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🌱RTD Woes + Egg Decorating Benefit + Denver Starbucks Wants Union

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

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Here are the top stories in Lakewood today:

  1. RTD's says it has come up with a new security plan for Union Station. The Regional Transportation District is planning to add turnstiles, barriers and will remove electric outlets. This in hopes of subduing the crime wave that has descended on the beleaguered transit station – which includes flagrant drug use and violence against commuters. (Denverite)
  2. Artist hosting a benefit with traditional egg decorating workshops. Maria Sheets is providing a class on traditional Ukrainian pysanky Easter egg decorating and sharing the process as part of a fundraiser for those forced from their homes in Ukraine. (9News)
  3. Another Denver area Starbucks wants to unionize. Workers at the Leetsdale Drive coffee chain are seeking help from the National Labor Relations Board to hold elections for union representation, following in the footsteps of an East Colfax store that's trying to unionize. (CBS4)
  4. The City of Louisville approves IGA for debris cleanup. An Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Louisville, Superior and Boulder County moves the cleanup process forward. (7News)
  5. Colorado legislature green lights the "Idaho Roll" for bicyclists. Rolling through stop signs on a bicycle may soon be allowed in every jurisdiction, should Gov. Polis sign the now approved bill into law. (CO Politics)

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Today in Lakewood:

  • Union Corridor Professionals: West Metro Chamber of Commerce. (8 a.m.)
  • Maximizing Your Presence: Jeffco Business & Workforce Center. (9 a.m.)
  • Online Interviews: How to set the stage for success. (9 a.m.)
  • MasterBinds: Building a Business Plan. (Noon)
  • AARP Tax Help – 2021 Tax Year: Columbine Library. (1 p.m.)
  • Make Your Own Puppet: Golden Library. (4 p.m.)
  • Great Decisions: Russia and the U.S. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Law Enforcement Career Fair: This Wednesday, March 23 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Southwest Plaza in Littleton. (Southwest Plaza)
  • Saving a few minutes by speeding is not the lesson we should be teaching our new, teen drivers. Speed limits exist for a reason. Slow down, arrive alive. (Facebook)
  • Don't miss your chance to be a part of a life-changing wish! Make-A-Wish Colorado is partnering with Kroenke Sports and the Denver Nuggets to grant Levi's wish to be a Denver Nugget game announcer on March 24. (Make A Wish)
  • Colorado Bureau of Investigation expanding: Here's a great article that details the CBI's effort to "Right Size" the bureau and increase the number of investigative agents and forensic scientists. (CO Sun)

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