FREE
October 24, 2019
DENVER
britapro.com
Ask Chip about Dry Skin!
Authorized Certified filters and techs
Since 1926
DENVER, COLORADO
A publication of
Dealer
303-469-7873 303-HOW-PURE
Since 1990
Proposed minimum wage hike debated Businesses have objected to proposal, but steered clear of public confrontation BY LINDSAY FENDT DENVERITE.COM
encouraged. The heavily interactive exhibit is the perfect introduction and expansion of the science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) focus that has been gaining ground in the education world. “What’s great about the exhibit is it shows how artists and animators rely on scientists and programmers to help create the movies,” said Dr. Ka Chun Yu, curator of space sciences at the museum. “People can learn about how the creative and scientific work together.”
Denverites crowded into a room at the Carla Madison Recreation Center on Oct. 16 for a town hall to discuss a proposal to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 by 2021. While the restaurant industry and some small businesses have come out publicly against the wage hike, the resounding message from those at the town hall was: Raise it, and raise it more. “The minimum wage needs to be $20 an hour,” said Zach Cheikho, 20, a student at the Auraria Campus and a graduate of Denver’s South High School. “People like to say that it’s just entry-level jobs, but what I saw at South High School is that there are many people working to put food on the table.” In September, Denver became the first city in Colorado to begin exploring a local minimum wage with a proposal from Mayor Michael Hancock and City Councilwoman Robin Kniech to raise the minimum
SEE PIXAR, P12
SEE WAGE, P15
The interactive “The Science Behind Pixar” exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science provides visitors the chance to learn how characters are made and moved in the studio’s films. COURTESY OF THE DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE
‘Science Behind Pixar’ is trip to infinity and beyond Interactive exhibit highlights STEM and creative partnership BY CLARKE READER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Even the most cursory look at Disney Pixar Animation Studios’ creative output makes one thing abundantly clear — the studio is responsible for the most astounding creative output of this century. In terms of technical achievement and creative
storytelling, nothing comes close. It’s the partnership between the technical and creative that gets explored in the Denver Museum of Nature & Science’s new exhibit “The Science Behind Pixar.” “The exhibit follows the entire process of how these films and stories are created,” said Greg Koronowicz, the museum’s senior producer of digital media. “It covers everything, from what it takes to animate the 3D characters to lighting and beyond.” The exhibit runs at the museum, 2001 Colorado Blvd., through April 5. Timed tickets will be required and advance reservations are strongly
PERIODICAL
DID YOU KNOW INSIDE
There were 413,821 active registered voters in Denver as of Oct. 1. Source: Colorado Secretary of State’s Office
VOICES: PAGE 8 | LIFE: PAGE 10 | CALENDAR: PAGE 7 VOLUME 92 | ISSUE 50