Denver in 5 minutes: What you need to know today, Aug. 22
Good morning, campers. Today we’ve got items on the Denver jail, transient campers and a potential change to Denver’s development laws, among lots of other stuff.
Crime & justice:
The Denver sheriff wants to know why people keep walking out of jail at inappropriate times. (DP)
A sheriff’s deputy was suspended for telling a suicidal man to “just die.” (Denver7)
A vehicle slid into pedestrians, killing one, in Aurora. (Denverite)
Denver development:
More and more developers want to build small projects without parking. Some people think that’s a good way to encourage transit, but the Denver City Council’s not so sure. It’s up for discussion tonight. (Denverite)
Politics:
Tim Kaine is in town tomorrow. You might get to meet him. (Denverite)
The ocean:
The Denver Nuggets’ Wilson Chandler caught a couple really, truly giant fish. And then he put them back. (Denverite)
The outdoors:
Nederland’s wildfire turned woodlands homelessness into a huge issue, and now it’s in the New York Times. (via Denverite)
Should mountain biking be allowed on federal wilderness lands? (Denverite)
Oh, and also:
Remember the weekend? We do. Check out these photos.
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
