City Cast Denver
🥽 Will it be another pool-less summer?
May 22, 2023
Good morning, Denver! Here’s a moment of joy for your Monday: Corporal Jeffrey Farmer, a Littleton police officer, recently became the first officer in Colorado to ever be awarded a Medal of Valor 🏅👏
What's CITY Talking About?
🛟 Another Lifeguard Shortage Looms Ahead Of Summer
Denver could be looking at another hot, pool-less summer as the nationwide lifeguard shortage creeps into its third consecutive season. To help, Gov. Jared Polis unveiled a new lifeguard training program that will award cities up to $20,000 in grants to beef up pool staff. Denver is hoping to open all its public pools June 9. [Axios Denver]
- 👙 Flashback: When the lifeguard shortage limited Denver’s pool options last summer, we shared our recommendations for swimming holes outside the city. (You may want to bookmark this list!)
🏫 Superintendent Marrero Wins Raise, Contract Extension
In a narrow 4-3 vote, the Denver school board has approved a 10% salary increase for superintendent Alex Marrero, making him among the highest earning superintendents in the state. Board members who voted against the raise argued poor timing and a lack of transparency in the negotiation process. The board also extended his contract to run through June 30, 2026. [Chalkbeat]
🛏️ Texas Buses Migrants To Denver
On Thursday, 41 migrants arrived in Denver on a bus chartered by the Texas Division of Emergency Management. Denver city resources for sheltering the migrants are already stretched thin, and officials say they were given only 24 hours’ notice from TDEM. Of the thousands of migrants Denver has received since December, this is the first group to arrive by the coordination of another state government, something many are criticizing as a political stunt. [Denverite]
- 🔎 Dive deeper: Where are these migrants coming from? Why Denver? And what’s going to happen to them now? We talked with Denver Post reporter Saja Hindi who tracked some of the most recent arrivals from Venezuela all the way to Denver. [City Cast Denver 🎧]
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What To Do
🥖 Free Mobile Food Pantry | Monday | 9-11:30 a.m.
Denver Human Services welcomes anyone in need to stop by this free mobile food pantry at Empower Field. Eligibility is self-declared; no proof required. [Sun Valley; Free]
🧑🍳 The Culinary Classic | Monday | 5:30-8 p.m.
Sample small plates from Denver’s local chefs at this competitive culinary event to raise funds for nonprofit Work Options. [South Park Hill; $89 GA, $114 VIP]
🔥 A Hot Ones Mayoral Forum | Monday | 6:25 p.m.
Join us, City Cast Denver, as we help moderate this exciting mayoral forum with a spicy twist — candidates Mike Johnston and Kelly Brough will answer questions about their bids for mayor, while eating progressively spicier hot wings (à la YouTube sensation “Hot Ones”). Watch the event at the official Live Watch Party at Renegade Brewing, or livestream it from Facebook. [Lincoln Park / Virtual; Free]
- 🎧 Study up: Listen to our interviews with Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston from last week.
Today on City Cast
What You Need To Know About Migrants Arriving In Denver
Today on the City Cast Denver podcast, host Bree Davies talks with Saja Hindi of The Denver Post, who’s been following developments on the thousands of migrants seeking asylum in the city.
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