🌱 $1M Home Price Average + Black Hawk Resort Goes Big + Denver Cold

Denver CO

14 April, 2022

7:40 AM

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Good morning, Denver! Let's get you started this Friday with everything you need to know going on today in Denver. Thursday's weather: Partly sunny and milder. High: 67 Low: 36. Here are the top five stories today in Denver: Denver's average home price could hit $1 million by Memorial Day. The Colorado Association of Realtors is projecting that single-family home prices could hit $1 million by the end of May in Metro Denver. Average prices for the same homes rose from $810,0914 in February, to a staggering $918,850 today. (Denverite)Denver ready to invest millions to improve homeless services from bonds. City leaders toured the Volunteers of America Family Motel that has been serving nearly 1,500 families, veterans that were experiencing homelessness from March 2020 to March 2021. (FOX31) Brrrr was it cold Wednesday morning or what? Denver set a new record low on Wednesday morning when the mercury dipped to a frosty 10 degrees. (9News) Black Hawk ups its game with Monarch Casino Resort revamp. The $400M expansion brings a new hotel, spa and restaurants to the mountain gambling town. The expansion nearly doubled the size of its gaming floor, added a poker room and increased the number of table games and slot machines. (5280)Colorado's new gas fee might be delayed. The new gas fee, which is slated to begin on July 1, was part of a 2020 transportation funding bill. The measure was designed to raise billions of dollars for transportation projects, those increases may be delayed as part of a proposed consumer relief package moving toward passage in the final days of the state legislative session. (CO Sun) Environmental News: Officials weigh emergency actions as drought fears increase. It may become necessary to reduce water supplies to users along the Colorado River, as this year's snowmelt is lower than expected. That, coupled with hotter-than-normal temperatures, the prolonged drought is shrinking the lake to a point where the hydro-electric dam may have to be turned off. (CPR) Today in Denver: Drag Egg Hunt. (5:3o p.m.)Tate McRay: At the Gothic Theatre. (6:30 p.m.)Gorgon City: At Red Rocks (6:30 p.m.)The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov: At the Bug Theater. (7:30 p.m.) From my notebook: Studios at GRACe Artist Studios and Creative Office Spaces. Looking for a private studio/office to pursue your creative passion? Globeville River Art Center has more than 75 private studios/creative offices that range in size from 50 sq. ft. to 850 sq. ft. All are on month-to-month leases and rent includes 24/7 access, all utilities & WiFi. (GRACe)In case you missed it: Governor Jared Polis signed the Reproductive Health Equity Act into law this month. "People in Colorado will be able to choose when and if they have children." (CBS4)Construction has begun on the redevelopment of an entire city block in the Cole neighborhood for affordable housing. Mile High Ministries just broke ground on 61 units of income-restricted rental housing, with one-third of the units reserved for 30% AMI. (Denver)Iconic Denver Colfax Marathon announces title sponsor. CU Denver is the presenting sponsor of the 2022 Denver Colfax Marathon. This year, the marathon takes place between May 13 – 15, 2022. (Patch) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Events: Denver Punk Band TMKF is LIVE at BOCO Cider! (April 16) Top 10 Divorce Mistakes & How to Avoid Them – Vesta Denver, CO Hub (April 20) Social Security Seminar on 4/20 & 4/21 (April 20) Real Estate Investment Hour (April 26) 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] That's it for today! See you all Friday morning for your next update. — Brad K. Evans