Hinds' Sights

Councilman Hinds wants you to know Denver's next generation of sidewalk stamps is open for voting now and you can help decide the new look.

More than 240 designs were submitted, and a panel representing City leadership and community members selected the 5 finalists.

Click on the view details and vote here button to select your favorite.

As Baby Boomers age, increasingly they want to age in place. Who wouldn't want to stay in their own home if you can, for as long as it's safe. Denver has seen a steadily increasing number of seniors who wish to age in place, but for many reasons, are not able to.

Enter Sunshine Home Share, a non-profit that's helping older homeowners fill up their extra bedrooms with people who want cheaper rent in exchange for doing household chores.

Sunshine Home Share's room-mate matching service pairs aging Coloradans who own homes with people looking for a bedroom to rent. Tenants get a break on rent in exchange for doing household chores, like taking out the trash or mowing the lawn. It helps older people who can no longer handle the upkeep of their homes, or who are lonely, and at the same time, offers a solution for people who can’t afford Colorado’s rising rent costs.

It’s a service that’s growing more popular as Coloradans age. CO is the third fastest aging state in the nation with more than 25% of Colorado’s population projected to hit age 60 and older by 2050.  Learn more about Sunshine Home Share here: https://www.sunshinehomeshare.org/

Join neighbors & colleagues uniting to protect Fair Housing in CO. There are free resources for renters and homebuyers with HUD approved housing counselors and local agencies.

Also offered is information on: Eviction protection, affordable rentals, down payment assistance, accessible housing and a Q&A with expert panelists.

Waymo car was navigating to a route on South Pearl St. when it entered the farmers and started cruising market area taking vendors aback when it began cruising through the area during set up.

“Fortunately, (the Waymo) was traveling the correct flow of vendor setup and went slowly, avoiding all obstacles,” Farmers Market and Event coordinator, Marilyn Kahlich said. “No one was hurt, there wasn’t any damage, no one felt in danger.” But organizers also didn’t know how to stop or redirect the Waymo, and had to follow the car while shouting warnings to others nearby that it was coming, Kahlich said.

A Waymo spokesperson said the autonomous car was already navigating to a destination on South Pearl Street when the farmers market setup began on Sunday. The Waymo quickly identified the situation and maneuvered out of the market area, the spokesperson stated.

Colorado has seen 40 cases so far this year, with 2 deaths and 20 hospitalizations. Denver health officials announced Monday they had confirmed the city's first human case.

Symptoms usually start 2–14 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito. It may take longer for symptoms to start for people with a weakened immune system. Pay attention to how you feel, and seek medical attention if you have flu-like symptoms and you've been around mosquitos.

With 2026 snowpack at record lows, Denver Water declared a Stage 1 drought, sought a 20% reduction in water use and imposed mandatory two-days-per-week outdoor watering restrictions throughout the summer.

Now with Summer coming to an end, Denver Water has set September 30th as the last day to water lawns, however you can and should continue to water your trees and shrubs. Find water-saving tips and stay up to date on drought restrictions at denverwater.org/Conserve.

The historic Cathedral High School at 1840 Grant St. has seen better days, but new owner, Brian Toerber plans to turn the bones of the building into a boutique hotel. Toerber's company purchased the Spanish Renaissance styled building for $1.1 million this June. Toerber also just opened the All Inn Hotel, the newly renovated boutique hotel on Colfax Ave., and feels ready for another challenging project. 

In 1978, Denver unveiled an experiment in how audiences could experience an orchestra: in the round! “There is a feeling of intimacy that the other big halls of America cannot begin to match,” said NY Times music critic, said Harold Schonberg. The venue is showing its age so Denver is dragging the building out of the 1970s without losing the design that made it famous.

Events group "CoCreate' is on track to buy the Mercury Cafe, with plans to restore the storied venue’s roots as a home for music, poetry, dance and community events.

The pending sale will be the first real estate purchase by CoCreate, whose plans are to bring back the original spirit of the spot, which Marilyn Megenity grew into a haven for poets, musicians, dancers and audiences alike after opening in 1975.

On Sunday, September 27th, 2026, you can tour six beautiful homes in beautiful Park Hill and raise money for the Greater Park Hill Community, Inc., a volunteer-based registered neighborhood organization that, among other things, promotes the character and vibrancy of Park Hill.

Click on the the link below for Park Hill Home Tour tickets.

The audience sits so close to the stage that the separation between performer and crowd almost disappears -- and that's the magic! The club opened beneath Larimer Square in September 1981 as Denver’s first full-time professional comedy club. Since then, Dave Chappelle, Roseanne, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Ellen DeGeneres, Craig Ferguson, and countless others have passed through the room.

Tickets can be found here: https://comedyworks.com/events?downtown=1