Denver in 5 minutes: What you need to know today, Aug. 10
A round-up of all the news Denverite’s need to know for the day.
Politics:
Internal emails reveal what really happened in that elevator Donald Trump got stuck in Colorado Springs (7)
Colorado is one of the 11 states Clinton and Trump have marked on their road maps to the White House. So far they’ve visited us three times since the conventions ended.
Outside
Colorado’s new rain barrel law takes effect today. What will you do with all your rain first? (CPR)
Make the most out of our state treasures. Here’s a two-minute guide to Colorado’s National Parks. (5280)
Business
Authorities are investigating an industrial accident that led to the death of a worker at a warehouse in Denver.
Sports:
Colorado’s Mallory Pugh is now the youngest U.S. women’s player to score an Olympic goal.
The Rockies’ bullpen blew a late lead… again. Colorado’s playoff chances aren’t looking great. (DP)
Entertainment
The small town of Florence will be the main location for a Robert Redford and Jane Fonda Netflix film. (Gazette)
Where exactly is Florence you ask…
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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
