Author: Deborah Grigsby
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News Nuggets: City Juneteenth closures, Denver Health among best in maternity care
Most city agencies and offices will close June 19 in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. Agencies that operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week — including Denver International Airport — and sworn members of the Denver Sheriff, Police and Fire departments and other emergency responders will remain on duty and available. Denver Health…
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Supersonic jet maker says engines can power data centers, but weighs Colorado exit
Many expect data centers to consume far more power than the current electrical grid can ever deliver. But Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Denver-based jet maker Boom Supersonic, argues that “supersonic tech can fix that.” Even so, Colorado and Denver’s increasingly restrictive data center regulations could prompt the aerospace company to pull chocks and…
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News Nuggets: Shred-A-Thon, bookmobiles and voting system testing
The Denver Police Department will host a community Shred-A-Thon from 8 – 11 a.m. June 13 at 1601 Park Ave. The annual event, in partnership with Metro Denver Crime Stoppers, Iron Mountain and Shred It, offers residents a professional and secure way to dispose of old tax records, bank statements, medical paperwork and other confidential…
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Tapped: Is water a problem for data centers in Colorado?
Editor‘s Note: The Denver metro region sits at the center of one of the American West’s most complex and consequential water challenges. This series examines the interconnected systems that determine how the region secures, stores, and conserves its water while navigating the competing demands of fast‑growing urban communities and the increasingly unpredictable mountain snowpack that…
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Tapped: Denver residents face hotter, costlier summer under new drought rules
Editor’s note: The Denver metro region sits at the center of one of the American West’s most complex and consequential water challenges. This series examines the interconnected systems that determine how the region secures, stores, and conserves its water while navigating the competing demands of fast‑growing urban communities and the increasingly unpredictable mountain snowpack that…
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News Nuggets: e-bikes, blue-green algae and a marriage marathon
Denver’s e-bike rebate program is back, returning for its second release in 2026 at 11 a.m. July 7. The popular voucher program is a point-of-sale rebate applied to the price of an e-bike or e-cargo bike from a participating bike shop. The rebate is deducted from the bike’s price at the time of purchase, meaning…
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Denver halts new data centers for 12 months
Denver just slammed on the brakes on new data centers Monday after members of the Denver City Council voted unanimously to impose a one-year moratorium on permits and site development plan applications for data centers as the proposed primary use. Close to 60 individuals signed up for the required public hearing preceding the vote. The moratorium will…
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Data centers, Rossonian Hotel on Denver City Council agenda
On Monday, the Denver City Council will consider a wide-ranging agenda addressing how the city will manage growth, preserve affordable housing to regulating data center development. The most notable agenda item is the scheduled public hearing on a proposed one-year moratorium on data centers. Council Bill 26-0431, if approved, would halt the acceptance and processing…
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News Nuggets: Denver lands rare LEED Platinum distinction
Denver has earned the LEED for Cities Platinum certification, becoming one of only eight cities worldwide to garner the distinction, according to an announcement from the Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency. “Denver is leading the way in clean energy and resilience,” Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said in a news release. “This recognition reflects…
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Colorado Cost of Living: Moving closer to downtown Denver
As the mid-morning sun spills through a small window in Elizabeth Nagle’s small Denver apartment, her 12-year-old dog, Freya, gnaws intently on a small toy rabbit. On her table sits a retro, portable record player and a plate of small French pastries. Plastic moving boxes tucked in various corners of her living room quietly hint…