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January 14, 2025

A Final Resolution for the Park Hill Golf Course? Plus, Needle Exchange Politics and Weird Buildings

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A Final Resolution for the Park Hill Golf Course? Plus, Needle Exchange Politics and Weird Buildings

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The mayor is in the final stages of negotiating a future for the Park Hill Golf Course, according to CBS Colorado. But would a major land swap change much for the neighbors living around this 155 acres of dead grass? Then, City Council voted on some big changes to needle exchange sites in Denver last night, but the mayor still has final say. It’s Tuesday, and Host Bree Davies and producer Paul Karolyi are digging into the biggest stories of the week -- plus, they answer one listener’s question: What is with those quirky buildings around town that look like they’ve been swallowed by another structure? 

Bree mentioned our coverage of the ongoing Park Hill Golf Course saga, which we summed up in this episode from January 2023

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