🌱 Small Brewery Sunday + Good News Roundup + Adorable Pets

Welcome back, Denver! Let's get you started with everything you need to know going on in town. Today is Small Brewery Sunday, so if you have no plans, why not grab a pint and help out your local Colorado breweries!

First, your weekend weather:

You can expect a mostly sunny Sunday with warmer temperatures: High of 66; Low of 40.

Here are the top stories in Denver today:

1. Need a suggestion for how to unwind after a Thanksgiving weekend filled with hours of cooking, mountains of dirty dishes, endless lines at retail stores, long drives home and a thousand "are we there yets"? As I mentioned in our newsletter intro, head to the bar — or, more specifically, a Denver craft brewery or two — for Small Brewery Sunday. (Patch)
2. Good news happens in Colorado every day, but it can often be overshadowed by the latest pandemic, crime, natural disaster and political news. So here's your latest roundup of good news from across our metro area. (Patch)
3. Speaking of helping out breweries, the new Ephemeral Rotating Taproom is set to open next spring in our city's Skyland neighborhood, The Denver Post Reports. The taproom will rotate through breweries from across the country. (Paywall - The Denver Post)
4. If you or your kids can't get enough twinkling, merry lights, then the Burlington Record has just the roundup for you — here are 10 "over-the-top" Colorado holiday light displays you have to see this season. (Burlington Record)
5. Looking to add a new member to your family? Look no further than these Denver animal shelters for a pet available for adoption. Local shelters in the Denver area have dogs, cats and other kinds of pets ready and waiting to be adopted. (Denver Patch)

This weekend in Denver:

• RiNo Beer and Vintage Holiday Market (2 p.m.)
• Aurora, Save with Sam's Club AND donate to end hunger for good! (9 a.m.)
• Dean Delray at Comedy Works (7:15 p.m.)

Denver Patch Notebook

• City and County of Denver Government: Face Covering/Vaccine Requirements: People ages 2 and older must wear a face-covering in public indoor spaces. As an alternative, local businesses and venues can voluntarily implement a vaccine verification check before entering intinto their businesses, in which case masks will not be required if they have verified that at least 95 percent of the people within the facility have been vaccinated. (Facebook)
• Denver Police Department: Pup up for adoption — the DPD is introducing you to Baxter, a 10-year-old American Pit Bull Terrier and absolute gentleman. Although golden in year, this handsome boy still has plenty of spunk. (Facebook)
• Denver Museum of Nature & Science: The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is celebrating Native American Heritage Day and Native American Heritage Month! The museum is sharing an amazing fossil from our Anthropology collections that can teach us about Indigenous people’s lives. (Facebook)
• Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure: There’s still time to compost your leaves and old pumpkins this holiday season with LeafDrop! Weekend drop-off sites are now closed. However, weekday sites will remain open through Dec. 3. (Facebook)

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— 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. I've covered high-profile court cases, civil rights abuses, mass shootings, natural disasters and major crimes — but also countless happy news stories about kindness, innovation and resilience. 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.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Denver Daily? I'm all ears. You can reach me at amber.fisher@patch.com.