What is happening in Denver, CO right now
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Denver is a launch pad to the mountains and a real city in its own right, and locals balance both every weekend. RiNo art crawl Friday, ski drive Saturday, brunch in LoHi Sunday. PinScene maps the city side without forgetting the mountain pull.
Active right now near Denver
Community in Denver
15 pins- there’s a raw sewage smell near I-25 on Park Ave, and people say lanes on northbound Park Ave keep closing for digging at the intersection.
- Downtown Denver, new report on its urban future.
- Phil Milstein Park in Denver is getting a new start, and people can help.
- Denver Water has issued $175,500 in fines for lawn watering so far this month, and sprinklers will need to stay off for the foreseeable future.
- Denver’s first draft of the Burnham Yard Small Area Plan is out, and it’s a 61-page look at the area’s big takeaways.
- colorado voters decide whether appointed judges keep their jobs, and evaluations are available in the blue book and online.
- Denver Public Schools enrollment fell by 1,780 students this fall, more than expected, and the superintendent says school closures could be coming.
- Denver’s History Colorado Center is once again the Colorado History Museum.
- the Red Wizard is on South Broadway, and someone finally got to see the old mage.
- Colorado School of Mines alum’s invention named in TIME’s best of 2026 for accessibility.
- Triangle fraternity members at CU Boulder are trying to understand female students’ fears of sexual assault after an alleged gang rape at a Cornell fraternity.
- Denver approves airport lease for ICE contractor Key Lime. Councilmembers said a no vote could jeopardize the airport, without stopping ICE flights.
Coming Soon in Denver
6 pins- The Acadian, Cajun restaurant by chef David Simpson, coming to Boulder Street.
- Queen City Collective Coffee plans to open another Denver café at the NICO development in RiNo.
- Chef David Simpson is opening The Acadian, a Cajun restaurant in the Tamburello building on Boulder Street in Denver’s Lower Highland neighborhood.
- Queen City Collective Coffee is planning a new café at NICO on Blake Street in RiNo.
- Park Hill Park in Denver has a completion date, and the project has a new architect who worked on the Obama Presidential Center landscaping. The park should be finished before 2030.
- Park Hill Park is planned to open by 2029, with landscaping by the architect behind the Obama Presidential Center grounds.
Event in Denver
3 pins- John Moore’s new play, “The Crime Reporter,” gets a staged reading at the Denver Press Club at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
- A free screening of People of the Sacred Land is on tonight over at Elevations Credit Union headquarters in Broomfield, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 5:30.
- Sundance Film Festival passes and ticket packages are on sale for this year’s festival in Boulder, which is just a few months away.
Food & Drink in Denver
2 pinsSports in Denver
2 pinsQuestion in Denver
89 pins- How do you pick seats at Buell Theater when booking online?
- Where over in Sun Valley do locals go for tires or a careful hand car wash without a long line?
- where do locals grab a cortado or flaky pastry in Uptown before work?
- any dog parks near Cherry Creek with a small-dog section and plenty of shade?
- Which independent shop over in Aurora does honest brake and oil work without adding extra charges?
- Which Englewood shops have used books and thrift finds worth a weekend stop?
- Where in Platt Park can a big group enjoy brunch with mimosas and an easy, relaxed meal?
- where do folks in Wheat Ridge go for a car wash or a fair price on tire rotations?
- where in Montbello can i grab carne asada tacos or pho after midnight?
- where do locals in Englewood go for bulk spices and fresh tortillas?
- any thrift stores or vintage clothing spots worth checking out in Five Points?
- Which places in Capitol Hill still serve food at 2 a.m. when the bars close?
About Denver
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