The Colorado Health Foundation Pulse Poll reveals that 89% of respondents rate housing affordability as an extreme or very serious problem. The results mark a significant increase from previous years and show concerns about housing affordability and the cost of living, affecting healthcare coverage and financial stability decisions. A bipartisan team of researchers collected responses […]
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Salazars begin site work on $150M Alamo Drafthouse-anchored Glendale project
Shotgun Willie’s is getting some competition in the late-night Glendale scene. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday for a 10-acre entertainment district in the municipality surrounded by Denver, the final variation of a project Glendale has been planning for more than a decade. “It’s been a long time coming,” said City Manager Chuck Line, who […]
Southwest breaks with 50-year tradition and will assign seats; profit falls at Southwest, American
Southwest Airlines plans to drop its tradition of more than 50 years and start assigning seats and selling premium seating for customers who want more legroom. The airline said Thursday that it has been studying seating options and is making the changes because passenger preferences have shifted. The moves could also generate revenue and boost […]
Suburban Mexican food restaurant group will open first Denver location
Daniel Ramirez (left) and Luis Ramirez are brothers and operators of Los Dos Potrillos, which boasts six locations along the Front Range and a seventh coming in 2025. (Provided by Karlee Escobar/Ramirez Hospitality Group) The Denver opening follows Los Dos Potrillos’ newest locale in Castle Rock, opened in January, which houses a new brewery. Last […]
Breckenridge Brewery will open third Colorado taproom in August
Andy Cross, The Denver Post SweetWater Brewing has ceded its Fort Collins taproom to sister company Breckenridge Brewery. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) Breckenridge will continue to operate its 12-acre brewing campus, restaurant and taproom at 2920 Brewery Lane in Littleton, as well as its small brewpub in the ski town of Breckenridge. “We […]
Why the price of Colorado-grown peaches is going up
With the Colorado peach harvest underway, shoppers are already seeing locally grown fruit in stores, at farmers market stands and on restaurant menus. This year, locals may also notice price increases. Producers on the Western Slope say they’ve raised prices to help offset increases in operating costs, such as labor and fertilizer. Talbott Farms in Palisade, […]
Unionized janitors vote to authorize strike across metro Denver if contract talks fail
Janitors who are members of the Service Employees International Union Local 105 voted Tuesday to authorize a strike across metro Denver if negotiations with 17 cleaning contractors don’t lead to acceptable terms. The contract that expires July 28 covers about 2,400 people who work in approximately 1,500 buildings. Stephanie Felix-Sowy, president of SEIU Local 105, […]
Here’s where a new Trader Joe’s is opening next year
Metro Denver residents will have one more location where they can secure cookie butter, orange chicken and other beloved Trader Joe’s staples starting in 2025. Related Articles Retail | Kroger-Albertsons merger could lead to sale of 91 stores across Colorado Retail | Don’t call it an “ethnic” grocery store Retail | A Boulder program funded […]
A Denver entrepreneur’s new app connects neighbors with extra food to people in need
When John Akinboyewa studied at the Colorado School of Mines for his engineering degrees, he recalled digging in the couch for change to afford a 99-cent meal at Taco Bell or McDonald’s — coming to $1.08 with tax. “I remember that number so vividly,” he said. His very next thought: “There is pizza or a […]
Developer, preservationists clash over a fire-damaged East Colfax eyesore
The future of two 130-year-old buildings falling apart along East Colfax Avenue is in limbo as tensions brew between the developer, the city and neighbors. The once-stately mansions at 1600 and 1618 E. Colfax Ave. looked more like the facade in a haunted-house movie during a visit last week. Pigeons flew out from between the […]
Four years after completion, a RiNo office building is still empty
The best real estate decision that Ed Haselden said he ever made didn’t bring him riches. He and his partners made no profit when, in late 2021, they sold the Rev360 office building they’d developed in RiNo. But it could have been worse. “It would have cost us all a lot of money if we hadn’t bit […]
Flight cancellations, delays continue at DIA Monday morning, with Delta leading the pack
Delta Air Lines is leading carriers in the number of canceled flights at Denver International Airport Monday morning — with 22 flights axed — five days after a technology meltdown snarled computer systems across the globe. There were 116 flight delays at DIA and 28 nixed flights overall as of 9 a.m., according to data […]