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🌱 DocuWest Film Festival Returns + OR Leaving Town + Gun Buy Back
The quickest way to get caught up on the important things happening in Denver today.
Happy Thursday, Denver! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.
Thursday's weather: Mostly sunny and milder. High: 66 Low: 37.
Here are the top stories today in Denver:
- DocWest Film Festival is making a triumphant comeback. The founder of Denver's DocWest, Wade Gardner, hopes the return of the documentary festival will help Denver become the documentary film headquarters of the world. (Westword)
- Outdoor Retailer Expo heading back to Utah. After a five year stint at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, the OR show is packing its bags and heading back to Salt Lake City – despite protests from the industry's largest outdoor companies. (CPR)
- Long-planned building moving forward near Coors Field. Denver City Council recently approved a rezoning application at 2000 Blake Street, that will allow for an eight-story building. As proposed, the new building will include two floors of commercial and up to six floors of residential. (Denverite)
- Denver Broncos collected 189 Guns at a buyback event. During the event last Saturday at Empower Field, attendees were also able to see how a gun is turned into a garden tool and hear community voices share how their lives have been impacted by gun violence. (CBS4)
- Investor suing over CBD product that never materialized. A Denver-based company had invented a new formulation of chewing gum that combined whitening, cooling, and fighting both gingivitis and plaques, but the product never made it to market. (6Park News)
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Today in Denver:
- Spring Break Fun: Pokémon: Wheat Ridge Library. (10 a.m.)
- Ukulele Thursdays: Columbine Library. (6 p.m.)
- Weird Science: At Sie Film Center (4 & 9 p.m.)
From my notebook:
- Heads of Hydra artist collective. The first show by this newly formed group features works by Dave Seiler and Richard Alden Peterson. The opening for Hydra's first show is on Friday, March 25, 5 p.m. until midnight at Bardo Coffee.
- Denver Botanic Gardens is showcasing Ukrainian botanical traditions as a way to honor the people of Ukraine's important culture and history during this time of crisis. This is part three of a five-part series. (Facebook)
- Jobseekers ages 50+ are invited to join this event to grow even more tech-savvy when it comes to making a great impression online! Learn great tips and examples to help boost your success in the virtual job market Friday, March 25. (Facebook)
- The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) is offering "quick-win" funding for communities to purchase equipment that helps promote physical activity. Communities can request a minimum of $500 and a maximum of $5,000 for project funding. Applications due April 1, 2022. (CDPHE)
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