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Denver metro’s housing market is a bit ‘unpredictable,’ June report shows
For the first half of 2024, it seemed like the Denver area’s housing market was beginning to bounce back to its regular cycle despite higher interest rates. As sellers became more comfortable putting homes on the market, according to the June Market Trends report from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors, buyers are still taking their time. Because of that, the month was "unpredictable," DMAR said in a statement.
DIA, event organizers paid for Mayor Mike Johnston's trips to Paris, Ireland
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has been hopscotching to European cities practically free of charge, his office confirmed. Event organizers picked up Johnston's expenses for his trip to France, while Denver International Airport paid for his trip to Ireland. Because organizers paid for much of those expenses, it's not clear what...
Colorado dairy employee tests positive for avian flu; health officials say risk to the public is low
A dairy farm employee in northeast Colorado has tested positive for a human case of the avian flu associated with a multi-state virus outbreak among dairy cattle. State health officials characterized the case as “mild,” posing a low risk for the public. “Our partnership with the Colorado Department of Agriculture has been crucial in disseminating information to dairy farmers across the state,” Jill Hunsaker Ryan, executive director of the Colorado...
Iconic Herman's Hideaway concert venue will become a Latin dance club
One letter at a time, the 62-year history of Herman’s Hideaway was being erased on Wednesday. In reverse order, a lone painter on a tall ladder was covering the familiar, gigantic white-on-blue letters that long covered the iconic concert venue's west-facing exterior wall. First the S, then the N that end the word HERMAN'S. By 5 o'clock, only the HER remained. Soon the newly all-white brick facade will adorn a...
Celebrities descend on Colorado for 2024 Fan Expo convention
DENVER — Colorado's biggest pop culture celebration is back this weekend. Fan Expo Denver runs from Thursday to Sunday at the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver. Fans will be able to meet, get autographs and take photos with celebrities, animation voice actors, comic creators, authors and cosplayers. Hundreds of figures of film, television, animation,...
Bad actor: Burglar breaks into Elitch Theatre through its roof
Preservationists very much want Denverites to return to the long-shuttered Elitch Theatre. But not just yet, and not by kicking in the door at the very top of the 133-year-old theater’s roof. One or more suspects broke into the building at West 38th Avenue and Vrain Street in northwest...
Drive or ride train up Pikes Peak for rare sunrise opening
It's not often one can catch the sunrise atop Pikes Peak via road or railway. That chance is coming up July 21. Pikes Peak Highway's gateway will open at 4:30 a.m. that Sunday. A ride on The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway is set to depart at that time as well.
Coloradans urged to protect themselves against West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes
Public health officials are advising anyone planning on celebrating Fourth of July outdoors that millions of the genus of mosquito, known as Culex, which carries West Nile virus are stealth and hungry. The first person hospitalized with neurological symptoms for the 2024 season was infected in Arapahoe County, according to...
Xcel seeking $1.82 billion wildfire mitigation program expansion
Xcel Energy is proposing a $1.85 billion program to continue and expand its wildfire mitigation program through 2027. It will ultimately cost the average residential customer about $8.88 per month by January 1, 2025. The bill increases will be incremental based on the progress Xcel makes with the program, and the amounts will change as part of the company’s quarterly cost adjustment filings with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, according to Robert Kenney, president of Xcel Energy Colorado.
Denver area events for July 3
— Indy Eve — With night market, family zone, DJs, Colorado Symphony Brass & Percussion Ensemble, light shows and drone show, 5-10 p.m., Civic Center Park, Denver; civiccenterpark.org/indy-eve-at-civic-center-park. — Red, White & You — Fun-filled patriotic community event, 5-10 p.m., Clement Park, 7306 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton; ifoothills.org/events/red-white-and-you. Independence...
Five Colorado Buffaloes women's golfers named WGCA All-Americans | Colorado Sunshine
Five Colorado women’s golfers were named to the 2023-24 Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American scholar team. CU grads Sabrina Iqbal and Lauren Waxer-Gooding were joined by rising senior Maria Eidhagen Harrouch, rising junior Morgan Miller and rising sophomore Francesca Sumcad on the squad. To be named an...
EDITORIAL: Overprotecting our public lands
Colorado’s western frontier is the latest ground zero in the nation’s unending standoff over public lands. And as is often the case, a bid to “protect” the lands in contention could do more harm than good. The Gazette reported this week that a group with the...
Brenton Doyle shakes foul pole behind rattled bullpen in Rockies blown lead to Brewers
The left-field foul pole didn't stand a chance Tuesday. Rockies center fielder Brenton Doyle rattled the netting of it and doubled later to deliver for the Rockies but his bullpen didn’t hold the lead in a 4-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. A win would’ve inched them closer to clinching their first series win since May 27-29 against the Cleveland Guardians but relievers Nick Mears and Justin Lawrence contributed to allow a decisive two-run ninth inning. It was the Rockies' seventh blown lead in the...
Denver bought hotel to house homeless but 15 months later it hasn't opened
Denver officials celebrated the purchase of a 96-unit hotel last year with much hype, envisioning a homeless shelter that would offer an array of "supportive" services such as case management and therapy. The city described the former Stay Inn hotel as having recently undergone updates. Then-Mayor Michael Hancock said the...
Colorado Avalanche sign defenseman Erik Brannstrom to 1-year contract
The Avalanche made another small splash in NHL free agency. Colorado signed defenseman Erik Brannstrom to a one-year contract, the team announced Tuesday. He recorded 20 points (three goals) last season for the Senators over 76 games. The 24-year-old Sweden native now gets a fresh start with the Avs. Brannstrom...
Woman found dead in her Watkins home after fire identified
The Arapahoe County Coroner's office on Tuesday identified the body of a woman found in her Watkins home after a fire burned it the day prior. On Monday morning, firefighters found Simone Austin’s body after responding to a house fire in a neighborhood south of Interstate 70 and east of Powhaton Road in Watkins, Colo.
Denver International Airport braces for nearly 1 million passengers around Fourth of July
“Flags won’t be the only thing flying during the 4th of July holiday,” Denver International Airport said in a post on its X account. DIA expects more than 878,000 passengers to pass through its security checkpoints between June 28 through July 9, according to a news release. Nationally,...
Aurora police to bolster enforcement in Havana, Colfax area
The Aurora Police Department is implementing a new initiative in an effort to mitigate crime and bolster public safety along the Colfax Avenue and Havana Street corridor, which has seen increased criminal activity according to police. The initiative to "take back" the area — which extends a quarter mile in...
Democrat Yadira Caraveo says it's 'up to the voters' whether Biden is capable of serving four more years
The Democratic lawmaker seeking reelection in Colorado's most closely divided congressional district on Tuesday said it's up to the voters to decide whether President Joe Biden can win in November and serve four more years in the White House. U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo told Colorado Politics in an exclusive interview...
Coloradans can receive free gun lockboxes at educational event
Coloradan gun owners in need of safe storage for their handguns are in luck — a collection of local organizations will be giving away free handgun lockboxes at an educational event later this month. The 17th Judicial District Attorney's Office — along with organizations and departments including the Boulder...
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