🛫 A nuclear power plant at DIA?

We’re back with more recommendations from City Cast Denver Neighbors about their fave local people, spots, and organizations in the Mile High, so they can become your favorites too 💕

📣 Megan K. loves Diebolt Brewing for its “incredibly nice team, a wide selection of beers, rotating seltzers, and a phenomenal Instagram presence.”

📣 Matthew H. wants to shout out Denver Urban Gardens (DUG) for “fostering food justice and neighborhood bonds.”

📣 James W. applauds Lady Justice Brewing Company for its socially minded mission to make the world a better place.

Become a City Cast Denver Neighbor today to share your own shoutout in this newsletter and on the podcast 🎤

🏙️ What’s Going On in Denver’s District 9?

Why is the city removing bike lanes? Will Welton Street keep its light rail line? What’s up with the Rossonian Hotel these days? Denver’s District 9 is home to some big issues facing the city lately, and councilman Darrell Watson has answers. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

🏢 Are Denver’s Elevators Safe?

A new Denver Post investigation alleges that city officials are not doing enough to ensure that elevators across Denver are working properly and safely. Expired certificates of operation and noncompliant landlords are leaving apartment residents trapped in elevators or stranded in their homes for weeks at a time. [Denver Post 🔒]

🌿 Your Pot Might Be Weaker Than You Think

A new study from CU Boulder found that nearly half of cannabis flower products — like loose buds and pre-rolls — sold in Colorado overstate their THC content on the label by at least 2% on average. (Though some discrepancies were much higher.) [Axios Denver]

• What about other cannabis products? Here’s what the study found out about concentrates, vapes, and other cannabinoids. [CPR]

🛫 Airport CEO Pitches Nuclear Power Plant for DIA

DIA CEO Phil Washington wants to build a nuclear power plant at the airport. He’s envisioning a “small modular reactor” that would be used to generate power for all those new development projects slated for airport property. He’s hoping to conduct a study on the idea within the next few years. [BusinessDen 🔒]

• Learn more: What exactly does a nuclear reactor do? And why are they so controversial? [Denver Post 🔒]