Denver in 5 minutes: What you need to know today, Aug. 7
Good morning, Sunday people. Here’s what we’re thinking about, reading and doing today in Denver.
What to do today:
It’s the last day of Denver Days, which puts on fun stuff all over the city. Today’s events include August Fest 2016 in Park Hill from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The party’s at 3334 Holly St.
We’ve also got drunken Shakespeare tonight at Thump Coffee Capitol Hill, 7 p.m.
Crime and justice:
We’ve heard a lot of talk this summer about “urban travelers.” This week, we took a deeper look at who exactly these young people are, and why they leave home. Meanwhile, the Denver Police Department will study the potential for racial bias by officers.
Politics:
Colorado has significantly fewer active Republican voters now than it did in 2012. That’s probably not good for Donald Trump. (DP)
Separately, the Post asks whether Republicans are “writing off” their Senate candidate, Darryl Glenn. (DP)
Food:
Torchy’s Tacos opens tomorrow in Greenwood Village, with free tacos and drinks to boot. I hope you like lines.
Sports:
I’m telling you, it’s time to get on the Rockies bandwagon. (They won again last night.)
After a year of furloughs and delays, Colorado Ballet is finally getting back into dancing shape
The Museum of Nature and Science’s arachnid queen now has a trapdoor spider named after her
One of the oldest homes in Northeast Park Hill could be on the chopping block
Maps of toxic hazards show a wash of chemicals over the Denver metro’s north and west edges
Things to do in Denver this weekend, April 9-11
Black Denverites are more likely to be ticketed and arrested than white people in many categories
Denver has 29 public-access bodies of water. Which ones can you swim, kayak or fish in?
Where Denver can — but mostly can’t — add more marijuana dispensaries
DU study: White people and people of color are sometimes prosecuted differently by city attorneys
Denver Fringe Festival will take over part of RiNo this June
Broadway tours will return to the DCPA this year, starting with The Lion King
How Denver is chipping away at the Inverted L: housing and trees edition
Denver police investigate stabbing near Auraria Campus
DPS: Sexual assault claims against board member Tay Anderson will be investigated
Denver Public Library is reopening even more branches
Charges reduced against Elijah McClain protest leaders
We mapped Denver libraries to find out who has the most access to free books
How Denver’s neighborhoods got their shapes
That rule letting more unrelated adults live together now applies to all of Denver
