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♨️ New Additions at Historic Hot Springs

Glenwood Hot Springs Resort is nearly ready to unveil a new collection of five pools by the end of May. Among the new amenities are an infinity pool, a hot spring pool with a waterfall, and a cold plunge. [Denver Post]

• The competition is hot: The Best Hot Springs Around Denver [City Cast Denver 🎧]

🚰 Lead-Free by 2043

Denver Water is collaborating with contractors, plumbers, and homeowners to map every lead water service line in Colorado with the help of $32.8 million of federal funds allocated to the state for the removal of lead pipes. The database will be submitted to the state health department later this year and will be used to eliminate all lead pipes in the next 10 to 15 years. [Colorado Sun]

• Related: What to know about Denver’s summer water use rules. [Hey Denver 📰]

📣 New City Office to Focus on Neighborhood Safety

Mayor Mike Johnston announced during a press conference the creation of the Denver Office of Neighborhood Safety, an advisory board within the city’s Office of Social Equity & Innovation that will engage community members to prioritize neighborhood-specific issues. Johnston is reallocating $11 million and dozens of employees from the Department of Public Safety to the new office. The Department of Public Safety includes police, fire, and sheriff departments. [Westword]

🥵 Is Denver Food Too Spicy?

A group of migrants sent a list of demands to Mayor Mike Johnston last week that included complaints about the spice level of the food they were receiving. A large donation of Hot Cheetos might have triggered the complaint, but it’s not the only reason for the new demands. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

The ‘Spicy Food’ Problem, A Hot Springs Expansion, and Nuggets Bounce Back

Is our food really too spicy? Venezuelan newcomers are saying so — but there seems to be more to the story. Also, the Glenwood Springs Hot Springs’ long-awaited renovations are finally complete, but will they be enough to keep up with the hot springs competition? Plus, the Nuggets’ big playoffs comeback and a listener comment on road rage.