🌱 Denver Patch: What's Happening Today (Wed, Jan 25)

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But first, today's weather:

Cold with snow at times. High: 30 Low: 15.

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Here are the top stories today in Denver:

1. Denver mayoral candidates release plans on safety, housing (FOX 31 Denver)
2. King Soopers opens new 'Marketplace' store in Thornton - Denver Business Journal (The Business Journals)
3. Pop supergroup RBD reunites after 15-year hiatus (9News.com KUSA)
4. Here’s what it takes to be in the top 1% of earners in Colorado (FOX 31 Denver)
5. John Fielder donates life's work to History Colorado (9News.com KUSA)
6. Professor headlines preservation org's event | NONPROFIT REGISTER | Nonprofits (coloradopolitics.com)
7. Colorado comes in with mixed grades on tobacco control report (FOX 31 Denver)
8. Rachel Marie Hurst Dives Into Her Latest Collection (303 Magazine)
9. Where Nas and Handmade Pasta Collide - The Ongoing Refinement of the New and Improved Bar Dough (303 Magazine)
10. Metro Denver’s average apartment rent drops at a rate not seen in decades at the end of 2022 (The Denver Post)
11. Lobster roll food truck made famous on “Shark Tank” opening first Denver franchise (The Denver Post)
12. Marquee downtown office towers land in lending ‘purgatory’ (BusinessDen)
13. COLUMN: To Denver schools’ Baldermann, test prep is a sin | Alan Gottlieb (Colorado Springs Gazette)
14. State's New Plan to Reduce Traffic Deaths Sounds a Lot Like Denver's Vision Zero (Westword)
15. The Post Chicken & Beer (Rosedale)- 5280 | (5280 | The Denver Magazine)
16. FBI Denver Launches Spanish-Language Twitter Account — FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
17. $522,000 verdict for CU athlete run over by Denver cop (FOX 31 Denver)
18. Denver police officer sued in texting-and-driving crash (FOX 31 Denver)
19. Hit-and-run driver plows into 2 at Aurora bus stop (FOX 31 Denver)
20. Next with Kyle Clark full show (1/24/23) | 9news.com (9News.com KUSA)
21. Survey of Colorado's largest teacher union shows challenges include politics, safety (9News.com KUSA)
22. Denver homicide rates among nation’s highest: report (FOX 31 Denver)
23. Pirate: Contemporary Art hosting “Remnants as Memory”, Brett Matarazzo's solo show | YourHub (The Denver Post)
24. Denver considering extending length of donation site for recent migrants from the southern border (9News.com KUSA)
25. Hold on to your pets: Coyotes aggressive during mating season (FOX 31 Denver)
26. Denver weather: Spotty snow chances on Wednesday (FOX 31 Denver)
27. Gymshark to cut jobs, cease most operations at US headquarters in Denver (The Business Journals)
28. Eat at These 10 Denver Restaurants for Under $10| (5280 | The Denver Magazine)
29. Wheat Ridge traffic stop for expired tags leads to drug find, stolen gun seized (The Denver Post)
30. Expanded preschool program received 12,000 applications | Canyoncourier.com (Canyon Courier)

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Today in Denver:

From my notebook:

• Denver Botanic Gardens: "Snowy scenes from Chatfield Farms. [ID: 1. Sunrise shining on red barn. Snow-covered bushes and ground are in the foreground. 2. Little hats of snow sit atop dried flower heads, standing tall in front of a detail of the red barn and wind..." (Denver Botanic Gardens via Facebook)
• Denver Center for the Performing Arts: "The wait is over, Denver. Happy Opening to the first national tour of Harper Lee’s @To Kill A Mockingbird Bway! See you at The Buell! 🪶 📸: Julieta Cervantes" (Denver Center for the Performing Arts via Facebook)
• Denver Police Department: "JURY FINDS 17YO ZALYNNDA KASSOGUE'S KILLER GUILTY Seventeen-year-old Zalynnda Kassogue sat in her red jeep in the early evening of December 21, 2017, when she was shot and killed in Denver’s Green Valley Ranch neighborhood. Today, Shamil..." (Denver Police Department via Facebook)
• Denver Police Department: "REMEMBERING OFC. GISIN On Tuesday, January 24, 1893, Denver Police Officer Gustave Gisin was attempting to negotiate with a suspect who appeared to be under the influence of alcohol and was threatening to shoot workers at a factory. Duri..." (Denver Police Department via Facebook)
• Denver Museum of Nature & Science: "The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is hosting Home School Day! Admission is free, and you can purchase add-on experiences to your visit at a reduced rate. Add-on experiences include one of our theater spaces, the Infinity Theater or t..." (Denver Museum of Nature & Science via Facebook)
• Denver Public Schools: "Students at Cole Arts & Science Academy are excited to make some new friends this year!❤️ With an increase in migrant arrivals to Denver, we are ready help these new students learn and feel at home with our excellent multilingual educati..." (Denver Public Schools via Facebook)
• Denver Police Department: "NEW TRANSPARENCY & PERFORMANCE DATA DASHBOARDS In keeping with your Denver Police Department’s (DPD) mission statement and Chief Ron Thomas’ priority of increasing public trust, DPD is sharing public access to an open data and performanc..." (Denver Police Department via Facebook)
• Denver Public Schools: "It's #educationday!📚 Education is a human right that should be available to every person, and that's why we believe educational equity is our collective responsibility. Today, we are reflecting on the importance of learning and celebrat..." (Denver Public Schools via Facebook)
• Denver Discovery School: "Another reminder to join us next week at Chipotle from 4-8pm for our DDS Spirit Night!🌯🥗" (Denver Discovery School via Facebook)
• Deputy Mark Bybee, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office: "Law Enforcement Authority Report. - Each quarter Sheriff Marinelli presents the Law Enforcement Authority Report to the Board of County Commissioners at Jefferson County Colorado Government. The report includes Sheriff’s Office events, n..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Berkeley-Regis: "Missing Package, by any chance did someone receive a package from Dr. - Harvey's Dog supplies. Would be a Golden Ct address, Saying it was delivered but..... Yes We know it could have been stolen. if stolen hope the person needed specia..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Platt Park: "Hello - I am looking to have my cabinets painted. - If anyone has done this, what did you spend on this project? I just want the color updated and I want it to look professional and also have new hardware put on. Is there anyone who d..." (Nextdoor)
• Community Relations, City of Commerce City: "Bison Grill Closure - 1/24 - The Bison Grill will close at 4 p.m. this evening for the City Legislative Dinner with State and Federal Legislature members. Normal operating hours will resume on Wed. 1/25." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Congress Park: "Thank you to the 3 gentlemen who helped me with the situation on the man screaming songs all day and night in our quiet neighborhood! - Without you the Police would NOT have shown up. They ignored me when I called 2 weeks ago! Thanks fo..." (Nextdoor)
• Press Information Officer Julie Browman, Adams County Fire Rescue: "FREE HANDS ONLY CPR AND STOP THE BLEED CLASS! - FREE HANDS ONLY CPR AND STOP THE BLEED CLASS! Join us on Saturday, February 11th at Station 11 from 10am-12pm to learn these valuable life-saving skills. Seats are limited! Call 720-826-2..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Capitol Hill SW: "The fact that I have to wake up to crack heads outside my window every morning and thats completely fine with the police but the second I’ve been parked outside MY apartment for over 2 hours I get a ticket. - Get your priorities straight..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Rosedale: "Hi - I just had someone from Facebook marketplace come and buy my dining table and I didn’t notice until they were gone but they created a significant scratch on my hardwood. - Does anyone have recommendations of how to fix or someone wh..." (Nextdoor)
• Public Information Officer Cheri Spottke, Westminster Police Department: "Coytoes - In the City of Westminster, coyotes have adapted well to urban life and can be seen at any time of the day, but are more active from dusk through dawn. The City of Westminster does not trap or remove coyotes from the area and ..." (Nextdoor)
• Digital Communications Specialist Jeannie Wallace, Arapahoe County: "Important notice: SNAP emergency allotments ending - All Coloradans who receive SNAP benefits will see a reduction in their monthly benefit amount after February. The temporary additional benefit amounts (emergency allotments) that were ..." (Nextdoor)
• Digital Communication Specialist Jeannie Wallace, Arapahoe County Public Health: "Important notice: SNAP emergency allotments ending - All Coloradans who receive SNAP benefits will see a reduction in their monthly benefit amount after February. The temporary additional benefit amounts (emergency allotments) that were ..." (Nextdoor)
• Community Relations, City of Commerce City: "E. 72nd Ave. closed from Birch St. to Colorado Blvd. starting Jan. 25 - Starting Wednesday, January 25, there will be a full road closure on E. 72nd Ave. from Birch St. to Colorado Blvd. while Xcel Energy completes a gas service renewal...." (Nextdoor)
• Community Relations, City of Commerce City: "Get involved with your community as a member of the Environmental Policy Advisory Committee (EPAC)! - If approved, you'll get to recommend ways to improve our environmental quality 🌲 Learn more at c3gov.com/Boards and submit your appli..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Platt Park: "Saw a car ahead of me throw a laptop out of the window. - By the time I realized it was likely a stolen car and/or stolen goods situation, the car was gone. The laptop has a broken screen, but is now at the district 3 Denver police stati..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Cole: "Sending out a big Happy Birthday wish to our dear neighbor & good friend Kim Young! - Come on friends & post some good stuff for her🎉🎉🎉🎉" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, East Colfax: "Any one know what's going on at Colfax and Xanthia? - A big police presence and AirOne is flying around the area." (Nextdoor)
• Community Relations, City of Commerce City: "E. 88th Ave. lane shift between Ulster St. and Hwy 2 starts 1/25 - Starting tomorrow, Jan. 25, a daily lane shift will be in place on E. 88th Ave. between Ulster St. and Hwy 2 while Comcast completes boring work for new lines. Work will ..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Fairview: "Have you seen me? - His name is Johnny he got out yesterday afternoon 1/23 around 80th and Crestview Ln, Denver. He has a fluffy tail and is friendly." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, West Colfax: "Looking to rent our SWEET 3br/5ba house. - Hi neighbors. We’re relocating to Pitkin County for work and need to rent our house out ASAP. Ideally seeking renters who are interested in a fully furnished home. We can be flexible on monthly ..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Mar Lee: "About 5 minutes ago I heard the weirdest/strange loud noise in my front yard or street… Bear or mountain lion? - Not kidding." (Nextdoor)

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— Celeste "Pirate Queen" Wetzel

About me: The original Pirate Queen and QA engineer for Patch. Did you know that this week I have worked at least two fourteen hour days? This sprint has been nuts and the engineering team has been keeping me hopping non-stop. I'm exhausted and very close to needing a vacation.

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