New Arrest In Deadly Crime Spree + Pollution Report + Day Of Rock

Happy Friday, fellow Denverites! Here's everything you need to know as you head into the final weekend of August.

First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 95, low: 61. Pollution remains elevated for unusually sensitive people, public health data shows.

Here are the top stories in Denver today:

1. A fifth person has been arrested in connection with a crime spree in Denver that left a student dead. (Denver Patch)
2. As the upcoming Labor Day holiday celebrates workers in Colorado and across America, many are still finding themselves without a job, even as the coronavirus pandemic nears its year-and-a-half mark. (Denver Patch)
3. Fine particle pollution is higher in north Denver and Commerce City, according to air quality monitoring results from our state's public health agency. (9News.com KUSA)
4. Coloradans can celebrate the Denver Day of Rock on Saturday, which is set to feature 25 bands and 15 food trucks. (CBS Denver)
5. This may come as no surprise to many Denverites: You have to make at least $25 per hour to afford a decent one-bedroom apartment in our city. (FOX 31 Denver)

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Today in Denver

• Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art Reopens. (11 p.m.)
• Montbello Bike Tour — Colorado Historical Society. (5 p.m.)
• 10th Annual BACA Memorial Softball Tournament. (6 p.m.)
• Community Movie at Cook Park — Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside. (6 p.m.)
• Summer Swing — A Speakeasy Pop-up With a Purpose. (8 p.m.)
• Happy Together Tour — Paramount Theatre. (8 p.m.)

Denver Patch Notebook

• Denver Botanic Gardens: "We look forward to resuming our Summer Concert Series with Swallow Hill Music in the UMB Bank Amphitheater next year! Check out how the space has changed over the past 40-50 years. The vintage photo is from the #DBGLibrary archives." (Facebook)
• Denver Art Museum: "Today is National Dog Day! To celebrate, we're sharing some of our favorite photos that visitors and passersby have taken of their pups at the Denver Art Museum. Have a photo of your canine friend at the DAM? Share them in the comments." (Facebook)
• Denver Museum of Nature & Science: "Back by popular demand, this special bonus episode of our COVID-19 webinar series will welcome Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and an associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, to cover the latest on vaccines and variants." (Facebook)
• Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce: "Want to hear from a #nonprofit leader in our community? We have the opportunity for you! Join us and Denver Metro Small Business Development Center on Aug. 31 to hear from Heart and Hand Center’s Timiya Jackson at #yourconvo." (Facebook)
• Denver Preschool Program: "Denver Preschool Program is proud to announce our Chief Operating Officer (COO) Ellen Braun is a recipient of the Denver Business Journal's C-Suite Award. Please join us in congratulating Ellen for her continuous dedication." (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with another update. If you're enjoying these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Amber Fisher

About me: I'm a Patch editor covering news in Denver's metro area and Boulder. I've spent the past nine years working for various news outlets across North America, including Chicago Patch, Global News and WBEZ. As a Global TV reporter, I covered everything from tornadoes and wildfires to high-profile court cases and civil rights abuses. When I'm not writing articles, I can be found hiking, snowboarding, debating politics with my husband and attempting to be a sci-fi and astronomy geek.

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