🌱 Prime Time For Boulder + MSU Expands Food Pantry + Thornton's Water

Hello again, friends! It's me, Brad K. Evans, your host of the Lakewood Daily. Here's all the community news you need to know right now. Today we'll cover:

• Thornton owns the water rights it needs, but it's in the wrong place.
• Metro State University expands its food pantry to address student food insecurity.
• It's Prime Time for Boulder, but is Boulder ready for Prime Time?

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But first, today's weather: Times of clouds and sun. High: 53 Low: 26.

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Here are the top stories today in Lakewood:

1. Thornton has the water it needs, but it's in the wrong place. With all the water it needs just a mere 70 miles away, Thornton continues try to figure out how to get its water from the Cache la Poudre river in western Larimer County, which has blocked access that would give Thornton the ability to build a pipeline to divert their water. (CO Sun)
2. MSU Denver reopens it's food pantry in a larger space. Metro State University is taking food insecurity seriously, and has increased the size of the space it uses for a student food pantry, in an effort to make sure that the school's students aren't going to class hungry. (9News)
3. Deion Sanders is coming to CU, but is Boulder ready for Prime Time? Dion Sanders has been named the new head coach of the CU football program, and at his first team meeting yesterday, Sanders made it clear that the beleaguered team that went 1-11 in 2022, is going to experience a radical remake under his command. (Yahoo!)
4. Eldorado Canyon is named one of the most beautiful state parks in the U.S. State parks don't always get the same recognition as national parks, but in the case of Eldorado Canyon, they are equally as beautiful. Travel Lens has curated its list of the most beautiful state parks in the country, and Eldorado Canyon comes in at number nine on their list. (KTCL)

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Today in Lakewood:

• Public Coffee Tasting: Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters. (Noon-1 p.m.)
• Baby Café: Belmar Library. (1-2 p.m.)
• Wreath making: At Half Moon Farm. (6-8 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Where to find the best baked goods in metro Denver. (5280)
• Arrests made and new charges filed in RTD light rail assaults. A total of 13 juveniles have been arrested in connection with the assaults on RTD light right hat occurred on Oct. 14 and Nov. 3. (9News)

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You're officially in the loop for today. I'll see you on Tuesday morning with a brand new edition of the Lakewood Daily! — Brad K. Evans

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