QUIDNUNC: Picture Aurora city council members in Africa with cameras

QUID HAS HEARD there’s grumblings, rumblings and stumblings up at city hall after last month’s spat of no confidence vote for City Manager Skip Noe. There may be major changes afoot for the office, man and council and we’re all ears to hear how the whole thing shakes out. But one thing is for sure, a city council member says they have dirt, and Quid just loves getting his hands messy. Bring it.

QUID HAS HEARD that you’re living in the fittest city here folks. Do you feel fit? According to a survey done by someone who wants some free publicity (note to Quid’s future self: start company, churn out endless unscientific surveys for different cities and send endless press releases) Aurora is the fittest city in the state — and probably also in the history of always. We always knew that Aurora could run faster, jump higher and swim longer than anyone else around, but now we have the data to prove it. Want to nail the point home? We’d hope our Mayor Steve Hogan would take our newfound status and challenge Denver’s Mayor Michael Hancock to an arm-wrestling contest, a la “Over The Top.” Our money is on Hogan because we know firsthand the man is very, very crafty.

QUID HAS HEARD that while city councilmembers are over in Africa, Aurora residents won’t be spared goofy travel pictures here at home. Head on over to the city’s Facebook page to see the cheese for yourself and gape at awesome pictures only your parents could top in their goofy Christmas cards. See out-of-focus travelers look slightly off lens, mid-sentence, mouth-open in far-off landscapes. Actually, we don’t mind that Aurora now has a sister city in Adama, Ethiopia. We’re just betting that this partnership will open up a lucrative trade route for Quid to finally get awesome African Mercedes taxis that we never see in the U.S. Those things can be fixed with a hammer, twine and grease. Awesome.

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