🌱 Pickleball In Globeville + Safe Camping + Outdoor Places Program

Welcome back, Denver. I'm here in your inbox today to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on around town, including news on:

• Denver City Council considering adopting safe camping in the city's zoning code
• Globeville is getting a pickleball entertainment center
• City of Denver making the pandemic-era Outdoor Places Program permanent for businesses that apply before April 1

Tuesday's weather: Cloudy and colder. High: 39 Low: 24.

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Here are the top stories in Denver today:

1. How much extra does it cost to renew expired license plate tags? Colorado drivers are automatically granted a one-month grace period before racking up fines for not renewing their vehicle registration. Delaying renewing your registration typically results in a $25 late fee every month you fall behind, with a maximum fine of $100. (FOX31)
2. Globeville is getting a pickleball 'eatertainment' venue. Pickleball enthusiasts in Denver will have access to a new facility to indulge their passion. Robert Thompson, the founder of Punch Bowl Social, intends to launch his latest project, Camp Pickle, in the Fox Park development located in Globeville by 2025. (9News)
3. Denver's City Council may consider permanent changes that would allow safe-camping sites. Council members Robin Kniech and Chris Hinds are working on a zoning code amendment that would move the language authorizing safe-camping sites from a temporary administrative rule linked to the pandemic to a permanent section in the Denver zoning code. (Westword)
4. Denver business owners can sign up for the city's permanent outdoor patio program. Denver's Community Planning and Development department is currently accepting applications for permits to use outdoor public spaces as dining and gathering spaces. Originally implemented as a temporary program during the pandemic, the Outdoor Places Program is becoming a permanent program. (Denverite)

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Today in Denver:

• T-Mobile Tuesdays: Fresh perks every week. (8:30 a.m.)
• Tuesday Afternoon Book Group: "One Second After," by William R. Forstchen. (2 p.m.)
• The best concerts in Denver: This week. (Westword)

From my notebook:

• Colorado Dragon Boat Film Festival returning this weekend. (9News)
• Beginning April 1, compost paper products or compostable packaging will not be accepted in Denver's composting program. Residential and commercial composting materials will be limited to food scraps, plant trimmings, and certified compostable bags." (City and County of Denver Government via Facebook)
• Denver Police Department announces a new DenverTrack program to combat auto thefts. The DPD's system works with any vehicle with on-vehicle tracking device, including factory-installed or after-market GPS tracking systems. (9News)

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