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The official game-time temperature for the Broncos’ victory over the Oakland Raiders was 92 degrees.

So hot that for the first time ever, the Denver Broncos installed hydration stations Sunday Morning for fans tailgating outside Mile High stadium.

The heat didn’t stop our boys. Down to the moment, Case Keenum showed up to play. Brandon McManus completed the 36-yard field goal that gave Broncos a 20-19 win over the Oakland Raiders.

Link - https://kdvr.com/2018/09/16/sundays-broncos-game-was-the-hottest-home-game-ever/

Ladies, if you’ve considered playing professional football… now might be your chance. The Mile High Blaze (a WFA team) is holding open try-outs to join Denver’s women’s football team.

Link - http://milehighblaze.com

With so many luxury apartments popping up in downtown Denver, it’s a wonder the market can sustain prices.

Everywhere we look we see cranes in the sky indicating that, Developers are not slowing down.

Link - https://www.denverpost.com/2018/09/13/denver-straining-to-absorb-luxury-units/

Starting off With a home run in the first inning, Nolan Arenado became the fourth player in Colorado Rockies history with four-straight seasons of 30 home runs and a 100 RBI. Arenado is also the youngest third baseman to do so.

The Rockies will face the Dodgers for a three-game series starting Monday. Colorado has yet to win a division title, but with the way they've been playing lately… winning eight of the last 11 games… this could be the year it all changes.

Grandoozy-

Link- https://theknow.denverpost.com/2018/08/24/grandoozy-denver-set-times/193623/

BP opened a new U.S. headquarters along Denver’s South Platte River in Lower Highland. The oil company has moved about 100 employees from Houston, and hired Another hundred other people locally to work in the new 160,000-square-foot headquarters.

https://www.denverpost.com/2018/09/12/bp-opens-new-era-in-denver/

In sports, The Rockies’ DJ Lemauhue hit a 2 run walk off homer for a 5 to 4 victory over the Diamondbacks.

As Heat records set throughout 1900s continue to be tied or broken, the high in Denver will be 94 today.

The weather service is warning that there is high fire danger in the mountains, the western slope and the Eastern Plains.

Temperatures are expected to reach 96 degrees in Fort Morgan and 95 in Lamar on Tuesday, according to the NWS.

For the first time ever, RTD is going to replace parts of its light rail tracks.

That means some service will be down for 10 days.

RTD is using a 2.5 million dollars FASTER transit grant from the Colorado Department of Transportation to update its aging infrastructure, starting with its oldest tracks and other components downtown.

According to a press release, it’s the first of several projects coming in the next few years. Crews will be working in the area adjacent to the intersection of 19th and California streets.

Work begins at 8 p.m. Friday and runs through 3 a.m. Monday, Sept. 24.

http://www.cpr.org/news/story/rtd-to-close-4-four-downtown-lines-for-10-day-renovation

September 11, Denver broke a 67-year-old heat record just one day after tying 1998 high-temperature mark!

The high will be 94 today & the low 62.

https://www.denverpost.com/2018/09/11/colorado-weather-record-temperatures/

-The Denver Board of Public Health and Environment voted 3-2 to allow workers to make more noise than is usually allowed during construction, in efforts to speed up i 70 expansion project.

https://denverite.com/2018/09/07/i-70-construction-is-cleared-to-get-loud-at-the-night-at-least-for-a-year/?mc_cid=dde181b342&mc_eid=ad6a365e0a

Road repairs from the flood of 2013, which destroyed almost 2000 colorado homes & caused $4 billion in damage, could stretch to 2020...

Nearly 120 lane miles of state highways were damaged or destroyed, while farms suffered damages exceeding $55 million over 67,000 acres.

Progress is being made. Over $2 billion in federal, state and local money is being spent on flood recovery and rebuilding.

https://www.denverpost.com/2018/09/09/colorado-floods-2013-recovery/?utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.denverpost.com%2f2018%2f09%2f09%2fcolorado-floods-2013-recovery%2f&utm_campaign=denver-mile-high-roundup&utm_content=manual

If you traveled through Denver International Airport over the weekend, you may have experienced a taste of what’s to come.

-DIA has invested about 4 million dollars in what will eventually cost roughly 35 million dollars to implement the new lanes.

Link - https://www.denverpost.com/2018/09/07/denver-airport-tsa-security-screening-terminal/

In sports:

The Broncos - won 27 to 24 against the Seattle SeaHawks in the season opener.

Case Keenum threw three touchdowns and three interceptions. Von Miller had an outstanding game, forcing two fumbles.

The Broncos are now 1-0 for the seventh consecutive season.

The Rockies - lost 9 to 6 ending a three game series against the Dodgers

In Weather

It will be hot this week with highs in the 90s. The low tonight will be 62

Your dream apartment may be more in reach than you think as Local Denver apartment prices are expected to fall over the coming months.

We are even seeing suburban areas decrease rents potentially signaling a top of this ever-growing denver housing market.

https://www.denverpost.com/2018/09/05/denver-apartment-rents-fall/

Brighton police are teaming up with the community asking homeowners and businesses to register their surveillance cameras.

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/brighton-police-are-asking-homeowners-and-businesses-to-register-surveillance-cameras

Denver International Airport is making a public display out of the conspiracy theories that surround the airport.

Ads which were created with agency Karsh Hagan, will stay up through the current phase of construction. One ad hints that the wall is hiding a “new Illuminati headquarters.” Another claims they are “remodeling the lizard people’s lair” — or just new restaurants.

Link - https://www.denverpost.com/2018/09/05/denver-airport-conspiracy-signs/

If you’re Looking for discounted Nike gear… Consider a road trip to Colorado Springs.

Link - https://www.krdo.com/news/store-in-chapel-hills-mall-clearing-out-nike-merch-in-protest-of-kaepernick-ad/790855224

Colorado voters will decide if candidates should have more flexibility to raise money when they are competing against self-funded opponents

Link - https://www.denverpost.com/2018/09/04/campaign-finance-proposal-colorado-ballot-measure/

Former NFL player and Colorado’s own - Colton Underwood is ABC’s 23rd season “ Bachelor.”

The Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2 with an amazing 5 runs in the 7th inning.

CBS 4 Denver reports that Golden Voters Will Decide Whether Their City’s Voting Age Should Be Lowered To 16

- Golden could become the first city in Colorado to lower the voting age to 16 years old. City councilors voted unanimously to put the question to voters.

- Mayor Casey Brown says “while the idea didn’t come from teenagers, many 16 and 17 year olds in Golden are engaged in local politics and would vote if given the opportunity.”

-The U.S. Constitution sets 18 as the minimum age to vote, but it doesn’t bar states and cities from lowering the age. There are campaigns underway to lower the age in several cities around the country, including Boulder. If the measure in Golden passes, it would take effect next November.

Link - https://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/09/03/golden-voting-age-16/

The Boulder Daily Camera Reports that the town of Nederland wants to implement it’s commitment to switch to 100 percent renewable energy.