Denver news in 5 minutes: What you need to know today, Mar. 1

Andrew Kenney

Mar. 01, 2018, 8:16 a.m.

Hi. Today’s news roundup will explain how Denver disciplines its mayor (it doesn’t), the latest on the housing market and, also, weird traffic signals.

Route to the Colorado gold regions, 1864. (Rocky Mountain Gold Mining Co./Western History & Genealogy Dept./Denver Public Library/CG4312.P25 1854 .R6)

Weather:

A high of 52 today and mostly sunny. It’ll be warmer this weekend, but there should be some mountain snow on Sunday. (Denverite)

Harassment allegations:

A city employee could be disciplined or fired if they sent the kind of text messages that Mayor Michael Hancock sent to a police officer in 2012. Those rules don’t apply to the mayor, though. (Denverite)

Rep. Steve Lebsock could become the second state lawmaker in the U.S. to be expelled for harassment allegations since the #MeToo movement gained momentum. The debate starts today. (CPR)

Development:

Denver home prices are still rising, but the rate of growth is slowing. (CPR)

Three-hundred more apartments are proposed for Denargo Market at the edge of the River North district. (BusinessDen)

Denver is the No. 4 bet for Amazon HQ2, according to a Zillow survey of economists. Atlanta, Northern Virginia and Austin rank higher. (Denver Business Journal)

Beer & weed:

“The traditional way of measuring bitterness is not relevant, or accurate, or even useful,” said Neil Fisher, the head brewer and owner at WeldWerks Brewing. (The Know)

Apparently, this Texas college baseball coach won’t consider any Colorado recruits because of legal weed. (ABC)

The leaders of the Denver cannabis church were charged with open consumption misdemeanors after a police sting of their 4/20 celebration. Their day in court ended in a mistrial in part because two jurors liked legal weed too much. It doesn’t help that “open and public consumption” still hasn’t been defined. (What a time to be alive.) The case could return in July. Alex Pasquariello reports. (The Cannabist)

Politics:

Seven candidates for governor will answer questions from Colorado students at a forum on mental health next month. (Chalkbeat)

Trivia:

Why does Denver have traffic lights in spots where there’s no intersection? You asked, so Allan got answers for you. (Denverite)

Celia Leal, who usually works for Denver Human Services but has been posted here, in the city's second emergency shelter, helps two men who recently arrived from the U.S. southern border arrange transport out of the city. Jan. 6, 2023.

Shelters need help as the city looks to hire 150 people Friday to support migrant operations

Help wanted: At a hiring event this Friday, Denverites can get onboarded to start work by the end of the week.

A Northeast Park Hill home for sale on January 5, 2022.

Home sales dropped around Denver in November as high interest rates kept buyers away

The housing market typically slows during winter, but sales were down even more this year.

Mariano Valle drags a steer by its tail during a coleadero event in Strasburg, on Colorado's eastern plains. Nov. 4, 2023.

The next generation of Mexican Cowboys: Colorado youth are embracing the legacy of Charrería

“We call ourselves charros. That’s what we are.”

This plot of land at 2301 S. Santa Fe Dr. will soon host more than 100 tiny homes for Mayor Mike Johnston's House1000 plan.

The Santa Fe Drive micro community in the Overland neighborhood is moving forward after some concessions

Denver City Council approved a contract for the site that includes 60 units, down from 150 originally planned by Mayor Mike Johnston's office.

A rendering of La Musidora at Denver Art Museum. (Courtesy Denver Art Museum)

What happened to the musical rocking chairs outside the Denver Art Museum?

Where’d the multi-colored musical chairs go? We asked the museum and got an answer.

Protesters make noise as they march past the downtown Hyatt Regency, where many attendees of Jewish National Fund's annual Global Conference for Israel are staying. Dec. 2, 2023.

Four days of a conference for Israel, four days of protests for Palestinians: Here’s what we saw

Pro-Palestinian protestors marched, chanted and blocked streets this weekend as the Jewish National Fund USA's Global Conference for Israel was held.

A statue of César Chávez at Berkeley's César Chávez
Park. Nov. 25, 2023.

Street Week: Tennyson

How César Chávez Park got its name

The park on Tennyson Street in Denver had a long history before it was dedicated to the Labor Rights activist.

Members of the Denver-Boulder Jewish Voice for Peace sit in a circle, arms bound together, to shut down the intersection of Speer Boulevard and Champa Street in protest of the Jewish National Fund's annual Global Conference for Israel happening across the street in Denver, on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023.

Over a dozen arrested as pro-Palestinian protesters shut down Speer Blvd.

Protesters rallied against the Jewish National Fund’s Global Conference for Israel, which has been taking place in Denver since Thursday.

City outreach workers canvass an encampment on 16th Avenue in North Capitol Hill as they give out trash bags and try to connect people with housing. Aug. 8, 2023.

Denver says it plans to close two encampments and house around 200 people living in them

If the unhoused accept the offer and stay in housing for two full weeks, the mayor's House1000 goal would be about halfway met.

The seasonal skating rink off the 16th Street Mall on a relatively warm Saturday. Jan. 4, 2020.

Things to do in Denver this weekend, Dec. 1-3

Ice skating, Jonathan Van Ness and ways to get into the holiday spirit!

Elk meat exits a grinder in the Meat Cleaver's Tennyson Street game processing center. Nov. 22, 2023.

Street Week: Tennyson

Hunters are flocking to Colorado. Tennyson Street’s Meat Cleaver is ready to help them prep dinner

"This is 2,000 square feet, and about a herd of 500 deer are in here."

Eforce Electric Bikes owner Eric Guetterman in his Tennyson Street shop. Nov. 26, 2023.

Street Week: Tennyson

Here’s how e-bike rebates have shaped one shop on Tennyson Street

Sales have grown by “gobs and gobs.”

Arapaho County Sheriff deputies stand inside the Colorado Convention Center during the Jewish National Fund's annual Global Conference for Israel, as anti-zionist protesters demonstrate outside. Nov. 30, 2023.

Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked Denver streets and rallied as the Jewish National Fund USA’s global conference kicked off

Demonstrations are expected to continue through the weekend as the Zionist organization hosts one of its largest U.S. gatherings in the Mile High City.

People who had to leave the city's emergency cold-weather shelter at the Denver Coliseum, after it closed at 7 a.m., board the last bus back towards downtown. Nov. 25, 2023.

Expecting temperatures in the low 20s, Denver will activate emergency overnight shelters

Weather forecasters predict Thursday and Friday night will hit the low 20s with possible snow.

The Denver Post's old headquarters on Colfax Avenue. Nov 30, 2023.

Denver City Council will vote on buying the old Denver Post building for almost $90 million

The building will host a variety of legal services staff.

Gov. Jared Polis welcomes the Jewish National Fund's annual Global Conference for Israel during their opening plenary at the Colorado Convention Center. Nov. 30, 2023.

The Jewish National Fund USA’s Denver conference and the protests around it, explained

The event, scheduled to begin Thursday, has become a focal point in recent weeks for local reactions to the Israel-Hamas war.

Kristen Prolic (left to right), Erin Lynne and Jordan Hayes slay at karaoke on a Saturday night at Tennyson Street's Berkeley Inn. Nov. 18, 2023.

Street Week: Tennyson

Berkeley Inn just wants to be your neighborhood bar

The second longest-running business on Tennyson is never short of cold ones, karaoke and welcoming vibes.

Inside the historic Elitch Theatre in West Highland. Oct. 26, 2023.

Street Week: Tennyson

It’s been three decades since live shows played the Historic Elitch Theatre. Could the curtain rise again next summer?

The 130-year-old building has survived flooding, a changing northside, and a family of foxes collecting creepy dolls.

Lisa Calderón speaks to press about her first Latino Scorecard for Mayor Mike Johnston, in which she have the city a D grade according to her group's rubric of issues and recommendations. Nov. 29, 2023.

Latino community group gives new Denver mayor low marks after four months in office

The score is based on ratings given across categories, such as: economic justice, education equity, leadership culture, public safety, gentrification and displacement, and immigration.

2277 S. Tennyson St. in Harvey Park. Nov. 17, 2023.

Street Week: Tennyson

Tennyson Street is home to a ‘French country manor,’ the birthplace of Harvey Park

2277 S. Tennyson St. was surrounded by open fields before they transformed into the eponymous neighborhood.

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Route to the Colorado gold regions, 1864. (Rocky Mountain Gold Mining Co./Western History & Genealogy Dept./Denver Public Library/CG4312.P25 1854 .R6)

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Development:

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Politics:

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