The new center is situated on East Colfax Avenue between Josephine Street and East High School, a neighborhood that Deputy Mayor Happy Hanes said had "a gap in services for many years." The plan, she said, was officially initiated by a recreation needs assessment in 2005.

Starting today, a Denver resident over 60 need only flash a photo ID to enter and stay active.

A week of 70-degree weather in Denver hasn't put the damper on an early ski season.