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December 9, 2025 · — Peyton Garcia
Good morning! The votes are pouring in for our Denver-est Denver Awards 🗳️ Make sure you cast yours as we recognize the most Denver-y people, places and moments of 2025. (Voting closes next Monday, Dec. 15.) Then, grab your tickets for the awards ceremony on Dec. 18!
City Cast Denver Neighbors get a $10 discount on tickets and an invite to our members-only after party. If you’re not a Neighbor yet, and you sign up during our end-of-year membership drive this week, you get a FREE ticket!
This event is our love letter to the city — we want to end the year by celebrating all that there is to love here, because that’s what City Cast Denver is all about ✨ We want Denver to feel like a place where people know each other a little better and care a little more, and we try to foster that feeling through our podcast and newsletter everyday. You can help us build that kind of community by supporting our work as a City Cast Denver Neighbor 💚
What's CITY Talking About
🏆 ‘Hometown Hero’ Joins CO Music Hall of Fame
Denver’s own Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats will be formally inducted this week on Dec. 11 at the Mission Ballroom during the band’s 20th anniversary holiday show. You can buy tickets to the show via Mission, or splurge for a VIP experience through the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. [Westword]
💰 City’s New Homelessness Provider Pays CEO $370K
As Denver City Council considers $33 million in contracts with Urban Alchemy to provide local homelessness services, recent tax filings show that the organization’s CEO and top execs make six-figure salaries, fly first class, and get shuttled around by hired drivers — unusually luxe compensation compared to other local nonprofits. [Denverite]
🇺🇸 A Very Denver Democratic Senate Primary
State Sen. Julie Gonzales announced she’s challenging John Hickenlooper for his U.S. Senate seat. While she is far from the first Dem to take on the well-established lawmaker, the outcome of this particular race could determine the future direction of the party. [City Cast Denver 🎧]
⛽ It’s a Great Time To Fill Your Tank
The recent arrival of several big-name gas station chains coupled with falling oil prices are fueling historic lows for Denver gas prices. The cost of gas in the metro area last week averaged $2.41 per gallon (as low as $1.67 at one Shell station). Statewide, prices are the second lowest in the country. [Denverite]
⚖️ Disability Rights Activists Sue RTD
Disability advocacy group Atlantis ADAPT alleges that RTD will be violating the Americans with Disabilities Act when the rates for its on-demand ride services for people with disabilities increase at the start of the new year. The proposal drew major pushback from the community when it was approved by RTD’s board of directors in October. [Denver Post 🔒]
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Spotted Around Town
Shoutout to this City Cast Denver Neighbor spotted around … New York City!! 🏙️ Major claps for Elli W. for repping City Cast Denver on the other side of the country with her swaggy CCD branded zipper tote 😎 Become a member today so you too can rock exclusive Neighbor merch wherever you go! ✈️ 🌎
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What To Do
Tuesday, Dec. 9
- 🖼️ Free Day @ Denver Art Museum
- 🏠 A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin: Home Alone 35th Anniversary @ Paramount Theatre
- 🏳️🌈 LGBTQ+ Ally Networking Holiday Party @ Cattivella
- 🖌️ Nutcracker Paint and Sip @ Side Pony
- 📿 Beaded Necklace Making @ Steuben’s Uptown
Wednesday, Dec. 10
- 🍸 Shake It Up! Holiday Cheer Cocktail Class (21+) @ Deviation Distilling
- 🎁 Jingle & Mingle: Toy Drive Happy Hour @ Elway’s Uptown
- 🎶 A Heart for the Holy-Days @ Park Hill United Methodist Church
- 💕 Ugly Sweater Speed Dating @ Brewdog Denver
- ✏️ Vision Board Night @ Honnibrook Mead Cottage
- 🍪 Cookie Decorating Night @ Hearth Bakery & Cafe
- 🎹 Charlie Brown Goes to the Nutcracker @ Bar 404
Thursday, Dec. 11
- 🏳️🌈 Queer Health Fair @ Rainbow Dome
- ❄️ The Snow Ball @ Savoy Denver
- ☕ Holiday Tea @ Center for Colorado Women’s History
- 🧝 Son of a Nutcracker: Elf Themed Trivia @ Milk Market
- 🕎 A LGBTQIA+ Hanukkah Dance Party @ JCC Denver
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