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City Hall
Denver is being haunted by a porta-potty algorithm.
Denver's porta-potty placement is now managed by a spreadsheet algorithm, replacing the city's previous system for deploying public restrooms. The Trump administration sued Denver over its mask law, a Denver city council race resulted in a restraining order, and Colorado keeps losing corporate investment to other states. Plus, new restaurant openings include Fire on the Mountain and Call Your Mother Deli, Walmart is bringing drone delivery to Denver, and Denver Summit FC broke ground on its permanent home.
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Local News
Denver's attorney general is under investigation, its oldest dispensary is fighting foreclosure, and its bears are apparently fluent in garage door mechanics.
Colorado's top election watchdog has found enough evidence to investigate Attorney General Phil Weiser, making it the issue's headline story. Meanwhile, Denver's oldest dispensary, 16 years in business, is fighting foreclosure over a $2,100 bank error, and a bear broke into a TV reporter's garage and returned for a second visit. Plus, new restaurants Fire on the Mountain and Call Your Mother Deli are opening, Denver Summit FC broke ground on a new field, and $44 million is set to improve Denver bus service.
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Denver People
Denver in a SWAT standoff, and a $2.5 million ad campaign begging America to still love it.
A five-hour SWAT standoff shut down South Federal Boulevard over a family fight, and Denver business leaders launched a $2.5 million ad campaign to convince America the city is not dying. Ball Arena is eyeing a $135 million renovation, robotaxis have arrived in the Mile High City, and a new hotel is rising on West Colfax. Plus, the DPS school board erupted into an antisemitism feud, and Denver finally completed two blocks of its downtown bike loop.
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