🏗️ Will the Ball Arena development ruin city views?

🏙️ Ball Arena Redevelopment Could Tower

Next month, Denver City Council is set to discuss redevelopment plans for the area around Ball Arena, including potentially exempting the property from height restrictions that were part of an old view plane designation. The move would be a win for stadium owner / local billionaire Stan Kroenke, who hopes to eventually build residential, hotel, and retail space on the property. [BusinessDen 🔒]

🚘 Denver Launches Designated ‘Rideshare Zones’

In an effort to improve pedestrian safety and curb late-night violence downtown, the Denver Police Department has designated official “rideshare pick-up zones” for the hours of 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. in the LoDo / Ballpark areas. Pick-ups anywhere other than the designated zones — which will move depending on events in the area — will be prohibited. [Westword]

🦠 Blue-Green Algae Closes 2 Local Lakes

Health officials have confirmed toxic levels of blue-green algae in Denver’s Rocky Mountain Lake and Arvada’s Lake Arbor, closing both bodies of water to the public indefinitely. Humans and animals should stay out of the water (swimming isn’t permitted in either lake anyway) and away from the shoreline. [Denver Post 🔒]

• How bad is it? Here’s what you need to know about blue-green algae and what happens if you’re exposed to it. [Hey Denver]

🚽 The Many Bathrooms of Colfax

When you gotta go, where do you go? Local Colfax experts weigh in on the best — and worst — bathrooms along Denver’s most notorious main street. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

The Best and Worst Bathrooms on Colfax

Sure, there are plenty of places to socialize, celebrate, and imbibe along Colfax Avenue. But where do you go on the strip when you need to, well, go? The City Cast Denver podcast crew makes a list of the best — and worst — establishments along the ‘Fax for taking a potty break.