🌱 Butcher Block Keeps On Cooking + Boy On Life Support After Ice Break

Morning, everybody. It's me, Brad K. Evans, your host of the Denver Daily — back in your inbox with everything that's fit to print about what's happening in town these days. In today's issue, we'll cover these stories and more...

• Middle School boy saves three kids from icy lake, but falls though ice, and is now on life-support at area hospital.
• Butcher Block Cafe keeps the old Denver vibe alive.
• Ullr's garden is hatching a plan to save the world with urban farming.

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Friday's weather: Sunny, pleasant and warmer. High: 58 Low: 33.

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Here are the top stories in Denver today:

1. Boy that fell through ice at Crystal Lake on life support. The middle school-aged boy that saved two girls and another boy, ended up under the partially frozen water at Crystal Lake Park in Roxborough. The accident happened on Wednesday afternoon, and the boy was rushed to the hospital after Metro Fire rescuers pulled him from the icy waters. (FOX31)
2. What little is left of old Denver can still be found at the Butcher Block Cafe. The cafe at 38th and Brighton Boulevard is a living relic of the intersection between the new and the old Denver. (Denverite)
3. Ullr's Garden is using containers to farm as a way to save the world. Along South Broadway, at the site of a former used car lot, several high-tech shipping containers are part of a plan to launch an urban farming revolution. (CO Sun)
4. The City of Denver's trash system is garbage, and it is only going to get worse. With the recently passed Waste No More ballot item, the Denver Auditor's report has found that the Solid Waste Management Division doesn't have a strategic plan to implement the program successfully. Part of the problem stems from the department being short on drivers. (Westword)
5. DIA expecting large influx of holiday travelers through the weekend. Some 600,000 travelers are expected pass through the Denver International Airport's TSA security checkpoints during the Thankgiving holiday week – that's an increase of more than 12 percent from the same period in 2021. (Gazette)

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Today in Denver:

• Re: Defined: Michelle Lamb at Core Art Space. (5-10 p.m.)
• Manana: Chris Hudson at Core Art Space. (5 - 10 p.m.)
• EDGE Gallery: Works by Gayla Lemke and Alane Holsteen. (6-10 p.m.)
• Faces & Places by J.Trueax: At Kanon Collective Gallery. (6-10 p.m.)
• Home for the Holidays: At Comedy Works. (7:30 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Denver Economic Development & Opportunity has created the "Denver Façade Improvement Program, as part of Denver's desire to improve retail corridors. The grants are set up to provide up to $75,000 per business or property to improve the curb appeal of small businesses. (Denver)
• Colorado Gives Day is the biggest day of giving in Colorado! All donations from now until Dec. 6, count toward the total on Colorado Gives Day. Pick your favorite nonprofits. (CO Gives)

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That's it for today. I'll see you first thing on Saturday morning with a brand-new edition of the Denver Daily! — Brad K. Evans

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