🍽️ Goodbye servers, hello robots

🍽️ Denver Restaurant Ditches Servers

Though longtime local restaurateur Troy Guard relocated to Houston last year, he says his remaining spots in Denver are still “trying to survive” inhospitable business conditions, including the rising minimum wage. So with the opening of his newest restaurant in the same location where his Los Chingones closed last month, he’s trying something new — QR codes and kiosks instead of servers. If all goes well, he plans to do the same at his other businesses. [Denver Post 🔒]

🚌 RTD Riders Brace for Detours

Starting Aug. 31, RTD plans to temporarily reroute the D and H light rail lines and completely suspend the L line until the end of November. The disruption is to accommodate the agency’s ongoing $152 million rail reconstruction project. [Denverite]

🛍️ Denverites Boycott Trump-Supporting Businesses

What’s more offensive to Denverites: The fact that a new business in Cherry Creek North calls itself a “bodega” or the fact that it’s owned by an apparent Trump supporter? We debate the controversy surrounding Town Pump Provisions. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

🚔 DPD’s Plan for an Outreach-First Approach

During his State of the City address last month, Mayor Mike Johnston promised to crack down on crime and public drug use with stronger outreach enforcement, including “sentencing” repeat offenders to treatment if necessary. Law enforcement officials say the goal is to partner with more treatment providers and, hopefully, make fewer arrests. [Denverite]

We love when we spot something cool/weird/wacky around Denver. Like this skeleton sentinel outside the bathrooms at Cart-Driver in RiNo.

Turns out Denver kinda has a thing for cool restrooms. Send us a pic of your favorite toilet tableau.

Have you seen something fun or curious around town recently? We want to see it too!