🌱 Idaho Roll + Gas Theft + Leetsdale Starbucks Wants To Unionize

Denver CO

23 March, 2022

7:18 AM

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Hello, neighbors! Brad K. Evans here with a brand-new edition of the Denver Daily. Wednesday's weather: Mostly sunny; breezy, warmer. High: 53 Low: 35. Here are the top five stories today in Denver: RTD's says it has come up with a new security plan for Union Station. The Regional Transportation District is planning to add turnstiles, barriers and will remove electric outlets. This in hopes of subduing the crime wave that has descended on the beleaguered transit station – which includes flagrant drug use and violence against commuters. (Denverite) New Pepsi plant gets incentives worth $1M from the Denver City Council. The 1 million-square-foot facility near DIA represents a $400 million investment and will employ almost 500 when the facility relocates from its existing location at 38th and Brighton Boulevard. (Fort Morgan Times) Where did all that stolen fuel go? A gas station was hit by thieves who made off with hundreds of gallons of fuel. (FOX31) Another Denver area Starbucks wants to unionize. Workers at the Leetsdale Drive coffee chain are seeking help from the National Labor Relations Board to hold elections for union representation, following in the footsteps of an East Colfax store that's trying to unionize. (CBS4)Artist hosting a benefit with traditional egg decorating workshops. Maria Sheets is providing a class on traditional Ukrainian pysanky Easter egg decorating, and sharing the process as part of a fundraiser for those forced from their homes in Ukraine. (9News) Transportation News: Colorado legislature green lights the Idaho Roll for bicyclists. Rolling through stop signs on a bicycle may soon be allowed in every jurisdiction, should Gov. Polis sign the now approved bill into law. (CO Politics) From our sponsor: Today's Denver Daily is brought to you in part by Banner Health, a Patch Brand Partner. From potential side effects to the recommended age for vaccinations, learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine for children. Today in Denver: Mined Land Reclamation: Board meeting. (9 a.m.) Family Time: Wheat Ridge Library. (10:15 a.m.) AARP Tax Help — 2021 Tax Year: Columbine Library. (1 p.m.) Career Xplore event: Hosted by Circuit Media. (2:30 p.m.) Adam Cayton-Holland: At Comedy Works. (8 p.m.) From my notebook: Denver Center for the Performing Arts announced the full casting and creative team for Tarell Alvin McCraney's "Choir Boy" in the Kilstrom Theatre that runs April 22 through May 29. (DCPA) The Denver Art Museum has acquired an intricate embroidery artwork by Leslie Tillett and embroidered by indigenous artists which has been added to the collection and the narrative of the Spanish Conquest of Mexico. (Facebook) More than 14,000 people visited Denver's Giving Machines and purchased 17,000 items for $475,786 in donations. Learn about the nonprofits they support. (Denver) Get your licenses set up online: It's never been easier to get a required business or occupational license in Denver. The city has expanded the number of licenses you can do online from six in 2020 to 26 in 2022. (Denver) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Events: Divorce & the Home: Spring Housing Market — Vesta Denver, Colorado Hub (March 25) Real Estate Investment Hour (March 29) Day of Giving (March 30) Day of Giving (March 30) 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 Wednesday. I'll see you first thing on Thursday morning with another fresh edition of the Denver Daily! — Brad K. Evans