Elsewhere: Sacramento is selling the naming rights to their light rail stations
A trainyard before the Denver skyline. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
How would you like to ride to the University of Colorado stop on the University of Colorado A Line? Probably not going to happen, but I like imagining it.
Sacramento could soon have corporate names on their light rail stations, reports Next City. The system hasn’t even sold advertising in stations or on train cars, but the hope is that with any sales, the system can fund upgrades.
While it seems disorienting to me to just go to, say Coca Cola station, other cities have already done this:
“In Minneapolis, U.S. Bank paid $300,000 for the naming rights to the station closest to U.S. Bank Stadium where the Minnesota Vikings play. Philadelphia sports fans heading to a pro game via a SEPTA train get off at AT&T Station. Tampa’s TECO streetcar is named for the TECO electric company.”
Something may finally be happening with that giant motel at Colfax and Colorado
The Royal Palace Motel's owner filed a certificate of demolition eligibility last week.
A less packed Red Rocks, new ways to resell tickets: What it’s like attending a concert during a pandemic
It looks like live music. It smells live music. But is it really live music? We asked you.
Denver Housing Authority wants to turn a Sun Valley ‘tank farm’ into riverfront parks and homes
Pollution will have to be removed from the defunct Xcel site.
Things to do in Denver this weekend, May 14-16
The Merc, farmers' markets, live music and more!
The rule allowing more unrelated adults to live together may change (again) in November
And you might change it.
Médicos hispanohablantes en Denver luchan contra COVID-19 con su idioma, pero la atención que proporcionan va más allá de sus palabras
“La diversidad significa que tú, como paciente de etnicidad hispana, cuando ves un médico que se parece a ti o habla como tú, sientes mucho más (como que estás) en un entorno acogedor. Y eso es lo que intentamos ofrecer”.
Denver: No masks if you’re vaxxed (or a business requires them)
The city announced new rules Friday.
Former Buffalo Exchange employees file a class action lawsuit over alleged pattern of sexual assault
Plaintiffs say local branch owner Todd Colletti sexually assaulted and harassed them, and that corporate and regional owners aided and abetted his abuse.
Denver’s Muslim community distributed thousands of meals during Ramadan
It was needed aid during a time meant for service.
Robo Mike is not dead
The cyborg of the 16th Street Mall said his insurance agent called to check on him after rumors spread online.
Denver’s Spanish-speaking doctors are fighting COVID-19 with their language skills. Their care goes beyond words.
“Diversity means that you as a patient of Hispanic ethnicity, when you see a doctor that looks like you or talks like you, you feel a lot more (like you’re) in a welcoming environment. And that’s what we try to provide.”
Denver7’s brutalist building on Speer won’t become a city landmark
City Council rejected an application from residents who believed the building had both historic and architectural value.
Loretto Heights rezoning request approved, moving grand reimagining for the campus forward
Construction on the site is already underway.
Remember, you must die: These artists examine taboos like death as a way to appreciate life
Bell Projects' Memento Mori exhibit aims to explore death in a positive way, rather than dwelling on the morbid.
Denver officer remains in critical condition after weekend shooting, suspect arrested
DPD isn't saying much about the condition of the officer.
Denver officials pick Lime and Lyft to run the city’s shared bike and scooter system
Transportation experts hope the streamlined system will continue to decrease driving trips and connect people to buses and trains. Some decision-makers feel protective of the right-of-way and are wary of the private companies.
