🪧 Trump will visit Aurora Friday

🛬 Trump to Visit Aurora on Friday

The campaign for the former president and Republican presidential nominee announced that he will be holding a campaign rally in Aurora this Friday at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center. The last-minute campaign visit follows Trump’s repeated claims that a Venezuelan gang has taken over the Denver suburb, along with his promises to conduct mass deportations if reelected. Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman said he hopes Trump sets the record straight about his exaggerated claims about a gang takeover. [Colorado Sun]

🧑‍⚖️ Colorado Court Fields Threats After Peters’ Sentencing

District court officials are investigating threats received after Judge Matthew Barret sentenced former Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters to nine years in prison for her role in election conspiracies in 2020. Court administrators said they have received “threats and compliments,” but did not offer further details. [Colorado Sun]

🏳️‍🌈 Goodbye Blush & Blu, Hello Cocks on Colfax?

Is the owner of Blush & Blu selling out the lesbian community? As Jody Bouffard prepares to shutter one of the country’s last lesbian bars on Colfax, a mysterious new gay bar called Cocks on Colfax — which is also coincidentally owned by an LLC under Bouffard’s name — has announced an October opening in a yet-to-be-announced location. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

🩴 Old Crocs Lawsuit Revived

A federal appeals court has reopened an 18-year-old lawsuit against Broomfield-based Crocs over claims that the company falsely advertises its “Croslite” material as patented. Dawgs, a direct competitor to Crocs, says in its lawsuit that the claim is false and misleading to customers. [Denver Business Journal]

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