😵‍💫 Why Meow Wolf cut another 75 jobs

🐾 Westminster Considers Banning Live Animal Sales

A Westminster city councilor is proposing a new law to target puppy and kitten mills that would ban the sale of all live animals within the city. Currently, Westminster has three pet stores — they don’t sell dogs or cats, but they do offer birds, fish, reptiles, and small rodents for purchase. [Westminster Window]

⚖️ Denver DA Stops Local Auto Theft Ring

The Denver District Attorney has indicted 17 individuals believed to be responsible for the recent thefts of at least 190 vehicles in the Denver metro worth a total of nearly $10 million. Investigators have connected the group to a high-profile Mexican drug cartel. [Axios Denver]

🚍 Is RTD CEO Debra Johnson Right for Denver?

The agency’s head honcho said some not-so-nice things about Denver — but does that have any effect on how she’s running the state’s largest transit agency? We unpack the latest drama unfolding within RTD. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

😵‍💫 Meow Wolf Announces 2nd Round of Layoffs

The Santa Fe-based immersive art company is laying off 20% of its workforce — 75 employees — effective immediately as part of a “strategic restructuring.” It’s unclear how many Denver workers might be impacted. The announcement comes only eight months after Meow Wolf laid off 165 employees. [Denver Post 🔒]

Last week’s answer: You can find this gargoyle guarding the west side of baggage claim near carousel 16 at Denver International Airport. But for the record, he’s got a doppelganger on the east side baggage claim as well 😉

• Kudos especially to everyone who wrote in with extreme specificity on the location of the gargoyle, plus some bonus commentary that made me chuckle 🤭
  
  “It’s on the fifth floor of the main terminal adjacent to the escalators going up to west security, across from some of the United baggage carousels, and near door 506.” — Howard W.
  
  “It’s a baggage gremlin, of course.” — Brad S.
  
  “This Gargoyle is on the 5th floor west terminal by the newer escalators. I always get a chuckle when I see out-of-towners wondering what it is and taking pictures of it.” — Ryan A.
  
  “It's the baggage claim gargoyle. Responsible for any missing bags.” — Jodi O.

👏 Big claps for our quickest correct guessers:

• Meg M. was the first to write in with the correct answer!
• But Mariana R., Ryan C., Kathie D., Michael G., Lindsey G. and 36 others (!!) weren’t far behind!
• Extra special thanks to Lizzie B. for submitting this photo! ✨

This Week’s Photo:

🕵️ Do you know this building? Be among the first to respond with the right answer and you’ll get a special shoutout in next Friday’s newsletter!

✨ Thank you to reader Raych D. for sending in this pic!

📸 Want to submit a photo? Send me a snapshot of somewhere in Denver, and I’ll consider it for an upcoming photo trivia segment!