Morrison
Morrison, CO · Municipal
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E-470 Toll Road Chief Donahue Suddenly Gone, Agency Won't Say Why
The executive director running E-470, the toll road that loops around the eastern edge of metro Denver, is out of a job, and the agency overseeing the roadway is not saying why. E-470 confirmed that Joe Donahue was no longer with the organization as of the week of Wednesday, but whether he resigned or was fired remains unclear.
hoodline.com
Denver Schools Add Four Gifted Magnet Sites in First Expansion in Over a Decade
Denver Public Schools is adding four gifted and talented magnet programs in 2026, an expansion district officials describe as the first addition of its kind within the district in more than a decade. The new sites are Beach Court Elementary, Carson Elementary, Florida Pitt Waller ECE-8 and Isabella Bird Community School, and they come as the district leans on newer assessment tools meant to catch gifted students who have been historically overlooked, particularly multilingual learners.
kunc.org
A new film looks at people with deep connections to the Colorado River – and why their futures are at stake
People who rely directly on the Colorado River for their existence – at a time when there's less water to go around. That's the subject of a new documentary called The River. The film takes viewers from a ranch in Wyoming to a surprisingly lush golf course community in Utah to farms in California’s Imperial Valley.
Estes Park Trail Gazette
Denver Art Museum will be only U.S. venue to host major Picasso exhibit
Denver Art Museum is set to host the most comprehensive collection of Pablo Picasso’s work ever assembled in Colorado. And in a programming coup for the museum, it will be the only U.S. venue to host the major exhibition. “Picasso: Magician” is an overview of 70 years of Picasso’s...
Westword
After finding a warhead, Aurora developer wants feds to pay for cleaning up old WWII site
It’s getting explosive between an Aurora developer and the United States Department of Defense. Southshore Recovery Acquisition, LLC, a real estate investment company based in New York, filed a lawsuit against the DOD (or Department of War, if you’re weird) on Oct. 26 to force the department to pay for cleaning up unexploded bombs and unused munitions on a 105-acre plot of land in Arapahoe County. According to the complaint, Southshore has paid over $700,000 to clean up the old explosives.
thorntonweather.com
November 1 to November 7: This week in Denver weather history
As we enter Denver’s second snowiest month, we of course see plenty of events involving that dominant weather condition. Sadly we also see two occasions when the winter-like weather turned deadly. From the National Weather Service:. From the 29th to the 1st:. In 1972…heavy snowfall totaled 15.5 inches at...
coloradosun.com
Nicolais: Monica Martinez will score plenty of goals on Denver’s City Council
On the bumpy pickup pitch in central Denver, the short, determined woman closed me down, stole the ball and made me look silly. In a few days Monica Martinez will make her detractors for the Denver City Council At-Large campaign know how I felt. I recently read a news article...
Lovely Garden Roots
Denver Water Will Raise Drought Charges in 2027 After Its First Lawn-Watering Ban in Nearly 25 Years, Adding About $3.24 to the Average Monthly Bill
Denver Water approved 2027 rates and higher drought charges Oct. 28, raising the average single-family bill about $3.24 a month as the lawn-watering ban stays on.
multihousingnews.com
Four Seasons Plans Denver Residential Development
It's the partners' first hotel-branded project in the metro. A partnership between Four Seasons and Wexford Real Estate Investors unveiled plans to develop a 42-unit luxury residential community in Denver, Colo. The project marks Four Seasons’ first branded multifamily property in the metro. Stillwater Capital, Zabel Investment and Brue...
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You’d Be Amazed How Far $20 Goes At This Enormous Colorado Flea Market
Most places will take your $20 and hand you back a receipt and a vague sense of disappointment, but the Mile High Flea Market in Henderson, Colorado has a completely different relationship with your money. Here, $20 is the beginning of something genuinely good. That’s a promise this place has...