/public/v/1/economic-development/documents/dda/amended-dda-plan-of-development-draft-v3-jul10-24.pdf

If you want some background on the entire concept, you can view the presentation that Brad Segal and Nick Marion made at UpDoNA's 2024 Annual meeting . Just click on the following link. https://updona.org/ova_doc/dda-presentation-at-updonas-2024-annual-meeting/

If you want more detailed information or to learn more and/or to get on the mailing list, go to https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Economic-Development-Opportunity/Downtown-Development-Authority

Hi Neighbors, next Saturday is our monthly UpDoNA Neighborhood Clean Up.

Saturday July 6
9a-10a

We have buckets, safety vests, trash bags, brooms and pickers to share.
Please wear gloves.

We meet to clean up our neighborhood, to identify areas that need attention, to show our neighbors (business and residential) that we care and have pride in where we live.

📍1600 Glenarm
📍 20th and Lincoln : One Lincoln Park Denver Condos
📍14th and Champa : Spire Denver

Please join us next Saturday or in future months.

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Another “Moment of Joy” being installed on the 16th Street Mall!

UpDoNA has chosen to partner with STEP Denver, a local organization that helps men in addiction recovery. One way they fund their efforts is through a vehicle donation program. If you are thinking about donating your car, please consider STEP Denver.

Huckleberry Roasters on Larimer Square, lovingly referred to by the owner as “Huck Larry,” is open! The grand opening celebration is this Saturday.

Thank you Adrienne for bringing us to Step Denver this morning to meet and work alongside Andre and residents to paint their fence and gazebo.

Residents use this area year round to smoke, play musical instruments, grill their dinner and enjoy each others company for friendship and support.

7 volunteers from Spire, Brooks Tower and One Lincoln Park painted for a couple of hours and then were treated to a pizza lunch to enjoy with each other and with some residents.

We invite you to become involved with UpDoNA , to be able to participate in volunteer opportunities just like today’s.

UpDoNA members
Please take time to Vote for UpDoNA Board members.
Election ends on Tuesday June 11 5:00p

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THANK YOU to all the volunteers that came out on Saturday June 1 to take pride in our neighborhood.

At three meet up spots we had regulars, we had newbies, we had many more than pictured.

THANK YOU also to Downtown Denver Partnership who finished out our efforts by taking away all the trash we removed from our sidewalks, gutters, planters and tree wells.

Join us next month on Saturday July 6 9:00a for one hour.

Clean Upper Downtown | UpDoNA

Hi Neighbors, this Saturday is our monthly UpDoNA Neighborhood Clean Up.

Saturday June 1
9a-10a

📍1600 Glenarm
📍 20th and Lincoln : One Lincoln Park Condos
📍14th and Champa : Spire Condos

We have buckets, safety vests, trash bags, brooms and pickers to share.
Please wear gloves.

We meet to clean up our neighborhood, to identify areas that need attention, to show our neighbors (business and residential) that we care and have pride in where we live.

Please join us this Saturday or in future months.

Clean Upper Downtown | UpDoNA

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Denver Resumes Bridge Work on Speer Boulevard to keep City Infrastructure in State of Good Repair

DENVER — A contractor for the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) will start preventive maintenance work this week on a bridge along Speer Boulevard north of downtown, ensuring it provides a smooth and safe ride and also supports the traveling public for years to come.

Denver completed preventive maintenance on two other Speer Blvd bridges last year – one over the South Platte River and one over Little Raven Street. Crews paused for the winter and are now addressing the third and final bridge over the railroad tracks (see attached map).

Starting this week, drivers should anticipate double right lane closures on northbound Speer Blvd between I-25 and Auraria Pkwy and, after the NBA/NHL season, double right lane closures on southbound Speer. In mid to late summer, after work is complete in the right lanes, work will shift to the left lanes and drivers should anticipate double left lane closures on northbound and southbound Speer between I-25 and Auraria Pkwy into fall. At least two travel lanes will remain open in each direction for the duration of the project, anticipated to wrap up in late fall 2024.

Work on the bridge over the railroad tracks includes roto milling and overlaying fresh asphalt over the bridge, removal and replacement of bridge deck waterproofing membrane, bridge deck repairs, removal and replacement of bridge expansion joints, backwall repairs and final striping.

Message boards will be in place to alert drivers. Sidewalk closures will route people to the Cherry Creek Trail as needed. The public’s patience and cooperation are appreciated as this work is critical to keeping our city bridge infrastructure strong and resilient.

People can sign up for project updates by contacting the project’s public information team at [email protected].

Send a message to learn more

Delicious food and drinks at May’s UNO at West Saloon & Kitchen!

Thank you to all the volunteers within our UpDoNa footprint who came out Saturday morning to take pride in our neighborhood.

We saw other individuals from Downtown Denver Partnership, Brooks Towers, Spire and other businesses also out with a broom and dustpan.

At our Spire location we tasked the volunteers to pick up cigarette discards separately so that we could: measure how many, contact businesses for help putting out receptacles, and use the data for project/grant applications.

Join us next time - June 1st 9-10am
Bring a neighbor.
Everyone is Welcome, all ages.

Civic Center EATS is the annual food truck event that brings a variety of Denver's best mobile restaurants together for lunch throughout the summer. Come down to Civic Center Park Wednesdays + Thursdays from 11am - 2pm.

Please find the attached community notification with important information.

Event Highlights:
• Dates: May 8 – October 16 on Wednesdays and Thursdays
• Programming Time: 11 am – 2 pm
• Location: Civic Center Park
• Activities: Civic Center EATS returns in 2024 with a new format – three distinct seasons – Spring (May 8 – June 26*), Summer (July 10 – August 29), and Fall (September 11 – October 16). Up to 16 entrée, beverage, and dessert trucks will line up in Civic Center Park for people to enjoy food from around the world. Live music will be provided in partnership with Youth on Record.
• Website: https://www.civiccentereats.com/

*Note – EATS will not run on May 29-30, June 5-6, and June 27

Please share this public notification as you are able. Please visit https://civiccentereats.org/ for more information and daily food truck lineup.

The debate that UpDoNA hosted with LoDoNA and LoDo District was covered by Newsbreak. It can be read by clicking on the following link.

Denver District Attorney candidates spar over qualified immunity, prosecuting "low-level" crimes ahead of June primary - NewsBreak The two-pony race to become Denver’s next district attorney is heating up and the two remaining candidates, John Walsh and Leora Joseph, took to the stage during a debate Tuesday night. The coming June primary will determine the sole name on the November ballot for Denver’s most powerful prosecu...

Yesterday, UpDoNA partnered with LoDoNA and LoDo District to host a debate for the very important upcoming election for Denver District Attorney. The outcome of the election will determine how criminals will be held accountable for their actions.

Michael Spencer, anchor for the Evening CBS News Colorado, moderated the debate which was attended by Leora Joseph and John Walsh. Lissi Owen, a former candidate recently dropped out of the race.

The event was well attended and had a live shot on last night's CBS4 Evening News. UpDoNA member David Dixon of Gratitude Cove Digital Media Productions covered the event and will produce a video which will be posted on UpDoNA's website in the coming days.

Beautiful Earth Day at the Colorado Convention Center!

Meet us at the Blue Bear on Monday, 4/22, for Earth Day!

This Wednesday…

Great UNO (UpDoNA Night Out) at Appaloosa Grill!

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Flower Power: Gardens Will Rise Again in Civic Center Park This Summer "We know it's the people's park, and the people are going to make it the most beautiful park this summer."

Next Saturday April 6th we invite you to join our 1st of this spring Neighborhood Clean Up at 9am for 1 hour.

Neighbors, business owners and their employees gather together to show pride in our neighborhood.

We provide buckets, safety vests, trash bags, brooms and pickers to share.
Please wear gloves.

Meet:
📍1600 Glenarm
📍 20th and Lincoln : One Lincoln Park Denver Condos
📍14th and Champa : Spire Denver

Clean Upper Downtown | UpDoNA

UpDoNa.org

If you were able to attend our webinar on Wednesday, March 14th with city and civic leadership entitled “Upper Downtown Denver – Progress and Plans”, we hope you found it valuable. We feel that the event was informative and useful, and it told a lot about why we are seeing such a definite positive trend in Upper Downtown.

We thank the panelists for taking time out to talk to us, especially since they were so busy dealing with the snow emergency. We also thank our partners who all pulled together to arrange the meeting, notably Beth Moyski of Downtown Denver Partnership (DDP) and Stephen Shepard of the Metro Denver Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA).

We recorded the webinar, so if you were unable to attend, you can still get the benefit of the valuable information that was provided.

Just click on the following link. It will take you to UpDoNA’s home page. Just scroll down a bit to the “Announcements” section. There, you’ll find directions on how to access the recording using the following passcode.

https://updona.org/

Passcode: Fwy&7fL@