How the Pearl Fell Apart, An Affordable Housing Beef, and Live Nation Ruling Local Reax

About this episode

The episode discusses the turmoil surrounding The Pearl, an affordable housing project, and local news updates.

One week ago, Denverites crowdfunded $83,000 to save our city’s last lesbian bar. Today, there’s a lock on the door, The Pearl’s instagram has been deleted, and the co-owners are fighting over who’s responsible. So, what happened? Green chile correspondent Justine Sandoval and politics contributor Adrian Felix join host Bree Davies to talk through all the turmoil inside the former home of the legendary Mercury Cafe. Plus, Jefferson County is offering male contraception and our wins and fails of the week. Help us hit our goal in our spring membership drive! We really need your support, and if you join now you get the Oxford Pennant with a Generic Horse. Show your Denver pride in style! Sign up now at membership.citycast.fm Adrian talked about an affordable housing project in Cap Hill and a new beer garden opening soon. Bree talked about Blucifer’s First Rodeo’s second lineup drop. Justine discussed 420 and weed sales and the Live Nation antitrust lawsuit. For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter at denver.citycast.fm. Follow us on Instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver Support City Cast Denver by…

People in this episode

Host: Bree Davies

Guests: Justine Sandoval, Adrian Felix

Topics covered

• affordable housing
• local news
• community events
• LGBTQ+ issues
• business developments
• contraception
• live entertainment

Keywords

• The Pearl
• affordable housing
• Denver news
• LGBTQ+ bar
• Live Nation lawsuit
• contraception
• community support
• local events
• Cap Hill
• Mercury Cafe

Sponsors

The Park People, TaskRabbit

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Pearl, Mercury Cafe, Live Nation

Places: Denver, Jefferson County, Cap Hill

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