Things to do in Denver this weekend, March 5-7

Hey it's March again!

These five people will help select Denver’s next police and sheriff watchdog

Mayor Hancock chose two of them and will decide who to nominate — but Denver City Council must approve.

Denver will open three more city-sponsored vaccination sites next week

Mayor Michael Hancock is optimistic about where the city is headed, but cautioned the pandemic isn't over.

Wheelchair Sports Camp MC Kalyn Heffernan wrote the song of the pandemic four years ago

She's a mess, she's depressed, but the one-time mayoral candidate is doing OK.

Denver is trying to produce ‘handshakes’ between people, cars and traffic signals

Not literal handshakes. That's not really a thing anymore.

DIA wants $40 million in upgrades to its elevators, escalators and those things that help you move faster through terminals

The money will come from the airport's own billion-dollar bond program, which is also paying for the Great Hall project.

It’s prime rib night at the local municipal golf course

We're food reviewers now.

Denver Public Library will reopen nine branches on March 9

It's part of DPL's phased reopening after being mostly closed during the pandemic.

You’ll have another 450 acres of prime Colorado real estate to frolic on when Denver adds its newest mountain park

Denver City Council approved the donation of Axton Ranch to the city. The ranch sits in Jefferson and Gilpin counties.

One block in Denver’s COVID economy: The largely Latinx Westwood got help late in the pandemic, but businesses are holding strong

Four of ten business owners we spoke to didn't receive any emergency grants or loans during the pandemic.

How Denver’s city elections might change

Officials and the public are weighing a change to how votes are counted and when the election happens.

How can Denver recognize its once-thriving Chinatown?

Residents want to provide more accurate context about the city's Asian-American history, which could mean adding historic markers in LoDo, where Denver's Chinatown once flourished.

Things to do in Denver this weekend, Feb. 26-28

The return of (some) in-person events.

Denver’s music venues, libraries, rec centers: Here’s what we know about what’s opening when

The state is considering changes that would allow venues to open at larger capacity this spring.

The Broadway bike ‘superhighway’ might be done sometime in 2023?

Eight years after it started.

The city is considering funding an apartment complex that would offer services to unhoused people who have brain injuries

The 72-unit complex would be built on East Colfax Avenue.

A pretty big tree comes down in Cherry Creek

The dance between urban growth and urban nature continues, with tears and fancy furniture cutting in.

Aurora police chief said trust between cops and residents is broken but declined to comment on punishment for officers involved in Elijah McClain’s death

Wilson and other city officials responded to an independent report blasting APD's actions in the Elijah McClain case.

How the CRUSH investigation came together, and why we reported it

A behind-the-curtain look at Denverite’s months-long investigation into CRUSH founder Robin Munro.

Police will continue to patrol homeless sweeps, but Mayor Hancock wants civilians to play a larger role

The administration also wants to divert non-emergency 911 calls about homelessness to civilian workers.