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  • Steven Bonifazi

    Friday Roundup: Top, local stories from the Mile High City

    2022-05-13

    By Steven Bonifazi / NewsBreak Denver

    (DENVER, Colo.) Hello and welcome to another Friday edition of the Denver Daily Roundup.

    Cheers to those who made it through the workweek. Hopefully, everyone has some exciting things planned for this weekend.

    Denver is set to see more critical fire weather conditions, with a red flag warning in effect from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday due to dry and breezy conditions. However, Saturday and Sunday's weather forecasts call for sunny skies and temperatures above 80.

    Let's take a closer look at some of the top stories from the NewsBreak Denver team you should know more about this Friday:

    1. Denver helps digitally-challenged residents get online

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    The City of Denver has created four full-time "digital navigators" to aid the digitally disadvantaged get online and search the internet.

    NewsBreak Denver's David Heitz reported the four positions will receive $150,000 through the American Rescue Plan Act. The program would focus on areas with people who do not have a computer at home or have one but do not have internet access.

    Libraries navigators will be at on rotating days of the week:

    • Athmar Park 
    • Bear Valley 
    • Hadley 
    • Hampden 
    • Montbello 
    • Pauline Robinson 
    • Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales 
    • Ross-Barnum 
    • Schlessman Family 
    • Valdez-Perry

    2. Newly formed Colorado company sells Willie Nelson’s cannabis products

    A newly formed cannabis company merged with two Colorado cannabis companies sells Country music superstar Willie Nelson's cannabis products.

    Long Play, a merger between GCH Inc., the overseer of Willie's Reserve brand and Willie's Remedy hemp brand, and Pure Greens, which operates seven retail stores and holds cultivation and manufacturing licenses, according to NewsBreak Denver's Margaret Jackson. Long Play's assets and brands:

    • Global cannabis rights with musicians Nelson, Nathaniel Rateliff and The Nightsweats, Margo Price and the estate of Tom Petty 
    • National brand distribution in seven states and increasing
    • Seven Colorado retail stores
    • 700 national wholesale accounts

    3. Use these TSA tips to beat long summer security lines at DIA

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    Ahead of the busy summer travel season, TSA officials say travelers should allow extra time to get checked in and through security.(Denver International Airport)

    The Transportation Security Administration announced ahead of the summer travel season that it anticipates passenger traffic to possibly exceed those of 2019 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

    Lines are already starting to get long despite the busy summer travel season not underway yet, NewsBreak Denver Brittany Anas reported. Five tips to get through security faster:

    • Pack smart with empty bags: Travelers who pack with empty bags are less likely to bring in prohibited items, according to TSA.
    • Arrive early: Give yourself enough time to check-in, get your bags checked and go through security screening.
    • Enroll in TSA PreCheck: Avoid removing shoes, belts, liquids, food, laptops and light jackets at the TSA checkpoint.
    • Enroll in CLEAR: Expedite security lines and speed up the travel document check process with a CLEAR membership.
    • Check DIA security wait times: See which lines are moving fast and the average wait times to get through security screenings.

    4. Grab a shovel and get ready for Denver's free 2022 Mulch Giveaway this Saturday

    Denver's annual Mulch Giveaway returns from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday to offer residents a chance to save on landscaping with free mulch.

    Denverites must bring their own shovels and bags or containers for digging, loading and transporting mulch. Free Dig-Your-Own Mulch sites:

    • Bear Creek Park (South of Dartmouth Ave. on Raleigh St.)
    • Havana Nursery (10450 Smith Rd.)
    • Sloan’s Lake Park (Boat ramp parking lot on Byron Pl.)
    • Veterans Park (Iowa Ave. and Vine St.)

    Denver metro housing listings

    • 10150 E Virginia Ave., Unit 19-108, Denver, 80247: $269,900, $1,577 estimated monthly. Condominium. 2 beds, 2 baths, 943 sq. feet. Find more information here.
    • 10150 E Virginia Ave., Unit 3-303, Denver, 80247: $309,900, no monthly estimate listed. Condominium. 2 beds, 2 baths, 943 sq. feet. Find more information here.
    • 22 Bryant Way, Denver, CO 80219: $424,900, $2,172 estimated monthly. Single-family. 3 beds, 2 baths, 1,426 sq. feet. Find more information here.
    • 1665 W 113th Ave., Westminster, 80234: $599,900, $3,062 estimated monthly. Single-family. 4 beds, 4 baths, 3,561 sq. feet. Find more information here.
    • 8851 W Layton Ave., Denver, 80123: $649,998, $3,145 estimated monthly. Single-family. 4 beds, 3 baths, 3,499 sq. feet. Find more information here.
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