Devon Toews sold his 6,000-square-foot Belcaro mansion last month for $240,000 under its list price. The $3.75 million sale closed on Feb. 12. Last year, Towes signed a seven-year contract extension with the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche. He listed the mansion on Jan. 11 for $3.99 million. Toews and his wife, Kerry, bought the mansion on […]
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Vail’s “My Epic” app to get boost from AI next season
Vail Resorts will launch a new function in its My Epic app next season using advanced artificial intelligence to answer questions visitors have about ski conditions, dining options and other aspects of mountain operations. Called “My Epic Assistant,” the service will be available for the 2024-25 ski season at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone […]
Texas brisket, beaver nuggets, super-clean restrooms. Colorado’s first Buc-ee’s store opens its doors
Buc-ee’s has made it to Colorado. A red-capped beaver, the mascot of the super-sized, Texas-based travel centers, was front and center on outdoor signs and throughout the 74,000-square-foot store that officially opened at 6 a.m. Monday in Johnstown. The store is the first Buc-ee’s in Colorado and the company’s farthest west. The grand opening was […]
Improving Investor Behavior: Finding financial happiness, part 1
Editor’s note: The second column in this two-part series will run next month on April 21. Every three years, the Federal Reserve publishes a report about the finances of U.S. families. Based on data and interviews, the triennial “Survey of Consumer Finances,” “…collects information about family income, net worth, balance sheet components, credit use, and […]
How the AI that drives ChatGPT will move into the physical world
EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Companies such as OpenAI and Midjourney build chatbots, image generators and other artificial intelligence tools that operate in the digital world. Now, a startup founded by three former OpenAI researchers is using the technology development methods behind chatbots to build AI technology that can navigate the physical world. Covariant, a robotics company […]
Colorado real estate stats: New listings, home sales, prices surge in February
Colorado’s real estate market is heating up as spring approaches. “The spring market has brought optimism while everyone waits to see if the rates will adjust again. Those who need to move have adapted to the rates and have come off the sidelines,” said Kelly Moye, Boulder/Broomfield-area realtor. According to the February Market Trends Housing […]
More than 800 flights at DIA canceled Thursday as winter storm slams Colorado
As a major winter storm sets into Colorado Thursday, more than 800 flights at Denver International Airport were canceled by 6:30 a.m., according to airline tracking site FlightAware. The storm, which forecasters at the National Weather Service in Denver expected to last until Friday morning, could drop up to 18 inches in the Denver area. […]
Legislation promotes construction of data centers. Not everyone supports the idea. Here’s why.
A bill that would provide state tax rebates to draw data centers to Colorado has run into opposition from critics who warn of the facilities’ large demands for energy and water and potentially higher costs for other electric customers. The legislation would offer state sales and use tax rebates for construction materials and equipment starting […]
Denver distillery moving to Boulder County, will close Denver taproom
Laura Walters (left), head distiller, and Kallyn Romero (right), co-founder, of Ironton Distillery & Crafthouse. (Provided by Ironton Distillery & Crafthouse) Plans include an expanded tasting room serving house spirits alongside beer, wine and non-alcoholic options, a restaurant turning out scratch-made pub fare, and multiple private event spaces, plus a rooftop deck and outdoor patio […]
Boulder County, Superior sue Jefferson County over “touch-and-go” aircraft maneuvers at Rocky Mountain airport
Boulder County and Superior filed suit Tuesday against Jefferson County, claiming the owner of the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport has created a “public nuisance” by not doing more to reduce noise pollution and lead contamination from planes flying over nearby neighborhoods. The lawsuit specifically cites Jefferson County for not taking action against “touch-and-go” operations at […]
Monfort Cos. wants to demolish El Chapultepec building. Historic preservationists are fighting it.
Historic Denver on Monday filed a landmark designation application to save the El Chapultepec building, at 1962 Market St. in Lower Downtown Denver, from demolition by its owner, the Monfort Companies. “The buildings that tell the story of our city aren’t necessarily the glamorous gems that stand out,” said John Deffenbaugh, president and CEO of […]
Four astronauts from four countries return to Earth after six months in orbit
By MARCIA DUNN (AP Aerospace Writer) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Four astronauts from four countries caught a lift back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to end a half-year mission at the International Space Station. Their capsule streaked across the U.S. in the predawn darkness and splashed into the Gulf of Mexico near the Florida […]