My old man behavior is that I can’t use adaptive cruise control, self-driving this or that. It’s less stressful to just drive the car.

I just heard one of the loudest lightning strikes of my life west of Denver. Like an artillery barrage.

‘I tell my children they are safe. And I feel like a liar.’ Evergreen school shooting lays bare parents’ worst fears. www.cpr.org/2025/09/12/c...

This woman literally ran through the woods to reach her son, who was thankfully safe, in the Evergreen shooting. “I think if I’m being honest with myself, I always knew it was ‘When, not if?’” Families of 900 students faced this today. 4 families facing worse — injuries and at least one death.

@jeromey.bsky.social Hey! Doing a story about Broncos season ticket holders and potential impact of the new stadium. Saw your transparency post. Got a minute for an interview for Denverite/CPR? 919-414-2987

Northern Colorado's public radio station, KUNC, will lay off 8 employees, representing more than 20% of its staff, as it responds to funding cuts. Please give to KUNC, they do vital work. www.kunc.org/station-news...

NEW: Colorado Gov. Polis executive order on COVID vaccines. It effectively grants a prescription to whoever wants the vaccine, allowing them to get vaccinated without a doctor visit. State-regulated health plans would be required to cover the cost. Some employer health plans may not have to.

Incredible things are happening with AI for news. citizenportal.ai/articles/566...

A judge ruled late Friday the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts. apnews.com/article/trum...

What's unique about these Denver layoffs: They are hitting multi-decade and multi-generational city workers. Will it pit Johnston against the old guard? denverite.com/2025/08/21/w...

New: Denver layoffs won't touch police or fire. Public safety is the largest spending line in the general fund, but Johnston focused cuts elsewhere.

Rockies probably not the worst denverite.com/2025/08/19/r...

Breaking: Denver to lay off 171 workers, close hundreds of open jobs, reducing general-fund workforce by 7.6%. denverite.com/2025/08/18/d...

Denver could soon require lots more composting. Who will get their hands dirty? denverite.com/2025/08/15/d...

Finally, a chainsaw just for seniors!

Denver voters rejected a housing proposal with a big park. The public may pay $70M for a bigger park, instead denverite.com/2025/07/24/p...

Very funny interview as Gov. Polis cancels his pedestrian bridge... Polis: "I'll chain myself to the Capitol plaza if needed, to prevent construction of the walkway." @ryanhasaquestion.bsky.social: "Governor, the only person you would chain yourself to oppose is your previous self."

Denver wants to spend $140M to tear down part of one viaduct and repair another. That will help the Broncos' plans for Burnham Yard. denverite.com/2025/07/22/n...

A child fell from a sliding glass door at a Denver shelter. Why was it open? denverite.com/2025/07/10/i...

Denver pauses nuclear terror prevention activities, sues Trump administration over funding freeze denverite.com/2025/06/16/d...

Ape pseudo-escape. denverite.com/2025/05/29/d...

Denver’s $250M budget hole will force major cuts, furloughs, freezes and likely layoffs denverite.com/2025/05/22/d...

“How can I still be proud to be an MSU Denver student after knowing that you not only allowed for this to happen, but explicitly called for it to happen to our own community?”

These old-school brass twisters are objectively the best hose nozzles. All the 9-mode sprayer gadgets will just break. I am constantly getting older.

When are they going to name the NWSL team? @paulkarolyi.bsky.social and I both came up the best one, the Colorado Strike.

Goodbye, "16th Street Mall." Hello, "16th Street," which is still a mall. denverite.com/2025/05/20/1...

Denver authorizes plan to spend $70M on women’s soccer stadium and surrounding area denverite.com/2025/05/12/d...

Oops. denverite.com/2025/04/24/a...

I know it's been a storyline for years, but RTD's dropoff is still just stunning to see.

Denver’s first ‘diverging diamond’ interchange planned for Speer and I-25. denverite.com/2025/04/11/d...

Why did they make the cash register look like they just cut its shape out of a rectangular building?

NEW: City of Denver proposes spending $70M of public dollars on NWSL stadium and surrounding area. $50M would go to buying the land + on-site improvements. $20M for nearby bridges, paths, roads, etc. denverite.com/2025/04/09/d...

Any recommendations for trees to ski at Breck, especially higher elevation?

SCOOP: Denver’s NWSL team plans headquarters, training facility and temporary stadium in Centennial, via documents submitted to the Cherry Creek School District. with @andyknny.bsky.social denverite.com/2025/03/24/d...

NEW: Denver’s NWSL team plans headquarters, training facility and semi-temporary stadium with 15,000 seats in Centennial denverite.com/2025/03/24/d...

Y'all, I'm pretty good at spotting scams, but an ExpressToll text nearly got me to click. Per the E470 folks, "ExpressToll does not send billing or payment requests via text message." www.e-470.com/alerts/

Very important, look what I found on the Nuggets' 1999 website.

I don't like brackets for the 'best burger in Denver,' etc. Nobody wants to vote on that 4 times. Just do RCV people.

Colorado Dems back off a plan to lower the tipped minimum wage in several cities. Instead, an amended bill would put the decision in the hands of local governments. www.cpr.org/2025/03/14/m...

Almost as shocking of a loss as when El Chapultepec closed.

That was a great article. Building on that, I can not recommend Stop the Bleed enough. A half-day class and a $30 tourniquet can save a life. www.stopthebleed.org

He missed a Denver mass shooting by minutes. What he learned just saved a life. denverite.com/2025/03/11/s...

⚠️https://denverite.com/2025/03/11/mercury-cafe-closing-pearl-divers/

I searched for "ack" in CPR's Slack and it immediately turned over dozens of instances of me in particular explaining various things I have fucked up over the years. I am Kathy.

I love my kid's school but they are constantly inventing the weirdest ways to communicate with me, it's all emails with links to portals containing PDFs.

Colorado forced every county jail to open a polling place in November for incarcerated voters. This had never happened in the country. Guess what resulted? Jail turnout rose *500%* over 2020. Many lessons here for the rest of the U.S. New in @bolts.bsky.social: boltsmag.org/jail-voting-...

"Sanctuary city," much like "woke," started on the left but became an attack for the right. Cities like Denver resist the phrase, but they do the exact thing that defined the original Sanctuary Movement: limit cooperation with federal authorities within the bounds of the law.

I've been asking myself: If you had infinite time, what would you do? It's a clarifying question, because the answer is usually not "look at my phone."

It's actually fine to say "I could care less," don't be a nerd.

🧵A ton of people are furious that Mayor Mike Johnston supposedly wants to put a citywide 20% surcharge on Denver restaurant bills, but he denies that's what he was describing in a City Cast Denver interview. There's some evidence to back that up.