🛫 Big changes could be coming to DIA

🛫 AI Security, Spirit Airlines, and a Very Big Bridge

Here’s the latest news out of Denver International Airport:

• In addition to the airport train, DIA is considering adding another transportation option for getting passengers between concourses. The most viable idea so far? A very long bridge. [Denverite]
• DIA employees are some of the first in the world testing out new contactless security screening technology that uses artificial intelligence. [Axios Denver]
• Facing engine manufacturing issues with its planes along with post-pandemic financial pressures, Spirit Airlines has announced plans to discontinue service in and out of DIA beginning next year. [Denver Post 🔒]

⚖️ CO’s New Fentanyl Law in Action

A Larimer County woman facing 10 years in prison is the first person to be sentenced under Colorado’s new 2022 law that targets drug dealers by making “fentanyl distribution resulting in death” a felony offense. [Denver Post 🔒]

• Dive deeper: Not everyone thinks this is a good thing though. The new law had harm reduction activists concerned from the start. Here’s why. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

🚲 A New and Improved Larimer St. Bridge

Last December, city officials closed the bridge that connects Denver’s Auraria Campus to downtown so it could undergo a $6.4 million makeover. It reopened last Wednesday, now touting expanded sidewalks, better lighting, and a two-way protected bike lane. [Denverite]

🚨 Cop in Christian Glass Case Pleads Not Guilty

Andrew Buen, the former Clear Creek County sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot 22-year-old Christian Glass in June 2022, has pleaded not guilty to murder and official misconduct charges. Buen may now face a trial, or he could take a plea bargain. [CPR]

• Refresh: Here’s what happened that fateful night in Clear Creek County. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

👟 Odell Run Club | Monday | 6:30-9 p.m.

Runners of all levels and abilities are welcome to this weekly run club at Odell Brewing in Five Points. Enjoy a jog, then stick around for discounted beer. [Five Points; Free]

🎲 Family Game Night | Tuesday | 6-8 p.m.

This week’s game night selection at Fiction Beer Co. will focus on group party games like Codenames, Exploding Kittens, and The Resistance. [South Park Hill; Free]

💃 Tango Lessons | Tuesday | 6:30-7:30 p.m.

No partner or experience necessary — learn the tango basics, then put it into practice with fellow dancers. [North Cap Hill; $10]

How Will CO's Ski Biz Navigate Growth, Housing, Labor This Season?

Ski and snowboard season is finally upon us, and as resorts open across the state, ultimate ski industry insider Luis Benitez is on the show to talk through everything at stake on the slopes this year — from pricey passes and overcrowded lift lines to labor issues and climate change.