u/Gold_Telephone_7192

This is going to sound like a negative rant, but I’m genuinely curious. I used to live in LoDo and would walk down 16th street pretty much every day, but I moved in 2023 and haven’t really been there since right before they started this massive construction project. I just walked it today, and as best as I can see, the street and the area is 90% the same.

Changes I noticed:

- they paved the street and sidewalk and made it look more like a seamless promenade vs a street and sidewalk, which looks nicer

- they slightly upgraded some seating areas and hangout areas, added more and better chairs, and moved most of the little food huts to these hangout areas.

- there were less homeless people, although still some around

And that’s pretty much it. I know people talk about it like it was skid row before, but it was fine. It was kitschy, and touristy, and there were homeless people, but it looked like a normal boring main promenade of a mid city. And it’s not meaningfully different today. I like the idea of revamping and making it nicer, and it does look a little better, but I don’t understand how that could have possible taken 3 years and $175 million dollars.

Shabbat Shalom! Does anyone know of a store or bakery that sells challah in north Denver/Wheatridge/Arvada or around there? I haven’t been able to find any.

Looking for a place that will be filled with Mexico jerseys and child-friendly. It can be like a brewery or place that serves alcohol, just not a real bar where kids can’t go.

I got bilateral RFA in my low back last week and my back is super tight and painful 5 days later, much worse than it ever was before the procedure. I'm trying to stay positive and not spiral into thoughts that I just permanently destroyed my back so I would love to hear any stories from people who had success with their RFA procedure!

I'm especially interested in hearing how the day-by-day recovery went for you guys, so I can tell myself that this increased pain is just my body healing from the recovery and it will get worse before it gets better. I'll take any positivity I can get right now!