Denver weather forecast for today, March 8: Breezy and 67
Today’s forecast: Partly cloudy throughout the day. A low of 34.25 degrees and a high of 68.11. Data: Dark Sky.
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Today’s forecast: The high hits 67 degrees today with a breezy afternoon. High temperatures should stay in the 60s and 70s through at least next Tuesday. Dangerous potential fire conditions persist on the plains. Data: National Weather Service.
The night sky: “You’ll find a bright waxing gibbous moon shining in front of Cancer the Crab – faintest constellation of the zodiac – on March 8, 2017.”

Denverites will vote in 2024 on prohibiting the sale of fur and closing slaughterhouses in the city
It's unclear how many fur shops would be affected and workers affected by slaughterhouse closings would receive workforce training and other help.

Denver’s Department of Housing Stability now has a permanent director: Jamie Rife
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Pro-Palestinian protesters take over Denver City Council meeting ahead of national pro-Israel conference
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Denver weighs raising temperature threshold for opening warming centers and stopping sweeps
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Denver’s Parade of Lights will close a lot of downtown on Saturday. Here’s a map of streets to avoid
For parade-goers, expect a chilly, mostly sunny day.

How to spend a day on Tennyson Street
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Gobble gobble.

Councilmember Stacie Gilmore resigns as homeless committee chair, frustrated by Mayor Mike Johnston’s homelessness response
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Hotel site is Denver’s newest proposal to house people experiencing homelessness
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