🌱 Parking + Asian American Pacific Islander History + Casa Bonita

Good morning, everybody. It's Wednesday in Lakewood and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on the most important things happening in town. Today you'll read about...

• Downtown Denver parking
• Asian American Pacific Islander History Month
• Casa Bonita

But first, today's weather:

Cooler with a few showers. High: 58. Low: 28.

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Here are the top four stories today in Lakewood:

1. Downtown Denver parking lots are now required to post information about violations and citations. Molly Duplechain, executive director of the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses says, "Our goal is to increase accountability for the parking lot license holders and transparency for consumers as they decide where to park in Denver." (Fox 31)
2. May is Asian American Pacific Islander History Month and there will be events on the CU Denver campus all throughout the month. Some of these events include a talk called “Academic Success Leadership Program (ASLP): Telling Our Story” and a networking evening with Asian American and Pacific Islander alumni. (CU Denver News)
3. Casa Bonita is reopening next month after being purchased by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone in September of 2021. Casa Bonita is currently looking for its past customers to upload images and stories of their memories with Casa Bonita to celebrate the reopening. (Fox 31)
4. In order to have the spending power of a six-figure income, a Denver household must actually earn $162,700 in annual income. This ranks Denver as No. 22 out of the 76 U.S. cities included in the study. The three cities where over $300,000 is needed to have the spending power of a six-figure income are Honolulu, New York City and San Francisco. (Fox 31)

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Today in Lakewood:

• Preschool Time! Columbine Library, 9:15 AM
• Let's Dance! Belmar Library, 11:15 AM
• Library for All: Interactive Programs for Adults with Disabilities! Lakewood Library, 1:00 PM
• Up Lit Book Group - None of this would have happened if Prince were still alive by Carolyn Prusa! Belmar Library, 2:00 PM
• Cuentacuentos! Lakewood Library, 3:30 PM
• PAWS for Reading! Edgewater Library, 4:00 PM
• The Marley Brothers! Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre, 6:00 PM
• Intercambio Spanish Conversation Table! Edgewater Library, 6:30 PM

From my notebook:

• Pikes Peak: "Right in the heart of Colorado’s beautiful nature! ⛰☀️🌲 💡 Colorado is roughly split between mountainous landscapes to the west and high plains to the east." (Colorado, Denver 🌲 Travel | Hotels | Outdoors | Tips via Instagram)
• Horsetooth Reservoir: "The stunning beauty of Horsetooth Reservoir, where the mountains meet the water.🌲🌊 💡 Horsetooth Reservoir is a man-made lake that was created in 1949. It is located just west of Fort Collins and is easily accessible by car. The reser..." (Colorado, Denver 🌲 Travel | Hotels | Outdoors | Tips via Instagram)
• CAREthartic Conversations via Colorado Respite Coalition: "Tomorrow! Join virtually for CAREthartic Conversations, hosted by Care Partners Resource and Consulting 1:30 to 3:00pm MT This month, Lori is hosting an Ask My Anything session" (Colorado Respite Coalition via Facebook)
• Bubblelicious: "Sip on something delicious | Bubblelicious Milk Tea & Fruit Tea #colomills" (Colorado Mills via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday off right! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update!