🌮 Casa Bonita reservations opening soon!

🌮 Time to Make Your Casa Bonita Reservations!

After more than a year of offering lottery-based reservations only, the Pink Palace will finally start accepting reservations for the general public on Sept. 16. As a bonus, anyone who was already on the email list can sign up (for free!) to be a Founding Member for exclusive early access to events, reservations, and discounts. [Casa Bonita]

🚰 Where is Colorado’s Tastiest Water?

After a three-way tie with Louisville and Broomfield, Denver’s water won top honors in a sip-off at the recent American Water Works Association conference in Keystone. Next, our water will go up against the country’s heavy hitters at a national competition in June 2025 – watch out, New York! [KUNC]

🍁 The 2024 Leaf Peeping Forecast Is In

And it’s going to be more spectacular than ever, according to the experts. Colors are expected to start changing along the I-70 corridor near the end of September, and we’ve got a few suggestions on where to peep them. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

👀 Leader of Major Homeless Support Group Resigns

After Colorado Village Collaborative’s founder Cole Chandler left to work for Mayor Mike Johnston in 2023, CEO Dede de Percin took the reins. But she resigned unexpectedly on Aug. 9, just a few weeks after the CVC began implementing city-funded upgrades to their micro-community sites. [Westword]

Goodbye sunscreen and swimsuits, hello pumpkin spice and sweater weather. We’re officially on the threshold of autumn, which (hopefully) means cooler temps and a variety new seasonal fun! So bust out your calendar, because we’ve rounded up the best events and activities around the Mile High this month 👇

🍂 Peep Some Autumn Leaves

The aspen groves along Interstate 70 will start to change color this month, with peak vibrancy expected to paint the corridor red and gold around the last week of September. According to local experts, summer weather conditions have primed the Front Range for an especially dazzling fall foliage season.

• Where to go? Popular passes, like Kenosha and Guanella, are worth the trek if you can squeeze it in during the work week when the crowds are thinner. But if you want something a little closer to home, check out Red Feather Lakes just outside Fort Collins.

🐾 Adopt A Furry Friend

There’s just a week left in the Denver Dumb Friends League’s annual campaign to Clear The Shelters (it ends Sept. 10). You can contribute to its goal of facilitating as many animal adoptions as possible by volunteering, donating, or heck, bringing home your own furry new friend.

🧶 Craft n’ Sip

Pack up your beading kit and yarn and head to the Hazel art bar on South Pearl Street where you can stitch and sew over a beverage from the bar, swap inspo with other crafters, and shop the work of local artists.

🍻 Enjoy a Construction-Free Colfax (While You Still Can)

Construction on the $300 million project to bring bus rapid transit to Colfax begins in October, and it’s gonna be a hot traffic mess. The Colfax Bar Crawl (Sept. 7) is the perfect opportunity to enjoy a construction-free evening exploring Colfax while you still can.

• Bonus recommendation: We suggest also stopping by the newly opened Champagne Tiger in the former Tom’s Diner space 🍾

🌆 Check Out A New Rooftop View

Populus Denver, “America’s first carbon-positive hotel” (aka the “cheese grater building” — you know the one) opens Sept. 18 near Civic Center Park, and it’s bringing the vibes with its highly anticipated rooftop bar, Stellar Jay. On top of the soaring city views, there will be top talent in the kitchen to boot.

🥩 Check Out Second Saturday at CSU Spur

From cooking classes to live veterinarian displays, Second Saturdays at the CSU Spur Campus is a family-focused outing meant to entertain and educate visitors on Colorado’s robust agricultural industry.

• Eat local: Support this month’s “Farm and Feast” theme on Sept. 14 by stopping by Western Daughters Kitchen on campus for a delicious menu of sandwiches, protein bowls, and specialty coffees boasting locally and sustainably sourced ingredients.