Jack and Debbie Phillips have brightened this section of South Wadsworth and elsewhere for over 30 years with their welcoming environment, radiant smiles, wonderful treats, and sweet demeanor. He creates all of this 6 days a week and will know you by name very soon.

The atmosphere on this block is peace and productivity. Keep an eye out for charming T-shirts, exciting books, handmade gifts, and friendly college stuudents. For delicious snacks, brunch, and nutrition, try Granny Scott's Pies across the parking lot: country decor, nostalgia, and relaxation abound. I also recommend the warm hospitality.

Suburbs hold secrets, and this one is world famous!

Eleanor Coffey

The coffee shop and roastery is new (2023), and it sits between Central Park and North Aurora, near Stanley Marketplace. They've created a well-designed shop, make good coffee, and provide excellent customer service. This allows the space to foster conversation, a lively and quiet enough space for zoom calls, and helps people meet each other. Glissade is creating a locally-crafted third space.

Ross Chapman

As so much of life moves online, agriculture remains something rooted, literally, in a physical place. This apple & pear orchard enlivens the senses as it grounds me. There's a felt connection to the land, to our work, and a reminder of the Creator.

Laura Cooper

Sleeping under the apple trees with the stars above… firelight with friends and family… prayerful mornings with juicy mouthfuls of Honeycrisp… gorgeous view of the West Elk Mountains… live music, kids swinging in the trees, dancing in the warm light… moonlight shadows in the garden.

Alli Coffey

This trail invites people to relate to one another and to nature on common ground. They are all excersizing in the same space at the same time and thus sharing a similar experience. This trail is sacred to me because I have walked, ridden a bike and ridden horseback along this trail from my childhood and on vastly different parts of the city. It has a rich meaning to me and is a place of joy shared with God and others.

Wendy Oliver

This iconic field is nestled right in the heart of south Denver. Most spring and summer weekends, you can catch close to a dozen games and enjoy a hot dog or bag of chips from the snack stand.

Chris Horst

At Smoky Hill library my kids have a chance to dive deeply into their interests and share resources with others. We find points of connection with librarians and other patrons. We are able to relax and learn.

Alyssa Alexander

Long's Pine Grove Park opened in June 2020. The land used to hold a dilapidated single-family home, owned by the Long family, who wanted it turned into a park to preserve the spectacular views of the Front Range and the huge pine trees on the lot.

This park has become the place where those of us who walk our dogs in the morning gather every weekday at 8am for frisbee & ball play. We once were people who only said 'Hello' as we passed by each other but, because of the park, we now gather.

We have gotten to know each other in these precious 15 to 20 minute daily visits to the park, and new people join in regularly since it is a public space! In this place, we talk about our lives, jobs, health, families, faith, politics, news events and more. It is often where needs are expressed and met by each other - maybe a Costco run for someone or help with a heavy lifting job later that day.

This time, and these people, are what I believe is meant by a sacred place. It is organic, reliable, safe and beautiful.

Rachelle Miller