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🌭📚 The end of 2 Denver eras
June 20, 2024 · — Peyton Garcia
It’s Thursday! And we’re one day closer to this weekend’s Pride festivities! Speaking of which, I have an important correction: In Tuesday’s Guide to Denver Pride, I misstated the date of the parade. It kicks off at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday. Have fun! 🏳️🌈
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📚 Barnes & Noble to Buy Tattered Cover
Following years of financial turmoil, beloved local bookstore chain Tattered Cover has agreed to sell to Barnes & Noble for $1.8 million. All four Tattered Cover locations will continue to operate under the TC name, with the goal of retaining all or most of its current employees. [Denverite]
🌭 Biker Jim Leaves Biker Jim’s
After nearly two decades of slinging exotic hot dogs, “Biker Jim” Pittenger is parting ways with his popular namesake business, Biker Jim’s Gourmet Dogs, citing a soured relationship with the man he brought on as CEO in 2020. [Westword]
- Happier hot dog days: Revisit a different era of Biker Jim’s, when we toured the city with the sausage king himself on a hunt for Denver’s best hot dogs. [City Cast Denver 🎧]
None of what he promised came to fruition, and I gave control and ownership of Biker Jim’s away for nothing.
🏡 A Plan to House People Faster
Denver City Council has greenlit a $5 million contract with nonprofit Housing Connector to work directly with landlords to move people living on the streets straight into housing — no temporary shelter stays in between. The new program is part of Mayor Johnston’s All In Mile High housing initiative. [Denverite]
🎢 What Came Before the Cyclone and the Twister
It’s rollercoaster season! While classic amusement parks Elitch Gardens and Lakeside provide summer fun in current day Denver, more than a hundred years ago, there was Manhattan Beach on Sloans Lake, a trailblazing entertainment destination. [City Cast Denver 🎧]
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What To Do
Thursday, June 20
- 🌳 Civic Center Volunteer Day | 9-11 a.m. | Free | Civic Center Park
- 🥡 Civic Center EATS | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Free | Civic Center Park
- 🎶 Summer Sessions | 5-9 p.m. | Free | Riverfront Park
- 🏳️🌈 Pride Night (18+) | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | $20+ | Butterfly Pavilion
- 🏳️🌈 Saving Queer Lives | 6 p.m. | $10 | Museo de las Americas
- 🍸 Cocktail Class | 6-8 p.m. | $60 | Spirit Hound Distillery
- 🧪 Science Lounge: Prom for All (21+) | 7-10 p.m. | $25+ | DMNS
- 🎤 Mortified Live: Pride Edition (18+) | 8-10 p.m. | $22+ | The Oriental Theater
Today on City Cast
The Living Legacy of Denver’s Forgotten Amusement Park
Everyone’s familiar with Denver’s classic amusement park gems, Elitch Gardens and Lakeside. But more than a century ago, there was Manhattan Beach. Today on the City Cast Denver podcast, historian David Forsyth explains why this Sloans Lake amusement park was so important to the story of early Denver.
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