🌱 Trash Piles Up In GES + Denver Not Eating In + Sun Valley Hopes

Denver CO

03 February, 2022

8:04 AM

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Hey, neighbors! It's me again, Brad K. Evans, your host of the Denver Daily. Thursday's weather: Mostly sunny and cold. High: 20 Low: 3. Here are the top stories today in Denver: City refuses to help, so Elyria-Swansea business owner forced to rent dumpster for a nearby encampment. You've see the trash piles that accumulate around homeless encampments, and even with the help of a city councilwoman, the city's response to the request: "City officials are aware of this location and are considering various alternatives but, at this time, won't be putting a dumpster there." (Denverite) Pueblo steel mill is expanding its solar power capacity. Once the plant is operating at full capacity, the facility will process around a billion pounds of steel a year turning it into millions of feet of rail for train tracks. (CPR)Man pepper-sprays fast-food employees in Aurora. Aurora Police are looking for a man they say assaulted employees and damaged property at a McDonald's on East Colfax. (FOX31)New data shows Denver's diners are wary about eating in. A study from Open Table, an online reservation system, indicate that Denver's restaurant-goers appear to have stagnated since last spring, as back-to-back COVID-19 variants swooped in. (Axios)With a new Broncos owner coming soon, the Sun Valley neighborhood imagines a new dawn. Residents are hopeful the new team owner will get onboard with the Stadium District Master Plan. (Denverite)Transportation Stories: Riding bikes along the RTD light rail: The W-Line has a bikeway that leads to most of the stations along the tracks. While many of the other light rail lines in the system often go through population centers such as Union Station or Olde Town Arvada, the W Line is mostly suburban, ending at the Jeffco Government Center. (Denver Commuter)From our sponsor: Hey Denver, are you looking to buy a house, refinance or just explore your options? Check out the new Patch Mortgage Center for all your home financing needs! Today in Denver: National Girls/Women in Sport Day: Virtual Event. (8:30 a.m.) Almost, Maine: Denver School of the Arts. (7 p.m.) Rocky LaPorte: At Comedy Works. (7:30 p.m.)South South Broadway: Comedy Show. (8 p.m.)6 Fun Things to Do in Denver: Feb. 2 to 8. (5280) From my notebook: Get your house painted for Free: Housing nonprofit Brothers Redevelopment is now accepting applications for its 44th annual Paint-A-Thon. The free program utilizes volunteers to paint the exterior of homes for low-income seniors and disabled residents. Homeowners who live in Colorado Springs and in the Denver metro area are encouraged to apply — including those that live in Commerce City and Lakewood. (Brothers Redevelopment)New dates, location and ticketing for David Byrne's world-premiere "Theater of the Mind" in Denver (The Denver Post)Denver Museum of Nature & Science: "The African collection features an example from each of the three Kuba royal masks: the mwaashmboy, ngaady a mwaash, and the bwoom masks. These masks featuring siblings would have been performed together as a part of telling the story of..." (Facebook)City and County of Denver Government: "In the days of hardline redlining, Five Points thrived with ingenuity and music as Black artists drew residents from across the city to experience the Harlem of the West. (Denver)Denver Art Museum is hosting a Black History Month Poetry Slam on Feb. 24! In collaboration with the University of Denver, local BIPOC students created poetry around the theme of Afrofuturism. (DAM)Protect Yourself And Your Pets: Know how to keep your furry friends warm in the snow and cold. (Patch) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Events: Women's Real Estate Investment Hour (Feb. 4) Jackson Maloney's Roots Rock LIVE at BOCO Cider! FED Food truck too! (Feb. 4) Divorce Boot Camp – Vesta Denver, CO Hub (Feb. 8) Add your event Loving the Denver Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business listed in front of readers Send me a news tip or suggestion at [email protected] Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday off right! I'll be in your inbox first thing Friday morning with a new edition of the Denver Daily. — Brad K. Evans