Community Corner
🌱 Why Highlands Ranch home listings plunged while prices kept climbing.
Coming up: Blood Drive on the Highlands Ranch Patch calendar
Good morning Highlands Ranch! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Highlands Ranch home listings plunged while prices kept climbing.
- How Douglas County's 3-to-5 commissioner fight affects Highlands Ranch voters.
Also on today's calendar: Curtain Call at the Mansion: An Evening of Jazz & Soul and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 78 and low of 57 degrees.
- Wednesday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
- Thursday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Douglas County home sales fell in August as prices held up and condo supply grew (thebadger.news) — Highlands Ranch home shoppers are facing a much tighter market, with single-family listings down 55% and new listings down 61% even as the median price climbed to $750,000 in August. Across Douglas County, sales slowed and prices mostly held steady, while condo and townhouse inventory grew but saw fewer closings, signaling a tougher landscape for both buyers and sellers. 
• Judge Lets 'Sneaky Hobbitses' Rewrite of 3-to-5 Ballot Measure Stand (coloradotimesrecorder.com) — Douglas County voters will see two competing questions this November about expanding the county commission from three to five members, after a judge declined to block commissioners' rewritten ballot language. Highlands Ranch Democrat Bob Marshall, who represents the area at the statehouse, argued the board's changes and added question conflict with state law, but any challenge now must wait until after the election.
📸 Around Highlands Ranch
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Highlands Ranch
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★ Featured events ★
- Blood Drive →
Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Rd, Highlands Ranch
8:00 am
Wednesday September 16
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Other local events
- Business After Hours
Northwest Douglas County Chamber & EDC, 300 Plaza Dr #225, Highlands Ranch
4:00 pm - HS Boys Soccer AWAY Game vs The Vanguard School
The Vanguard School, 1605 S Corona Ave, Colorado Springs
4:00 pm - Curtain Call at the Mansion: An Evening of Jazz & Soul →
Highlands Ranch Mansion, 9950 East Gateway Drive, Highlands Ranch - MS Boys Soccer AWAY Game vs Aspen View Academy
Aspen View Academy, 2131 Low Meadow Blvd, Castle Rock
4:15 pm - MS Girls Volleyball AWAY Game vs Platte River Academy
Platte River Academy, 4085 Lark Sparrow St, Highlands Ranch
4:15 pm - Highlands Ranch 45th Anniversary Celebration →
Max Taps, 2680 E County Line Rd, Highlands Ranch
6:00 pm - HS Boys Soccer AWAY Game vs Manual
Manual High School, 1700 E 28th Ave, Denver
4:00 pm - Clear the Clutter →
8744 Kendrick Castillo Way, Highlands Ranch
8:00 am - AfterShock Rocks Prost Octoberbest - Highlands Ranch →
Prost Brewing - Highlands Ranch, 53 Centennial Blvd, HIghlands Ranch
5:30 pm
Wednesday September 16
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
📣 Highlands Ranch Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- PTO Restaurant Night: Prost
Hopkins Elementary School, 7171 South Pennsylvania ST, Centennial
4:00 pm - SH Boys Soccer, home vs St John Paul the Great →
Falcon Field, 6548 W Ottawa Ave, Littleton
4:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A huge Thank you to the cook and staff at NoNos Cafe.
My friend lost his I-Phone, the cook found it in the parking lot. They saw my number and notified me. My friend was so grateful. Many thanks for… (Nextdoor Coventry Ridge and South) - Be on the lookout!
There was a good sized Bobcat on Chesapeake Lane this morning around 6:40! Keep those pets safe! (Nextdoor Venneford Point)
🗞 Nearby News
Littleton
- 7418 S Pennsylvania, Littleton, CO 80122 Property for sale (corcoran.com)
- The 2028 football recruiting class is loaded with the sons of former NFL stars (atozsports.com)
Castle Pines
- Apartment vs House Cleaning McKinney TX: What Changes? (ehow.com)
- Deen's Daily: Avs' Rookie Tournament Wraps Up; Another PTO; Habs RFA Gets New Deal (coloradohockeynow.com)
Parker
- 'Baby-sitters on Board!: A Graphic Novel' by Ann M. Martin Tops Holds Lists (schoollibraryjournal.com)
- Return Engagement (coloradogolf.org)
Ok Highlands Ranch! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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