Denver News

Mental Health Makeover

The city of Denver and the Mental Health Center of Denver will create a new facility where dozens of people can recover from mental health crises in the Sun Valley neighborhood. To its supporters, it’s a groundbreaking step toward a new model of mental health care for people experiencing homelessness. https://www.denverpost.com/2019/01/14/denver-city-council-sun-valley-stabilization-center/ Representatives from Denver Public Schools and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association will return to the bargaining table today in ongoing negotiations over fair pay. [https://www.denverpost.com/2019/01/11/denver-public-schools-strike/]

RTD Raises Fares

RTD rides should know, The cost to ride buses and trains in the metro area [http://www.rtd-denver.com/fares-2019.shtml]jumped this week. The increases are the first on the RTD’s system in three years [https://www.denverpost.com/2015/05/26/rtd-board-approves-rate-increases-despite-pleas-from-advocates/]. Full-price local bus and train fares will jump from $2.60 to $3 and regional fares from $4.50 to $5.25. Any ride starting or ending at Denver International Airport on the A-Line will cost $10.50

Finally! Prohibition Free

Coloradans shopping for groceries on Tuesday spotted a new item on shelves of their neighborhood supermarket: full-strength beer. As of Jan. 1, Colorado’s 3.2 beer law [https://www.denverpost.com/2018/12/16/full-strength-beer-colorado-grocery-stores-new-years-day/] —  a restriction from the Prohibition era that prevented many supermarkets and convenience stores from selling full-strength beer — is no more. Now shoppers can now buy the golden brew while also checking off their grocery lists. https://www.denverpost.com/2019/01/01/full-strength-beer-colorado-grocery-stores/?utm_email=64B4C41F641E221EE4A7F491AF&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.denverpost.com%2f2019%2f01%2f01%2ffull-strength-beer-colorado-grocery-stores%2f&utm_campaign=denver-mile-high-roundup&utm_content=manual [https://www.denverpost.com/2019/01/01/full-strength-beer-colorado-grocery-stores/?utm_email=64B4C41F641E221EE4A7F491AF&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.denverpost.com%2f2019%2f01%2f01%2ffull-strength-beer-colorado-grocery-stores%2f&utm_campaign=denver-mile-high-roundup&utm_content=manual]

Ted’s Montana Grill is Leaving Boulder

The restaurant, part of a national chain operating at more than 40 locations in 16 states, will close its doors at 1701 Pearl St. on New Year’s Day. With rent increases on Pearl Street as high as 30 percent there is a growing belief among industry experts that the restaurants along Boulder’s iconic pedestrian walkway might soon begin to change their approach. http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-business/ci_32352158/boulder-teds-montana-grill-close-new-year-pearl-street The Centennial state grew by nearly 80,000 people last year, making it the seventh fastest-growing state in the country, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

I-70 Expansion Legal Troubles Come to an End

A settlement reached Thursday between Colorado transportation officials and opponents of the Interstate 70 expansion [https://www.denverpost.com/2018/07/29/i-70-construction-project-denver-transportation-central-70/] through northeast Denver calls for the state to pay for a community health study and the planting of trees throughout nearby neighborhoods. The deal, which brings the last major legal challenge of the project to a close, addresses lingering fears in the long-neglected community about the public health effects of expanding a freeway that contributes heavily to air pollution in the neighborhood.