About The Five Points BID

Culture. Commerce. Community. Always Rising.

Five Points is built on history, powered by entrepreneurs and alive with possibility, and we’re here to keep it moving.

Five Points carries a rhythm you feel before you see. For over a century, Black families, business owners, artists and visionaries built a place where music vibrates through the bricks, ideas turn into institutions and community is a lived experience. This is Denver’s Harlem of the West, and it’s still humming. 

The Five Points BID exists to keep that rhythm alive. We are the backbone for the corridor’s businesses, property owners and cultural institutions — providing the tools, support and energy that allow this historic Black business district to thrive.

Our vision

A self-sustaining artistic and commercial epicenter where culture, enterprise and community power a neighborhood that grows its own talent, supports local business and strengthens Denver’s economic and creative landscape.

Our mISSION

To preserve and promote the historic, cultural and economic vitality of Five Points by backing local entrepreneurs, activating the corridor and building a future where legacy meets opportunity. 

Bid Impact

We’re all about making things happen. The Five Points BID fuels growth, community pride and momentum along Welton Corridor.

Grow Businesses

Build visibility and foot traffic for legacy shops and new ventures alike.

Activate the corridor

Bring music, art and events that turn the street into a cultural hotspot.

Invest in the streets

Maintain clean, safe, welcoming public spaces that support thriving storefronts.

Tell The Story

Highlight the culture, history and entrepreneurs that define Five Points. 

Unite The Ecosystem

Bring property owners, merchants, residents and partners together around a shared vision. 

Did You Know?

The Five Points BID renewed for another 10 years

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Five Points BID Board Meetings

The Five Points BID Board meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m.

Meetings are held in person at Venture X, located on the second floor of The Lydian (2590 Welton St.), with a Zoom option available for remote participation.

A full calendar of events, including board meetings, is available on the Five Points BID website.

Board meetings are announced through the Five Points BID newsletter, with reminders shared via Instagram Stories.

Meetings & minutes

Board meeting minutes are posted to the BID archive within two business days following each meeting and distributed through the monthly newsletter.

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Join us for our next board meeting

Jun 10

JUNE 10TH – FIVE POINTS BID BOARD MEETING

Five Points

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Get Involved

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Board of Directors

Haroun Cowans

President

Term Date: 02/28/2029

Paul Books

Co-Vice President

Term Date: 02/28/2029

John Pirkopf

Co-Vice President

Term Date: 06/12/2027

Nathan Beal

Treasurer​

Term Date: 06/12/2027

Fathima Dickerson

Board Member

Term Date: 10/01/2027

Maedella Stiger

Board Member

Term Date: 06/12/2027

Nina Rupp

Board Member

Term Date: 10/01/2027

sTAFF

Norman Harris

Executive Director

Harold James

Marketing Manager


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