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Lyft To Open Space + More Candidate Profiles + Home Prices Higher

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Welcome back, Lakewood! Let's get you started this Wednesday with everything you need to know going on around Lakewood today.

Wednesday's weather: Times of clouds and sun. High: 79 Low: 49.

Here are the top stories in Lakewood today:

  1. Jeffco Open Space teams up with Lyft: Pilot Program will provide discounted rideshare fares to Jeffco Trailheads through Dec. 31. (Jeffco)
  2. Metro Denver home prices keep going up: Even at a time when they traditionally go down. (Westword)
  3. ICU bed capacity stretched to new highs in Colorado: Gov. Jared Polis said Wednesday that unvaccinated residents are being hospitalized "for no good reason." (Gazette)
  4. New study highlights air quality and pollution problems: The findings include issues surrounding how energy is produced in Colorado, and the pollution it creates. (9News)
  5. Lakewood Election 2021 candidate profiles:
    Ward 4: Christopher Arlen for Lakewood City Council. (Patch)
    Ward 2: Charles Davis for Lakewood City Council. (Patch)
    Ward 3: Rebekah Stewart for Lakewood City Council. (Patch)

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Today in Lakewood:

  • COVID-19 Testing: JeffCO County Fairgrounds. (7 a.m.)
  • EPA Smoke School: JeffCO County Fairgrounds. (7 a.m.)
  • Toddler Time: Columbine Library. (10:15-10:30 a.m.)

Lakewood Patch Notebook

  • Visit Colorado: We like to think the Colorado gold rush never ended. (Instagram)
  • US 6 and Heritage interchange design open house: Golden, CDOT and Jefferson County are partnering to improve the U.S. 6 and Heritage interchange. A virtual open house will be held (Wed., Oct. 13 at 6 p.m.)

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Correction: Yesterday I inadvertently referred to Jeslin Sharezaei as a Lakewood City Council Candidate in Ward 5. She is running in Ward 1.

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