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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Littleton school is giving nonverbal kids a real voice
  • What losing left turns at Santa Fe and Mineral means for you
  • How a $32.6M makeover could transform downtown Littleton's Main Street

Also on today's calendar: Leawood Color Run! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 56 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Very warm with sunshine, temps: high: 86, low: 56.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 84 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 'It is just magical', Littleton school helps non-verbal students find their voice (denver7.com) — A Littleton nonprofit school, Real Life Colorado's Learning Zone, is helping nonverbal children communicate using specialized tablets and an immersive Augmentative and Alternative Communication approach. Families describe life-changing progress in their kids' ability to express needs, socialize, and learn, with benefits extending from the classroom to home and the wider Littleton community.
   

2. Major construction project on Santa Fe in Littleton hits halfway mark (denver7.com) — Drivers in Littleton should prepare for big changes at the busy Santa Fe and Mineral intersection, where a safety-driven redesign has reached its halfway point. All left turns will eventually be removed and replaced with a new quadrant-road and roundabout system that traffic studies suggest could cut travel times by up to 50% during peak hours when work finishes in 2027.
   

3. Downtown stretch in Colorado city one step closer to getting improvements, makeover (cbsnews.com) — Downtown Littleton's Main Street is set for a $32.6 million overhaul, with wider sidewalks, new trees, curb-less streets, and more gathering space between Curtis and Prince. Construction is planned for 2028–2029, and residents can now weigh in through online surveys on street design and parking as the city refines preliminary plans for council approval in early 2027.
   

4. Former Littleton teacher arrested on child sex crime charges; police believe there may be additional victims (denver7.com) — Littleton families are being urged to contact police if they have concerns about longtime former teacher and coach Adam Williams, who was recently arrested on child exploitation and luring charges after a Fort Collins investigation. Williams spent years at Options Secondary School and Littleton High School, and Littleton police now want to hear from anyone who may have had inappropriate or troubling interactions with him.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • UPDATE- Found the owner!
    We found your dog. She has water and a safe place, but I have to leave this evening. (Nextdoor Leawood)
  • Missing cat people near MT Carbon.
    I hear a cat crying. East of me. I live directly west of Mt. Carbon. Loud. Off and on. I am outside and called kitty kitty and it cried out. Heads up. (Nextdoor Alkire Acres)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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