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Colorado’s Biggest City Won’t Have Fireworks This Year
One of Colorado's largest city's 4th of July celebrations is doing away with the traditional fireworks show this year. Is this new trend here to stay?. No More 4th of July Fireworks As Major Colorado City Continues A New Show. Thinking back to being a kid, I can relate many...
Popular Burger Joint Making its Way to Colorado
There’s been a few different chains that have been making a name for themselves here in Colorado. One that’s been absolutely blowing up is Cava, which not only is the fastest growing chain in Colorado, but the entire United States. Then, of course, there was In-N-Out. The sought...
Colorado schools got nearly $2 billion in COVID aid. Now the money is ending and districts face tough budget decisions.
Nearly $2 billion in federal aid flowed into Colorado school districts’ coffers during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and, with that money, they expanded tutoring for children, started after-school and summer programs and increased mental health services. But that temporary funding is drying up and if districts haven’t...
Coloradans set to celebrate 4th of July with fireworks
Hundreds of thousands of Coloradans will be attending professional fireworks displays this year to celebrate the U.S. holiday Independence Day. The 4th of July is always a popular time for people on the Front Range to see booming fireworks lighting up the night just after the outline of the mountains on the horizon goes dark. This year fire danger in the Denver metro area and Northern Colorado is lower compared to some recent years, and that means fireworks displays aren't being canceled. However, a few communities have chosen to go with drone shows instead this...
Westminster 4th of July celebration includes fireworks, live music
Westminster claims its annual Independence Day fireworks show is the best fireworks display in the northern part of the Denver metro area. It will take place on July 4 this year at Westminster City Park. The family fun will begin at 4 p.m. at the park with live music plus food and beer for sale. The band Kentucky Straight will perform at 4 p.m. and That Eighties Band will plat at 7 p.m. The city is offering shuttles for people who would prefer to avoid battling for parking spots at the park. The shuttles will be starting up trips from...
Study: Fentanyl-related deaths cost Colorado estimated $16 billion last year
It takes two milligrams of fentanyl to be fatal. A record 425.6 kilograms of fentanyl, enough to kill 36 times the state’s population, was seized in Colorado in 2023 by the Drug Enforcement Administration Rocky Mountain Field Division. That year, Colorado had a staggering $16 billion in costs associated with fentanyl-related overdose deaths, according to a recent study by the Common Sense Institute. ...
Michaels of Denver, other catering for migrant shelters costs city $3 million
(The Center Square)- The city of Denver is looking to spend an additional $510,000 for the purchase of meals at the city’s migrant shelters. The contracts between the city and county of Denver and Michaels of Denver Catering Inc. would be extended until Dec. 31, 2024, according to the June 26 safety, housing, and homeless committee meeting agenda.
Two Colorado Cities Ranked as Best for Weddings
Colorado has many amazing and picturesque places where you can tie the knot with the person you love. Take Grand Lake, for example. Not only is it Colorado’s largest lake, but arguably its prettiest. Oh, and famous Hollywood actor Tim Allen got married there as well. However, there’s two...
A major fossil fuel group has a plan to sue Denver over its climate-minded building polices
After wildfire smoke and smog smothered Denver in the summer of 2021, the city approved an ambitious plan to tackle its largest source of planet-warming pollution: big buildings. Local advocates and climate officials knew the Mile High City wouldn’t reach its lofty climate targets without an aggressive plan for its...
Rent-free housing: Denver real estate firm donates apartments to 10 early-career teachers
Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.Ten early-career Denver classroom teachers will get free rent for a year in a new upscale apartment building in the northwest part of the city — a novel, if incremental, approach to the problem of rising housing costs making it difficult for teachers to live close to where they work.Real estate investment firm Grand Peaks, whose founders attended Denver Public Schools, are donating 10 apartments in the 533-unit Skyline at Highlands development in the Jefferson...
Local Events July thru early August
Please double check event dates and times using contact info provided. 7/2 Tuesday—4th of July Movie & Fireworks. Independence Day at 7pm followed by fireworks. Infinity Park, 4400 East Kentucky Ave, Glendale. infinityparkatglendale.com. 7/3 Wednesday—Civic Center Park Independence Celebration. 5–10pm. Colorado Symphony, fireworks, and food trucks. Info at denver.org...
Denver issues reminder ahead of 4th of July holiday: all fireworks are illegal
With the 4th of July holiday less than a week away, the shooting of illegal fireworks continues to be the biggest concern for local emergency crews. The Denver Fire Department, the Denver Police Department, Denver Health, Denver Parks and Recreation, Denver Animal Protection and Denver 911 hosted a news conference on Friday to provide their concerns.Denver fire tells CBS Colorado with the air being dry with no water, the concern is wildfires spreading from fireworks. Denver fire is reminding the public all fireworks are illegal, even sparklers and poppers. Firefighters tell CBS Colorado too many people are throwing away fireworks...
To help migrant students, Westminster created a summer program for English language learners
WESTMINSTER | During the last week of summer school in Westminster, about 19 kids practiced forming English sentences that described pictures displayed on a smartboard at the front of the class. “I see kids playing fútbol,” one child, Mathias, said about a photo of a group of older kids playing...
Over 10,000 pounds of trash pulled from South Platte by non-profit this year alone
Between the tall grasses and rocks of the scenic South Platte River's banks lies a problem: tens of thousands of pounds of manmade waste ranging from cigarette butts and soda cans to car tires and discarded weapons. Beneath the familiar brick of Denver outdoor icon REI, local non-profit Protect Our Rivers has helped pull more than 10,000 lbs. of trash this year alone, primarily focusing on a small section of the waterway stretching from the Cherry Creek tributary to Denver Skatepark, totaling less than a...
Broken Elevators, Hot Weather Make Denver Apartment Building Feel Like a Horror Movie
Nathan Cummings compares living at the Lincoln at Speer apartment complex to American Horror Story or. “We need help,” he says. Those pleas are largely because elevators in the ten-story building at 1200 Galapago Street only work some of the time,. according to residents, and one residential elevator has...
FBI Denver to host teen academy in Grand Junction
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — On July 25, FBI Denver will host its FBI Teen Academy for rising high school freshmen through seniors in Grand Junction. The one-day program will allow high school students to get a deeper look into the FBI. Students will see several presentations on topics including terrorism, SWAT, cyber crime and the day-to-day operations of an FBI office. Students will also have a chance to learn from special agents, intelligence analysts and other professional staff about investigative tactics like gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses.
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