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🌱 Patch AM: How Broomfield’s new Grove at Cottonwood is changing disability housing
Also check out Encouragement Day Festival 2026 on the Broomfield Patch calendar
Cheers Broomfield! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Broomfield's new Grove at Cottonwood is changing disability housing
- Why Broomfield High's cheer coach was removed before school started
- Free Shakespeare is rolling into Broomfield Library's parking lot this month
Also on today's calendar: Encouragement Day Festival 2026 and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 53 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 92, low: 61. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. New housing development opens in Broomfield for people with disabilities, but demand far exceeds available units (coloradosun.com) — A new 40-unit Grove at Cottonwood complex in Broomfield is now opening apartments, including 10 units with on-site supports for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, but demand already far exceeds supply. Local families, FRIENDS of Broomfield, and the Broomfield Housing Alliance describe how this project helps residents like David Myers and Gabrielle Gonzales, while highlighting long waitlists and funding limits statewide. 
2. Broomfield High's ex cheer coach no longer with program after summer arrest (dailycamera.com) — Broomfield High School's former varsity cheer coach is no longer with the program after a July 4 arrest on a misdemeanor physical harassment charge in Douglas County. District officials say he was placed on leave in early July and separated from Boulder Valley School District in August, though he still appears online as head coach. His next court hearing is Monday.
3. 'Shakespeare In The Parking Lot' Performs Free Shows This Fall (milehighonthecheap.com) — Broomfield residents can catch a free, abridged performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream when the traveling "Shakespeare in the Parking Lot" production stops at Broomfield Library on September 26 at noon. The pickup-truck-based show also visits Westminster, Denver and Erie, with all performances free and bring-your-own-chair friendly for a casual, family-oriented theater experience.
4. A legacy of doubt: Former CBI forensic scientist who mishandled DNA sentenced to 10 years in prison (kkco11news.com) — Broomfield cases are among dozens statewide potentially affected by former CBI forensic scientist Yvonne "Missy" Woods, who was sentenced in Jefferson County to 10 years in prison for manipulating DNA evidence. Her misconduct triggered reviews of more than a thousand cases, overturned at least one Boulder murder conviction, and forced CBI to spend millions clearing a massive testing backlog.
📸 Around Broomfield
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Broomfield
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★ Featured events ★
- Encouragement Day Festival 2026 →
Junkyard Social Club, 2525 Frontier Ave, Boulder
6:00 pm
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- Flag Football Game @ BHMS
Broomfield Heights Middle School, 1555 Daphne St, Broomfield
5:00 pm - XC Meet #2- 5:30pm Boys Race, 6:05pm Girls Race
Westlake Middle School Broomfield, CO 80020
5:30 pm - Cross Country Meet- Boys @5:30; Girls @6:05
Thunder Vista P-8 BROOMFIELD, CO 80023
5:30 pm - BHMS Girls Vball v Angevine (Sparks)
Broomfield Heights Middle School, 1555 Daphne St, Broomfield
5:00 pm - BHMS Girls Vball @ Monarch (Johnston)
Monarch K-8, 263 Campus Dr, Louisville
5:00 pm - Land Use Review Commission Meeting - 6 p.m. →
City and County of Broomfield, CO Calendar, One DesCombes Drive, Broomfield
6:00 pm - Advisory Committee on Environmental Sustainability (ACES) Meeting - 6 p.m. →
City and County of Broomfield, CO Calendar, 100 Spader Way, Broomfield
6:00 pm - Council Study Session - 6 p.m. →
City and County of Broomfield, CO Calendar, One DesCombes Drive, Broomfield
6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
Monday September 14
Tuesday September 15
📣 Broomfield Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Wednesday Leads Group →
Superior Chamber of Commerce 122 W William St, Superior, CO 80027
12:00 pm - Start-Up Essentials →
Superior Chamber of Commerce Longmont Chamber of Commerce 528 Main St Longmont, CO 80501
2:00 pm - Parry's Pizza Fundraiser
Century Middle School Denver, CO 80241
4:00 pm - Middle School Boot Camp Workshop for Parents
Hulstrom Options K-8 School Gym
4:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Just got back from Alaska Cruise lots of hiking and eating.
Our Grandson was in Alaska working on one of salmon fishing boats they decided to do some spear fishing and Bear watching the fish he speared he did… (Nextdoor Anthem Ranch) - My friend is missing his one year-old dog.
This is his Facebook post. It was around Broadway and Bellevue and Englewood. He doesn't have next-door, but can everyone be on the lookout? Below is… (Nextdoor Northmoor Estates)
- Palm Beach Tan posted a job opening for Assistant Manager (Urgently Hiring!) in Broomfield. Apply here.
- Buffalo Wild Wings posted a job opening for Server in Broomfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Broomfield here.
Ok Broomfield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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