Denver, CO
Downtown Denver Partnership reports early successes of new public safety initiatives
DENVER — As McDonald’s and TJ Maxx be part of a protracted record of closed companies alongside 16th Avenue Mall, many viewers instructed us that cleanliness and crime are the primary causes they don’t seem to be spending extra time in downtown Denver.
The Metropolis of Denver, in coordination with the Downtown Denver Partnership (DDP), is investing thousands and thousands of {dollars} to renovate the mall and subsidize native small companies to function. In November, it additionally introduced new public well being and security measures to fight crime and join these experiencing homelessness with psychological well being and habit companies.
Kourtny Garrett, president of the Downtown Denver Partnership, acknowledged that clients feeling unsafe and uncomfortable visiting Denver’s Central Enterprise District, and 16th Avenue Mall is a serious impediment to growing foot site visitors to companies. Nonetheless, she mentioned that early outcomes of the brand new measures are exhibiting promise.
“We’ve related with people and actually helped to search out them paths into both shelters, job placement, substance misuse therapy, psychological well being therapy, and so forth,” Garrett mentioned. “Like each metropolis within the nation, we face a problem with drug epidemic, with a rise in these experiencing homelessness, and housing disaster.”
Forty associate organizations have signed onto the security initiatives with town and the DDP, which embody a heavier presence of police, psychological well being consultants and substance abuse navigators. Knowledge from the Denver Police Division (DPD) exhibits that the Central Enterprise District has essentially the most reported crimes of any of town’s neighborhoods.
That is removed from the primary time that instituted insurance policies and procedures have aimed to scale back crime and homelessness alongside 16th Avenue Mall and all through downtown. Nonetheless, Garrett mentioned she is assured that these newest efforts — mixed with the various different investments into infrastructure and companies — will result in final enhancements.
“One, it’s the truth that we have now so many companions who’re working collectively — 40 associate organizations, a lot of which embody regulation enforcement, the judicial system, all working in live performance,” Garrett mentioned. “Quantity two, it’s a long-term dedication. This isn’t a activity drive that’s going to be right here for 30 days. It is a long-term dedication to the general public well being and public security of our neighborhood.”
Whereas daytime foot site visitors ranges downtown are nonetheless far beneath pre-pandemic ranges — due largely to the exodus of workplace staff from Denver’s downtown — restaurant reservations on weekend nights have met and even surpassed 2019 numbers, in line with the DDP. Whereas property crime within the space trended largely within the incorrect route in 2022, violent crime in all reported classes decreased from 2021 per DPD knowledge.
“We see that there’s a lot exercise, and I feel those that haven’t been down in fairly a while are actually those that want to return see the joy that’s right here immediately,” Garrett mentioned.
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Even with all of the records that Nikola Jokic already holds in the NBA, he somehow still finds a way to mesmerize fans every game.
As the Denver Nuggets faced off against the Utah Jazz on Friday night, Jokic did the unbelievable and hit a near full-court buzzer-beater in a moment that left fans shocked.
Most importantly for Jokic and the Nuggets, they came out with a win against the Utah Jazz.
NIKOLA JOKIC IS INSANE. 🤯🤯🤯
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) March 29, 2025
After the game, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone gave his thoughts on Jokic’s impressive accomplishment.
“I don’t know if this still holds true and maybe you guys would know but, somebody told me if Nikola Jokic didn’t shoot those desperation heaves, he would be leading the league in three-point shooting,” Malone said. “If you took all of those out, and what you love about him is he does not care. He shoots the ball because he believes that they are all going in.”
“And when I asked him about it after the game when it left your hands did you think it was going to go in? And he told me actually it did, the way it came out and we all know that we have got spoiled watching him with the touch that he has,” Malone said. “His shot-making ability that he has is just incredible. That put us up by ten at the half. But Nikola can find ways to impress which is very hard to do when a player with as many accomplishments that he has.”
To a degree, NBA fans truly have become spoiled watching Nikola Jokic play basketball. Game after game, he’s found a new Wilt Chamberlain-esque record ot break and continues to hit half-court shots with ease.
Nikola Jokic is in a rarefied type of air, one where he could easily be winning NBA MVPs every year, but he doesn’t, solely due to voter fatigue.
The No. 1-seeded Boston College Eagles (27-7-2) men’s hockey team takes on the No. 3-seeded Denver Pioneers (30-11-1) in the Manchester Regional Final on Sunday night.
Both teams earned spots in the game after winning their first round contests.
Boston College defeated No. 4-seeded Bentley 3-1 on Friday afternoon after a late third period goal from forward James Hagens and an empty netter from forward Ryan Leonard.
Denver dominated No. 2-seeded Providence 5-1 on Friday night. Four different Pioneers scored goals in the contest.
This is the first time the two teams are meeting since the 2024 national championship. In the title game, Denver topped Boston College 2-0 after scoring a pair of goals in the second period.
The winner of this game will win the Regional and will return to the Frozen Four for the second straight year.
Below is all the information for the upcoming matchup.
How to Watch: Boston College Men’s Hockey vs. Denver:
Who: No. 1 Boston College Eagles and No. 3 Denver Pioneers
When: Sunday, March 30 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: SNHU Arena, Manchester, N.H.
TV: ESPN2
Radio: WEEI 850 AM
Last Outing, Denver: The Pioneers defeated the Providence Friars 5-1 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night.
Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles beat the Bentley Falcons 3-1 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon.
Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was in last year’s national championship on April 13, 2024. Denver defeated Boston College 2-0.
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