City Cast Denver
🌆 What makes Colfax so wonderfully weird?
July 17, 2023
Good morning, Denver! Today’s newsletter is something special. We’re taking some space to celebrate one of our favorite places in the Mile High: Colfax Avenue. Let’s get started!
What's CITY Talking About?
🌆 What Makes Colfax So Wonderfully Weird?
We decided to ask an expert — We called up Ashley, the person behind the popular Colfax Things Instagram account, to see if she could help us distill all the wild, wacky, wonderful weirdness of Colfax into a “Colfax Starter Pack.” [City Cast Denver 🎧]
🍎 DPS Community Rallies Around Fired Principal
Denver students and parents rallied outside McAuliffe International School last week in support of former principal Kurt Dennis who was recently fired after giving an interview to 9News criticizing the district’s safety practices. Other DPS educators have said this fosters a fear of retaliation over free speech. In regards to concerns that Dennis was fired for speaking out — superintendent Alex Marrero says that claim is “100% false.” The Denver principals union has filed a grievance on behalf of Dennis. [Chalkbeat]
🏠 City Council Approves 2 Affordable Housing Projects for Seniors
Last week, City Council approved nearly $2.5 million in funding for the construction of the All Saints Apartment complex, an affordable housing development specifically for residents 62 or older, in the Harvey Park neighborhood. A council committee also approved a proposed loan agreement for the construction of St. Francis Center West, another affordable housing development for senior Denverites experiencing homelessness, in Barnum. [Denverite]
🏁 Banidmere’s Coming Back — Bigger and Better!
The owners of Colorado’s iconic Bandimere Speedway announced plans to close the 65-year-old racetrack last month. Luckily, racing fans didn’t have to mourn for long — the Bandimere family has announced plans to open a new facility in 2025 out near DIA that will be 10 times bigger and boast updated amenities! [Denver Post 🔒]
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What To Do
🧑🍳 Little Chefs | Monday | 11-11:45 a.m.
Help your little one learn their way around the kitchen at this free four-part cooking class series for kiddos. [Fort Lupton; Free; Registration required]
🥳 Denver Vibes Fest | Monday | 5-10 p.m.
The city invites you to celebrate the inauguration of mayor-elect Mike Johnston with an evening of music, art, food, and city pride! [Free; Union Station]
📚 Fiction Beer Co. Book Club | Monday | 7-9 p.m.
Find your fellow bookworms at Fiction Beer Co.’s book club. This month the group will discuss "Entangled Life" by Merlin Sheldrake. [South Park Hill; Free]
Today on City Cast
What Goes in a Colfax Starter Pack?
Today on the City Cast Denver podcast, host Bree Davies and producer Olivia Jewell Love chat with Ashley, the brilliant brain behind the Colfax Things Instagram account, to build a “First Time on Colfax Starter Pack,” and we think Denverites new and old will be able to relate 😉
That’s all for today! What are your favorite things about Colfax? We want to know 📧
— Peyton Garcia
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