🤯 A new plan for Speer and I-25

🫑 Historic Denver Restaurant Rebrands After Feud

La Loma’s flagship location across from the Brown Palace downtown, and a second location in Castle Rock, are being renamed Savina’s Mexican Kitchen following a contentious divorce between its co-owners, William and Renee Brinkerhoff. William will operate Savina’s and Renee will head the three other La Loma locations — both will continue to serve the signature green chile recipe. [Denver Post]

🤝 Casa Bonita Service Workers Unionize

144 servers, bussers, and bartenders at Casa Bonita are unionizing through the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, joining entertainment workers and other employees who have already been recognized by the union. [Daily Union Elections on X]

🚧 ‘Diverging Diamond’ Could Come to I-25 and Speer

The Colorado Department of Transportation is recommending that the interchange at Speer Boulevard and I-25 be updated to a diverging diamond traffic pattern to reduce vehicle conflict points and add protected pedestrian crossings. CDOT is also recommending repairs and additional crosswalks and bike lanes for the bridge at 23rd Avenue and I-25. [CDOT]

• Chime in: Public comments are open through September 15. [CDOT]

😤 Denver’s Hottest Debates

Will a new women’s soccer stadium still be coming to the Mile High City? What’s the future for South Broadway if more legacy businesses leave? Was there something happening behind the scenes of the mayor’s layoffs announcement? Councilwoman Flor Alvidrez has thoughts on some of the biggest fights happening in her district and across the city. [City Cast Denver 🎧]