🌱 CU Smart City Incubator + DAM's Art Stored + Bob Braudis Remembered

Hey, everybody. It's Friday in Denver and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on the most important things happening locally.

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Here are the top stories today in Denver:

1. CU Denver planning to launch a Smart City Incubator. The program will focus on how to improve climate change, safety and quality of life in the urban context. (Denverite)
2. Most of the Denver Art Museum's art is in storage. Some were wondering where the big "Lao Tzu" sculpture that used to be outside of DAM went. It's in storage, along with the rest of DAM's art. (Denverite)
3. Denver's 2022 summer is third hottest on record. Summer 2022 is heading for being one of the hottest summers Denver's ever seen, including setting a new heat record on the final day of meteorological summer (Aug. 31), as well as breaking 14 heat records. (9News)
4. Denver exploring a plan to provide a "basic" income in hopes of curbing homelessness. Denver is proposing to distribute $2 million dollars as part of a plan to provide a basic income program that would provide financial assistance to families experiencing homelessness. Some families could receive up to $12,000 in one year, if approved. (FOX31)
5. Aspen's Bob Braudis remembered. When the famed, former Pitkin County Sheriff, Bob Braudis, died on June 3 in his small, one-bedroom apartment, he owned almost nothing. Braudis was a believer that his "friends were his currency." His life was memorialized recently at a ceremony in Aspen. (CPR)

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Today in and around Denver:

• CHAC Members Show: 40 West Arts District. (5 p.m.)
• EDGE Gallery: Thoughts and Prayers — Meditations on Gun Violence. (6 p.m.)
• First Friday at 40 West Arts: 40 West Arts District. (6 p.m.)
• Small Works, Big Ideas: Women's Caucus for Art. (6 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• What will Downtown Denver's future be like? Downtown Denver has had plenty of ups and downs, but the pandemic took a toll that many wonder how it will recover from the changes it caused. (5280)
• Denver Weekend Events: Experience Art RiNo in RiNo, Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park and Chalk Art Festival! Check out Denver's top featured events: (Visit Denver)
• What's better than supporting green local businesses? Community support for local businesses makes our community great! From cannabis shops to breweries, banks to retail. The list also includes Certifiably Green Denver businesses. (Denver)

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That's it for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early Saturday morning with a brand-new edition of the Denver Daily! — Brad K. Evans

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