Lincoln Elementary School, 710 S. Pennsylvania St.

WWPNA Open House
5:30 - 8 p.m.
Visit informational booths from WWPNA committees and city services. A great way to get to know WWPNA and your neighbors!

Breakout Sessions
7 – 8 p.m.

Got Kids? Education Options in West Wash Park
Discuss your successes and concerns over our neighborhood schools with area school leaders

Scrapeoffs, Duplexes and Pop-Tops: Redesigning our Neighborhood’s Homes
As part of a pilot program WWP residents can help determine the look and feel of our neighborhood homes. Lend your ideas to the discussion.

For information, contact Charlie Busch at 303-722-6220 or at
president@wwpna.org

September 19th – 6:30PM at the Grant Avenue Community Center
200 South Grant, SE corner of Grant and Cedar streets

Many residents of Denver's older neighborhoods worry that the "character" of their neighborhoods is changing -- and not always for the better. But what exactly is the character that we are worried about losing? What makes our homes, streets and neighborhoods distinctive and worth protecting?

Jim Lindberg of the Platt Park People's Association has developed a pattern book that seeks to describe the character of a diverse Denver neighborhood and provide a template for future conservation efforts and compatible infill development.

The Osage Mercado is Denver's Cultural Marketplace. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. September 9 and 10, come and enjoy all-day music and entertainment, and sample goodies of all kinds from local vendors. The Mercado is at 10th avenue and Osage street, just south of the light rail station. Free parking is available.

For more information visit
osagemercado.org.

Sooner or later, every important discussion at WWPNA references the neighborhood plan. As things go, this is a guiding document about the nature of the neighborhood as it was and as it should be. Especially since the leadership of WWPNA changes over time, our neighborhood plan serves as a rudder.

It's interesting, both historically and for today. But you should read it and be familiar with its contents because it remains powerful. Particularly when the more contentious issues arise (e.g., Perk & Pub, Skylark Lounge, etc.), our guiding document provides a level of dispassion that can help us see the forest through the trees.

Although the plan is 15 years old, we're fortunate to have it. Many neighborhoods have never had the opportunity, the will, the foresight, or the money to create one. We have one, and will continue to use it for the guiding principles bolstered and represented by our neighborhood commitment.

That's why you should read it.

Interested in celebrating a block party with your neighbors? A member of the Baker neighborhood has put together a set of tools to make it easier. Visit Making Connections for more information.