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Your next tattoo could help a Denver animal in need

3 days ago | denverite.com | Kyle Harris

Denver culture2 min. readDo you love animals and ink? Then you’ll probably enjoy the Tats for Tails event happening at Think Tank Tattoo, 172 S. Broadway, this Saturday, June 28, from noon to 6 p.m.At this one-day fundraiser for the Denver Animal Shelter, you can donate $200 and choose from more than 100 animal-themed flash tattoo designs. Last year, crowds wrapped the block, and Tats for Tails raised $12,000 for homeless pets. The shelter is hoping for more in 2025.
City Council votes to fund The Salvation Army's Crossroads shelter after months of delays

4 days ago | denverite.com | Paolo Zialcita |Kyle Harris

The Denver City Council finally passed a contract and funding extension for The Salvation Army to operate Crossroads, one of the city’s largest homeless shelters — authorizing work that actually started six months ago and has gone unpaid until now. The council added $4.5 million to a contract now totaling $19.3 million. To overcome city concerns about the organization’s track record, The Salvation Army had to agree to new oversight efforts.
What’s 8 miles long, has 800 posts and costs $20 million? The new I-70 sound wall

5 days ago | denverite.com | Andrew Kenney

When the state of Colorado built Interstate 70 through northwest Denver in the 1960s, it added a nice touch for the neighbors: miles of tall wood fencing to soften the sound of all that new traffic. That same wood fence — nearly eight miles of it, counting both sides of the freeway— was still standing more than a half-century later. Well, kind of standing.
When exactly is dusk? A new gate in Denver stirs a debate

1 week ago | denverite.com | Kevin Beaty

Neighbors in Clayton celebrated a little win recently: The opening of a gate in a chainlink fence between York Street Yards and Schafer Park. Why were they so pleased? Because people who live nearby want to spend more time at York Street Yards’ bakery, brewery and doggy playground. The walk around the fence added a solid 30 minutes to some peoples’ round trips.
Mike Johnston’s layoff plans have galvanized Denver city workers

1 week ago | denverite.com | Kyle Harris

“Mr. Mayor, here comes the union.”Ronnie Houston, a retired Teamster and lifelong labor organizer, spoke those words Wednesday morning on the steps of the Wellington Webb Municipal Office Building, flanked by dozens of cheering city workers, advocates and members of the multiple unions signing up members in departments across Denver government. Teamster trucks parked in front of the city government building. A Teamster truck driver honked at the crowd.
We noticed a couple weird things in the big Switch 2 theft story

1 week ago | denverite.com | Andrew Kenney

The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is trying to figure out exactly when, where and how someone stole a literal ton of Nintendo Switch 2 consoles — nearly 3,000 in total— from a tractor-trailer passing through Colorado. “I don't have any idea what somebody would do with 2,810 Nintendo Switches other than, obviously, try to sell them on the black market or something,” said Anders Nelson, spokesperson for the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office.
Denver changes its tone as it eliminates senior protections from layoffs

1 week ago | denverite.com | Kyle Harris

As Denver Mayor Mike Johnston considers laying off city workers to offset a $200 million budget deficit for 2026, the city’s Office of Human Resources is proposing changes to the rules governing who loses their jobs first. Last week, Denverite reported a new proposal that would strip seniority protections away in favor of a merit-based system for layoffs. Now, the city is softening its language.
Denver pauses nuclear terror prevention activities, sues Trump administration over funding freeze

1 week ago | denverite.com | Andrew Kenney

The city of Denver’s efforts to prevent and detect nuclear and radiological attacks have ground to a halt because the federal government has cut off funding to a long-running terror prevention program, according to a recently filed lawsuit. In recent weeks, the city canceled a training meant to prepare local officials for potential terror attacks, and it has put a hold on repairs for equipment meant to detect radiation from dirty bombs and other nuclear or radiological weapons.
Denver may allow ‘single stair’ apartments by 2026

1 week ago | denverite.com | Andrew Kenney

Denver may allow the construction of apartment buildings with a single stairway and exit, embracing a change that could allow the construction of apartments on smaller properties. A new proposal coming to Denver City Council would include limits on the size of the buildings and stricter requirements for sprinklers and other safety systems — an attempt to address concerns about fire safety. The move comes only a few months after Gov.
What we saw at a joyous Juneteenth parade, despite the heat

1 week ago | denverite.com | Kevin Beaty

Denver news4 min. readDenver's summer is already hot, and it's not just the temperature. The nation and world are in turmoil. On Saturday, the city's streets filled with people protesting the federal government. But Denver saw a joyful march on Sunday despite the swelter. It was the city's annual Juneteenth parade, which has roots in Five Points that go back decades. MiDian Shofner led one of the only groups carrying a message of protest.