Free Starbucks Coffee and Tea April 22 – Earth Day

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It doesn’t get much better than free Starbucks does it? Starbucks has always been very conscientious about trying to reduce their environmental impact and “Do Good”.  To help encourage their customers to use those cool reusable cups you got for gifts out of the cupboards and into the coffee shop they are offering customers coffee [...]

Restaurant Reviews for Parker, Castle Rock, Lone Tree, Highlands Ranch 2011

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 Douglas County Colorado Restaurant Reviews  Have you discovered a restaurant that deserves a visit? Have you had a horrible experience with a local restaurant? Feel free to share your discoveries good and bad with your Douglas County neighbors. Please remember to be civil and use PG rated language in your review. Lets hear it neighbors? What’s [...]

Dealing with Wildlife in Douglas County Colorado – Castle Rock

  “Wild in Our Town” One of the most attractive thing about living in Douglas County is the abundant wildlife and open space but that very close to nature feel can also be very challenging to newcomers to the area. April 25, 2011 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Philip S. Miller Library Castle Rock Bank [...]

Parker Police Department gives access to residents about sex offender locations

The Parker Police Department is offering you the opportunity to know if there are sex offenders that live close to you. You can sign up online to be given adequate notice concerning sex offenders who are now or will be resident in your local Parker neighborhood. You can sign up for email notifications through the [...]

How to setup Reverse 911 for your own peace of mind

All of the recent fires in the Denver Metro area have revealed a weakness in the way residents are told they need to evacuate in case of an emergency. With the onset of smart phones, iPads and PDA’s and the rising cost of everything have promoted many residents to get ride of their land line [...]

Reverse 911 helped facilitate evacuations during the Franktown Fire

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The Reverse 911 system that Douglas County Colorado has in place for alerting people in a certain geographic area of an emergency situation was used yesterday to tell residents in Burning Tree, Pinery, Timbers and Bannockburn that they needed to evacuate the area immediately due to a wildfire heading their way. This emergency contact system [...]

Douglas County official update on the Burning Tree Fire – Franktown CO

Burning Tree Fire Information – Updated 8:14 p.m. All Residents are now being allowed to return home in the Burning Tree Fire Area All residents in the area of the Burning Tree Fire near Franktown are being allowed to return home. Residents must be prepared to leave within 10 minutes if the fire flares back [...]