The Last Time A World Series Was Played In D.c., Tickets Cost Less Than $7. Yes, You Read That Right.

Denver city officials will pay $130,000 to settle two lawsuits accusing police officers of retaliating against homeless rights advocates for filming and criticizing police activity. Denver City Council on Monday approved settlements in the lawsuits filed by advocates Regan and Bo Benson in 2023, according to a news release from the law firm Newman McNulty. The first lawsuit claims Denver Police Department Officer John Schaal retaliated against the Bensons in August 2021 after the couple spotted a group of police officers sitting in their vehicles in a private parking lot near the 800 block of South Huron Street and pulled over to start filming them.

More than half of popular Elk Meadow Park near Evergreen has been closed for a major improvement project that is expected to take until next spring to complete. Jefferson County Open Space officials closed the southern half of the park on Monday to make way for a project that will include a major rebuild of the Stagecoach trailhead.

Stoney Jesseph, center, stands with Rick Marion outside Pizza Pedal’r in Winter Park. (Courtesy Stoney Jesseph) Winter Park’s bike-themed pizzeria has new owners after 14 years in business. Stoney Jesseph, owner of Stoney’s Bar & Grill, alongside his partners, closed a deal last week to buy Pizza Pedal’r, a local family-owned pizzeria located steps away from his sports bar. “It’s our third season in Winter Park, and we’re a couple doors down from Pizza Pedal’r,” Jesseph said.

Taxes pile on the struggle Re:  “Mayor unveils housing tax plan,” July 9 news story The last thing taxpayers in Denver need in these inflationary times is two new sales tax ballot proposals that would raise the total sales tax to a staggering 9.65%. Bear in mind that you pay total sales tax on all retail purchases, restaurant meals and fast food takeouts, and phone bills.

Jim Pittenger pulled up to Biker Jim’s Gourmet Dogs on his 10-year-old Harley Davidson last Tuesday, parked and walked through the front door. But instead of the usual exchange of greetings with employees, he said he felt “like a stranger in his own home.” Two weeks earlier, the 66-year-old announced on Facebook that he was stepping down from the hot dog business he started in 2005 because of a dispute with the man he sold it to.

Editor’s note: Third in a series previewing the Broncos’ position groups entering training camp. Today, wide receivers. Previous previews: quarterbacks, running backs. On the roster (12): Courtland Sutton, Tim Patrick, Josh Reynolds, Marvin Mims Jr., Troy Franklin, Jalen Virgil, Brandon Johnson, Devaughn Vele, Phillip Dorsett, Michael Bandy, Lil’Jordan Humphrey and David Sills V. How many on the 53?