🌱 Denver Takes A Fall + It's Rattle Snake Season + The Rent's Going Up

Morning, Lakewood! It's Wednesday, so let's get your day started off with what's going on in Lakewood today.

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Wednesday's weather: Partly sunny, a shower; warm. High: 78 Low: 57.

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Here are the top five stories in Lakewood today:

1. Have metro Denver rent prices climbed as much as you think they have? A new report by University of Denver Associate Professor of Real Estate shows just how much Denver metro rent prices have gone up over the past year. (9News)
2. Rattlesnake season is upon us. Along with warmer weather, hikers are not the only ones returning to Colorado trails. Rattlesnakes also like to hang out on popular hiking trails on sunny days, and wildlife experts are warning hikers to be vigilant. (Barometer)
3. Those that created Denver's camping ban believed it would push the unhoused into housing. A look at the 10 year anniversary of the legislation, did it work? Those behind the camping ban thought that it would clean up the streets of downtown Denver, push unhoused people into housing and mental health treatment and reduce crime. (Denverite)
4. Epidemiologists investigating mysterious hepatitis in children. Colorado Public health officials are investigating five cases of hepatitis in children. Investigators think that the hepatitis that's been identified in healthy children under the age of 10 may be linked to a gastrointestinal-specific adenovirus. (FOX31)
5. Denver falls as one of the best places to live in the U.S. Denver used to be ranked in the top five of the best places to live in the country by US News and World Report. But, last year Denver dropped to 14th on the list. This year, the Mile High City has tumbled way down to 55th. (CBS4)

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Today in Lakewood:

• WCCA community meeting: West Colfax Community virtual meeting. (7:30 a.m.)
• Letting go & moving on: Jeffco Business & Workforce Center. (9 a.m.)
• Online Interviews: How to set the stage for success. (1 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Lakewood Economic Development News for the Week of May 16, 2022. (Lakewood)
• Ward 1 Meeting: Visit with Ward 1 City Council member Jeslin Shahrezaei virtually in an informational setting, share ideas and learn more about your community. Saturday, May 21, 9:30-11 a.m. (Lakewood)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday. I'll see you first thing tomorrow morning with a brand new edition of the Lakewood Daily. — Brad K. Evans

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