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🐻 Bear Sightings Mount in Denver Suburbs

Residents in Harvey Park, Arvada, and Centennial have all reported black bear sightings in the past few weeks, causing concern among neighbors and park officials. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said that so far this year, they’ve already received more reports about bears than they did in all of 2025. [Denver Post 🔐]

• Why is this happening: Black bears have been making their way into the Denver suburbs in search of food. Colorado’s ongoing drought, combined with wildfires, has made it more difficult for bears to access their normal food supply. That’s especially a problem right now, when bears are in hyperphagia, i.e. eating all the food to get fat before winter hibernation.
• What happens now? Ideally, bears will move along and leave the area without human interaction. That keeps both bears and people safe, because a bear that sticks around and becomes a nuisance could be put down. As CPW spokesperson Kara Van Hoose told City Cast Denver, “We want bears to be healthy and thriving. We certainly don’t want to euthanize bears.” [Denverite; City Cast Denver 🎧]
• How you can help: Brush up on your bear awareness. Don’t leave trash or bird feeders outside, stay far from bears if you see them, definitely don’t feed them, and use your car alarm to scare them away if needed. [CPW]

🎷 City Park Bandstand Rebuild Moves Forward

After a fire destroyed the historic City Park bandstand earlier this year, Denver’s Landmark Preservation Committee has officially approved a redesign, and it’s set for completion by next summer. The new bandstand will look similar to the previous structure, albeit with a few modern updates, including improved ADA accessibility, better acoustics, and more flame-retardant construction. [Westword]

💗 Denver’s First Polyamory Festival Kicks Off Tomorrow

This weekend, Denver will host its first official Love Fest — a multi-day educational conference dedicated to celebrating consensual, ethical, nonmonogamous relationships. The event will feature workshops, panel discussions, and a focus on building the skills required to navigate polyamorous relationships. [Westword]

🌏 Museum of Nature and Science to Reveal its New Look

On Sept. 1, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science will celebrate the grand opening of its recent renovation project with free museum admission from 4-9 p.m. After receiving a $20 million donation from the Sturm Family Foundation (the largest in museum history) the museum updated its theater, lobby, and plaza, in addition to upgrading accessibility features. [Axios Denver]

🧑‍⚖️ Attorney General Sues GEO Group

After the GEO Group did not comply with its Monday deadline to provide details of a tuberculosis outbreak at its Aurora ICE detention center, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser filed a lawsuit Wednesday to force their cooperation. The state health department previously ordered the private prison company to hand over information regarding the case. [Denver Post 🔒; Press Release From the Colorado Attorney General's Office]