💸 The cost of Mayor Mike’s DC trip

🏓 A Quiet Pickleball Game?

The Gates Tennis Center may have figured out the solution to balance the city’s love of pickleball with the annoyance of gameplay noise by implementing plush paddles. Manager Sam Hitman says the center – located in Cherry Creek – tested a number of quiet pickleball products and settled on special paddles because of the minimal impact to player experience. [Westword]

📚 Tattered Cover Ex-CEO Plans New Bookstore

Former Tattered Cover co-owner and CEO Kwame Spearman announced plans to open his new bookstore, Denver Book Society, at the corner of 17th Ave. and Humboldt St. this spring. Spearman said the store will focus on offering a unique book selection and hopes the space will become a community hub. [Business Den 🔒]

💰 Mayor Mike’s DC Travel Bill

Mayor Mike Johnston’s trip to speak to Congress about sanctuary policies last month cost the city over $11,300 for plane tickets, hotel rooms and meals for five people. This is on top of the up to $2 million the city agreed to pay for legal services. [Denver Gazette 🔒]

• What Boston Spent: Denver’s mayor wasn’t the only city leader hauled into the Capitol over sanctuary policies. Boston’s mayor reportedly spent $8,500 to take 12 people to Washington D.C. for the hearings and $650,000 on legal services. [Boston Herald]

Between baseball season, Easter, 4/20, and Denver Bike Fest, there’s no shortage of ways to enjoy Denver this April. To help you fill out your calendar, we rounded up a few of the events and places we’re most excited about.

🚢 Never Before Seen Titanic Artifacts on Display at Molly Brown House

The Molly Brown House will host a new exhibit starting April 8 called “See Justice Done: The Legacy of the Titanic Survivors’ Committee.” It follows how Denver’s “unsinkable”legend Margaret Brown helped fellow surviving passengers and crew members, and features never-before-seen artifacts from the ocean liner’s tragic demise.

👾 Time Travel to the 90s with History Colorado

Remember when the Rockies played their first-ever game at Coors Field in 1995? Did you wear out your VHS copy of “Titanic” on the family VCR? Relive – or get to know – what the 1990s were like in Denver and beyond at this interactive exhibit celebrating and examining the pop culture and politics of “the last decade before the future.”

🦗 Chill On the Patio at The Cherry Cricket in Littleton

It’s patio season! Grab a table at the Cherry Cricket’s latest outpost in Littleton and enjoy a burger and a brew under the shade. This Colorado classic manages to capture its original Cherry Creek magic in each new spot with the same great food and homey interior – but this south suburban location’s massive patio with plenty of seating means no waiting for a table!

🫒 Sip on a Strawberry Olive Marg at Fellow Traveler

Fellow Traveler serves up fresh vegan bites and unconventional cocktails with surprising flavor combinations, including the Slow Graffiti, a strawberry and olive margarita, that we think could be the drink of the spring. Looking for a tasty non-alcoholic option? Check out the Billows and Thieves, a mix of grapefruit, lemon, cold-brew, and cardamom-cinnamon syrup!