Denver in 5 minutes: What you need to know today, Aug. 17
Let’s get straight to it: The A Line was late again, Denver continues to argue homelessness and the Aurora motel voyeur is still weird.
Transportation: Glitches at road crossings were slowing down the train to the plane this morning. Delays were down to 10 minutes by 8:30 a.m. (Denverite)
Also, Magic Johnson may be personally involved in getting the main DIA terminal redesigned. (DP)
Sports: Jenny Simpson took home an Olympic bronze last night, the second for a Boulder runner this year. (Denverite)
Business: A business that sold coffee under the Marley name reportedly is falling apart amid a legal dispute. (DBJ)
Homelessness: We’ll hear more today about the security plan for the 16th Street Mall. (9News)
A lawyer is looking for people to sue Denver over its “sweeps” of homeless people. (Denverite)
Environment: Xcel Energy is considering a change that could make electric bills vary by the hour. It’s part of a big, complicated plan that could shape the future of renewables in Colorado. (Denverite)
Crime: Denver police say an officer shot a suspected carjacker yesterday. The man reportedly was fleeing a vehicle and had just taken out a gun. (Denverite)
Creepers: Here’s another strange story about Gerald Foos, the man who said he spied on his own motel in Aurora. (Westword)
Film on the Rocks is rolling back to Red Rocks. Here’s what you can watch and when.
Zaidy’s Deli will reopen at a new Holly and Leetsdale location after closing in Cherry Creek last year
Denver also stops use of vaccine from Johnson & Johnson
As the need grows for shelters for minors experiencing homelessness, Denver chips in money for services
Airbnb is cracking down on Fourth of July one-night stays to prevent partying in the pandemic
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
