Fresh Powder explores lessons from Washington D.C.’s Navy Yard transformation and how Denver’s Stadium District can evolve into a thriving, mixed-use destination built on smart placemaking, infrastructure, and public realm investment.

From my window, I watch Denargo Market rise — cobblestones settling into a new main street, wire-hung lanterns stretching across the sky, pickleball courts waiting to be claimed. Day by day, a real neighborhood begins to emerge — a place where shortcuts, chance meetings, and new traditions will soon feel inevitable.