Author: Alexander Edwards
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Broncos players appear in Colorado Ballet performance of “The Nutcracker”
Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton and kicker Will Lutz traded gridiron for grand jetés last Sunday night, stepping onto the Ellie Caulkins Opera House stage to join the Colorado Ballet’s presentation of The Nutcracker. The players participated in the Arabian dance sequence from the popular holiday ballet, albeit in minor roles. When the pair took a…
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ASO Tweet on Fire
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The fire is now out and residents have been allowed to return home. Fire investigators say the cause of the fire was accidental. There was no damage to any other structures. The loss is estimated at more than $1M. pic.twitter.com/quzRqe7ZDX — Arapahoe Sheriff (@ArapahoeSO) November 29, 2024
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Ordinance 308: Denver voters reject ban of fur products
Denver voters have rejected a proposal to prohibit the manufacture, sale, distribution, and display of fur products in the city, the unofficial tally on Tuesday night showed. The proposal was trailing by 15.5 points, with 42.1% of voters supporting it and 57.9% in opposition, according to the latest results posted on the Denver Clerk &…
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Voters favor sales tax hike for Denver Health — but not for affordable housing
Denver voters are split on two sales tax measures that would raise $100 million for housing and earmark $70 million to help fund the city’s safety net health care system. The sales tax for Denver Health, the city’s safety net hospital system, was more palatable for voters, with the unofficial results showing a 12-point lead in…
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Denver voters reject slaughterhouse ban, saving state’s largest lamb meat processing plant
Denver voters rejected the proposal to shut down the city’s only slaughterhouse. The results on Tuesday night showed voters resoundingly defeating the measure, which was losing by about 40 points. Only about 35.6% of Denver voters supported it, compared to the 64.4% who voted against it, according to the latest tally. “I can’t tell you how…
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Denver council votes down proposed amendments to 2025 budget, final vote next week
Following a multi-hour Denver City Council hearing, Mayor Mike Johnston’s proposed 2025 budget did not change Monday night. While Councilmembers Sarah Parady, Shontel Lewis and Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez collectively sought 12 amendments, none were approved. Four were withdrawn. An amendment brought forward by Parady sought to move the Street Engagement Team (SET) — the city’s camping ban…
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Amendment to cut Denver police budget by $3.2M fails
A proposed amendment to Denver’s 2025 budget reducing the police budget by $3.2 million, eliminating one of three cadet classes for next year, failed after councilmembers said reducing the police pipeline would do little to improve public safety in the city. The amendment was proposed by Councilmember Sarah Parady. Reducing the academy’s cadet classes would…
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Lockheed Martin calls on 1,200 goats to help mitigate wildfire risk at Littleton campus
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Goats offer a cost effective way to increase wildfire preparedness and resilience along Colorado’s foothills.
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Denver Public Library’s central branch to reopen Sunday after multi-year renovation
The Central Library off 14th Avenue and Broadway has been closed, on and off, since 2020.
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Colorado awarded $66M to improve rail safety
Colorado has been awarded $66.4 million in grant funding to improve the safety of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) rail line north of Denver. The state matched the grant with $28 million made available by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The money, totaling over $94 million, is designed to pay for crossing improvements…