✊ Globeville renters demand livable conditions

🚗 It’s ‘Slow Down and Move Over’ Day

Beginning today, Colorado’s “move over” law — which mandates drivers should move one lane over to give space to emergency vehicles stopped on the side of the road — will expand to include all vehicles stopped on street shoulders. In honor of the change, Gov. Polis declared today “Slow Down, Move Over Day.” [9News]

✊ Globeville Tenants Unionize

Renters at The Elisabetta apartment complex in Globeville have formed a tenants’ union in order to demand better living conditions. Residents say management has ignored ongoing maintenance issues — like leaks, flooding, and structural damage — and have shown disregard for tenant safety, leaving the building’s doors unlocked for anyone to enter. [Denverite]

• Sound familiar? Tenants’ unions have become something of a trend in recent months as metro Denver renters band together to demand better living conditions.

🚩 DPS Investigates a ‘Seclusion Room’

Denver Public Schools officials are investigating a “seclusion room” at McAuliffe International School. An anonymous whistleblower came forward with allegations that the room — complete with a barrel-latch lock — was used to discipline students of color. The investigation comes one month after former McAuliffe principal Kurt Dennis was controversially terminated. There is currently a petition to reinstate Dennis circulating in the community that has already garnered over 6,000 signatures. [Denverite]

• 👀 Looking ahead: The Denver school board is scheduled to vote on reinstating Dennis on Aug. 24. Several board members have confirmed, in light of this investigation, they will be voting to uphold Dennis’ termination.

👠 The Economics of Denver's Strip Clubs

Is there still a place for the strip club in a world of evolving entertainment, art, and “immersive” experiences? Can an economy like Denver’s even support this industry anymore? What does the future of adult entertainment look like for the Mile High? We dig into those questions and more on the podcast today. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

👟 Run Club and Beers | Monday | 6:30 p.m.

Join this West Colfax running club (WeCAN Denver) for a lap around Sloan’s Lake (whatever your pace!), then head over to Seedstock Brewery for BOGO beers. [Sloan’s Lake; Free]

🧠 Trivia | Monday | 7-9 p.m.

Flex those brain muscles at Monday night trivia for a chance to win free sake at Colorado Sake Co. [RiNo; Free]

✏️ Writers Blok | Monday | 7-9 p.m.

Beat your bout of writer’s block at this 90-minute “deep work” sesh with other local writers. There will also be brain fuel in the form of wine, coffee, and light snacks. [Baker; $20]

Are Denver's Strip Clubs Dying?

Today on the City Cast Denver podcast, host Bree Davies and producer Paul Karolyi sit down with Denver Post reporter Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton to dig through her recent research on the state of local strip clubs, from financials, labor, and regulations to hot goss and spicy controversies.