Education

Be A Good Person

Bringing The Community Together With Four Simple Words Article by Kristen Gonzales | Photography by Provided Four bold black letters. A resonating anthem. Driving home kindness with a simple message. When Julian Donaldson and Darian Simon created the Be A Good Person fashion line, it was about bringing people together with a timeless proverb. “It was in 2015, and social media was kind of becoming polarizing,” Trevor Obering, Creative Director of Operations, explains. “They just kind of wanted...

Local Services

Parker’s Pet Nanny

Wendy Strain’s Passion For Pets Motivates Her Growing Business Article by Julie Hoglund | Photography by Provided At Camp Pet Nanny, dogs play hide-and-seek and do crafts with camp director Wendy Strain, owner of The Pet's Nanny of Parker. Wendy opened her business two years ago after 20 years of working in the animal industry. “I love animals!” she exclaims. “I wasn’t happy working in any job if it didn’t involve animals. It’s just my heart and my passion.”  Her love for animals began at age...

Wellness

The Light House Denver

How a Denver Metro Nonprofit Aims To Ease a Child’s Transition Into Foster Care Article by Cassidy Ritter Elicia Williams was a foster parent for five years, gaining firsthand experience in Colorado’s foster care system and the limited support parents and kids receive.  When a child is placed in foster care, they often arrive at their new home with emotional trauma and few belongings. The foster parent typically has little information about the child’s needs, likes and dislikes until after...

Fitness

Take the First Step

The Hardest Step in Any Endeavor is the First One Article by Cassandra Green | Photography by Provided Seth “One Shot” Rodenbaugh, Owner and Operator at Obsidian Martial Arts, has been a student of martial arts in various forms since he was four years old. With nearly a decade in the military under his belt on the combatives team as an Army sniper, Seth medically retired with a Purple Heart, and found a focus in jiu-jitsu. As the owner and operator of Obsidian Martial Arts, he makes it his...