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Denver City Council preview: Public art on final approach for DIA
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More public artwork may be landing at Denver International Airport soon. The Denver City Council is considering a pair of resolutions that will commission three sculptures as part of the city’s public arts program. In addition, the council has 12 other resolutions on its agenda ahead of Monday’s weekly 3:30 p.m. meeting. There are…
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Denver launches campaign against mental health stigma
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Denver is seeking to eliminate the social stigma around mental health conditions with a new public health campaign. The “What You Say Matters” campaign, which The Denver Department of Public Health and Environment launched on Thursday, aims to encourage Denverites to receive help for mental health issues, and not to judge those who do. “Many in…
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Denver receives grant funding from EPA for brownfield improvements
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Denver will receive a $500,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant to advance cleanup and revitalization of properties along the Federal Boulevard Corridor. Priority sites include a former college campus, a vacant commercial property and a former gas station. Denver’s Department of Public Health and Environment as well as Denver Economic…
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Denver suspends jury trials until Feb. 11 citing COVID-19
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Jury trials in Denver won’t resume until at least Feb. 11 due to the recent surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the omicron variant. Chief Judge Michael A. Martinez with the Second Judicial District, which includes Denver, made the executive order on Friday. He wrote while cases have began to slightly decrease, local health official…
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Colorado to surpass 2020 overdose death toll
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Colorado is on track to surpass its record-breaking overdose death toll from last year, state data show, with fentanyl continuing to play a larger and deadlier role in the state’s spiraling overdose crisis and even as lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies and opioid manufacturers begin to wind down. Total data for 2021 is not yet available, state…
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Pepsi Center COVID-19 testing site to close Wednesday, smaller sites opening in October
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The free drive-up COVID-19 testing center at the Pepsi Center will close permanently Wednesday in favor of smaller community testing centers set to open in October. The Pepsi Center testing site opened in late May, providing free testing for those with symptoms, and later those without symptoms, while city officials organized. Now, as Denver faces…
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Denver cracks down on college students, athletics to fight COVID-19 outbreak
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Denver issued a public health order targeting college students and athletes in an attempt to stop a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases, Mayor Michael Hancock announced Thursday. Denver’s two-week cumulative incident rate average has more than doubled since Sept. 9, increasing from 78.4 cases to 160 cases Thursday, according to Bob McDonald, executive director of…
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Let Colorado take the lead in setting higher standards for clean air
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When Gov. Hickenlooper signed an executive order this summer directing the Air Quality Control Commission to adopt Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) standards, he put down a marker for Colorado and our commitment to clean air, consumer choice, and a robust economy. Governor Hickenlooper demonstrated leadership for our state, reacting to what was then a threat…
