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Stanley's new owner promises continuity

More than 20 leases are coming due as Magnetic Capital takes over Stanley.

Business

Stanley Marketplace&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new owner" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/arapahoe/2026/05/26/stanley-marketplace-redevelopment-plans-aurora" data-vars-content-id="f360e1bd-48ad-427a-b1e0-f1f1af15b696" data-vars-headline="Stanley&#x27;s new owner promises continuity" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/arapahoe/2026/05/26/stanley-marketplace-redevelopment-plans-aurora" target="_self">new owner</a> doesn&#x27;t want its $40.9 million takeover to be noticeable.Why it matters: Stanley has become one of metro Denver&#x27;s defining mixed-use success stories, drawing 1.3 million visits annually to a former aviation factory now packed with local businesses.

Englewood drops Flock license plate cameras

The city could cover 12 cameras if Flock doesn't remove them promptly.

Neighborhoods

Englewood could cover its 12 automatic license plate-readers (ALPRs) with <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="garbage bags" data-vars-click-url="https://www.businessinsider.com/cities-putting-trash-bags-over-flock-license-plate-readers-2026-6" data-vars-content-id="0735bebb-6b05-41d4-bea5-614e895f7eb1" data-vars-headline="Englewood drops Flock license plate cameras" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cities-putting-trash-bags-over-flock-license-plate-readers-2026-6" target="_blank">garbage bags</a> if Flock Safety doesn&#x27;t promptly remove them after City Council canceled the company&#x27;s contract Tuesday.State of play: Englewood has no replacement lined up for its stationary readers after council unanimously dropped Flock and deadlocked on a proposed contract with competitor Axon.

Lawsuit challenges Aurora police reforms

A federal lawsuit alleges mandated reforms failed to change policing.

News

Rajon Belt-Stubblefield&#x27;s family will publicly address a new federal <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="civil rights lawsuit" data-vars-click-url="https://www.denverpost.com/2026/09/01/belt-stubblefield-lawsuit-aurora-police-neely/" data-vars-content-id="7407eaa5-59d6-487f-936f-a41ac011af40" data-vars-headline="Lawsuit challenges Aurora police reforms" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.denverpost.com/2026/09/01/belt-stubblefield-lawsuit-aurora-police-neely/" target="_blank">civil rights lawsuit</a> Wednesday that raises fresh questions about whether years of court-ordered reforms have changed policing in Aurora.Why it matters: The lawsuit comes as Aurora <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="works to exit" data-vars-click-url="https://www.auroragov.org/residents/public_safety/commitment_to_progress/consent_decree_progress" data-vars-content-id="7407eaa5-59d6-487f-936f-a41ac011af40" data-vars-headline="Lawsuit challenges Aurora police reforms" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.auroragov.org/residents/public_safety/commitment_to_progress/consent_decree_progress" target="_blank">works to exit</a> a consent decree imposed after state investigators <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="found" data-vars-click-url="https://coag.gov/press-releases/9-15-21/" data-vars-content-id="7407eaa5-59d6-487f-936f-a41ac011af40" data-vars-headline="Lawsuit challenges Aurora police reforms" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://coag.gov/press-releases/9-15-21/" target="_blank">found</a> a pattern of excessive force and racially biased policing.

Arapahoe Community College lands NASA aerospace training hub

ACC will train technicians for the fast-growing aerospace industry.

Aerospace

Arapahoe Community College isn&#x27;t sending astronauts into space, but it wants its graduates building the bolts, soldering the parts and drawing the plans that get them there.Why it matters: ACC&#x27;s leaning into aerospace as community colleges nationwide face pressures to prove their programs lead to good-paying jobs and four-year degrees.

Aurora OKs police raises on McClain anniversary

Council members apologized after realizing vote's timing.

Politics

Elijah McClain&#x27;s 2019 death exposed systemic failures across Aurora&#x27;s public-safety agencies, launching a reckoning the city continues to navigate.Why it matters: Council members appeared to realize only at the last moment Monday night that they were about to approve <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="police and firefighter" data-vars-click-url="https://www.auroragov.org/common/pages/GetFile.ashx?key=lj1GAS%2fD" data-vars-content-id="f6fca2cd-3c69-404b-bd0b-92240980ce55" data-vars-headline="Aurora OKs police raises on McClain anniversary" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.auroragov.org/common/pages/GetFile.ashx?key=lj1GAS%2fD" target="_blank">police and firefighter</a> raises exactly <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="seven years" data-vars-click-url="https://www.auroragov.org/residents/public_safety/commitment_to_progress/the_elijah_mc_clain_case" data-vars-content-id="f6fca2cd-3c69-404b-bd0b-92240980ce55" data-vars-headline="Aurora OKs police raises on McClain anniversary" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.auroragov.org/residents/public_safety/commitment_to_progress/the_elijah_mc_clain_case" target="_blank">seven years</a> — almost to the hour — after Aurora police <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="stopped and restrained" data-vars-click-url="https://www.denverpost.com/2019/08/30/elijah-mcclain-aurora-police-death/" data-vars-content-id="f6fca2cd-3c69-404b-bd0b-92240980ce55" data-vars-headline="Aurora OKs police raises on McClain anniversary" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.denverpost.com/2019/08/30/elijah-mcclain-aurora-police-death/" target="_blank">stopped and restrained</a> McClain during the encounter that led to his death.

Career classrooms become hot ticket

Students are lining up for career-focused classes.

About 20 years ago, Megan Trail&#x27;s high school counselor asked why such a promising student was choosing a construction job over a college education.Zoom in: Today, Trail leads three new HVAC classes at Cherry Creek Innovation Campus in Centennial, where enrollment has more than tripled in seven years and the school&#x27;s finishing a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="$100 million expansion" data-vars-click-url="https://ccic.cherrycreekschools.org/ccic-20" data-vars-content-id="697766f8-14e2-4155-9253-ec80f126267e" data-vars-headline="Career classrooms become hot ticket" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://ccic.cherrycreekschools.org/ccic-20" target="_blank">$100 million expansion</a>.

Arapahoe County's road-preservation race

Preventive road work could save millions in Arapahoe County

Arapahoe County is saving its good roads before they become teeth-rattling, budget-busting rebuilds.Why it matters: The needs outpace funding. Preserving healthy pavement can curb backlogs and costs, road and bridge infrastructure manager Doug Stern says.

Smoky's buffalo faces greener pastures

The design closely mirrors the Buffalo Sabres logo.

Education

Students returning to Smoky Hill High School next week will see a lot less of one familiar face.Zoom in: Smoky&#x27;s longtime red, white and green &quot;goathead&quot; logo faces long odds after the National Hockey League challenged a design that closely <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="mirrors" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DXAHVfNlPQT/" data-vars-content-id="7e52a751-d386-4f5d-88bc-985a61447306" data-vars-headline="Smoky&#x27;s buffalo faces greener pastures" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DXAHVfNlPQT/" target="_blank">mirrors</a> the Buffalo Sabres&#x27; mark.

Arapahoe County food insecurity fuels free pantry

How one resident is helping neighbors stretch their grocery budgets.

Health

Aleea Eick saw her Englewood neighbors rally last year when a government shutdown <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="disrupted" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/09/trump-snap-memo-undo-ebt-food-stamps" data-vars-content-id="e3c3f2e3-3507-4545-9e30-cdaa63354ca8" data-vars-headline="Arapahoe County food insecurity fuels free pantry" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/09/trump-snap-memo-undo-ebt-food-stamps" target="_self">disrupted</a> SNAP benefits and left families scrambling for groceries.The big picture: The experience inspired the 31-year-old actuary to launch a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Little Free Pantry" data-vars-click-url="https://www.littlefreepantry.org/" data-vars-content-id="e3c3f2e3-3507-4545-9e30-cdaa63354ca8" data-vars-headline="Arapahoe County food insecurity fuels free pantry" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.littlefreepantry.org/" target="_blank">Little Free Pantry</a> where anyone can grab food when they need it.

Aurora officer faces rare murder charge

A grand jury charged an Aurora officer after a man's death.

An Aurora police officer faces a rare murder prosecution after a 2025 traffic stop ended with a 37-year-old Black father dead — putting Colorado&#x27;s limits on police use of deadly force on trial.Zoom in: An Arapahoe County grand jury <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="this week indicted" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/arapahoe/2026/08/03/aurora-officer-indicted-murder-charges" data-vars-content-id="1b67b3b5-c80f-4b33-90d3-740e2e88c827" data-vars-headline="Aurora officer faces rare murder charge" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/arapahoe/2026/08/03/aurora-officer-indicted-murder-charges" target="_self">this week indicted</a> officer Matthew Neely on charges of second-degree murder and reckless manslaughter in the Aug. 30, 2025, shooting death of Rajon Belt-Stubblefield.

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