Eat! Drink! Shop! Stapleton
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Who would have guessed a defunct airport could become an award-winning "green" wonderland? Northeast Denver's Stapleton community was recently named one of the top 10 green neighborhoods in Natural Home Magazine, and the Westerly Creek Project won an award of excellence from the American Landscape Contractors of Colorado.
The 29th Avenue Town Center is an example of new urbanism at its finest. The idea is simple: Build a community where people can walk to shop, drop off laundry and relax in a park. Get them out of that gas-guzzling, polluting car. Make them move those lumpy bodies.
Whether you need a haircut, a bottle of wine, a bagel, a gift or a sandwich, this compact group of shops will oblige. Crave sushi? The pros at Blue Fin Sushi Bar and Restaurant are there for you. Need a jolt of caffeine to wake you up? America's most popular coffee place will accommodate. (Three guesses what that is, and the first two don't count). Ready to relax? CorePower Yoga is close by.
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