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🌱 Voters Want Clean Air + Meow Wolf Mourns + Aurora Mayor Draws Line

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Hello all. I'm back in your inbox this morning with your new copy of the Denver Daily. Let's get this day started off right, with a quick guide to the important things happening in and around Denver today!


Wednesday's weather: Mostly sunny. High: 95 Low: 67.


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Here are the top stories in Denver today:

  1. Meow Wolf co-founder dead at 37. Considered a pioneer in immersive art, Matt King helped catapult the Santa Fe-based arts collective into an offbeat, interactive entertainment empire, with locations in Denver, Santa Fe and Las Vegas. (CBS)
  2. Poll finds that citizens in Colorado have air quality on their mind. A large majority of Coloradoans want bolder action from their government to reduce air pollution, and chances are highly likely they are willing to support a clean-truck rule. (CO Newsline)
  3. Aurora's mayor doesn't want other municipalities delivering homeless people to Aurora. The reaction comes from Mike Coffman making it clear that he doesn't want Douglas County's homeless in his city. (9News)
  4. Denver Public Library may ask voters to approve a library district. Property taxes would go up about $50 a year for most property owners in order to increase the resources available to Denver's public libraries. (KUSA)
  5. Denver's arts organization getting cash as part of a pandemic recovery grant. An NEA grant is providing $500,000 to eligible arts groups in Denver that were impacted by COVID-19 closures. (Denverite)

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Today in Denver:

  • State Land Board Meeting: Colorado Department of Natural Resources (8 a.m.)
  • Denver Job Fair: Multi-Industry Hiring Event. (10 a.m.)
  • Craft and Chat: Columbine Library (1 p.m.)
  • YouthBiz: Mini Marketplace. (3:30 p.m.)
  • BYOB(ook) Group: A Genre You Don't Usually Read. (6:30 p.m.)
  • Ed Bassmaster: At Comedy Works. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Denver Botanic Gardens has Sensory Processing and Autism Resource Kits (SPARK) kits available. These packs are a resource for people of all ages with autism or sensory needs, to help them feel safe. (Denver Botanic Gardens)
  • Take the Denver Moves survey for Cherry Creek. Denver is exploring making improvements so that the area around Cherry Creek is more convenient to walk, bicycle, take transit. (Denver) There is also a "where it's hard to use" map you can interact with.

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday off right! I'll see you first thing on Wednesday morning with a brand-new edition of the Denver Daily. — Brad K. Evans

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