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Go for the Gold: A Dozen Things to Do for Free in Denver This Week

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Catie Cheshire

Catie Cheshire is a staff writer at Westword, where she has primarily reported on news since September 2021. Her prior work experience includes contributing to Cronkite News, Arizona PBS, the Regis University Highlander and AZ Big Media. Catie holds a master’s degree from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and an undergraduate degree from Regis University in Denver.

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First Weekend of Zero Fare for Better Air Was a Huge Success, Says RTD Driver

By Catie CheshireJuly 4, 2023

RTD bus driver Suna Karabay says she’s already seeing the benefits of Denver’s “Zero Fare for Better Air” program, including more kids and less drug use.

Supreme Court Rules That Businesses Can Refuse to Serve LGBTQ Individuals

Supreme Court Rules That Businesses Can Refuse to Serve LGBTQ Individuals

By Catie CheshireJune 30, 2023

A Colorado woman claimed that because of her religious beliefs, she shouldn’t have to serve LGBTQ couples. The Supreme Court just agreed.

bus on Denver street

RTD Is Free in July and August: Here’s What You Need to Know

By Catie CheshireJune 29, 2023

“So much of this is how do we fill up those trains and buses and take better advantage of the system we already have?”

Four’s Company: Co-Buying Can Make Denver Housing Affordable

Four’s Company: Co-Buying Can Make Denver Housing Affordable

By Catie CheshireJune 29, 2023

These four Denverites joined together to buy a home.

Suncor Devotes More Cash to Shareholders Than to Preventing Pollution, <i>The Lever</i> Reports

Suncor Devotes More Cash to Shareholders Than to Preventing Pollution, The Lever Reports

By Catie CheshireJune 28, 2023

Colorado’s only refinery kept the money flowing to investors rather than making facility improvements.

A gavel sits atop papers.

Illegal Attorney Fees Focus of Latest Lawsuit Against Eviction Firm Tschetter Sulzer

By Catie CheshireJune 21, 2023

One of Colorado’s top eviction law firms faces another class action lawsuit – this time regarding allegedly illegal attorney fees.

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A man wearing fishing waders casts a pole into a clear river.

Denver Nonprofit Kick-Starts Management Plan for Clear Creek Watershed

By Catie CheshireJune 19, 2023

Local volunteers from West Denver Trout Unlimited are helping push the effort to create an integrated water management plan for the Clear Creek watershed.

The scene of Thursday's shooting at 17th and Curtis in downtown Denver.

Two Shot Downtown After Nuggets Celebration, Suspect Still at Large

By Benjamin Neufeld and OthersJune 15, 2023

The incident comes just days after a mass shooting left ten people injured in Denver following the Nuggets’ championship-sealing win over the Miami Heat.

Mile High, Baby! Scenes From the Nuggets Championship Parade

Mile High, Baby! Scenes From the Nuggets Championship Parade

By Catie CheshireJune 15, 2023

Hundreds of thousands of people turned out for the downtown parade and rally at Civic Center Park, where Michael Malone was a star.

A green and yellow sticker on a parking meter shares information about parking in Denver.

Parking in Denver Is Free on Juneteenth – but City Meters Don’t Say So

By Catie CheshireJune 15, 2023

Although Juneteenth isn’t listed as a free holiday on Denver’s parking meters, the city has plans in place to make sure drivers don’t get duped.

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Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo Pushing to Make SNAP Benefit Exemptions Permanent

By Catie CheshireJune 14, 2023

Yadira Caraveo wants to make work exemptions for veterans, people experiencing homelessness and former foster youths who need SNAP benefits permanent.

Denver Could Elect to Have a Night Mayor Help Bring Back Downtown After Dark

Denver Could Elect to Have a Night Mayor Help Bring Back Downtown After Dark

By Catie CheshireJune 14, 2023

The shooting on June 13 was just the latest incident to put a pall on the party.

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Ten Injured, Two in Custody for Early-Morning Shooting After Nuggets Championship Celebration

By Catie CheshireJune 13, 2023

The celebration over Denver’s win took a sobering turn when ten were injured in a mass shooting. Here’s what the police know.

People wind their way through a security line in a hall with a domed roof.

TSA Testing Facial Recognition at Denver International Airport

By Catie CheshireJune 12, 2023

Travelers can opt out of the new facial recognition program, which matches live photos taken at DIA’s North Security Checkpoint to ID cards.

On the right a redheaded woman stands in front of a Nikola Jokic mural. On the left, the same woman sits in front of the mural on a wheelchair.

Nuggets Fan Goes to NBA Finals Without Wheelchair After Struggles With Lupus

By Catie CheshireJune 9, 2023

The last time Laura Keeney attended a Nuggets game years ago she did so in a wheelchair. Now she’s back on two feet, and attending the NBA finals.

A man sits in a wheelchair to the right of a golden retriever.

Chris Hinds Defeats Shannon Hoffman, Scores Another Term on City Council

By Catie CheshireJune 8, 2023

The incumbent will keep his District 10 seat after winning by a margin of more than 1,700 votes.

Seventeen white pepsi cans depicting basketball players outlined in blue.

School Superintendent Is Nuggets Superfan With Decades-Old Pepsi Can Collection

By Catie CheshireJune 7, 2023

School superintendent Chris Gdowski has a collection of Nuggets-themed Pepsi cans from nearly half-a-century ago that he’s busted out for the NBA finals.

A cocktail sits on a bar top in a darkened room.

Roo-Bar Lounge Closed for Good After City Revokes Licenses

By Catie CheshireJune 6, 2023

Roo-Bar Lounge violated a settlement with the city after accusations of unruliness. Denver responded by revoking its dance and liquor licenses.

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A mix of people in their mid-thirties sits at picnic tables in front of an outdoor stage displaying a projected banner with "Number Thirty Eight" in large letters.

Number Thirty Eight Gets New Noise Conditions in Resolution to Years-Long Conflict

By Catie CheshireJune 2, 2023

The city of Denver has given the popular indoor-outdoor venue new conditions on its cabaret license.

The former Cabin Tap House and Falling Rock Tap House space at 1919 Blake Street in Denver, Colorado.

New Lounge Could Take Over Old Falling Rock Space in LoDo

By Catie CheshireJune 2, 2023

The building at 1919 Blake Street has been empty since a fatal shooting at Cabin Tap House on January 1, 2022.

Denver and Miami Face Off in Fiery NBA Finals Showdown

By Catie Cheshire and OthersJune 1, 2023

Denver and Miami meet in the first game of the NBA finals on June 1.

A white water slide winds its way into a blue, rectangular pool.

Denver Working to Get Swimming Pools Licensed Before Summer Heats Up

By Catie CheshireMay 31, 2023

The city has identified at least sixty pools that haven’t been licensed since the pandemic.

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