🌱 Traffic Deaths On The Rise + Prodigy Coffee Opens In Globeville

Good morning, everybody! It's me, Brad K. Evans, your host of the Daily. Let's get this Tuesday started off right with a quick review of everything you need to know about what's happening these days in town, including updates on...

• Denver on pace for all-time record for traffic-related deaths in 2022.
• Prodigy Coffeehouse opens a second location, this time in Globeville.
• Colorado's County Coroners overwhelmed by fentanyl overdose deaths.

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Tuesday's weather: Partly sunny with a shower. High: 68 Low: 48.

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Here are the top stories today in Denver:

1. Denver's traffic deaths in 2022 are expected to exceed last year's record. Denver's Vision Zero program has been in place since 2017, and since then, almost every year the number of traffic-related deaths have increased. 2022 deaths on Denver's streets are expected to once again be at an all-time record high. (Denverite)
2. Man captured after he allegedly firing several shots at Lakewood police. Richard Lee Arellano had apparently stolen merchandise from the Walmart located at 7455 W. Colfax Avenue, when police approached the suspect, he pulled out a gun and fired several shots at them. (FOX31)
3. Fentanyl deaths continue to overwhelm Arapahoe County's Coroner's office. The ongoing fatal overdoses have been supercharged by fentanyl and is wreaking havoc up and down the Front Range. The impacts on county medical examiners have been totally missed. (Westword)
4. Prodigy Coffeehouse in Globeville opens as a place for the community to connect. The nonprofit social enterprise includes a program that employs local young adults and they've recently opened their second location in Globeville. (Denverite)
5. Vail Resorts claims there's more to town's opposition to affordable housing project. The town of Vail has been fighting against a proposed employee housing project by Vail Resorts. Resort officials said that the town's opposition "is less about protecting wildlife, and more about preventing affordable housing near the luxury homeowners." (Outthere)

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Today in Denver:

• Business Development Strategy Group: Colorado Women's Chamber. (2 p.m.)
• Tuesday Afternoon book group: "The Yellow Wife," by Sadeqa Johnson. (2 p.m.)
• Blooming Neighbors: Community Connection — care packages for unhoused families. (3:30 p.m.)
• Yom Kippur service: Kol Nidre. (6:30 p.m.)
• Best concerts in Denver this week: Demi Lovato, Alice Cooper and more. (Westword)
• Things to do for free: In Denver this week. (Westword)

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From my notebook:

• Get out this fall: Here's 10 beginner mountain-biking trails near Denver to test out your skills. (Westword)
• The Denver Art Museum's new interactive Landscape Studio is now open. Get hands on with activities designed for visitors of all ages. Explore the powerful ways that places inspire us and discover how artists inspire us. (Denver Art Museum)
• Great American Beer Festival: By the numbers. (9News)

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You're all caught up for today. I'll see you back in your inbox Wednesday morning with the next installment of the Denver Daily! — Brad K. Evans

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