🌱 Police Chief Retiring + LoDo Hotel Sold + Pelosi Visits Colorado

Hello, friends. Brad K. Evans here with your fresh copy of the Denver Daily, filled with all the community information you need to know right now. Let's have at it...

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Thursday's weather: Mostly sunny and very warm. High: 93 Low: 66.

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Here are the top stories in Denver today:

1. Denver Police chief is retiring in October. Chief Paul Pazen announced that he'll be stepping down as Denver's top cop on Oct. 5. Some suggest that Pazen is prepping for a run for Denver mayor. (FOX31)
2. Hotel in LoDo hotel sells for $6 million. LoDo's Nativ Hotel was impacted by the pandemic and a shooting last May, and after a year of back and forth with creditors the 18-room hotel in downtown Denver has been sold in a foreclosure sale. (Paper News)
3. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Colorado was focused on Inflation Reduction Act funding. Pelosi joined Congressman Joe Neguse as they toured NCAR laboratory in Boulder and hosted a roundtable discussion on the Inflation Reduction Act. (CBS4)
4. Crash on Pecos Street kills pedestrian. The Adams County Sheriff's is investigating a deadly crash that killed a pedestrian early on Wednesday morning near Pecos Street and 72nd Avenue. (FOX31)
5. Will Colorado's free transit test spawn a new program? Now that the free month of transit is over, some are hoping to take it to the next level. RTD is preparing a report on the test, due out this coming November. (CPR)

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Today in Denver:

• Library for All: Interactive program for adults with disabilities. (1 p.m.)
• Family Fun Night: Fire safety at Columbine Library. (6 p.m.)
• Last Denver Cruiser Ride of 2022: Join the fun on bicycles tonight. (7 p.m.)
• Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: At Red Rocks (8 p.m.)
• Things to do: In and around Denver this month. (303)

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From my notebook:

• Ghost bike ceremonies: When you see a white bike parked around town, it's a marker for where a bicycle rider has been killed. (Westword)
• DPS providing free breakfast: All students regardless of their meal benefit status. For your student to receive free or reduced lunch, fill out the household application for Student Meals. (DPS)
• The Denver Chalk Art Festival will be in the Golden Triangle Creative District. This year the festival is Sept. 3-5 and will center around the cross streets of 12th and Bannock. (Chalk Art)

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That's it for today. See you all Friday morning for another edition of the Denver Daily! — Brad K. Evans

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