The Fate of Car-Free Streets, Lemonade Scandal Hits Local Paneras, and French Fries!
The beverage of the moment here in Denver — like the rest of the country — comes from an unlikely purveyor: Panera Bread. But as our producer Olivia Jewell Love has been watching, local Paneras are making their new “charged” lemonade harder to access, as the company faces lawsuits alleging that the highly caffeinated sweet treat is more deadly than it seems. Olivia joins host Bree Davies and producer Paul Karolyi to talk through her reporting on the local lemonade situation, and then they break down the latest fight in RiNo over car-free streets. Finally, we’ve got some recommendations for your Denver weekend.
Paul cited Axios Denver and BusinessDen’s coverage of the car-free streets. Bree mentioned the survey the City of Denver and RiNo Art District are running to ask for opinions on the closed block in RiNo.
Here are links to our picks for your weekend:
- Blankslate Holiday Show @ Broadway Roxy
- The french fries at Gaia Masala, Bull & Bush, and Las Tortas
- Rainbow Dome Winter Solstice Market
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