📚 Tattered Cover for sale

📚 Tattered Cover is Up for Sale

Denver’s beloved independent bookstore chain, Tattered Cover, is officially on the market. Following a tumultuous few years of financial hardship, ownership changes, and store closures that have culminated in plans for bankruptcy, the business is now requesting to delay those proceedings to consider a potential sale. [Denverite]

🏫 The Push to Ban ‘Seclusion Rooms’ in Schools

A House Education Committee is considering a bill to prohibit “seclusion rooms” in Colorado schools. Last week, lawmakers listened to hours of emotional testimony from parents and school faculty members in support of the measure. The bill was spurred by an investigation into allegations of improper use of a seclusion room at Denver’s McAuliffe International School last year. [Chalkbeat]

• Catch up: We reflected on the McAuliffe situation on the City Cast Denver podcast when the news broke in August. (Tune in around the 8 minute mark.) [City Cast Denver 🎧]

🚩 Urban Peak Homeless Shelter Accused of Wage Theft

The Denver Auditor’s Office is accusing local homeless service provider Urban Peak of wage theft. The organization may have to fork up as much as $2 million to make up for paying workers incorrect wages. The financial blow could put a wrench in Urban Peak’s timeline to finish construction of its brand new, $38.6 million “Mothership” shelter scheduled to open in July. [Westword]

• Flashback: Employees with Urban Peak voted to unionize last summer citing heavy workloads and high staff turnover. [Denverite]

🚲 The Problem with the New State E-Bike Rebate

All Colorado residents are eligible for a new statewide e-bike rebate dropping TODAY. All you have to do is make your purchase at a participating bicycle retailer and you’ll get $450 off the price. The only problem? Hardly any bike shops have signed up to participate due to the program’s reimbursement plan which will require shop owners to carry the debt until next tax season. [CPR]

April in Denver can be a wild ride — often warm and sunny enough to play frisbee in the park, yet still with enough risk of rain and snow to warrant keeping your puffy coat out. But don’t worry, we’ve got event recs for all types of weather. So bust out your social planner, here’s our monthly guide to the Mile High for April.

Catch a Game at Coors Field

April means the start of baseball season. The Rockies themselves may not be much to look at (I mean, we all saw the season opener 🤦🏻‍♀️) but a beautiful springtime day at Coors Field shouldn’t be missed — the hotdogs, the beer, the 7th inning stretch. And hey, lots of ~good~ teams are still slated to visit the Mile High, so grab a ticket and revel in the vibes (if not a victory).

Try Something Whacky

In the most surprising matchup since pickles and peanut butter, New Belgium Brewing and Tombstone Pizza have come together to create the Voodoo Ranger IPizzaA — a curious and confusing craft beer / frozen pizza hybrid that is made with New Belgium’s popular Voodoo Ranger IPA brewed with tomato powder, oregano extract, and “other natural flavors.” The limited-time concoction will be available starting April 7 for $49.99 per 4-pack in “un-named select markets.”

Cool Off with Some Fruta Preparada

As the winter starts to thaw and the temps start to rise once more, so too does that craving for something cool, refreshing, and altogether sweet and spicy — I’m talking about fruta preparada, otherwise known as Mexican fruit cups filled with slices of mango, melons, and pineapple, then drenched in chamoy and sprinkled with tajín. A true springtime delicacy. Find them here.

Hang with the City Cast Denver Crew!

Shameless plug, but completely authentic recommendation: learn more about transit in the Mile High — how it impacts the city, how it can be improved, and how it fits into our future — at The Road Ahead 2024 transportation seminar. City Cast Denver podcast host, the one and only Bree Davies, will lead a panel discussion with local transit experts in between networking sessions, keynote presentations, and light snacks. The event will take place at the University of Denver from 8-11:30 a.m. on April 25. Tickets are $20.

Your Guide to April in Denver

Good riddance, winter! As spring begins to make a slow and sleepy appearance in Denver, there is so much that we want to do. Do we start with a picnic in the park or a game at Coors Field? Kick off a new hobby or thrift some fresh fits? There’s plenty of time to do it all, and we’ve got the deets 👇