CSU researchers plan to deploy an AI-assisted hail forecasting system in 2027, pairing a specialized NVIDIA model called Hail-StormScope with an existing machine-learning tool to extend storm warnings by hours or possibly days. The NSF-funded project also uses volunteer weather observers and post-storm drones to improve hail risk assessment.
A Denver dining roundup highlights five October dishes: ice cream at Sadboy Creamery on East Colfax, stuffed calamari at Risica in RiNo, Taiwanese beef noodle soup at Ace Eat Serve, autumn squash at Leven Deli and bánh mì at Bahn Mi House.
Orville Peck played a packed Mission Ballroom in Denver on Nov. 1, presenting a honky-tonk stage set and songs from his album Mule. The review highlights his vocals and humor, a Rehab Blues performance tied to his sobriety, and opener Abbie Callahan's kaleidoscope country set.
Denver’s La Paz micro-community is shifting to a substance-free model from Nov. 1, with completion expected early next year, according to the Denver Department of Housing Stability. The 60-unit Overland site, run with Colorado Village Collaborative, will require residents to sign an agreement, while the 40-unit Steele site remains low-barrier.
Denver’s weekly free-events guide covers Nov. 2–8, with democracy-themed play readings at the State Capitol, a library archives talk, a market by vendors with disabilities and a City Floral holiday open house. It also lists a Golden group bike ride, a La Llorona workshop and a City Park bandstand beam-signing kickoff.
Denver artists describe how social media can generate sudden attention but cannot replace relationships, gallery contacts and community involvement that sustain art careers. Ceramicist Alex Schupp’s viral berry bowls illustrate the gap between online reach and limited handmade production.
Denver's October dining roundup counted 36 restaurant and bar openings, including the Sun Valley food hall Eats on the Platte and Andrea Frizzi's Risica in RiNo, while also noting closures such as Park & Co. and The Greenwich.
Haunted tours in Denver’s Cheesman Park are raising questions about whether guides and nearby businesses should profit from the dead. Will Olson leads history-themed walks there, while archivists and competing tour owners question some ghost stories’ accuracy and the commodification of the dead.
A review of Haunted Rocks at Red Rocks on Oct. 29 describes a hip-hop bill led by Cypress Hill, Method Man & Redman and De La Soul, with Digable Planets and Hieroglyphics also performing. It notes setlist highlights and De La Soul honoring the late Dave Jolicoeur.
This weekend’s Denver Halloween guide rounds up costume parties and concerts, including deadmau5 at Red Rocks and Itchy-O’s Hallowmass at Summit Music Hall. It also lists free options such as the hi-dive cover show and Bar 404 album release.
Software engineer Casey Cantor built two free browser games set in Denver: Cheesman Park the Game and the racing title Denver Dash. He used AI coding tools alongside his engineering skills, and the games drew local attention and thousands of players.
Adults 25 and older helped lift Colorado community college enrollment for a second straight year, adding 755 students across the 13-school system while recent high school graduate enrollment fell by about 450. Officials link the shift to interest in healthcare careers seen as more AI-proof.
Former co-owner and COO Alexander Comisar has sued Bao Brewhouse and owner Michael Swift, alleging he was never paid for his equity stakes in Bao Tennyson and Dump'd and was fired after asking for financial records. Neither side responded to requests for comment.
A $1.1 billion reservoir and 125-mile pipeline project serving Parker, Castle Rock and Lower South Platte farms won water court approval. Backers say it avoids "buy and dry"; farm deliveries could start in five to seven years, with city deliveries slated for 2040.
Mohamed Sabry Soliman pleaded guilty in Denver to 12 federal charges, including hate crimes, over the June 2025 Boulder firebombing that killed 82-year-old Karen Diamond and injured a dozen others. Prosecutors and defense are jointly seeking life plus 50 years, with sentencing set for Jan. 7.
Denver's restaurant churn is steep, with more than 170 restaurants and bars closing in 2025. The article profiles five addresses, including Congress Park, RiNo and the Clayton in Cherry Creek, that have cycled through many short-lived concepts, and notes new tenants hoping to break the pattern.
Jessica and Luke Cheney, who moved to Denver this year, opened a Colorado-themed free jigsaw puzzle library at 3926 Yates St. in Tennyson-Berkeley. Their Puzzle Republic project began in Los Angeles in 2020, and its map now lists over 500 libraries across all 50 states and eight countries.
Richard Florida's 51-page report for the Downtown Denver Partnership argues downtown's health should be judged by activity rather than office vacancy, noting visitors drove 67% of 2025 activity. It also urges more downtown housing, office conversions and outdoor-lifestyle features.
A New York-based real estate firm behind a southeast Aurora community has sued the Department of Defense to recover over $700,000 spent clearing old unexploded munitions from a 105-acre site that was once part of the Lowry Bombing and Gunnery Range. The suit says the land was not flagged as an area of concern, and the DOD declined to comment.
Eats on the Platte, a five-stall food hall and restaurant incubator, opens this weekend in Denver's Sun Valley as part of the Denver Housing Authority's redevelopment. Kitchen Network manages it, offering discounted short-term rents and mentoring to help neighborhood residents launch food businesses.
