An unexpected call from Roc Nation’ s sports division came through to Brave Space Alliance early Thursday. Stroman, the organization was told, was donating $20,000 to Brave Space Alliance to aid its work on the South and West sides. “I’ m going to be very frank: It saves lives— $20,000 saves lives,” Brave Space Alliance deputy CEO Jae Rice told the Tribune.“ We save lives.

Canada is dealing with a series of intense wildfires that have spread from the western provinces to Quebec, with hundreds of forest fires burning. Wind has carried smoke from the fires southward, triggering air quality alerts throughout the United States. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday issued a poor air quality alert for New England, a day after parts of Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota received a similar advisory. Last week, U.S. officials as far south as Maryland, Baltimore, Virginia and Pennsylvania reported being impacted by the wildfires. Fine-particle pollution — known as “PM 2.5” — is what’s being measured. The tiny particles are small enough to get past airway defenses and cause breathing problems.

Loretta Harmon said she has worked for the Denver basketball franchise since 1974, when the team was known as the Denver Rockets and played in the old American Basketball Association.

Mike Johnston will be Denver's 46th mayor. Voters in the Mile High City elected the former Colorado state senator in the official municipal runoff election.