🔎 Why 652 criminal cases are being reopened

🔬 Tampered DNA Evidence

An investigation has revealed that Yvonne “Missy” Woods, former forensic scientist with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, intentionally manipulated DNA evidence in 652 criminal cases throughout her 29-year career with the state. The CBI estimates it will need to retest as many as 3,000 DNA samples at roughly $1,000 a piece. [CO Sun]

⚱️ More Unclaimed Cremains

Still more cremated remains have been discovered at the Englewood residence of former funeral home owner Miles Harford who is currently in police custody for keeping a dead body in the back of his hearse for over a year. Authorities also found dozens of cremains in his house during a search last month. Harford faces charges of forgery, theft, and abuse of a corpse. [AP via CPR]

• WTF? What is wrong with Colorado funeral homes? We asked an industry insider. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

🏘️ Power to Mobile Home Tenants

A cooperative of residents in the Westwood neighborhood’s Capital City Mobile Home Park are poised to purchase the park from its current owner with help from a local nonprofit. This will be one of the first trials of Colorado’s new Mobile Home Park Act — a law that affords mobile home park residents the opportunity to buy the park themselves if an owner intends to sell or redevelop — which went into effect in 2020. [BusinessDen 🔒]

• Why it matters: We took a closer look at the predatory nature of some mobile home park real estate deals in a time when affordable housing is critically scarce. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

📱 A New DPS Social Media Policy

The Denver school board is considering a new social media policy that would mandate when and why board members are allowed to delete comments on posts and/or block people from commenting on their official public accounts. [Chalkbeat]

Ethical fashion and small-batch beauty products, handmade jewelry and custom stationery — here are just a few local, women-owned boutiques where you can shop and support the bright, brilliant lady entrepreneurs of Denver.

Creative

• Jaime Jennings and Amber Corcoan, Fancy Tiger Crafts Co-Op
  An employee-owned craft supply store — your “haven for all things textile and fiber-related.”
• Megan Larson, Spunk and Love
  Beautifully designed memory-keeping journals for parents.
• Jill Alyn, Wordshop Paperie
  Handmade notebooks, greeting cards, and other stationery from Denver’s only brick-and-mortar paperie.

Self-Care

• Kimberlee Ward, Eternal Balance Candles
  A candle shop with a mission of encouraging intentional self-care and healing mental health. 
• Brittany Iseli, Joy Fill
  Refillable and sustainable household, beauty, and personal care products for an eco-friendly lifestyle.
• Tory Johnson and Rose Kalasz, Awakening Boutique
  A sex-positive boutique offering a safe, fun, inclusive space to learn about and explore your sexuality. 
• Orion Brown, Black Travel Box
  Hair and skin care products for Black women.

Gifts and Clothing

• Robin Lohre, Talulah Jones
  A Certified Green lifestyle boutique pedaling home decor, children’s toys, handmade jewelry, and small-batch self-care products. 
• Julie Nygard, The Chocolate Therapist
  A chocolate shop and gourmet coffee bar founded on the health benefits of all natural chocolate. 
• Paige Briscoe, ReRoot
  A one-stop-shop for plant-lovers offering workshops, classes, and community connection. 
• Sarah Well and Dulcie Wilcox, Colorado Crafted
  Creative custom gift boxes filled with locally sourced products and goodies. 
• Brandee Castle and Sara Graf, Judith & Joe
  A clothing boutique founded on ethical, sustainable sourcing. 

City Council Soda Fight, Avs/Nuggs TV Hopes, and Who’s Unionizing Now?

Kroenke Sports & Entertainment is making renewed promises to get the Nuggets and the Avalanche back on Denverites’ TVs soon. Plus, should Denver City Council have a say on what’s in your child’s fast food cup?