View of the new McGregor Square in LoDo, Denver
Denver Business Journal, April 5-9, 2021
Polis will be 'burning up the phones' to bring MLB All-Star Game to Colorado
photo by Don Ireland
By 9News – Television news partner, Denver Business Journal
Coors Field and the city of Denver will host the 2021 MLB All-Star Game if Gov. Jared Polis gets his wish.
The league announced earlier this week the game will be moved out of Atlanta due to a new law in Georgia that restricts voting rights.
On Friday night, The Athletic reported Coors Field and the Rockies were a candidate to host the game that is looking for a new city. 9NEWS reached out to Polis' office on Sunday night and received the following statement:
“The Governor knows that Colorado is the best home for the All-Star Game, especially because Colorado also has strong laws that enable voters to cast their legal ballots any way they choose including through mail or in person. The Governor will be burning up the phones the next few days to see if there is an opening to bring the All-Star game to Denver.”
(NOTE: This photo was used several days during the week as the DBJ continued its coverage of the event. On April 6, Major League Baseball announced the All-Star Game will be held in Denver in 2021.)
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Feature on Fritz Peak Observatory, gone but not forgotten
The Fritz Peak Observatory is on Highway 119, about 2 miles south of Rollinsville, Gilpin County, CO
Dutch Peak, at an elevation of 8,954 feet, was used by researchers to study the aurora borealis. It overlooks the Fritz Peak Observatory main building (upper right in photo.)
No longer used by scientists, the observatory was used for research work for many decades. See the story below.