🏀🏆 Denver Nuggets take the NBA title!

🏀 Denver Nuggets are NBA CHAMPIONS! 🏆

For the first time in franchise history, the Denver Nuggets are the NBA champions! After taking fans on a helluva ride in the first three quarters, the team clinched the win last night in a NAIL-BITER finish (94-89) over the Miami Heat. Thousands are expected to show up at the championship parade which is scheduled to kick off from Union Station on Thursday at 10 a.m. [NBA; 9News]

• Here is a look back at how we got here: The (Long, Winding, 50ish-year) Road to the NBA Finals [5280]

📉 Migrant Arrivals Slow Down

Last week, city officials announced that the number of migrants arriving in Denver has slowed  and emergency operations would be shut down. In May, Denver took in thousands of migrants fleeing Central and South America, with hundreds arriving daily. Currently, the city is helping shelter more than 700 migrants and has spent roughly $17 million in shelter and humanitarian resources. [Denverite]

🏛️ From School Board to State Capitol

Denver School Board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson has announced that he will concede his position with the district to instead run for state representative in Colorado House District 8. At 24 years old, Anderson is one of the youngest elected officials in state history. He's said he wants to focus on workers’ rights, reproductive health care, and community safety. [Chalkbeat]

• 🎙️ Hear more about Anderson’s political pivot on today’s episode of the City Cast Denver podcast, plus all the other important news Denver is talking about this week. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

🎨 Free Day at the DAM | Tuesday | 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

See the “Her Brush” exhibition highlighting Japanese women artists, enjoy activities for kids, and take in the museum’s many permanent collections. [Golden Triangle; Free, reservations encouraged]

🍺 Bingo at Grandma’s House | Tuesday | 7-9 p.m.

Buy a beer, get a free bingo card, and start daubin’ to win … free beer! [Platt Park; Free with purchase]

🎤 Punketry’s 6th Birthday Party! | Wednesday | 7 p.m.

Punk and poetry collide as poets perform their work over the sounds of local band Black Market Translation. [Baker; $5 suggested donation]

Jor’Dell Richardson Bodycam Footage, Politicians Block You, and Your New Brunch Spot

It’s Tuesday, so today on the City Cast Denver podcast, we’re breaking down the biggest headlines in local news: The Aurora Police Department released bodycam footage of the killing of Jor’Dell Richardson; DPS board Vice President Aoun’Tai Anderson is running for House District 8; and local politicians are now allowed to block you on social media.