🌱 New CSU Building Opens + Real Estate Market Cools + Baby Saved

Morning, neighbors! It's me, Brad K. Evans, your host of the Lakewood Daily. Here are all the things you need to know about what's happening in town today, including:

• Edgewater Inn has new owners and are cooking up tasty food.
• CSU opens its new Hydro Building on the National Western Center Complex.
• Metro Denver real estate market cools off, giving buyers a better chance to buy.

Saturday's weather: Partly Sunny today. High: 45 Low: 23.

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Here are the top stories in Lakewood today:

1. Boulder Barnes and Noble bookstore manager released from hospital, details emerge on stabbing. On Thursday afternoon, the manager of the Boulder Barnes and Noble was stabbed after a confrontation with a customer over stolen gummy bears. The suspect, Scott Schwelling, was arrested nearby after allegedly stabbing the manager. (9News)
2. Housing flip flop finally gives buyers a chance. Metro area realtors say that homes are staying on the market longer. This is providing buyers some breathing room and stabilizing the real estate market in metro Denver. (Denverite)
3. Denver Police officer jumps into action, saves baby. Denver Police officer, Brad Dore, was working security at the National Stock Show parade on Thursday when he responded to a call that a baby had stopped breathing two blocks away. His quick action saved the child. (KUSA)
4. CSU Spur campus opens third building that will be focused on water. The new Colorado State University Hydro Building on the National Western Center complex will act as a hub for a new generation of scientists and researchers, working on water sustainability in the West. (CBS4)

Today in Lakewood:

• Rocky Mountain RV Show: 1st Bank Center, Broomfield. (10 a.m.-6 p.m.)
• Little Women, a Broadway play. At the Lakewood Cultural Center. (7:30 p.m.)
• Deborah Stafford & The Night Stalkers: At the Rusty Bucket. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The cows have come home. It's January in Denver and that means the National Western Stock Show kicks off today, Jan. 7, and runs through Jan. 22 (NWSS)
• Free Day next week at the Denver Art Museum: Engage with art, experience onsite activities, and explore the exhibitions on view all while enjoying free general admission! Tuesday, Jan. 10. (DAM)

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That's it for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update! — Brad K. Evans

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