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A Populus Hotel sneak-peek leads Doors Open Denver’s 20th year

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September 25, 2024

A Populus Hotel sneak-peek leads Doors Open Denver’s 20th year

Populus Hotel stands out even among Denver’s prettiest, strangest and most historic buildings.

The newly built structure catches the eye with an exterior designed to mimic an Aspen tree, with 65 different window shapes and a triangular footprint rooted in one of Denver’s busiest intersections, on the corner of West Colfax Avenue and 14th Street.

It’s the nation’s first carbon-positive hotel, developer Urban Villages has said, and the perfect place to celebrate Doors Open Denver 2024. The Sept. 26-Sunday, Sept. 29, event invites the public into local architectural wonders and offers expert commentary on their creation and history.

A rendering of the Cleo Parker Center for the Healing Arts and Shorter AME Church, currently under construction in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood. (Provided by Fentress Architects)

Attendees can also be the first to attend an event at Populus before it opens to the public on Oct. 18.

“The building is newsworthy across the country because of its sustainability approach and materials, and (for being) carbon positive,” said Meg Touborg, president and CEO of the Denver Architecture Foundation, which produces Doors Open Denver. “That level of innovation and engineering is absolutely remarkable and certainly we wanted to bring fans of Denver’s built environment inside such a novel building.”

The Doors Open Denver gala at Populus takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 28, and costs $150 per ticket. But you don’t have to spend that much to take part. Doors Open Denver features more than two dozen other buildings in Denver, ranging from the Globeville neighborhood in the north to Baker neighborhood in the south, that people can explore and learn about in-person, with a guide, or on a virtual audio tour.

Open sites, where people can tour at leisure, include Five Points’ Blair Caldwell African American Research Library, the Capitol Hill Mansion, and downtown’s Byron R. White U.S. Courthouse. Guided tours take place at the rest of the sites, with a map at denverarchitecture.org.

New this year are open houses at architecture firms, which offer insight into the nitty-gritty of building design and planning. The 20th year of Doors Open Denver is also themed Denver Through Time, with an emphasis on how Denver’s best buildings have changed the city’s identity over the decades. That includes inside tours of historical landmarks such as South Broadway’s Mayan Theatre, but also a spotlight on Colfax, Denver’s long and infamously gritty stretch.

Guided tours of single buildings typically run an hour and a half and cost $20 per person. Not all sites are accessible to people with disabilities. Tickets and more details are available at denverarchitecture.org.

“We’re also looking at how Denver is reanimating buildings in new ways, because the city is really a leader in adaptive re-use, as you can see at Union Station,” Touborg said. “The new, $20 million Cleo Parker Robinson Dance project is another great example, which is why we’re touring their construction site, a former church, with (Robinson) talking about its history.”

The Robinson tour costs $55, since it includes additional programming and a performance. Doors Open Denver also features a keynote lecture with architect Vishaan Chakrabarti at Denver Art Museum (on Sept. 26, with tickets for $65), a photo-contest reception at Colorado Photographic Arts Center (also Sept. 26; free), a cocktail reception (Sept. 26, $95, at a private residence), and a wrap party at the Posner Center for International Development (free, Sept. 29). Other events include a screening, book signings and author appearances.

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What drivers will face traveling into mountains near Denver on I-70 amid Floyd Hill bridge building

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December 15, 2025

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What drivers will face traveling into mountains near Denver on I-70 amid Floyd Hill bridge building

Drivers heading west from metro Denver into the mountains on Interstate 70 on Monday and Tuesday face overnight closures, and 20-minute stops through Thursday at the base of Floyd Hill, the latest traffic disruptions for bridge building as part of the Colorado Department of Transportation’s $800 million reconstruction of I-70 through Clear Creek Canyon.

The nighttime closures this week, scheduled from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m., are planned around the I-70/U.S. 6 interchange at exit 244 and include on- and off-ramps.

Drivers also should expect to wait at 20-minute stops multiple times per day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on I-70 starting Monday, and continuing through Thursday, according to a CDOT notice.

But officials said there would be no planned traffic disruptions during the holidays from Dec. 20 to Jan. 5.

CDOT contractors will be blasting rock in the canyon above eastbound and westbound I-70 between the Veterans Memorial Tunnels and the Homestead Road interchange near Idaho Springs. And drivers may face intermittent traffic stops along the Central City Parkway, County Road 314, U.S. 6, and U.S. 40, CDOT officials said.

CDOT contractors are building a temporary framework to support their upcoming construction of a concrete bridge on I-70. When it’s done, the bridge will carry westbound drivers through a new route that CDOT officials say will be safer and improve traffic flows through the canyon, which long has loomed as a bottleneck.

The rebuilt highway, with an added westbound express toll lane, eventually will carry drivers through a widened canyon on viaducts 115 feet above Clear Creek. This safer route, designed to improve visibility for drivers, is expected to allow speeds of 55 miles per hour in areas now marked 45 mph.

Depending on the weather this week, disruptive construction work may shift to Wednesday and Thursday, CDOT officials said.

The I-70 Floyd Hill Project involves about eight miles of I-70 in the mountainous area between Evergreen and the eastern edge of Idaho Springs. CDOT officials have promised that, as part of the project, they’ll improve the Clear Creek Greenway trail and ensure safer routes for wildlife.

Construction began in July 2023. The project is expected to conclude in 2029.

Drivers learn more by calling CDOT at 720-994-2368 or by texting floydhill to 21000 and signing up for text alerts. CDOT officials also said information about weather, road conditions, and travel impacts is available at COtrip.org.

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Where do Packers stand in NFC playoff picture after loss in Denver?

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December 15, 2025

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Where do Packers stand in NFC playoff picture after loss in Denver?

The Green Bay Packers (9-4-1) dropped from first to second in the NFC North and from the second seed to the seventh seed in the NFC after losing to the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

Significant injuries suffered against the Broncos will mean lasting implications are felt past Sunday. The Packers are also now a long shot to catch the Los Angeles Rams for the No. 1 seed in the NFC, and it’ll take a win next Saturday night in Chicago to retake control in the NFC North.

But the Packers are still in a good spot in terms of making the postseason field, especially after the Detroit Lions, Carolina Panthers and Dallas Cowboys all lost on Sunday.

NFC playoff picture after Week 15

Los Angeles Rams (11-3, 6-3 vs. NFC)
Chicago Bears (10-4, 6-3 vs. NFC)
Philadelphia Eagles (9-5, 7-3 vs. NFC)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-7, 5-5 vs. NFC)
Seattle Seahawks (11-3, 6-3 vs. NFC)
San Francisco 49ers (10-4, 8-2 vs. NFC)
Green Bay Packers (9-4-1, 7-2-1 vs. NFC)

Others: Lions (8-6), Panthers (7-7), Cowboys (6-7-1)

According to The Athletic’s NFL playoff simulator, the Packers have a 92 percent chance of making the postseason with three weeks to go. They become all but guaranteed of a playoff spot if they can beat the Bears in Chicago in Week 16. In fact, just one win over the final three weeks could be enough for the Packers to get in.

The NFC North winner looks like a coinflip. The Athletic’s model gives the Packers a 48 percent chance of winning the division right now, and it would go up to 82 percent with a win over the Bears on Saturday. Chicago took down the Cleveland Browns with ease in bitter cold temps at Soldier Field on Sunday.

The Athletic’s model also gives the Packers a 98 percent chance of being the No. 2 seed if Matt LaFleur’s team can win out. That will be much easier said than done without Micah Parsons (and potentially Christian Watson) down the stretch.

Two very possibilities for the Packers: Win the NFC North and host the Bears in the NFC Wild Card Round, or get in as the No. 7 seed and go to Chicago to play the Bears in the NFC Wild Card Round. A third round of the rivalry is increasingly possible in January.

Packers remaining games

Nothing easy here. The Bears, Ravens and Vikings all won Sunday. The Bears and Ravens won comfortably; the Vikings upset the Cowboys — who desperately needed to win — in Dallas. The Bears and Ravens are both playing to win division titles. The Vikings are a dangerously talented spoiler team, and winning at U.S. Bank Stadium is never easy. The Athletic’s model gives the Packers roughly a 40 percent chance of making the postseason even with an 0-3 finish. The Lions are the biggest threat to pass the Packers in the event they finish 0-3.

It appears the Packers can clinch a playoff spot next week with a win over the Bears and a Steelers win over the Lions.

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Packers vs. Broncos Week 15 Game Discussion Thread

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December 14, 2025

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Packers vs. Broncos Week 15 Game Discussion Thread

It’s time for the AFC’s #1 team to meet the NFC’s #2. Today the Denver Broncos host the Green Bay Packers in a key late-season inter-conference matchup that could have playoff seeding implications for both teams.

In Denver, the Broncos will be trying to hold on to the top spot in the AFC and keep their impressive win streak rolling. Denver has won ten straight games, some of them in fairly ridiculous fashion, but they sit at 11-2, sharing the top record in the NFL with the New England Patriots, who are just behind them in the playoff picture based on conference record.

The Packers, meanwhile, want to hold on to the lead in the NFC North before they have their rematch with the Chicago Bears next Saturday night. Green Bay sits behind only the Los Angeles Rams in the playoff race in the NFC, and they want to return to the Central time zone with that lead intact.

Join us here at Acme Packing Company to discuss today’s game, and Go Pack Go!

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