DENVER — With the holiday season taking off, Denver International Airport’s ‘Quiet Airport Policy’ is being put to the test.
The airport launched the initiative in July, cutting announcement frequency by nearly 70% to create a more peaceful travel experience for passengers navigating the busy terminals.
The airport has reprogrammed 200 microphone stations to limit their reach in the concourses, a change that cost around $40,000, according to Dave Matos, director of maintenance administration at DIA. Previously, gate agents could make announcements spanning 70 gates.
“We reprogrammed it so that they can just only do their gate and the two adjacent gates, and that’s it,” said Matos.
While Thanksgiving Day itself saw lighter crowds, travelers told Denver7 the holiday travel season can bring its own stressors.
“I would say the lines, being we tend to run a little late,” laughed traveler Cindy Loehr, when asked what stresses her out the most this season.
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Among the changes to protect your peace, Matos told Denver7 the airport has also installed noise sensors in loud speakers and is instructing airlines to find alternatives to concourse-wide broadcasts.
“It’s really more of reducing the redundancy in announcements, from gate calls to limiting the paging that goes on in the terminal to just the essential stuff,” Matos explained.
But airport officials don’t expect the reduced announcements to cause passengers to miss flights, as Matos said most travelers receive notifications through other channels.
“Almost every airline has an app that you can get your gate changes and updates and stuff like that,” he said.
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Though certain announcements will remain unchanged, including TSA warnings about unattended bags, which federal law requires airports to broadcast at least once every 30 minutes.
Matos said DIA is doing what it can during the unpredictable holiday travel season, and more changes could be coming.
His team plans to install signage alerting passengers of the new noise policy and reminding them to use headphones and take other common courtesies.
“We’ll keep looking at it and monitoring and see what else we can do to make it more pleasant at DEN,” Matos said.
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Denver dropped to its coldest temperatures in more than eight months on Tuesday night, sustaining the hopes of winter-loving Coloradans for a snowy Thanksgiving weekend.
The last time DIA thermometers dropped that low was 265 days earlier, when the temperature fell to 17 degrees on March 5.
Metro Denver residents are still waiting for the first snow of the season, with this year’s first snowfall likely to be the second-latest on record.
Denver’s latest first snowfall was on Dec. 10, 2021, and the city already surpassed the No. 3 latest snowfall of Nov. 21, 1934, last week.
Denver is also approaching the record for the most consecutive days without snow, according to the National Weather Service. The 2021 record was 232 days and the city has gone 221 days without snow in 2025 as of Wednesday, the fourth-longest streak ever recorded.
Folks sticking close to home for Thanksgiving can expect warm weather on Thursday and Friday, with highs in the 50s, before a cold front brings light snow to northern Colorado starting Friday night and into Saturday morning.
A second storm system could bring another round of light snow on Sunday, forecasters said.
“Snowfall amounts look to be on the lighter side, but with cold temperatures in place, it is expected to be cold enough for roads to become slippery at times,” forecasters wrote on Wednesday.
Travelers heading to and from Denver International Airport on the Regional Transportation District’s A Line train will see up to 30-minute delays because of a signal problem, agency officials said Tuesday.
RTD canceled 24 trips and said the train is now running every 30 minutes, with eastbound trains leaving Union Station at 15 minutes and 45 minutes past the hour.
The westbound train from the airport into Union Station will leave at 12 minutes and 42 minutes past the hour. Updated service alerts are available online.
Transportation officials reported the signal problem just before 10:30 a.m.
DIA is expecting more than 845,000 passengers to pass through security during the Thanksgiving season and Tuesday will likely be one of the busiest days.
DENVER — Even with the end of the government shutdown in sight, transportation experts told Denver7 Wednesday air travel may continue to see some effects in the coming days.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency order freezing flight reductions at its current level of 6%, citing “a rapid decline in controller callouts.”
MSU Denver aviation expert Chad Kendall told Denver7 travel impacts at Denver International Airport (DIA) during the shutdown could have been worse.
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“We haven’t seen those impacts as far as delays at our airport, and that’s just kind of given the advantages of our airspace, too. We don’t compete with a lot of the airports, like a lot of the other airports do, as far as airspace,” explained Kendall.
Kendall estimated airlines will need about 24 to 48 hours to get back to normal as soon as the FAA gets the green light to lift restrictions.
He said getting federal workers back to normal staffing levels could take a little extra time, though.
“We were already in a staffing shortage of air traffic controllers before. The shutdown may have just exacerbated that just a little bit. So I expect within the weeks after the government reopens, that we still see pockets of delays at busy airports during peak times,” said Kendall.
He said you should still be staying up-to-date with your airline if you’re traveling in the next week or so — just to make sure you’re not hit with any unexpected delays.
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DENVER — Officials at Denver International Airport want to start paying federal air traffic controllers out of their own budget, while the federal government remains stuck in the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
DIA officials submitted a request on Wednesday, seeking permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to use airport revenue to temporarily fund wages for air traffic controllers.
DEN CEO Phil Washington said the airport plans to seek federal reimbursement once the shutdown ends, underscoring their hope to bring relief and stability to affected employees during this uncertain time.
“As part of our airport family, it’s our hope that we can reduce the hardship on them by covering their wages during the shutdown, with reimbursement by the FAA later. We would love to be able to do more and provide wage support for all the federal workers at DEN, as they are all critical to our operation, but given the number of federal employees, we are only able to support controllers at this time,” Washington said in a press release.
This comes as the agency said that it would reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing shutdown.
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This move by the FAA is likely to have an impact at DIA, but the extent of this impact is unknown.
DIA officials told Denver7 they will work with the agency “to understand specific impacts, including whether DEN will be one of the 40 airports affected.”
In addition, DIA has launched a donation-supported pantry to aid the 1,800 unpaid federal employees at the airport, including TSA, FAA, and CBP staff.
Donations of food, toiletries, baby and pet supplies, gift cards, and monetary contributions are being accepted at the Final Approach cell phone lot building, located at 7684 N Wenatchee Street, or at the Information Booth in the center of the Terminal/Great Hall, level 5.
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ENGLEWOOD — Metro Denver budtender Quentin Ferguson needs Regional Transportation District bus and trains to reach work at an Arvada dispensary from his house, a trip that takes 90 minutes each way “on a good day.”
“It is pretty inconvenient,” Ferguson, 22, said on a recent rainy evening, waiting for a nearly empty train that was eight minutes late.
He’s not complaining, however, because his relatively low income and Medicaid status qualify him for a discounted RTD monthly pass. That lets him save money for a car or an electric bicycle, he said, either of them offering a faster commute.
Then he would no longer have to ride RTD.
His plight reflects a core problem of lagging ridership that RTD directors increasingly run up against as they try to position the transit agency as the smartest way to navigate Denver. Most other U.S. public transit agencies, too, are grappling with a version of this problem.
In Colorado, state-government-driven efforts to concentrate the growing population in high-density, transit-oriented development around bus and train stations — a priority for legislators and Gov. Jared Polis — hinge on having a swift public system that residents ride.
But transit ridership has failed to rebound a year after RTD’s havoc in 2024, when operators disrupted service downtown for a $152 million rail reconstruction followed by a systemwide emergency maintenance blitz to smooth deteriorating tracks that led to trains crawling through 10-mph “slow zones.”
The latest ridership numbers show an overall decline this year, by at least 3.9%, with 40 million fewer riders per year compared with six years ago. And RTD executives’ newly proposed, record $1.3 billion budget for 2026 doesn’t include funds for boosting bus and train frequency to win back riders.
Frustrations intensified last week.
“What is the point of transit-oriented development if it is just development?” said state Rep. Meg Froelich, a Democrat representing Englewood who chairs the House Transportation, Housing and Local Government Committee. “We need reliable transit to have transit-oriented development. We have cities that have invested significant resources into their transit-oriented communities. RTD is not holding up its end of the bargain.”
At a retreat this past summer, a majority of the RTD’s 15 elected board members agreed that boosting ridership is their top priority. Some who reviewed the proposed budget last week questioned the lack of spending on service improvements for riders.
“We’re not moving the needle. Ridership is not going up. It should be going up,” director Karen Benker said in an interview.
“Over the past few years, there’s been a tremendous amount of population growth. There are so many apartment complexes, so much new housing put up all over,” Benker said. “Transit has to be relied on. You just cannot keep building more roads. We’re going to have to find ways to get people to ride public transit.”
Commuting trends blamed
RTD Chief Executive and General Manager Debra Johnson, in emailed responses to questions from The Denver Post, emphasized that “RTD is not unique” among U.S. transit agencies struggling to regain ridership lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. Johnson blamed societal shifts.
“Commuting trends have significantly changed over the last five years,” she said. “Return-to-work numbers in the Denver metro area, which accounted for a significant percentage of RTD’s ridership prior to March 2020, remain low as companies and businesses continue to provide flexible in-office schedules for their employees.”
In the future, RTD will be “changing its focus from primarily providing commuter services,” she said, toward “enhancing its bus and services and connections to high-volume events, activity centers, concerts and festivals.”
But agency directors are looking for a more aggressive approach to reversing the decline in ridership. And some are mulling a radical restructuring of routes.
Funded mostly by taxpayers across a 2,345 square-mile area spanning eight counties and 40 municipalities — one of the biggest in the nation — RTD operates 10 rail lines covering 114 miles with 84 stations and 102 bus routes with 9,720 stops.
“We should start from scratch,” said RTD director Chris Nicholson, advocating an overhaul of the “geometry” of all bus routes to align transit better with metro Denver residents’ current mobility patterns.
The key will be increasing frequency.
“We should design the routes how we think would best serve people today, and then we could take that and modify it where absolutely necessary to avoid disruptive differences with our current route map,” he said.
Then, in 2030, directors should appeal to voters for increased funding to improve service — funds that would be substantially controlled by municipalties “to pick where they want the service to go,” he said.
Reversing the RTD ridership decline may take a couple of years, Nicholson said, comparing the decreases this year to customers shunning a restaurant. “If you’re a restaurant and you poison some guests accidentally, you’re gonna lose customers even after you fix the problem.”
The RTD ridership numbers show an overall public transit ridership decrease by 5% when measured over the 12-month period from August 2024 through July 2025, the last month for which staffers have made numbers available, compared with the same period a year ago.
Bus ridership decreased by 2% and light rail by 18% over that period. In a typical month, RTD officials record around 5 million boardings — around 247,000 on weekdays.
The precautionary rail “slow zones” persisted for months as contractors worked on tracks, delaying and diverting trains, leaving transit-dependent workers in a lurch. RTD driver workforce shortages limited deployment of emergency bus shuttles.
This year, RTD ridership systemwide decreased by 3.9% when measured from January through July, compared with that period in 2024. The bus ridership this year has decreased by 2.4%.
On rail lines, the ridership on the relatively popular A Line that runs from Union Station downtown to Denver International Airport was down by 9.7%. The E Line light rail that runs from downtown to the southeastern edge of metro Denver was down by 24%. Rail ridership on the W Line decreased by 18% and on R Line by 15%, agency records show.
The annual RTD ridership has decreased by 38% since 2019, from 105.8 million to 65.2 million in 2024.
A Regional Transportation District light rail train moves through downtown Denver on Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Light rail ‘sickness’ spreading
“The sickness on RTD light rail is spreading to other parts of the RTD system,” said James Flattum, a co-founder of the Greater Denver Transit grassroots rider advocacy group, who also serves on the state’s RTD Accountability Committee. “We’re seeing permanent demand destruction as a consequence of having an unreliable system. This comes from a loss of trust in RTD to get you where you need to go.”
RTD officials have countered critics by pointing out that the light rail’s on-time performance recovered this year to 91% or better. Bus on-time performance still lagged at 83% in July, agency records show.
The officials also pointed to decreased security reports made using an RTD smartphone app after deploying more police officers on buses and trains. The number of reported assaults has decreased — to four in September, compared with 16 in September 2024, records show.
Greater Denver Transit members acknowledged that safety has improved, but question the agency’s assertions based on app usage. “It may be true that the number of security calls went down,” Flattum said, “but maybe the people who otherwise would have made more safety calls are no longer riding RTD.”
RTD staffers developing the 2026 budget have focused on managing debt and maintaining operations spending at current levels. They’ve received forecasts that revenues from taxpayers will increase slightly. It’s unclear whether state and federal funds will be available.
RTD directors and leaders of the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, an environmental group, are opposing the rollback of RTD’s planned shift to the cleaner, quieter electric hybrid buses and taking on new debt for that purpose.
Colorado lawmakers will “push on a bunch of different fronts” to prioritize better service to boost ridership, Froelich said.
The legislature in recent years directed funds to help RTD provide free transit for riders under age 20. Buses and trains running at least every 15 minutes would improve both ridership and safety, she said, because more riders would discourage bad behavior and riders wouldn’t have to wait alone at night on often-empty platforms for up to an hour.
“We’re trying to do what we can to get people back onto the transit system,” Froelich said. “They do it in other places, and people here do ride the Bustang (intercity bus system). RTD just seems to lack the nimbleness required to meet the moment.”
Denver Center for the Performing Arts stage hand Chris Grossman walks home after work in downtown Denver on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Riders switch modes
Meanwhile, riders continue to abandon public transit when it doesn’t meet their needs.
For Denver Center for the Performing Arts theater technician Chris Grossman, 35, ditching RTD led to a better quality of life. He had to move from the Virginia Village neighborhood he loved.
Back in 2016, Grossman sold his ailing blue 2003 VW Golf when he moved there in the belief that “RTD light rail was more or less reliable.” He rode nearly every day between the Colorado Station and downtown.
But trains became erratic as maintenance of walls along tracks caused delays. “It just got so bad. I was burning so much money on rideshares that I probably could have bought a car.” Shortly before RTD announced the “slow zones” last summer, he moved to an apartment closer to downtown on Capitol Hill.
He walks or rides scooters to work, faster than taking the bus, he said.
Similarly, Honor Morgan, 25, who came to Denver from the rural Midwest, “grateful for any public transit,” said she had to move from her place east of downtown to be closer to her workplace due to RTD transit trouble.
Buses were late, and one blew by her as she waited. She had to adjust her attire when riding her Colfax Avenue route to Union Station to manage harassment. She faced regular dramas of riders with substance-use problems erupting.
Morgan moved to an apartment near Union Station in March, allowing her to walk to work.
She still hoped to rely on RTD for concerts and nightlife, and to reach DIA for work-related flights at least once a month. But RTD social media posts have alerted her to enough delays on the A Line that she no longer trusts it, she said. To reduce her “anxiety” and minimize the risk of missing her flights, she shells out for rides — even though these often get stuck in traffic.
She and her boyfriend recently tried RTD again, riding a train to the 38th and Blake Station near the Mission Ballroom. They attended “an amazing concert” there, she said, and felt happy as they walked to the station to catch the train home.
A man on the platform collapsed backward, hitting his head. He was bleeding. She called 911. Her boyfriend and other riders gathered. She ran across the street to an apartment building and grabbed paper towels. RTD isn’t really to blame, but “I just wish they had a station platform attendant, or someone. I do not know head-injury first aid,” Morgan said.
The train they’d been waiting for came and went. An ambulance arrived. They got home late, the evening ruined, she said.
“His head cracked open. He had skin flaps hanging off his head. This was stuck in my head, at least for the rest of the night.”
DENVER — As the government shutdown continues into its third week, Denver7 is hearing from Colorado federal employees who say they’re growing extremely concerned.
Angela Grana, a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at the La Plata Airport in Durango and the regional vice president for AFGE TSA Local 1127, spoke with Denver7 in her personal capacity Friday. She said she’s worried about her fellow officers and how they’ll pay for everyday expenses, with no end to the shutdown in sight.
“I’m nervous. I’m nervous for my fellow employees, I’m nervous that their funds are running out,” Grana said. “I don’t know how they’re going to pay for their child care. I don’t know how they’re going to pay for their gas and their food to get to work. It’s getting difficult. It’s getting harder and harder, and… my hands are tied.”
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Pictured: Angela Grana, a TSA officer at the La Plata Airport in Durango and the regional vice president for AFGE TSA Local 1127
Grana has been a TSA officer at the La Plata Airport for four years. She told Denver7 her concern started to grow after the shutdown surpassed the two-week mark.
“We need a paycheck. We don’t need a rain check. We need a paycheck,” she said. “We were paid up through the 30th. The end of the week will be Saturday — tomorrow — and it’ll be an 80-hour paycheck with no funds.”
Grana said the stress of the shutdown is only compounded by other job stressors.
“We’re looking for things that go bomb, bash, boom, right? We’re looking for explosives. We’re looking for dangerous items,” she told Denver7. “We’ve got a lot of stress on our plate. In the back of our mind is, ‘How are we going to pay our rent? How am I going to pay my child care? Oh, my God, I’m hungry.’”
Grana’s concern comes after multiple days of exorbitant delays at Denver International Airport, much of which were caused by bad weather, though it’s unclear if they all were.
Denver7 reached out to TSA, asking if any employee callouts contributed. A TSA spokesperson said in a statement, “TSA has not experienced any delay in operations due to callouts and remains fully capable of facilitating safe and secure travel for passengers.”
Denver7 also reached out to officials at the Denver International Airport, inquiring about the hundreds of delays. In a statement, a spokesperson attributed the “periodic disruptions” to weather and said most delays were 30 minutes or less.
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DEN experienced a few, periodic disruptions this week, mostly due to morning fog and evening thunderstorms in the area (typical of this time of year), however most delays were 30 minutes or less. For context, delays over an hour are considered notable for DEN operations as the likelihood for lingering impacts and recovery of aircraft backups increases.
DEN has support staff and volunteers throughout the entire airport to assist passengers by providing general airport information. We also have our Canine Airport Therapy Squad (CATS) team to help ease passenger stress.
Travelers are always encouraged to check with their airlines for information on delays.
Grana told Denver7 she’s encouraging her coworkers and union members to continue showing up to their scheduled shifts.
“I know it’s difficult,” she said. “We’ll get through this, we have to. We’ve done it before. We’ll do it again, and this is just another stepping stone in our careers for working for the federal government.”
Grana’s ultimate hope is that the shutdown ends soon.
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The Browser Company’s AI-powered browser is now available to download for all macOS users. Dia started rolling out to private beta testers in June, following its initial reveal at the end of last year, but if you’re a Mac user you can download it here if you want to try it. Note that you need a Mac with an M1 chip or later running macOS 14 or later.
AI is being baked into a lot of web browsers right now, but with Dia it’s at the heart of everything you do. It allows you to interact with The Browser Company’s chatbot within every tab you have open, where it’s able to search the web, compare websites and answer questions about the content displayed on the page you have open. It features an in-line copy editor too, and can summarise text without requiring you to copy-paste it into a separate field. It’ll also happily talk you out of an expensive purchase, if prompted.
The Browser Company previously worked on the popular Arc browser, but shifted its focus entirely to Dia back in May, after CEO Josh Miller said the former “lacked cohesion, in both its core features and value.” Miller said Arc was “too different” for widespread adoption, but committed to providing future security updates for the people who were on board (many of whom were effusive in their praise).
The Browser Company was recently acquired by Atlassian in a deal worth around $610 million, which should be finalized by the end of 2025. As part of the agreement, the former was allowed to continue operating independently while it worked on Dia, and wrote in a blog post published at the time that the acquisition would help it roll out its new AI browser more aggressively. At the time of writing, there’s no word on plans for a Windows launch. But given Arc eventually made its way to Windows, chances are it’ll happen sooner or later.
DENVER —Baggage theft at Denver International Airport isn’t all that infrequent, based on the number of incidents reported by police, including a July theft that police announced on Monday.
Police are seeking a man who allegedly stole baggage from the airport on July 24.
The man took the baggage from carousel 12 at approximately 9:30 p.m., according to police.
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Denver police looking for a pair of DIA baggage thieves
Images of the suspect released Monday show the man riding down an escalator with luggage.
It appears the suspect has tattoos on both of his arms.
Anyone with information on the suspect’s identity is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.
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Fall is almost here, which means a retreat indoors for the next few months. Fortunately, the Detroit area has plenty of art galleries and venues to keep you visually stimulated. (Did we forget anything? Let us know at tips@metrointhed.com and we’ll add online!)
Detroit Month of Design
Now celebrating its 15th year, Detroit Month of Design honors the Motor City’s title as the only UNESCO City of Design in the U.S. Exhibitions, installations, workshops, panel discussions, and other artistic events are cropping up around Detroit all month long. This year’s Detroit Month of Design includes work from more than 500 artists and 95 events.
Murals in the Market has returned to its original home in Eastern Market. Credit: Jesse Kassel
Murals in the Market
Returning to its original location in Eastern Market for its 10th anniversary, this popular street art festival will feature murals by local artists like Amy Fisher Price, Bakpak Durden, and Sheefy McFly. The event will also include panel talks, exhibitions, and a Block Party with DJs.
Step back in time to a festive village where jousting knights clash, belly dancers enchant, and turkey legs reign supreme. The Michigan Renaissance Festival turns Holly into HollyGrove — a whimsical world of fantasy and festivity where costumes are welcome, and fun is guaranteed.
From 9 a.m.–7 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays through Sept. 28 (plus Friday, Sept. 26); 12600 Dixie Hwy., Holly; michrenfest.com. Tickets are $18.95.
Eastern Market After Dark
This annual tradition sees the Eastern Market district transformed for one night with art installations, brand activations, open studios, DJs, food trucks, and more.
This annual art festival in Grand Rapids is worth the trip from Detroit. ArtPrize draws more than 800,000 visitors each year to the city for a global art competition that brings exhibitions and installations to galleries, restaurants, parks, and other venues.
From Thursday, Sept. 18-Saturday, Oct. 4 in Grand Rapids; artprize.org. No cover.
DIY Street Fair/Funky Ferndale Art Fair
This weekend, Ferndale offers two unique art festival experiences. The DIY Street Fair is the place to support indie makers, enjoy food from local vendors, and catch a diverse music lineup with bands like Michigan Rattlers, JR JR, and Agent Orange. If you’re in the mood for a fine art experience, the Funky Ferndale Art Fair is steps away, highlighting the work of over 140 juried contemporary artists.
From 6-11 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20, and 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21; Nine Mile Road and Woodward Avenue; ferndalediy.com, funkyferndaleartfair.com. No cover.
Detroit Warehouse: Art and Design Fair
Presented by Artclvb, this three-day art fair showcases contemporary, affordable work by emerging and mid-career artists in the historic Boyer Campbell Building. The fair also includes a performance by Battle Elf at 2 p.m. on Saturday and a performance by Ackeem Salmon at 3 p.m. on Sunday.
From 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19; noon-7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20; and noon-5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21; Boyer Campbell Building, 6540 St. Antoine St., Detroit; artclvb.xyz. No cover.
Victorian Festival
A cherished tradition since 1989, Northville’s historic downtown comes alive for a charming celebration of local heritage, which includes a parade, live entertainment, vintage baseball, and traditional food.
From 5-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21; downtown Northville, Main St., Northville; northvillevictorianfestival.com. No cover.
Nostalgia Nationals and Car Show
Rev up your engines and step back in time at this high-octane happening. Held at the recently rechristened Darana Dragway (formerly Milan Dragway), this event celebrates the golden era of drag racing with vintage dragsters, classic muscle cars, and motorcycles thundering down the track as well as a classic car show, showcasing gleaming chrome and polished paint from the ’50s through the ’80s.
From noon-9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20; Darana Dragway, 10860 Plank Rd., Milan; milandragway.com. Tickets are $15-$60.
Season Fair
A new art fair in the renovated Michigan Central. The inaugural edition features Detroit-based artists Carole Harris, Alberte Tranberg, Lynn Bennett-Carpenter, and Jova Lynne.
From Thursday, Sept. 25-Sunday, Sept. 28; Michigan Central, 2001 15th St., Detroit; season-fair.com. Tickets are $24-$75.
Frankenmuth Fire Arts Festival
This two-day festival sits at the intersection of creativity and fire with glassblowing, blacksmithing, ceramics, fire dancers, smoked cocktails, and more. The event also features hands-on workshops, live demonstrations, vendors, and the Iron Pour — where molten iron is poured into molds created by festival-goers. A unique weekend of family-friendly fun.
From 2 p.m.-11 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26-Saturday, Sept. 27; Heritage Park, 601 Weiss St., Frankenmuth; frankenmuthfire.org. No cover.
Detroit Institute of Arts
The Detroit Institute of Arts is gearing up for Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation, its first major Native American art exhibition in over 30 years and one of the Midwest’s largest showcases of contemporary Indigenous art. Featuring around 90 pieces by more than 60 Anishinaabe artists from the Great Lakes region, the exhibition spans painting, sculpture, photography, beadwork, film, and more. Created in collaboration with Anishinaabe advisors, including members of the Ojibwe, Ottawa, and Potawatomi tribes, the show will be presented in both English and Anishnaabemowin.
Opens 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28 (runs through April 5, 2026); Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit; dia.org. No cover for residents of the tri-county area.
Holly Trevan (Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi), “Zibé,” 2024. Credit: Courtesy photo
The Detroit Fiber Festival
Presented by the Peacock Room, this one-day event highlights the city’s textiles scene with vendors, live demonstrations, lectures, a keynote presentation on Detroit designer Adler Schnee, and more — all held inside the fabulous Fisher Building.
From 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28; The Fisher Building, 3011 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit; eventbrite.com. No cover for festival, tickets are $10 for “Detroit’s Own Ruth Adler Schnee” presentation.
Michigan Fall Festival
It’s time to get into the spirit for the most wonderful time of the year in the Midwest. This family-friendly outdoor event welcomes the autumn season with traditional fall fun and festive Halloween activities like cider and doughnuts from Yates Cider Mill, kid’s games and activities, a petting zoo, bounce houses, and more.
From 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 3; Canterbury Village, 2359 Joslyn Ct., Lake Orion; michiganfallfestival.com. Advance tickets start at $5 (veterans and active-duty members get in free with military ID, plus children under 5).
Color | Ink Studio
Seeds of Inspiration features new work by printmaker Celeste Roe, and the title of the show is quite apt: she literally took inspiration from seeds. “I am interested in their shapes and the potential they hold to unfold into something new,” she said in a statement, adding, “There is a certain mystery involved in making prints, in that all the work is created on the plate, not on the paper. It’s not until the paper is placed on the plate and run through the press that the image appears.” The exhibition features original hand-pulled prints that have not been previously shown.
Opening reception from 2-4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4 (runs through Oct. 31); Color | Ink Studio, 20919 John R Rd., Hazel Park; colorinkstudio.com. No cover.
Matéria Gallery
Outside in the Middle features work by Aleiya Lindsey Olu, Bilge Nur Saltik, Sophie Yan, and Aaron Blendowski, who have created an indoor installation.
Through Oct. 4; Matéria Gallery, 4725 16th St., Unit B, Detroit; materia-art.com. No cover.
Riverbank Arts
Flint Atelier: Creative Practice & Pedagogy highlights what organizers call “Flint’s cultural guardians”: leaders connected to the University of Michigan and Mott Community College that show “how artist-educators shape both their own creative practices and the cultural future of their students and communities.” The exhibition features works across mediums from artists including Guy Adamec, Jjenna Hupp Andrew, Rob Carter, Yazmin Dababneh, and others.
Runs through Oct. 24; Riverbank Arts, 400 North Saginaw St., Flint; riverbankarts.org. No cover.
A2 Artoberfest Fine Art Fair
This art fair features 100 jury-selected artists, hands-on workshops, youth exhibits, live music, food, and more.
From 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12; downtown Ann Arbor; a2artoberfest.org. No cover.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) is renovating for its 20th anniversary, including adding a window to invite the public into its gallery. Credit: Image courtesy of Ply+, Architects behind MOCAD’s renovations
MOCAD
Ahead of its 20th anniversary, the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) is closing its main building down for renovations, from infrastructure to its Woodward Avenue facade, including adding a window to invite the public into its gallery. In the meantime, MOCAD will continue to hold programming in its Mike Kelley Mobile Homestead including Heart Land, a solo exhibition by Detroit-based artist Mary-Ann Monforton that features sculptural works built around themes of wealth and power.
Opens Friday, Oct. 24; Mike Kelley Mobile Homestead at MOCAD, 4454 Woodward Ave., Detroit; mocadetroit.org. No cover.
Signal-Return Gallery
Printmaking typically involves creating an edition of identical works of art, but this exhibition leaves things to chance. Curated by Elizabeth Isakson-Dado, Chance Operations: Monoprints, Make Ready, Test Prints, and Artist Proofs features ten unique printmakers “celebrates the anti-edition, an exploration of the range printmaking can take when we eschew the perfect image and honor the parts of the process many artists try to hide — the states, the proofs, the mechanical press malfunctions, the fingerprints — and see the layers as a new composition, greater than a sum of their parts.”
On view through Dec. 19; Signal-Return Gallery, 9301 Kercheval Ave., #1, Detroit; signalreturnpress.org. No cover.
Norwest Gallery of Art
Curated by Oshun Williams, Rooted tells the story of the artist Joe Cazeno III. “Shaped by the soil of the ’80s, their culture, family, and the people who poured into them, these pieces honor where he comes from — the lessons, the love, the labor, and the legacy,” the gallery says.
Open from noon-6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and noon-4 p.m. Sundays; Norwest Gallery of Art, 19556 Grand River Ave., Detroit; norwestgallery.com. Donations are encouraged.
David Klein Gallery
Prometheus, Absence of Light presentswork by Puerto Rican artist Emanuel Torres, a series of abstracted paintings that the artists says are inspired by light — or its apparent lack in our current moment in society.
Through Oct. 11; David Klein Gallery, 678 Livernois St., Ferndale; dkgallery.com. No cover.
Cranbrook Art Museum
Haas Brothers: Uncanny Valley highlights the whimsical, Seussian art of twin brothers Nikolai and Simon Haas. The exhibition includes works from the last 15 years while highlighting the brothers’ creative process. From Nov. 2-Feb. 22; Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills; cranbrookartmuseum.org. Tickets are $8-$12.
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The traffic management program started at about 7 a.m. Wednesday. By 7:30 a.m., 126 flights headed in and out of DIA had been delayed, and three were canceled, according to flight tracking software FlightAware.
FAA officials said the ground delay is scheduled through 1 p.m., but it could be lifted earlier if conditions clear up.
As of 7:30 a.m., flights were being delayed an average of 40 minutes. Those delays were expected to jump to more than an hour between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., according to the federal agency.
Southwest delayed 71 flights Wednesday, followed by 25 from SkyWest and 20 from United. Five other airlines delayed between one and three flights, according to FlightAware.
SkyWest canceled two flights, and United canceled one.
What a time to be a K-Pop fan! We at THP are so excited to share our October K-POP HOTSPOT with you all. This month blessed us with so many new K-Pop comebacks and debuts. Have you been keeping up?
Alright, let’s catch you up on everything you may have missed in the K-Pop world!
THIS MONTH’S NEWS
Well, honey bees your favorite subsection is here! We are here to bring you everything K-Pop news that you might have missed this past month! First of all, we have some fun releases that might have flown under the radar like BTS Jin’s full version of ‘Super Tuna’ which got us ready for his first full comeback with a fun music video! Next up we had one of our favorite groups XG giving us another earworm with ‘IYKYK,‘ like turn this bop up and make sure you listen here and pre-order AWEhere! Additionally, our girls from aespa finally gave us some solo songs! Before the girls dropped their new banger mini, they released solo songs from the SYNK : PARALLEL LINE world tour, and the girls delivered and really captured their personalities in each song. make sure you listen to them here. Well, that’s it for music news.
But stay with us because do you want to see your faves in concert? Yes? Well then, OMEFA X announced their 2024 US tour ISLAND : Beyond the Horizon, in November and December 2024. Tickets have been on sale since the 15th so make sure you grab yours asap! Another artist that already hit the stage in the US on the 23rd is SEVENTEEN. The boys are on the road for the time being so check out if there are still tickets available on official sites! Now, we have some exciting news because our boy Wonho is back from the army and is finally coming back to the US for the first time since 2019! 2024 USA FAN MEETUP kicks off in Houston, Texas on December 4th and tickets have been on sale since October 28th. Let’s go and support our boy!
As a final piece of exciting news is the fact that BABYMONSTER just dropped their first full album and to honor that Spotify just selected the girls as the newest RADAR KOREA artist. What an honor! We are so proud of these girls.
EXO CHEN
Chen. The man that you are. He didn’t have to bless us with two new songs for this October hotspot, but he still did. ‘Love you’ and ‘Brighter than’ from his latest single, Beyond, are such emotional ballads that bring tears to our eyes. And the live clip for ‘Love you’ hits even harder. Forget the fancy sets and special effects; all we need is Chen and his beautiful voice. He knew exactly what we needed to hear and worked on these songs with us in mind.
Speaking of our fave K-Pop men, Changsub of BTOB is officially back with his new solo studio album, 1991. Last month, he gifted us five pre-release songs from the album, and we haven’t stopped listening since. This album is an ode to Changsub’s life journey, and we’re so happy to take part in it just by listening. If there’s one thing we know about Changsub, it’s that he has the ultimate range of vocals for any style of song. From dance songs like ‘Saturday Night’ to headbanging rock tracks like ‘Chivalry,’ Changsub has it all on lock!
SF9’s Yoo Taeyang is back with an emotional new single, ‘Hug Me!’ He sings about longing for comfort and warmth when you’re feeling lost. The guitar instrumentals and Taeyang’s vocals hit us right in the feels. It sounds like it belongs in a romance drama, specifically when the two main characters go through a rough patch. They miss one another but need the time apart for the plot. Does anyone else feel that way, or is it just us?
We got the collab of the summer with ‘Easy dance’ a couple of few months ago, and now Hui is back with another timeless collab! This time, he joins forces with Jang Hye-Jin to showcase mind-blowing vocals and emotions in the most beautiful and heartbreaking way with ‘Nameless.’ Hui never fails to deliver with his songwriting because ‘Nameless’ is simply the perfect ballad.
Were you ready for a groovy EPEX experience in the October K-POP HOTSPOT? The boys stole our hearts with the cute pre-release ‘My Girl,’ and we will gladly point you in the direction of this single so you can join us in loving the group’s music. Who doesn’t like an adorable love song? And when EPEX is this good at bringing us just the right delivery of emotions and atmosphere, there’s only one thing to do. Stream ‘My Girl’ and stream their music.
Got sleepless nights? We recommend you fill them with CNBLUE’s music. It took us exactly one second (no joke) to know that ‘A Sleepless Night’ would be a banger, and after listening to the whole song, we concluded that we were correct. But when has CNBLUE’s music disappointed us? Their entire album 𝘟 reminds us just why we love the band. With a versatile set of tracks to choose from, you won’t go wrong with any of the songs. And in the spirit of diverse musical colors, here are our recommendations from the B-sides: ‘BAD BAD,’ ‘RACER,’ and ‘Tonight.’
When it comes to SEVENTEEN, is it even a question if we love their music? ‘LOVE, MONEY, FAME (feat. DJ Khaled)’ immediately climbed into our hearts and settled there (as well as on our playlists.) SEVENTEEN has this talent for creating songs we’ll love, title tracks, and B-sides alike. SPILL THE FEELS is yet another proof of the group’s immense talent. Among the two group side tracks, we are also gifted new unit songs, making for an ideal SEVENTEEN release. With a tracklist like this one, we experience the many sides of the artists, including their group colors and the different vibes that each unit brings to the table. Constantly growing and showing us their new musical sides, it is impossible for us not to love SEVENTEEN.
Billlie has returned with their fifth mini-album, Of All We Have Lost! And dare we say, this is one of the best EPs they’ve released so far? Every one of their comebacks has been simply *chef’s kiss*, but there’s something about this one. The title track, ‘Remembrance Candy,’ is perfect for playing on a chill afternoon. And the pre-released title track, ‘trampoline,’ is a groovy and jazzy song reminding us of the comfort we can find in simple things from childhood, like a trampoline. We’re also obsessed with the b-sides, ‘Bluerose’ and ‘Shame!’ Of All We Have Lost is a THP-certified, no-skips mini-album!
SAYMYNAME has made their official debut in this October hotspot with their first mini-album, SAY MY NAME! The title track, ‘WaveWay,’ is so refreshing and fun, and it has an addictive melody! The animated and plush cats are adorable next to these girls in the music video. (Can we also discuss how cute the album cover art is?) Don’t sleep on their b-sides either. It’s safe to say we’ll keep our eyes on SAYMYNAME in the future!
ILLIT has made their first comeback with their second mini-album, I’ll Like You! The title track, ‘Cherish (My Love)’ is super catchy and dreamy with a quirky, tooth fairy-esque music video to match. We catch ourselves singing the chorus randomly throughout the day. And their b-sides are so good! ‘Pimple’ is our absolute favorite, and it deserves to be on repeat on your feel-good playlist.
It’s always good news to know Purple Kiss is making a comeback – and what a comeback they just had with HEADWAY! ‘ON MY BIKE’ is everything with love about Purple Kiss: addictive, overflowing with confidence and talent, yet fun and an absolute banger. But, of course, in great Purki fashion, the b-sides are just as worthy to rave about. If you’re like us and haven’t forgotten the masterpiece, ‘Sweet Juice,’ then their songs, such as ‘Sweet Nightmare’ and ‘Encore,’ and this entire comeback, are made for you!
AMPERS&ONE having an October comeback means only one thing: we’re all over it! The boys have us obsessed with yet another title track, ‘He + She = We.’ The song is an addictive, funky piece that chooses a fun way to express one’s love and how two people who are meant to be together simply complete each other. And that’s not the only thing we love about their comeback. We’ve been swaying to the B-sides, having fun listening to AMPERS&ONE’s music. We have just 𝘖𝘕𝘌 𝘘𝘜𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕 for you. What are 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 favorite songs from this album?
BOL4 is back! This is not a drill! We got a new single, ‘Bloom,’ and we haven’t been able to talk about anything else since it dropped. Fans of house music, this one’s for you! The beat drops in ‘Bloom’ are simply everything we’ve needed, especially in the last chorus. BOL4 never misses; this new concept and sound fit her well. We can’t wait to blast this at our next solo dance party.
Next on our list of October K-Pop comebacks, DIA’s Eunice is back with her new solo single, ‘Daydream!’ And we always love to see her pop up on our playlists. ‘Daydream’ is her third single of the year and another banger courtesy of Eunice. It’s the type of song we’d play frolicking through a field or just sitting with nature. Her voice does not disappoint. We’re obsessed with how well it pairs with the rock ballad sound!
MISAMO’s style team seriously deserves a raise! This trio has returned with their second mini-album, HAUTE COUTURE. And it’s everything we could’ve wanted it to be! Their pre-release track, ‘New Look,’ covers Namie Amuro’s song. Mina, Sana, and Momo are breathtaking in this feel-good tribute. ‘Identity’ is an empowering self-love anthem about being yourself and slaying no matter what. They know what the people want, and we’re living for this comeback.
It is known The Boyz can pull off every concept, but something constantly shifts in the air when they come back with a dark concept, and ‘TRIGGER’ did indeed just rearrange our brain chemistry. While ‘TRIGGER,’ with its glorious and intense sound, already makes this comeback a masterpiece, every song in the mini-album adds to it while having its own identity and style. And we finally got the studio version of ‘Bite Back!’ That alone was enough to have us on the edge of our seats for this comeback, but it shouldn’t be a surprise at this point that The Boyz exceeded all of our expectations!
Don’t let this October K-Pop comeback slip under your radar! Solar’s latest single, ‘First Love,’ is a remake of Utada Hikari’s song. She translates the lyrics into Korean, which sounds just as beautiful and healing as the original. Solar has somehow wowed us even more with her talents, soft voice, and the feelings she brings out of us. We’ll forever be glad we stan a queen like Solar!
Speaking of queens, SNSD’s Sooyoung has made her official Japanese debut with ‘Unstoppable!’ This inspiring track has the high energy of someone who can do anything. They’re simply unstoppable, just like Sooyoung! And the chorus, rap verse, music production, and visuals? Sooyoung didn’t come to play with this debut, and we’re so glad she’s finally given the spotlight she deserves!
Everyone, sit down! Jamie is back with a new single, and we’ve been missing her from our playlists for too long. ‘Bad Luck’ is a catchy heartbreak anthem about wishing an ex bad luck. It’s dedicated to everyone who played you or did you wrong, and honestly, real. Jamie’s releases are always fire, and we’ve been repeating this track since it dropped. We hope this comeback means she’ll be in the studio again. (Please?)
Not only did we get a Changsub solo album in this month’s hotspot, but we also got a BTOB unit comeback! How did we get so lucky? Our kings have dropped ‘Please Stay,’ the most beautiful ballad we’ve heard in a long time. And you know it’s serious business when Minhyuk and Peniel sing their hearts out, too. We already planned to stay by BTOB’s side no matter what, but this song only makes us sure of our decision. Here’s hoping we get a full 6TOB comeback soon!
It’s happening, everyone! STAY CALM! After seven years, the king of K-Pop, the one and only G-DRAGON, made his triumphant return with ‘POWER.’ We don’t know about anyone else, but we’ve been freaking out this past week trying to figure out when his comeback or pre-release track would drop. And wow, was it worth the wait! ‘POWER’ proves G-DRAGON’s true artistry, especially with the references to iconic solo and BIGBANG songs. There’s no one doing it like GD, and we’re even more hyped for his future releases. It’s still the year of the dragon, after all!
Fellow BABYs we are actually getting so fed this year as long-time B.A.P fans. First a reunion now more and more solo music by the boys! Jongup has always been one of our favorite boys and he proved it again this month with his new mini album and title song ‘Twist Ya.’ The groove in this one is insane we love the more retro sound and the beat. Jongup’s vocals are up to par and he performs the heck out of this song. The entire album is full of bangers and we can’t get enough of it for now. It’s the perfect way to end this spooky month!
That’s a wrap on this month full of K-pop treats! What was your favorite comeback of the month? Which comebacks are you most excited about for next month? Let us know in the comments below, or tweet us @TheHoneyPOP!
Frontier Airlines flight attendants voted to authorize a strike over a business model change they say has resulted in less pay, the Association of Flight Attendants announced Wednesday.
The vote was spurred by the Denver-based airline switching to a business model that includes more one-day trips and fewer multi-day trips for flight attendants, union leaders said in a news release.
“Frontier flight attendants are struggling to earn a living because of management’s new ‘out-and-back’ model. The impact of this change has turned our lives and our paychecks upside down,” AFA Frontier President Jennifer Sala said in a statement.
Delays and cancellations at Denver International Airport are sometimes unavoidable because of winter or summer storms, or even global technology outages.
So what do airlines offer passengers for the inconvenience?
All U.S. airlines are required to follow through on promises made in customer service plans and to refund travelers if their flights are canceled or “significantly delayed,” according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The first batch of new Denver International Airport concourse train cars transported passengers on Monday, with 20 more set to hit the rails through 2025.
The 26 new train cars are expected to increase the number of passengers that can be moved to gates, shorten the time between train arrivals and improve energy efficiency, DIA officials said in a news release.
Six new train cars began operating Monday, with the remaining 20 coming online through next year.
“Today marks an important milestone, as our train to the concourses play a crucial role in the passenger experience at DEN,” airport Chief Executive Officer Phil Washington said in a statement. “With 77.8 million annual passengers and millions more expected year over year, we know we need the most reliable, durable and efficient infrastructure and systems to ensure as seamless an experience as possible.”
The new train cars will replace 16 of the airport’s 31-car fleet that are 29 years old and past their lifespan as well as increase the total number of train cars to 41, according to DIA officials. Airport leaders are also considering adding even more train cars.
DIA is also considering different train configurations to increase capacity, according to the release. The airport can currently run seven trains of four cars each at peak travel times, with the new cars increasing that to eight trains of four cars each.
Travelers headed to the airport on Saturday should expect shuttle service in lieu of the A Line between Peoria and Denver Airport stations from 3:16 a.m. to 6:46 p.m.
RTD will be doing maintenance on the I-70 bridge near Peña Boulevard and on power lines that run RTD’s commuter trains.
The agency said travelers should plan for extra time to transfer between shuttle buses.
The A Line will run as normal between Peoria and Union Station.
The first regular train will leave Union Station at 7 p.m. and leave the airport at 7:57 p.m.
Denver International Airport is gearing up for a record number of Memorial Day weekend passengers, meaning travelers can expect a busy trip and long waits, airport officials said Tuesday.
Between Thursday and Tuesday, airport officials expect nearly 450,000 passengers to pass through Transportation Security Administration checkpoints, according to a news release from DIA. This is a 9% increase from the same holiday travel period last year.
Thursday and Friday alone will each see more than 80,000 travelers moving through TSA screening areas, with additional foot traffic coming in from flight connections inside the airport, DIA officials said.
Airport officials said holiday travelers should arrive inside the airport at least two hours before their scheduled boarding time and should have plans for parking and making it through security checkpoints.
Those committed to parking on-site should avoid the Pike Peaks lot due to construction and park at the Landslide parking lot — 6975 Valley Head Street.
The Pikes Peak and Longs Peak shuttle parking lots will close on Friday at 3 a.m. and re-open by 5 p.m., according to Tuesday’s release. The Landslide lot will be open for overflow parking at 3 a.m. Friday and will remain open until full.
Regular shuttle service will be available from all parking lots to and from the airport terminal.
TSA Security Checkpoints
DIA’s South Security Checkpoint — located on level five at the south end of the terminal — is open from 3 a.m. to 1 a.m. the next morning and is the primary checkpoint for travelers who need standard screening.
South Security has four TSA PreCheck lanes open from 4 a.m. to 7:45 p.m., but PreCheck passengers traveling after 8 p.m. may use South Security and receive a form of expedited screening, officials said Tuesday.
One CLEAR lane is available for standard screening at the South Security Checkpoint, but passengers with both PreCheck and CLEAR must use the dual-service lane at West Security.
The West Security Checkpoint — located on level six at the northwest corner of the terminal — is open from 4 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and is the primary checkpoint for TSA PreCheck travelers.
Passengers with standard screening at this checkpoint should enter through West Security 1, and passengers with reservations for DEN RESERVE should enter at West Security 2.
Finally, A-Bridge Security is open for standard screening between 4:30 a.m. and 5:45 p.m., officials said Tuesday.
The bridge has a limited number of lanes dedicated for travelers requiring standard screening and is not available for TSA PreCheck.
Real-time security wait times and parking availability can be found online at FlyDenver.com.
Children living near small airports in Colorado had slightly higher levels of lead in their blood than the statewide average, according to a new study — though experts had diverging opinions on how significant that difference was.
The study, by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, found levels to be within the range the federal government considers normal, and didn’t prove that living near an airport caused the increase in blood lead levels, though levels declined consistently as the distance from an airport increased, reaching the state average at about two miles out.
The researchers also didn’t have enough blood samples to show whether lead levels were particularly high near any of the airports, though the data didn’t suggest any difference, said Dr. Ned Calonge, the department’s chief medical officer.
While lead can affect anyone, young children are most vulnerable. In most cases, lead doesn’t cause any immediately noticeable symptoms, though over time it lowers intelligence scores and increases the risk of hyperactivity and behavior problems. Children experiencing acute lead poisoning, which is rare, may have headaches, stomach pain and weakness.
Aircraft fuel is the largest source of new lead pollution in the country, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Certain industries, like battery recycling, also generate lead pollution, while contamination from lead paint and leaded gas still lingers.
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The Southwest flight, originally bound for Houston, returned safely to Denver after damage to the jet’s engine area.
Denver International Airport, July 19, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
A Southwest Airlines jet returned to Denver Sunday morning after the engine cover fell off and struck the wing flap during takeoff, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The Boeing 737 landed safely, and the passengers headed to Houston were being put onto another aircraft, Southwest Airlines said in a statement.
“We apologize for the inconvenience of their delay, but place our highest priority on ultimate Safety for our Customers and Employees. Our Maintenance teams are reviewing the aircraft,” the statement reads.
It’s the second mishap this week for the airline, with a flight from Texas canceled Thursday after a report of an engine fire. The Lubbock, Texas, fire department confirmed online a fire in one of the two engines that needed extinguishing.
The FAA is investigating both incidents.
Both planes were Boeing 737-800s, an older model than the 737 Max.
