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senior living

+23

The wall's safety margin was 0.01, and a neighbor called it in writing

Aug 28, 2026

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7 min read

The wall's safety margin was 0.01, and a neighbor called it in writing

Issue #22: the Westend wall's one-hundredth of a margin, your rights when the hail roofers knock, Summit Steak Bar's opening date, a preschool for Bowles Ave, and dollar dirty sodas today.

senior living

+21

The county just opened a second case at Westend Ridge

Aug 21, 2026

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6 min read

The county just opened a second case at Westend Ridge

Issue #21: a second violation case at Westend Ridge, the name behind the Alkire senior-living plan, Ziggi's grand-opening week, Doggie Dip Day, and the school board's $133 million ask.

senior living

+22

What 4.9 million dollars bought behind Dutch Ridge

Aug 14, 2026

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6 min read

What 4.9 million dollars bought behind Dutch Ridge

Issue #20: the church-site development with an open county violation, a 300-unit senior living filing on Alkire, parade-day weather, and the school buses come back Wednesday.

real estate

+24

What really happened to the Littleton bear

Aug 7, 2026

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7 min read

What really happened to the Littleton bear

Issue #19: CPW's answer on the bear, 179 reports and counting, the Simms corner finally wraps, Welcome Week opens with drones tonight, and a moose who outlasted his creek.

real estate

+17

The state weighed in on your brown lawn

Jul 31, 2026

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6 min read

The state weighed in on your brown lawn

Issue #18: the state's answer on brown-lawn fines, the library coming to Bradford Road, Black Bear reopens tomorrow, and Western Welcome Week's opening weekend.

real estate

+11

The lawn law worth knowing before the HOA letter comes

Jul 24, 2026

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6 min read

The lawn law worth knowing before the HOA letter comes

Issue #17: what Colorado's lawn law actually says (and the myth a lot of us believe), a full weekend of free shows downtown, the Ken-Caryl Art Festival, and where the market quietly tilted toward buyers.

real estate

+12

The Shea hearing is off (and what's really digging up Simms)

Jul 17, 2026

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6 min read

The Shea hearing is off (and what's really digging up Simms)

Issue #16: the Shea hearing moves to December 1, the Simms and Ken Caryl dig explained, Gene Enley named police chief, two new Indian kitchens, and one last 97-degree weekend before Tuesday's rain.

Joey Schenck
Joey Schenck

Morrison

+13

No fireworks this Fourth (the county just made it a rule)

Jul 3, 2026

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7 min read

No fireworks this Fourth (the county just made it a rule)

Issue #14: the countywide fireworks ban explained, where the big shows might still go up, a housing market giving buyers room, and a hot, hazy Fourth of July weekend.

Joey Schenck
Joey Schenck

Morrison

+13

What the 1st Street Farms deal actually costs us

Jun 19, 2026

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6 min read

What the 1st Street Farms deal actually costs us

Issue #12: the 1st Street Farms deal broken down, a sewer-date correction, two new in-zip restaurants, and a hot Father's Day weekend.

Joey Schenck
Joey Schenck

Morrison

+13

Littleton votes Tuesday on $5.5M in help for that Manning-tied restaurant

Jun 5, 2026

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5 min read

Littleton votes Tuesday on $5.5M in help for that Manning-tied restaurant

Issue #10: the Manning-tied restaurant asks the city for $2 million and a vote lands Tuesday, the TrailMark sale opens this morning, two new local food makers, and the first real heat wave.

Joey Schenck
Joey Schenck

Morrison

+13

What flew over Littleton Thursday (and a new bar with no booze)

May 29, 2026

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5 min read

What flew over Littleton Thursday (and a new bar with no booze)

Issue #9: the Thunderbirds explained, Lucile's closes for good, a new way to grab a drink downtown, and your whole June calendar.

Joey Schenck
Joey Schenck

Morrison

+12

Lucile's last days, plus a brand new farmers market opens Saturday on Nevada

May 22, 2026

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5 min read

Lucile's last days, plus a brand new farmers market opens Saturday on Nevada

Issue #8: Memorial Day weekend opens with a new market on Nevada Street and Lucile's enters its last stretch on Bowles. Plus pools, ceremonies, and the Shea Homes hearing pushed off again.

Joey Schenck
Joey Schenck

Morrison

+14

Council eyes 25% sewer hikes (and 60% on stormwater) for 2027-28

May 8, 2026

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6 min read

Council eyes 25% sewer hikes (and 60% on stormwater) for 2027-28

Issue #6: a 25% sewer / 60% stormwater rate proposal lands at council Tuesday, AdventHealth Littleton launches a forensic nurse exam program, TrailMark heads into a Monday HOA meeting after a tense hearing, and Saturday's Mother's Day slate now runs seven deep.

Joey Schenck
Joey Schenck

Morrison

+14

A 17-year-old detailer, the TrailMark hearing recap, and Pier 7 starts Monday

May 1, 2026

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6 min read

A 17-year-old detailer, the TrailMark hearing recap, and Pier 7 starts Monday

Issue #5: the McReynolds bike giveaway needs your old wheels, Pier 7 enters Phase 2, the Planning Commission heard TrailMark Monday, and one Alpers Farm house finally sold after seven months.

Joey Schenck
Joey Schenck

real estate

+11

Snow on send day, Columbine at 27, and a rescue that paused intakes

Apr 17, 2026

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6 min read

Snow on send day, Columbine at 27, and a rescue that paused intakes

Issue #3: drought paradox, Columbine's 27th, a shelter asking for fosters, and fiber finally hitting Ken Caryl.

Joey Schenck
Joey Schenck

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