🌱 CO COVID-19 + Real Estate Craziness + Sync Up w/Sync Gallery

Brad K. Evans
Updated ·3 min read

Happy Thursday, Denver! These are the important things going on in and around Denver today.

Thursday's weather: Mild with partial sunshine. High: 57 Low: 38.

Here are the top five stories in Denver today:

  1. COVID-190 spreading fast, nearly 30 Percent of Coloradoans are testing positive. The omicron variant is spreading at lightning speed across the state. Cases and transmission are hitting record levels in Colorado. Hospitalization rates are rising too, and staffing at area hospitals are at its most precarious point since the pandemic started in 2020. (CPR)

  2. Just when you thought real estate prices couldn't go any higher. Denver's real estate market continues its upward growth, as Denver's average home price has zooms past the $700k mark. (Westword)

  3. Sync Gallery brings connection to Denver's art community. The current exhibit entitled "Sync Connected: is the gallery’s annual members group show, presenting work from all their artists. (303 Magazine)

  4. COVID-19 creates staffing hole at Rosenberg's Bagels. The local chain of bagel shops that, mimics NYC water to create the their unique NYC bagel was forced to temporarily closed its Five Points restaurant at last Saturday as well as its Stanley Marketplace location in Aurora closed abruptly on Sunday. Employees at each location tested positive for COVID in the middle of their shifts. (BusinessDen) May require a subscription.

  5. Jewelry store owner helps neighboring businesses during pandemic. When the pandemic started in 2020, Sarah O Jewelry threw out their business plan and started over. Now the business is thriving and helping nearby businesses keep their doors open. (9News)

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Today in Denver:

  • Colfax Bus Tour: Colorado Historical Society. (10 a.m.)

  • Mike Stanley: At Comedy Works. (8 p.m.)

  • Camilla Vaitaitis Quartet: At Nocturne. (6:30 & 8:45 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Take the survey. How do you think Denver’s federal dollars can best build our future? Your participation in the Economic Development and Opportunity survey takes a few minutes and can help us shape our community for years to come. Survey (here); in Spanish (here).

  • The City and County of Denver's Community Planning and Development announced some new updates for the Advancing Equity in Rezoning project. This project will work on improving transparency and access to the rezoning process and explore how rezonings can lead toequitable outcomes that better serve all community members. (Denver)

  • Registration for spring and summer theatre classes starts today! Encourage your child to explore the theatre and keep them engaged on weekends and over summer break with classes like Musical Madness, Improv and Acting for the Camera. (DCPA)

  • On January 1, the City of Denver increased parking meter rates downtown. Just giving you the heads up that parking meter rates downtown have now got up from $1 to $2 per hour. Denver is promising to use the additional money to invest in public transit, bikeways, sidewalk repairs, and street safety improvements. Find more information from the Denver Department of Transportation's recent posts. (Facebook)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update! — Brad K. Evans

This article originally appeared on the Denver Patch