🌱Free Rent in Downtown Denver + Adrift Tiki Bar Makes List + Good News

Hello, friends! I'm back in your inbox this morning with everything you need to know about what's happening in town. Today you'll learn about:

• Denver entrepreneurs getting free rent in downtown Denver.
• First-time farmers getting needed support.
• Good samaritan steps up after disabled vet gets scammed.

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Monday's weather: Mostly sunny and comfortable. High: 81 Low: 52.

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Here are the top stories today in Denver:

1. Denver expands downtown free retail rent program. New businesses are being offered free rent in an effort to fill empty storefronts in downtown Denver. The program is providing free rent for at least three months in areas downtown that are struggling to recover from the economic issues caused by the pandemic. (Yahoo!)
2. Metro Denver ties for fifth for housing slowdown in the U.S. Some of the fastest dropping markets are also ones with the highest median prices. Turns out that metro Denver is one of the top areas not on one of the coasts, with the highest median home price. (Digital CO News)
3. Disabled veteran gets scammed by landscaping company. When Hector Alderete heard the story, his company landscaping company eagerly volunteered to help after man was scammed out of $5,000 for a landscaping job. (FOX31)
4. First-time farmers in Colorado getting help from support program. The National Young Farmers Coalition has formed to provide a variety of services to help young farmers get ahead. (CO Sun)

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Today in Denver:

• Rosh Hashanah Service: Mindfulness programming. (9 a.m.)
• Inside Out: A Process-oriented art workshop. (6 p.m.)
• Kids Writing Group: Belmar Library. (6:30 p.m.)
• Matt Nathanson: At Paramount Theatre. (7:30 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Denver's Adrift makes top tiki bar list in U.S. If you've got a hankering for some south pacific food and drink, the South Broadway watering hole awaits you. (Tasting Table)
• Explore: Estes Park's Keyhole Route. (5280)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday! I'll see you first thing on Tuesday morning with a brand new edition of the Denver Daily. — Brad K. Evans

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