🎨 Guess who paid for that epic Nuggets mural?

🚔 DPS Board Brings Cops Back to Schools

After weeks of debates and delays, the Denver school board voted 4-3 last Thursday to bring school resource officers (SROs) back into schools. This reverses a 2020 decision to ban cops from Denver campuses. Superintendent Alex Marrero will work with the Denver Police Department to determine which schools will get officers and to ensure they’re following district policy and best practices. Critics warn this is returning to an “oppressive system.” [Chalkbeat]

🎨 Who Paid For That Awesome Nuggets Mural?

If you’ve been near Colfax and Race Street recently, you couldn’t miss the epic Denver Nuggets mural from beloved local artist Thomas “Detour” Evans. It’s big, it’s beautiful, and it depicts our 2023 NBA hometown heroes in vibrant color and detail. But a recent GoFundMe circulating local internet circles reveals that Detour self-funds a lot of his work around the city. So a friend of the artist is asking for contributions to help support the man behind the murals that define so much of Denver.

🧐 Why Those ‘We Buy Ugly Houses’ Signs Feel So Fishy

Those garish signs have been plastered all over Denver for years, but it’s always been a mystery: Who is buying all these ugly houses? And who’s selling their house to someone who puts up a sign like that? ProPublica investigative reporter Anjeanette Damon uncovered the ugly truth. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

🛼 Go Skate Day | Wednesday | 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Celebrated annually on the longest day of the year, this celebration of skateboarding takes advantage of all those daylight hours with free lessons and art projects. [Union Station; Free]

👟 High Line Canal Summer Scamper | Wednesday | 5 p.m.

Run in the 5k or enter your kiddos in a free 200m Ditch Dash before celebrating with food, drinks, and live music. [Hampden; $30-$40]

🏳️‍🌈 Summer Solstice Drag | Wednesday | 7-10:30 p.m.

Some of Denver and Colorado Springs’ top drag queens will be accompanied by queer tarot readings and a special cocktail to raise money for The Trans Center of the Rockies. [Five Points; Free admission]

Who Pays the Price for 'We Buy Ugly Houses'?

ProPublica investigative reporter Anjeanette Damon uncovered a nationwide network of people who deploy questionable tactics to take advantage of vulnerable people. Those garish “We Buy Ugly Houses” ads are just the start.