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| | | How to Hop on the Denver Summit FC Bandwagon | A record-shattering 63,000 NWSL fans packed the stands at Empower Field over the weekend to watch the inaugural home opener for Denver’s first-ever professional women’s soccer team. Despite the 0-0 score, the photos and videos that flooded social media on Saturday are FOMO inducing. Desperate to make sure you don’t miss this historic Mile High moment? Here’s what you need to know. [CBS; Denverite] | - The next game: Denver Summit FC will face the Seattle Reign on April 4 in Washington (here’s how to watch), but fans’ next chance to see them at home will be April 25 when they take on the San Diego Wave FC. (Tickets start at $41.) All home games for the remainder of the season will be played at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City until construction on the team’s training facility / temporary home stadium in Centennial is finished. [Denverite]
- Just the beginning: Denver Summit FC closed a deal to buy land in Baker last week where they will build their official home stadium, set to debut in 2028. [Denver7]
- Crash course: Saturday’s game was the team’s fourth of their inaugural season. So far, they’ve racked up one win, one loss, and two draws. If you want to sound extra knowledgeable around the watercooler, check out this quick and easy explainer on the team’s key players, upcoming stadium plans, and the league structure. [The Gazette 🔒]
- Swag out: Get your Denver Summit FC gear from the team’s online merch store, and plan to nab a spot at The 99ers for the next viewing party ⚽
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| What Denver's Talking About |
| | 📚 Petals & Pages Closing Permanently | The queer, women-owned indie bookstore (and winner of Best Small Business at our own inaugural Denver-est Denver Awards last December) has been a local staple, specifically among the LGBTQ+ community, since its 2022 opening in the Art District on Santa Fe. Woeful comments from fans and followers flooded the business’s Instagram post announcing the news Monday morning. Owner Dylah Ray told us the decision was a long-time coming. “Community building and financial viability don’t always go together,” she said. “We pushed it until the very last month that we could. I want people to know that.” | - What’s next: Ray tells us she is open to trying again in the future, but there are no plans at this time, and next steps are unclear. She encourages the community to come say goodbye to the store and help clear remaining inventory before their final day on April 12. Petals & Pages will host a farewell celebration on April 25 on Indie Bookstore Day.
| | 🚘 Car Thefts Continue to Plummet | Car thefts in Colorado dropped for a third year in a row (down 34% from 2024 to 2025). This marks a significant improvement from 2021 when Colorado had the most vehicle thefts per capita in the nation, according to data from Colorado State Patrol. Chevy Silverados were the number one stolen vehicle in the state. [Denver Post 🔒] | - What changed? Listen to our conversation with the Colorado Auto Theft Prevention Authority back in 2023 who helped break it down for us. [City Cast Denver 🎧]
| | | | 🗳️ New Allegations Surface Ahead of State Assembly Vote | Over the weekend in Pueblo, Democratic Party delegates decided which candidates would advance to June’s primary ballot. Just hours ahead of the vote, a recently registered 501(c)4 called NMN Action Fund shared seven former staffers’ allegations of workplace abuse and micromanaging against Secretary of State Jena Griswold, who is running for attorney general. Griswold ultimately won a plurality of delegates, with 41% of the vote, securing her spot on the ballot, though questions about these allegations will likely linger. | - Who is behind NMN Action Fund? Because it is a 501(c)4, the group is not legally required to disclose its donors (some would call it a “dark money” group).
- What we know: Producer Paul Karolyi was in Pueblo for the assembly, and he reports on the story in today’s City Cast Denver podcast, including a statement from the people behind NMN Action Fund.
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🚰 Water cooler convo: If the drought conditions currently plaguing Colorado continue, water restrictions and wildfire risks (and possibly surcharges for Denver Water customers) are to be expected along the Front Range this spring and summer. What we didn’t expect? Bears 👀 🐻 |
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