🐯 Will the aquarium's tigers finally get a new home?

🏛️ Former Police Officer Convicted in the Death of Elijah McClain Seeks Appeal

The attorneys of Randy Roedema, the sole Aurora police officer convicted in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, filed an appeal Wednesday. Roedema’s team is looking to overturn his negligent homicide and third-degree assault convictions, requesting several parts of the charges be revisited, including whether there was sufficient evidence. [CPR]

🐅 Efforts To Remove Tigers From Downtown Aquarium Continue

A new online petition aims to remove two Sumatran tigers from the Downtown Aquarium. The petition demands that the tigers be relocated to a wildlife sanctuary, which the author describes as a “more suitable habitat.” This isn’t the first time the aquarium has been hit with criticism — there was a similar petition in 2016 and again in 2021. [Westword]

• Not just tigers: According to numerous current and former employees, conditions for workers at Denver’s Downtown Aquarium are also not great. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

🥫 Denver Food Banks Seeing Higher Demand

Nonprofit food distributors are experiencing a rise in demand for food services, particularly emergency food assistance. In an effort to equitably distribute food, organizations like Metro Caring are cutting services. Some representatives believe the rise in demand is due in part to the influx of migrants coming to Denver, as well as inflation and cost of living increases. [The Denver Post]

✈️ Central Park Pilot Training Center Expands

United Airlines unveiled a new wing at their training facility, making it the largest in the world. The $145 million expansion includes 46 state-of-the-art flight simulators and is projected to create 370 new jobs. [Denverite]

What Really Happens Inside Denver’s Strip Clubs?

Recently, PT’s Showclub reopened after undercover cops shut it down over charges of illegal prostitution. But long before that legal issue came to light, Denver Post reporter Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton had been looking into the world of strip clubs and their survival in the age of OnlyFans. She explains what she heard from dancers first-hand about making money a changing industry.