🌱 New Home For Comal + Legal Shrooms Inches Forward + Shelter Closing

Hello, friends. It's Saturday in Denver and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening locally. In today's newsletter, you'll find news about these stories and more:

• Comal Heritage Kitchen lands in a brand-new home across the river from its original location.
• Temporary homeless shelter closure impacting the most vulnerable.
• Psilocybin mushrooms will soon have a legal framework in Colorado.

Saturday's weather: A t-storm around in the p.m. High: 84 Low: 61.

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Here are the top stories in Denver today:

1. The closure of a temporary homeless shelter will displace vulnerable residents. The Gathering Place, a nonprofit organization, will soon conclude its lease of a building utilized as emergency housing during the pandemic. The old motel, now owned by the Denver Housing Authority, was acquired in 2020 from the city's affordable housing funds, with no long-term intention of using it as a permanent housing solution. (CPR)
2. Vehicle explosion sends huge flames over I-25. A vehicle fire on Friday morning caused a traffic disruption near Evans Avenue and Interstate 25. Denver Fire Department promptly responded to the incident, where they encountered flames emanating from the vehicle's front and open doors. A video was captured by a Colorado Department of Transportation traffic camera. (9News)
3. Legal 'shrooms rollout in Colorado is on track with a legal framework set. A pioneering group of policy makers are constructing a groundbreaking system that decriminalizes natural medicines such as psilocybin mushrooms and ibogaine. The state is set to unveil regulations for integrative healing centers that will provide diverse medicinal therapies administered by experienced medical professionals. (CO Sun)
4. Comal Heritage Kitchen is reopening in a brand-new location in RiNO. Comal's restaurant and training program empowers immigrant and refugee women entrepreneurs by offering commercial kitchen experience, supporting their dreams of starting their own businesses. (Denverite)

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Today in Denver:

• Stories of kindness: Through dioramas. (10 a.m.)
• Master cocktail class: At Old Hickory. (3 p.m.)
• Live Music with Haley Harkin: At Genoa Coffee. (6 p.m.)
• The Amazing Acro-Cats: Bug Theater. (6 p.m.)
• William Topley Band: At the Rose. (8:15 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Denver Month of Video launches. MOV art festival aims to promote local and international artists, highlighting their work across nine city venues. (303)
• Embark on a thrilling ride with KOOZA: The new Cirque du Soleil show with daredevil acts at Ball Arena. (Cirque)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday off right! I'll see you back in your inbox on Tuesday morning with another edition of the Denver Daily. — Brad K. Evans

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