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T.G.I.F.F. folks (the extra “F” is for “Flippin’“). Colorado has been busy this week, which always helps the non-weekend time pass quickly. Got any ? How about ? But don’t feel like you need to do anything at all. Sometimes you just need to do absolutely nothing for as long as you possibly can. This is a no-judgment zone.
The Rundown
+ Today’s Weather: We won’t even hit 80 as .
+ Today’s Editorial: Our Editorial Board .
+ Articles: , and .
Li’l Mile High opens tomorrow
A 1/8 scale version of the old Mile High Stadium opens Saturday — complete with Bucky the Bronco and Barrel Man statues and original seats — in the parking lot of . You don’t need me to say anything more, you just really just need to check out Colleen O’Connor’s story and see Kathryn Scott’s photos for yourself.
The most-Colorado crimes imaginable
“Summit County is kind of like a small town in a big city. These communities here aren’t that big, but we just have so many people passing through.”
Dillon police chief Mark Heminghous
Summit County, one of Colorado’s many high-altitude playgrounds, showed a startling jump in arrest rates in 2016 — nearly doubling the 2015 rate in only 8 months. But upon closer inspection, the bulk of the new arrests are for the most perfectly Colorado crimes you could think of: .
30 gallons of blood later, woman meets donors who saved her
“It looked kind of grim for a while. I had never even heard of someone getting chest compressions for an hour.”
Joyce Gottesfeld, an OB/GYN on duty when Cassidy Smith went into cardiac arrest
Warning: this story will make you want to donate blood as quickly as you can. Cassidy Smith went into labor in February 2012, but thanks to a rare condition that stopped her heart and her blood from clotting, . On Tuesday, Smith and her now-4½-year-old daughter Anne-Claire finally got to meet some of the many people who helped saved her life. You don’t want to miss .
By The Numbers
286
That’s how many cars were stolen in the city of Denver every week in 2015, part of a nearly 30 percent rise in vehicle theft in 2015 around Colorado. Tom McGhee has the full story, .
Quick Hits
+ If you’re hiking in southwestern Colorado, keep an eye out for Dawson and Chai. .
+ A young Hunter S. Thompson stole the elk antlers off of Ernest Hemingway’s Idaho home and stored them in his garage in Woody Creek. .
+ In May, someone shot at a 7-Eleven in East Denver. No one was hurt, but after some CSI work, the ATF determined that . Check our story to .
+ The Justice Department . (related: Mother Jones’ ).
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+ Wait, why is Coloradan Danielle Page ?
+ A veteran city attorney connected with a long saga of protests over city settlements will now receive a $660,000 settlement of his own. .
+ “Hey, smell this,” is a terrible way to start a conversation, but especially when .
+ Buying stuff from the .
+ Casa Bonita is hiring. ““
+ Prosecutors might , accused of stabbing his son to death.
+ One of the most notorious gang members in Denver .
+ On a lighter note: .
+ An unhappy billionaire who didn’t like that Gawker reported true statements about him .
+ So Denver’s in women’s wrestling, but a couple of weight classes down, Helen Maroulis knocked off living legend Saori Yoshida of Japan (who has won three gold medals) in what some are calling (and ).
What We’re Reading
+ These are the , according to Zagat, and I really have to agree with most of them (except throwing shade at Palisade peaches. That I can’t abide).
+ Did you know that Colorado has ?
+ Seriously, reading travel stories written about Colorado by non-natives is always good for a laugh. Here, .
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+ Who needs baseball when you could play ōllamaliztli, or Cherokee stickball? .
+ Thousands of combat helmets made by prisoners, paid for by the U.S. military and used by troops for 3 years in Afghanistan .
+ If you’ve got more money than sense, you can , thanks to a struggling French museum’s financial problems.
Song of the Day
Song: “This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)”
Artist: (original) and (cover)
Sounds like: The kind of song that starts slow and builds to shouting from the rooftops. Listen to the original while you get ready for your Friday night and the the next time you’re wearing big headphones.
Head over to our , or, if you don’t have a Spotify account, .
Hat Tips & Corrections
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