🌱 Thanksgiving Elk Herd + Warming Stations Open + Old Motels As Homes

Hello all! I'm back in your inbox this chilly morning to walk you through the most important things happening in Denver these days. In today's Daily, you'll read about these stories and more:

• Motels become the front-line defense for Colorado's homeless
• Hundreds of elk showed up in Loveland on Thanksgiving Day.
• Denver Parks and Recreation will open recreation centers as warming stations as cold, and snow move into metro area.

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Tuesday's weather: Snow, 1-3 inches. High: 21 Low: 8.

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Here are the top stories in Denver today:

1. Can old motels solve the homelessness crisis in metro Denver? Old motels are taking the heat off of Colorado's homelessness crisis. The City of Denver has helped several nonprofits purchase motels will provide hundreds of housing units. (COSun)
2. Skip the turkeys. Hundreds of elk show up in Loveland on Thanksgiving Day. A huge herd of elk descended on a Loveland, Colorado neighborhood last Thursday and was captured on video. (Unofficial Network)
3. If you were paying attention to college football this year, the CU Buffs football team ended their season 1-11. A very bad year for football in Colorado – but it turns out CU is going all in to to replace their head coach. Former NFL football star, turned coach, Dion Sanders has confirmed that CU has offered him the head coaching job. (9News)
4. Denver's Parks and Recreation has set warming stations at area rec centers as cold, and snow move into metro Denver. Recreation centers across Denver will be open today as daytime warming centers, as Denver is expecting cold temperatures and 2 to 5 inches of snow by mid-day. (7News)
5. Boulder District Judge allows lawsuit to continue that claims Xcel Energy is to blame for Marshall Fire. The plaintiffs allege that Xcel Energy's equipment "substantially caused or contributed to the cause, origin and continuation" of the fire last December. To date there have been no official reports issued that have determined the cause of the fire. (Summit Daily News)

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Today in Denver:

• T-Mobile Tuesdays: Get delighted every week. (8:30 a.m.)
• Giving Tuesday: Newman Center for the Performing Arts. (Noon)
• Blooming Neighbors: Cooking together — harvest bites. (3:30 p.m.)
• Cottagecore holiday garland making: Edgewater Library (4 p.m.)
• Meet the Independent Monitor: Finalists. (6 p.m.)
• Things to do for free: In Denver this week. (Westword)

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From my notebook:

• Vintage Theatre Productions: "Who's Holiday." (Prime Time News)
• Tickets are still available for the Colorado Ballet's "Nutcracker." (Patch)
• Dairy Art Center collaboration creates unique opportunities. Local artists encouraged to submit works for JOYSOME. (Yellow Scene)

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

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