😤 Why Michael Bennet wants RFK Jr. to resign

🌉 First Look at Bridge From Downtown To Ball Arena

Plans were submitted this week for one of the bridges that would connect downtown to the new 55-acre Ball Arena development. The proposed design of the Wynkoop Crossing Pedestrian Bridge includes stairs and ramps that would be shared by all pedestrians and cyclists to cross Speer Boulevard. “Ball [Arena] becomes part of downtown with this bridge,” said architect Andy Rockmore. [Denver Business Journal 🔒]

🗳️ More Denverites Feel Safety Is Improving

A growing number of Denver voters feel the city is getting safer and are optimistic about downtown’s recovery, according to a new poll. 51% of respondents say the city is going in the right direction and 71% say they feel safe — both increased from 2023 and 2024. [Colorado Polling Institute]

🔊 What’s Up With the Fake Cricket Sounds?

A resident in downtown Denver recently had a “blue chirper” — a box that plays the loud sounds of crickets — installed on their apartment building in an effort to deter unhoused people and drug use. Is this form of hostile architecture effective? [City Cast Denver 🎧]

😤 Bennet Clashes with RFK Jr.

Sen. Michael Bennet and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had a fiery exchange during a Senate hearing over vaccine requirements that escalated into both screaming questions at each other. Bennet accused the health secretary of spreading vaccine misinformation, and later sent out an email calling for Kennedy to resign. [Denver Post]

Last week’s answer: This picture was taken in the Golden Triangle area at the corner of 12th Avenue and Bannock Street. The mural is painted on temporary construction walls that continue eastward down 12th Avenue — along with several decorated wooden birdhouses — across the street from Leven Deli. Know the artist? Give them a shoutout! 📧

📣 A special shoutout for this week’s correct guessers:

• Michael F. was the first to write in with the correct answer!
• But Keric S., Brooke G., John R., Fran C., Sophie F., and several others weren’t far behind!

This Week’s Photo:

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

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