🧐 What’s the Denver Art Museum doing on the DL?

🛻 Truck and SUV Drivers, Listen Up

Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would increase vehicle registration fees for drivers of large SUVs and trucks to generate funds for pedestrian safety projects. [Denver Post 🔒]

• More on transit: We recently had CPR transit reporter Nathaniel Minor on the show to talk buses, bike lanes, trains, and more. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

👀 DAM Quietly Scrubs Collections

For years, the Denver Art Museum has been clearing its collection of looted relics and artifacts to be returned to their proper homelands — but museum officials have been keeping much of it on the down low. Critics say informing the public about these repatriations isn’t just a good practice, but an ethically responsible one. [Denver Post 🔒]

• Dive deeper: We dug into the dirty details of the DAM’s involvement with an international art trafficking ring last year on the podcast. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

🚩 Sketchy School Board Candidate Goes Unopposed

A school board candidate running unopposed in Englewood has a felony record and an active arrest warrant. When questioned about the situation, the Colorado Association of School Boards executive director said it’s in the hands of the voters. [CCM]

• More suburbs shenanigans: Last week, we looked into other election-related antics playing out in the ‘burbs. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

⚖️ Lawmakers Hear What CO Kids Want

More mental health staff, gender-affirming care research, and the right for students to change their preferred names at school were the three proposals pitched to state lawmakers last week by the Colorado Youth Advisory Council that will be moving forward for consideration. [CPR]

🍬 Trunk or Treat | Tuesday | 4-6 p.m.

Take the kiddos out for Halloween story time, trick-or-treating, spooky science projects, and more festive fun. [Globeville Elyria-Swansea; Free]

🎤 The Roast of Halloween | Tuesday & Wednesday | 7:30 / 8 p.m.

Denver’s fave local comedians will take on iconic Halloween personas — like Wednesday Addams and Satan — then roast each other live on stage. [Downtown & DTC; $18]

💀 Muertos Lotería Night | Tuesday | 7:30-9:30 p.m.

All ages are welcome to Cervecería Colorado’s Dia de los Muertos party with themed lotería games, sugar skull painting, a community altar, and more. [Highland; Free]

🌹 Día de los Muertos Celebration | Wednesday | 5-8 p.m.

Join Servicios de la Raza at La Raza Park for community ofrenda-building where you can create your own altar in celebration and remembrance of loved ones. [Sunnyside; Free]

How to Save Denver's Nightlife

Today on the City Cast Denver podcast, host Bree Davies sits down with her high school friend and local music celeb Stephen Brackett to talk about his new after dark-focused nonprofit, ONE Denver (formerly the 87 Foundation). Brackett lays out his dreams of creating a safer, more inclusive downtown for everyone — starting with his vision for the old El Chapultepec space.