Top Headlines Saturday, November 21, 2009 | 48.0° Mostly Cloudy Denver Update: Weekly News Summary November 13 - 19, 2009 (Review by Denver 8 TV) Review current events in the City and County of Denver. Visit the Denver Update webpage, or click the icon to watch the program. 2009 Mayor’s Design Awards Announced Mayor John Hickenlooper celebrated the growing number of Denver’s homeowners, small business owners and developers who have made design excellence a priority in their community at the fifth annual Mayor's Design Awards. The program honored 15 diverse projects that enhance the city.        News Archives           Current Headlines 1 2 3

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Announcements Decker Library Reopens with Celebration Sept. 12 - Denver Public Library Celebrates the Better Denver Bond Project Completion at Historic Branch Library Location with refreshments and a family-friendly environment.  The event is free and open to the public. Public Meeting on Site of New Rec Center in Central Denver Sept. 15 - Councilwomen Jeanne Robb and Carla Madison, along with Denver Parks and Recreation, host a public meeting on a new recreation center in central Denver at Denver Botanic Gardens.  Festival of Mountain and Plain Sept 4 - 7,  Grab "A Taste of Colorado" and experience is our diverse cultural traditions, and culinary delights. Celebrate with music, food and fun all weekend long. Celebrate Denver’s Newest Park…for One Day Only! Sept. 18 - National Park(ing) Day Highlights Need for Urban Parks. Several metered parking spaces in LoDo will be transformed into temporary parks to showcase the positive impact and need for more park space in cities across America. Keep Kitty From Getting Lost through Sept. 24 - Microchip your cat for free! Offer good every Thursday from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. at the Denver Municipal Animal Shelter or any participating shelter or veterinarian. Taste of the Wild West Sept. 27 -   Give your “inner-cowboy” a taste of the Wild West… literally!  Enjoy the sights, sounds and flavors of the Wild West during the Buffalo Bill Museum’s Fall Roundup. Raising Awareness of Domestic Violence Oct. 2 - October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Show your support by attending luchtime event and pledge to help end domestic violence.  DIA Job Fair Set Sept. 4 - To connect job seekers with a wide variety of airport jobs, the Denver Office of Economic Development will host a DIA Job Fair, at the DIA City Conference Room on the sixth level of the main terminal. More Announcements      1