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Hey there, Denver! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How much more will Denver riders with disabilities pay starting tomorrow?
  • How much bubbly will flow at Denver’s Brown Palace this New Year?
  • Who’s planting crude explosives along a popular Denver-area trail?

Also on today's calendar: New Year's Eve with Eddie Ifft and 7 more events.

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Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 60 and low of 36 degrees.
  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 57, low: 36.
  • Friday: Increasing amounts of sun, with a high of 60 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Judge allows price hike for RTD disability transit program to take effect Jan. 1 (denverite.com) — Starting New Year’s Day, riders with disabilities in metro Denver will pay higher fares for RTD’s Access‑on‑Demand paratransit service after a federal judge declined to pause the changes. Advocates argue the hike and reduced subsidies betray 2024 ballot promises and harm disabled riders, while RTD says the optional program must be scaled back for financial sustainability. The dispute centers on how Denver’s transit system should equitably serve disabled residents.
   

• The fizzy journey of Champagne (denvergazette.com) — Denver’s historic Brown Palace Hotel is gearing up for New Year’s Eve with thousands of Champagne glasses and extra cases of Moët ready for midnight toasts downtown. Alongside this local tradition, the story traces Champagne’s evolution from French still wine to global celebration symbol, and notes how some Denver shoppers are shifting toward more affordable sparkling alternatives.
   

• Suspect accused of planting homemade explosive devices along trail in Denver area (denvergazette.com) — Police in Cherry Hills Village, on Denver’s south side, are asking for tips after several trash cans and sign posts along the High Line Canal Trail were damaged by what appear to be small homemade explosive devices. A thin-built male suspect using a high‑wattage e‑bike has been seen multiple times along the trail this month. Anyone with information is urged to contact Cherry Hills Village police online.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Denver

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    Wednesday December 31
  • Emo Philips
    Comedy Works, 1226 15th St, Denver
    7:45 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday December 31
  • Noon Year’s Eve
    Edgewater Library , 5843 West 25th Avenue , Edgewater
    11:00 am
  • Noon Year’s Eve Celebration
    Wheat Ridge Library , 5475 West 32nd Avenue , Wheat Ridge
    11:30 am
    • Thursday January 1
  • NEW YEAR'S DAY - CITY OFFICES CLOSED
    Glendale, CO Calendar Glendale, CO 80246
  • City Offices Closed for New Year's Day
    Cherry Hills Village, CO Calendar Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Kroger posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Denver. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Commerce City

  • Why 77 Roosters Rescued From a Colorado Cockfighting Operation Couldn't Be Saved (999thepoint.com)
  • The 20 most affordable cities in Colorado to buy a house (santafenewmexican.com)

Aurora

  • Aurora community gathers to celebrate fourth night of Kwanzaa (9news.com)
  • 2 house fires in Aurora traced to electrical failures, no injuries reported (sentinelcolorado.com)
  • Teenage suspect in fatal Aurora shooting dies in Denver (denverpost.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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