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City Hall
Denver's heat wave, a $100 million jobs bet, and a diesel spill that shut down a highway for seven hours.
Denver is sweating through a heat wave that pushed the city to the worst air quality in the country, while a hit-and-run on Highway 36 spilled 60 gallons of diesel and shut down Westminster traffic for seven hours. The city is making a major economic move, committing $100 million to create 10,000 new jobs. Plus, new restaurant openings include Los Dos Potrillos and La Vietta Trattoria, a European-style cafe is coming to Cheesman Park, and taxi companies are trying to block Waymo's driverless launch in Denver.
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Local News
Denver's week of political earthquakes, a fireworks patchwork nobody can keep straight, and a Vietnamese restaurant rising from a boarded up storefront.
Democratic socialist Melat Kiros stunned 15-term incumbent Diana DeGette in Denver's congressional primary, while Phil Weiser knocked off Senator Michael Bennet in the governor's primary and the Colorado GOP governor's race remains too close to call. Colorado's fireworks rules vary by city, creating a confusing patchwork for residents, and Table 6 announced its closure after 22 years. Plus, Vietnamese restaurant Rễ Tre is opening in a former boarded-up storefront, ALDI filed concept plans for its first two Denver grocery stores, and Denver Water launched free lead pipe replacement across northeast neighborhoods.
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Denver People
Denver is feeling some kind of way: mushroom advocates want their rights back, a congresswoman is sweating her primary, and CU just bought a 25 story tower at a steep discount.
CU Denver is acquiring the 25-story Independence Plaza tower downtown at a steep discount, the headline development in a busy week for the city. Psychedelic activists have launched a referendum to reverse part of a new law restricting sharing, while a 29-year-old socialist may be on the verge of unseating a 30-year congresswoman in a primary. Plus, new restaurant openings include Mother Other, Kinoya Izakaya, and Western Daughters Wine Bar, and a catalytic converter sparked a 237-acre grass fire near Denver International Airport.
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