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Golden’s ban on amplified music could push buskers to Denver’s 16th Street
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On a picture-perfect Sunday, hundreds of people flooded downtown Golden with river tubes and shopping bags. But one thing was missing — music. Washington Avenue, a place where locals play live music on street corners, was quiet on Aug. 3, just three days after Golden began enforcing a new ordinance banning amplified music on public right-of-ways.…
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Denver saw another record year of tourists, new report shows
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Tourists keep coming to Denver in record numbers. The city saw more than 37 million visitors in 2023, which is up 3% from the last record set in 2022, according to a new report from marketing and tourism agency Visit Denver released Monday. It also means the city is generating more money from tourists. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0,…
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Denver police failed to provide Miranda warning to suspect, appeals court finds
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Colorado’s second-highest court agreed last week that a suspect was both in custody and subject to interrogation, meaning Denver police needed to provide a Miranda warning for his statements to be admissible at trial. However, the three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals simultaneously found Dalani D. Bland’s comments to police about a bar fight…
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Denver mayoral candidates tackle housing, homelessness, crime in last major forum before election
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Most candidates remaining in the 16 person field took part in the Denver Gazette’s Mayoral Forum today, March 22. During one segment, moderators asked candidates their approval for certain policy measures in a rapid fire round. Interestingly, only two candidates emphatically approve of the job Mayor Hancock is doing in office, while the vast majority…
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Denver mayoral candidate Trinidad Rodriguez announces public safety plan
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In the shadow of the Denver Police Department headquarters at 1331 Cherokee St., mayoral candidate Trinidad Rodriguez – just like several of his counterparts in previous weeks -announced his public safety plan Thursday. Rodriguez is one of 17 candidates running for Denver Mayor in the April 4 election. The Denver Gazette asked the mayoral candidates…
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Denver City Council approves business support programs
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Denver City Council unanimously approved two contracts with the city’s Department of Economic Development and Opportunity that would help small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the 16th Street Mall reconstruction project. One of the contracts is with Mile High United Way, setting aside $5 million in American Rescue Plan funds to provide financial…
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Denver hires some help to manage GO bond projects
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Denver plans to hire a little help to manage the dozens of public infrastructure projects slated through the city’s voter-approved $937 million in general obligation bonds. The city selected Atkins North America Inc. this week to help evaluate the timing of project construction, coordinate with city agencies and track and report the progress of projects.…
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Smoking, vaping ban considered on Denver’s 16th Street Mall
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One might experience an array of aromas when patronizing Denver’s 16th Street Mall, from appetizing restaurant fare to cigarette and marijuana smoke. City officials are considering changing that with a ban on smoking, and vaping, in the outdoor mall. While Denver already bans smoking tobacco within 25 feet of a building entries (public marijuana use…
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Free MetroRide could ease 16th Street Mall shuttle crowding
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Relief for the always-crowded free 16th Street Mall shuttle service in downtown Denver is a main goal of an upcoming study. The study will focus on another free circulator route that city and Regional Transportation District officials think could be pulling more weight. The two entities are poised to approve an intergovernmental agreement that would…
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Hickenlooper rappels down Denver high-rise for charity
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Colorado’s governor rappelled down a high-rise apartment building in downtown Denver to raise awareness for cancer Thursday, squeezing his eyes shut as he approached the sidewalk. Gov. John Hickenlooper, clad in a bright-orange Denver Broncos jersey, described the 380-foot rappel as “pure fear, but nothing like facing cancer.” He descended the 32-floor building for the Cancer…
