City Cast Denver
📉 Will the mayor hit his 2024 homelessness goals?
October 4, 2024 · — Peyton Garcia
TGIF! And while you’re busy weekending, don’t forget that we are hosting a live panel at Buell Public Media Center on Monday night at 6 p.m. where we’ll speak with the three candidates running for the RTD District A board seat in possibly the agency’s most dramatic election ever.
The event is free and open to the public, but spots are limited, so make sure you register! See you there! 👋 🚏
What's CITY Talking About?
🏗️ ‘Pec Redevelopment Plan Takes Big Step Forward
Developers finally got the greenlight from a city review panel on design plans for redeveloping LoDo’s historic El Chapultepec jazz bar. The panel rejected initial design plans that it felt “overwhelmed” the building’s historic characteristics. [Denver Post 🔒]
🏠 All In Mile High Update
The City of Denver is only 50 people away from meeting its 2024 goal of getting 2,000 unhoused Denverites off the streets and into shelter — at least according to the city’s measuring parameters. [Denverite]
⛔ Colfax Natural Grocers Closes Over ‘Theft and Safety’
The Capitol Hill grocer says despite increased security, the store is still struggling with theft. But neighboring Argonaut Wine & Liquor says it isn’t seeing the same kinds of issues. Natural Grocers is just one of a handful of Colfax businesses to decide to close in the last month. What’s up with that? [City Cast Denver 🎧]
🔎 Local Stip Club Owner Fights City Investigation
The owner of the three local strip clubs being investigated by the City over suspicions of wage theft is suing to try to stop the investigation. The lawsuit claims the probe is an overreaching “abuse of power.” [BusinessDen 🔒]
⚖️ Tina Peters Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison
The disgraced former Mesa County clerk was convicted on seven criminal charges last month for tampering with voting equipment in the name of 2020 “stolen election” conspiracy theories. [CPR]
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Where Is It?
Last week’s answer: Teddy Cat Cafe in Platt Park
- “This mural can be found on the side of — where else? — Platt Park’s go-to hangout for cat-lovers, Teddy Cat Cafe. This South Broadway spot opened two years ago, and is a cozy space where you can grab a coffee and chill with adorable kitties that are up for adoption. I’ve loved taking my family there and oohing and aahing over the cats and the cat-themed merch.” — City Cast producer Lizzie Goldsmith
👏 Big claps for our correct guessers this week:
- Scott P. was the first to write in with the correct answer!
- But Sarah S., Elise M., Madison S., and Colleen A. weren’t far behind!
This Week’s Photo:
🕵️ Do YOU know where this Vision Zero mural is located? Be among the first to respond with the right answer and you’ll get a special shoutout in next Friday’s newsletter!
✨ Special thanks to Hey Denver reader Morgan D. for submitting this photo!
📸 Want to submit a photo? Send me a snapshot of somewhere in Denver, and I’ll consider it for an upcoming photo trivia segment!
What To Do
Friday, Oct. 4
- 🎨 Denver Walls | All Day | Free | Throughout RiNo
- 🪶 áyA Con Indigenous Comic Festival | Noon-4 p.m. | Free admission | McNichols Civic Center Building
- 🤠 Rodeo All-Star | 4-10:30 p.m. | $44+ | National Western Complex
- 🦁 Boo at the Zoo | 5-9 p.m. | $25.50 | Denver Zoo
- 👻 Ghosts in the Gardens | 5:30-10:30 p.m. | $34 | Denver Botanic Gardens
- 🎨 First Friday Live Art | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Free admission | Federales Denver
Saturday, Oct. 5
- 🎨 Denver Walls | All Day | Free | Throughout RiNo
- ☕ Veterans Coffee Hour | 9-10 a.m. | Free | Wings Over the Rockies
- 🪱 Learn to Compost | 9-11 a.m. | Free | Gove Community Garden
- 🛩️ Breakfast Fly-In | 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | $12.95 | Centennial Airport
- 🤠 Rodeo All-Star | 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m. | $35+ | National Western Complex
- 🥐 Denver Bake Fest | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | Free admission | Rebel Bread
- 🎃 Prairie Harvest Fest | 10 a.m.-3 p.m. | Free | Aurora High Prairie Park
- 🧑🎨 Fall Arts Invitational | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Free admission | Cheesman Park
- 🪶 áyA Con Indigenous Comic Festival | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Free admission | McNichols Civic Center Building
- 🍎 Cider Days | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | $15 | Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park
- 🛍️ Fall Bazaar | Noon-6 p.m. | Free | Belleview Station
- 🍂 Harvest Festival (21+) | 1-9 p.m. | Fundraiser | Talnua Distillery
- 🥃 Denver Whiskey Riot (21+) | 3-7 p.m. | $88.89+ | The Brighton
- 🐾 Woof-o-Ween | 4-7 p.m. | Free | Aspen Grove Shopping Center
- 🦁 Boo at the Zoo | 5-9 p.m. | $25.50 | Denver Zoo
- 🎷 First Friday Jazz | 5:30-7 p.m. | Free | Sonny Lawson Park
- 🕯️ Victorian Death Experiences | 6-7 p.m. | $25 | Center for Colorado Women’s History
Bonus rec: Skiptown, Denver’s brand new off-leash dog park / bar / doggie daycare center in RiNo officially opens today. It apparently features high-end amenities for the puppers, plus cocktails, coffee, and food trucks for the humans. I don’t have a dog, so if you go, take cute puppy pics and report back on your experience 🐶
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