🌱 Mega Drought + STAR Shines Bright + Retailers May Boycott OR

Denver CO

15 February, 2022

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Happy Tuesday, people of Denver! Here's what is going on in Denver today. Tuesday's weather: Sun and times of high clouds. High: 57 Low: 26. Here are the top five stories today in Denver: Big outdoor brands threaten boycott if Outdoor Retailer returns to Utah. The drama continues to unfold between the trade show operator and environmental conservation groups as dozens of outdoor companies, including Patagonia, REI and The North Face, announce they'll boycott the trade show if it's moved away from Denver, back to Salt Lake City. (CO Sun)Denver's STAR program is shining bright. The Support Team Assisted Response fleet is set to expand this year as it continues to provide an alternative to sending police to some emergency calls. Launched as a pilot in 2020, it has expanded its service area to cover the entire city. (Denverite)The West is suffering through the worst megadrought in 1,200 years. According to a new study, the Western U.S. is experiencing the driest period in at least 1,200 years. The last one occurred in the 1500s, when it was still largely inhabited by Native American tribes. (NPR) Where to get the best Korean cheese dogs. The Korean street food staple has been popular in the US since the 1980s, but with the addition of outlandish coatings, it's refreshed the demand. There's a few places in the Metro Denver Metro that you can find the tasty Korean cheese dogs. (303)Denver man's Spanish murder trial could last months. A Colorado man that confessed to murdering his Russian born American wife, Yana Rose, while on a European vacation last month, is on trial in Spain for the crime. (FOX31)Environment: Environmental justice groups want the state to cut air toxins. Industrial toxins are in the air, and advocates are making it a top priority this year with a bill that would require a more stringent air monitoring program and rules that would cut hazards for neighborhoods. (CO Sun) Today in Denver: CWCC Mentorship Program: Colorado Women's Chamber. (7:30 a.m.) Preschool Time: Columbine Library (10:15 a.m.) Great Decisions: Changing demographics. (6 p.m.) 33 Things To Do: In and around Denver this week. (303)Concerts: Check out the best shows in Denver this week. (Westword) From my notebook: Frozen Dead Guy Days Back From the Dead. After two-year hiatus, festival returns March 18-20 in Nederland. (CO Daily)Camp Amache to be preserved as a place of reflection. It's not a pretty part of our past, but the Japanese internment camp in southeast Colorado will be added as a historic site as part of the U.S. National Park System. During World War II, more than 7,000 Japanese-Americans and non-citizen Japanese were relocated from the West Coast to the camp near Granada, CO. (CPR)Gas producer wants permission to drill closer than 2,000 feet from homes. Occidental Petroleum's Kerr-McGee wants to drill inside of the currently allowed 2,000-foot buffer near Firestone, CO, which some say would make the state's oil and gas rules useless. (CO Sun) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Events: Taxes in Retirement Seminar (Feb. 17) Top 10 Divorce Mistakes & How to Avoid Them – Vesta Denver, CO Hub (Feb. 18) Taxes in Retirement Seminar 2/22 & 2/24 (Feb. 22) Sven Väth, Mr.C Warehouse Experience | Denver (Feb. 25) 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] You're officially in the loop for today! See you all bright and early for another edition of the Denver Daily newsletter. If you have any tips or suggestions shoot me an email. — Brad K. Evans