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😬 Why eggs are so expensive (and hard to find)

January 14, 2025 · — Peyton Garcia

Hello! Two things of note this Tuesday morning:

1. Today is Free Grounds Admission Day at the National Western Stock Show! 🤠 So bust our your cowboy boots and giddy on up to the Denver Coliseum!

2. RTD’s D,H, and E lines will be offline for maintenance today until noon. Buses will be deployed to cover those routes instead. You can use the Next Ride app to help plan your commute 🚏

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Two Denverites rally outside of Denver’s Harm Reduction Action Center on National Overdose Awareness Day 2023.
Two Denverites rally outside of Denver’s Harm Reduction Action Center on National Overdose Awareness Day 2023. (Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

💉 Council Relaxes Regulations for Needle Exchange Centers

Denver will no longer limit the number of needle exchange programs permitted in the city after City Council approved a new ordinance to ease restrictions last night. The updated rules also allow centers to be located within 1,000 feet of schools and daycares. The proposal, which has divided the council in recent weeks, passed in an 8-5 vote, but still has to get approval from the mayor. [Denver Post 🔒]

⛳ Is an End to the Park Hill Golf Course Saga in Sight?

Could Park Hill Golf Course be open to the public again? The 155-acre property’s current owners, Westside Investment Partners, and the City of Denver are in talks about a possible land swap — but any future plans for the once-greenspace remain vague. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

A Final Resolution for the Park Hill Golf Course? Plus, Needle Exchange Politics and Weird Buildings

⛔ Judge Closes Troubled Aurora Apartment

Residents at the Edge of Lowry apartment complex are being displaced after an Aurora judge granted an emergency order to close the complex, citing “an imminent threat to public safety and welfare.” The property has attracted international attention over alleged connections to the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua. [Denver Post 🔒]

🚔 Suspect Arrested in Serial Stabbings on 16th Street Mall

Denver police arrested a 24-year-old that they believe is responsible for a series of stabbings on 16th Street Mall over the weekend, two of which were fatal. As of right now, authorities believe the four separate attacks were completely random. [Denver7]

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We love hockey! 🏒 Denverites broke a national record over the weekend for highest attendance at a U.S. Professional Women’s Hockey League game when Ball Arena hosted the PWHL on Sunday. The relatively new league is touring several U.S. cities to gauge interest for future expansions. This comes after news of Denver’s recent acquisition of a women’s soccer team! #GirlPower 🤘

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