🌱 Wildfire Risk High + Clawful & TikTok + Craft Breweries Are Back

Rise and shine, Lakewood! It's Thursday, so let's get you started with what you need to know about going on around Lakewood today.

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First, today's weather: Warmer today. High: Low: .

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Here are the top stories in Lakewood today:

1. Increased risk of wildfires in Colorado this summer. Over the next four months, forecasters indicate that the Rocky Mountains have an above-average potential for wildfire activity. Meteorologists say there are several factors that could cause an active wildfire season. (9News)
2. The TikTok viral video that helped a struggling Lakewood restaurant survive the pandemic. Clawful, the Vietnamese Cajun seafood restaurant in Lakewood, was on the verge of closing for good in October of 2021. Then a 22-year-old with 700,000 followers posted a TikTok video, and that changed everything for the restaurant. (Inc.)
3. Craft breweries bouncing back from impacts of pandemic. The Brewers Association says the number of breweries in operation at the end of 2021 is a year-end record. (Business Journal)
4. Home prices are higher than ever. A March report indicates that Denver's median detached home prices hit $660K – the highest they've ever been. It's great news if you're a seller, but not so much if you're trying to get into a house. (9News)
5. Catastrophic climate changes are coming if society doesn't make immediate changes. According to a newly released report, the world must halt its increase in greenhouse gases within the next three years, and eliminate their emissions entirely by 2050 to avoid irreversible global impacts. It's not all bad news, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report claims that we already have the tools necessary to make these changes, and they're cheaper than ever before. (CU Today)

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Today in Lakewood:

• Golden Chamber Ambassadors Meeting: Golden Chamber of Commerce. (7:30 a.m.)
• Toddler Time: Belmar Library. (11:15 a.m.)
• Survive & Thrive: Securing employment in 2022. (Noon)
• AARP Tax Help: 2021 Tax Year - Belmar Library. (1 p.m.)
• Library for All: Interactive Program for Adults with Disabilities. (1 p.m.)
• Fun things to do in Denver: April 5 to 11. (5280)

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From my notebook:

• Mark your calendars! Lakewood's Earth Day Celebration with music, food And fun, April 23, 2022 (Lakewood)
• Clean air, environmental justice, and climate activists to protest. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission will decide to approve or reject Xcel Energy's latest proposal to burn coal at Colorado's biggest coal plant for 12 more years. The Green Latinos and other clean air activists are set to protest in front of Xcel Energy's Colorado Headquarters in Denver at 1800 Larimer Street on Friday, April 8 from Noon to 3 p.m. (Facebook)

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That's it for today! I'll see you first thing on Friday morning with a brand new edition of the Lakewood Daily! — Brad K. Evans