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The newest shop at Aspen Park is not what you’d expect — it smells like a bakery, containers of espresso beans and tea leaves line the shelves, and there’s an array of mugs, infusers and other goodies for coffee and tea connoisseurs of all flavors.

But it’s not a coffee shop. And it’s not a teahouse.

The Bean and the Leaf is a boutique — for those whose coffee and tea predilections veer more toward the local or the exotic, and less toward the mediocre, middle-shelf grocery store selection.

What better way to celebrate one’s 45th birthday than with bird watching, history tours and biodiversity hikes?

PLAN Jeffco, a nonprofit that advocates for land conservation, celebrated 45 years of achievements during an outdoor celebration Aug. 29 at the Lookout Mountain Nature Center. More than 150 PLAN Jeffco members, Jeffco Open Space volunteers and area residents attended the festivities.

The Evergreen Park & Recreation District is looking to give employees a 1.1 percent cost-of-living salary or wage increase as part of its 2018 budget, the district proposed during a budget work session on Aug. 29.

Jason Leslie, the district’s financial controller, said this was in part because the Denver metropolitan area is experiencing a market that favors employees rather than employers. Thus, the district needs to ensure it can bring in and retain quality employees, he said.

Janet Hellebuyck remembers driving along Evergreen Parkway on Wednesday nights and wondering why there were so many cars parked along the road and people walking down toward the lake. Then, it would dawn on her: the Summer Concert Series.