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Why you should get a flu shot, why even the Broncos’ cool helmets couldn’t save them, “Real World: Denver” 10 years later and more Friday news

Eric Lubbers
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You’ll hardly believe this, but it’s Friday. I mean, it was eventually going to be Friday no matter what, but there’s something satisfying about waking up and realizing you’re in the future that you had imagined earlier. If you think about it that way, time travel is easy: you just go in one direction, at the same rate as everyone else, and you don’t even have to try. It’s just going to happen.

While happens to you (whether you like it or not) we’ve got so much for you to do. Want to see a movie? We reviewed “,” “” and “.” Need something cheap and fun for the family? .

But right now, let’s get to some news, eh?

The Rundown

+ Weekend Weather: .

+ Today’s Editorial Board Endorsement: “”

+ Today’s Poll: ““


RiNo club hit with “public nuisance notice” after shooting

“I don’t know what else to do. If a guy gets his shoe stepped on, and wants to go to his car and shoots somebody, itap out of my control.”

Brian Mathenge, Cold Crush owner

Brian Mathenge, the owner of art bar and nightclub Cold Crush at 27th and Larimer in Denver, is fighting for his business . The city’s actions come days after the . Police say that the club generated 438 calls for service in the last year alone, but Mathenge says he’s already shelling out $5,000 for security a month and only has so much control over what happens outside the club. .

+ Dylan Owens has a piece remembering Tyrone Adair Jr. .

Broncos melt (despite )

Even the return of the mighty snorting D logo to the helmets couldn’t help .

+ Mark Kiszla wants Gary Kubiak to get well soon, .

+ Remember how the running game was going to burn up the league earlier this year? , writes Nick Groke.

+ More bad news: Star lineman .

+ There’s even more Broncos news over in .


By The Numbers

$5.8 billion

That’s how much . And even if the idea of not making your boss a little more money doesn’t really motivate you, how about this: Getting the flu is awful. It’s always worse than you remember it. Take it from someone who regularly forgets to do it and suffers the consequences. Just get your shot, OK?


Ridiculously good deal: . There is literally no better deal on the internet.


Quick Hits

+ .

+ Trump, who , is having trouble .

+ It’s not all good for Hillary Clinton, though: Hacked emails from her staff and and the .

+ This is for any reason.

+ More and more companies are ().

+ The cops couldn’t help Eric Olsen get in contact with his grandma during hurricane Matthew, so he turned to the second-highest authority in the land: .

+ .

+ Another teacher .

+ and after last night’s Broncos game, they’re definitely the best team in Colorado.

+ Colorado companies are getting a .

+ Have you ever thought “I’d love to get drunk with my cat or dog?” Well a local entrepreneur has that’s as close as you’re ever going to get, weirdo.

+ So if Amendment 72 passes and more taxes get piled on to tobacco, where would all that money go, exactly? .

+ There is .

+ It’s already been 10 years since “Real World: Denver” was on MTV and .

+ Also: ““


What We’re Reading

+ It’s .

+ The ancient and formerly vibrant city of Aleppo, Syria, (roughly the same population as the Denver metro area) is being ground into dust by relentless bombing. You probably already knew that on an intellectual level, really is.

+ You’ll soon be able to , and cardinals aren’t too happy about it.

+ , like our old buddy Ernest Hemingway having a drink. Your text message conversations are about to get very historical.

+ Because I have a compulsion to read stories about invasive species: “How Kudzu,’The Vine that Ate the South,’ Put Southern Agriculture on the Skids

+ There are cities in Russia’s Arctic Circle that are .

+ Because that was kind of a downer, here’s .


Song of the Day

Song: ““

Artist: DEVO

Sounds like: DEVO. Because that’s just about the only way to describe it.

Head over to our , or, if you don’t have a Spotify account, .


Hat Tips & Corrections

Remember, if you see something that doesn’t look right or just have a comment, thought or suggestion, email me at elubbers@denverpost.com or .


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