Dave Moore welcomes Mayor Heather Graham to the podcast again.

She talks about new businesses in Pueblo, the unhoused, budget cuts, as well as the upcoming election with ballot measures and four city council seats up for grabs.

Mayor Graham is also hosting four town halls during the month of September in all four districts. Join her for City updates at the following dates and locations:

• District 2: Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 5:30 p.m. at El Centro del Quinto Sol, 609 E 6th St.
• District 4: Thursday, Sept. 11 at 5:30 p.m. at the Robert Hoag Rawlings Library, Bret Kelly Room B, 100 E Abriendo Ave.
• District 3: Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 5:30 p.m. at Lamb Library, Lower Level, 2525 S. Pueblo Blvd.
• District 1: Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 5:30 p.m. at Barkman Branch Library, Minnequa Works Credit Union Community Room, 1300 Jerry Murphy Rd.

Andrea Wiesenmeyer joins Dave Moore on the podcast. She is the new General Manager of the Colorado State Fair. She was selected for the position by the Colorado Department of Agriculture.

She outlines all you need to know about the state fair coming up.

A few new things this year pig races are back as free entertainment and there will be a dedicated book space for kids.

The Colorado State Fair is 11 days of fun ending Labor Day. The 2025 fair runs Friday, Aug. 22 through Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 1!

Monday – Thursday: 3 – 11 p.m.

Friday – Sunday: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.

Labor Day: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.

Adult Gate Admission: $15

Kids (ages 5-12): $7

Children 4 and under are free (when accompanied by an adult)

Check out their Deals and Discounts page to see all of the special days and promotions!

Scott Dalton with CDOT talks to Dave Moore about big changes coming to I-25 and Highway 50B.

You may have noticed construction started in the area in November 2024. Dalton explains the timeline of the program and why they chose to make it a diverging diamond with a signal at the top.

This project is located in Pueblo on I-25 from Mile Point 99.7 to MP 101.4 and on US 50 from MP 315.9 to MP 316.6. Work consists of building five new bridge structures, retaining walls, noise walls, and more along the five mile stretch of road.

It is going to be a diverging diamond interchange (DDI). The DDI design was selected for this location to address congestion, improve safety.

Similar interchanges are located at Fillmore Street and I-25 and Research Parkway and Powers Boulevard in Colorado Springs. This will be the first DDI constructed in Pueblo.

When driving a DDI, motorists proceed through a traffic signal upon entering the interchange and simply follow their lane to the opposite side of the roadway. Left-turn movements are eliminated with a DDI, which minimizes T-bone type crashes.

The project is expected to be completed in early summer 2027.

Tap here for more info.