☕ Is your favorite Starbucks closing?

☕ 6 Denver Starbucks Stores Closing

Last week, the big green coffee giant announced plans to close hundreds of stores across the U.S. beginning immediately as part of a massive restructuring and rebrand effort. At the time of this writing, 10 Colorado stores — six of which are in Denver, and none of which are union stores — were confirmed on the growing list of closures. [9News]

• Denver’s best alternatives: It’s a good thing we just rounded up our favorite local coffee shops in the city ☕ 🍂

📚 Denver Librarians May Finally Get Their Union

Denver Public Library workers are planning to hold a union election in the coming months. Thanks to a ballot measure passed last fall, DPL employees will officially have the right to collective bargaining starting Jan. 1, 2026, and organizers are already confident they have the support needed to succeed. [Denverite]

• Pressure’s on: As the city tackles a $250 million budget deficit for next year, DPL is facing a 15% (or roughly $9.2 million) budget reduction.

🫣 Did That Age Well? Denver Edition

Denver is more than a century and a half old — so, how are we looking these days? From controversial landmarks to questionable tweets from local leaders, the City Cast Denver podcast crew put some of Denver’s most iconic people, places, and things to the test by asking: Did that age well? [City Cast Denver 🎧]

• Get more: Check out the podcast that inspired this episode of City Cast Denver — especially the episode about “Ferris Bueller's Day Off,” featuring CCD podcast host Bree Davies, and this one about “Jurassic Park,” guest starring CCD producer Paul Karolyi.

🏠 New Housing Planned Near NWSL Site

A local developer plans to bring a four-story, 75-unit apartment complex to 1298 S. Santa Fe Drive, located just a few blocks from the site for the city’s proposed women’s soccer stadium. The project will be the first residential development in an otherwise industrial part of the neighborhood. [BusinessDen 🔒]