Silver Plume
Silver Plume, CO · Municipal
The Denver Gazette
Aurora leaders ‘shocked, disappointed’ by voter decisions on tax hikes
Aurora voters shot down three ballot measures that would have raised city sales taxes for the first time since 1993 to pay for infrastructure, transportation and public safety improvements. Elected officials in the city were surprised and disappointed by the outcome, saying infrastructure projects need to be funded and the city’s budget deficit cannot accommodate […]
sentinelcolorado.com
OPED: Aurora has a way to protect renters and property owners from contagious blight
For too long, Aurora has been a destination for too many investors of rentals who, sadly, have neglected to maintain their properties. Their actions, or inactions, have created pockets of blight throughout much of our city with the problem being more concentrated in older Northwest Aurora where too many of our residents live in slum-like conditions.
hoodline.com
Denver Rescue Mission to Lay Off 71 Workers as 48th Avenue Shelter Contract Ends
Denver Rescue Mission plans to lay off 71 employees at the end of the year after its contract with the city to operate the 48th Avenue Center comes to a close. The nonprofit filed a layoff notice with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment on October 30, citing the termination of its agreement to run the shelter at 4600 E. 48th Ave., near Interstate 70 and Colorado Boulevard.
takemetotn.com
takemetotn.com
See Bison From Your Car Window On This 11-Mile Wildlife Drive Just Outside Denver
A herd of bison can block your view of the Denver skyline, and it happens closer to downtown than most people expect. There is no long mountain drive, no I-70 traffic, and no entrance fee standing between you and a shaggy, slow-moving traffic jam. Prairie dogs pop up beside the pavement, mule deer graze in the distance, and the whole loop can be done without ever leaving your seat.
allamericanatlas.com
5 Best Restaurants in Denver, Colorado You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them
Denver, Colorado — a city where the mountains rise blue and bold against the sky, where red-brick Victorians and glass towers stand shoulder to shoulder, where the scent of roasting green chile drifts through neighborhoods stitched together by memory and migration. Here, the air is thin and electric, alive with the laughter of students, the wisdom of old-timers, the dreams of newcomers drawn by the promise of possibility. Denver is a crossroads — of ranchers and artists, techies and teachers, families who’ve called these blocks home for generations and those who arrived chasing the sun.
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hoodline.com
Denver Airport Taco Bell Worker Sues Over Unpaid Security-Line Wait Time
A former food preparer at the Taco Bell inside Denver International Airport has sued the restaurant's operator in Colorado state court, claiming she was never paid for the time she spent clearing security and walking to her workstation before clocking in. She also alleges the company failed to provide paid rest breaks required under state law.