Provided by Garcia Hand Picked Morning in Marin is an sativa cannabis strain, grown by Colorado’s Veritas Fine Cannabis for Garcia Hand Picked. Colorado is the fourth state where the brand, named for Grateful Dead singer Jerry Garcia and made in partnership with his daughters, is available. Local Deadheads can buy it as of June […]
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Denver brewery will move to suburbs with $7 million in public money and aggressive growth plans
Denver’s Prost Brewing Co. is preparing to tap into a new Colorado market where it will not only create its fourth destination biergarten, but also build a brewhouse intended to double production capacity and pave the way for ambitious expansion. According to announcements Tuesday, the brewery, which specializes in German-style beers, will move its headquarters […]
Italian eatery in Wash Park opening pasta shop as it expands next door
A local Italian restaurant wants to give its customers the chance to whip up its pasta dishes at home. Restaurant Olivia, which opened in January 2020 at 290 S. Downing St. in Wash Park, is preparing to expand into the adjacent 1,000-square-foot space at 284 S. Downing St., previously home to an Aveda hair salon. […]
Metro Denver home price gains surge past 23% for second month in a row
Annual home price appreciation in metro Denver topped 23% for the second month in a row in April and barely missed matching a record high set in March, according to a closely watched home price index. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index for metro Denver rose 23.6% year-over-year in April after a 23.7% gain […]
16th and Champa building is second downtown eyed for residential conversion
A four-story building along the 16th Street Mall is the second in downtown Denver to be recently eyed for a potential office-to-residential conversion — something that the city is looking to encourage. Kresher Capital, which owns the building at 1600 Champa St., submitted plans for the conversion to the city last week. The plans call […]
5 awesome brewery patios in the Denver area for summer beer sipping
From hiking and mountain biking to yoga with llamas, there are seemingly endless ways to enjoy summer in the Rocky Mountains. And because this is Colorado, most adventures also end with a beer. Get yourself outdoors and enjoy a cold one at these five epic brewery patios along the Front Range. Jintak Han, The Denver […]
Coors Light releasing Colorado Avalanche beer made with “champions ice” from Ball Arena
Coors Light has new beer rolling out on draft exclusively in Denver this week that promises to taste like victory. That’s because Coors Light Champions Ice is literally brewed with shavings from the rink at Ball Arena, home of the Stanley Cup winning Colorado Avalanche. Fans will be able to try it on draft starting […]
Don’t cry for Basic Kneads Pizza, which closes its Golden restaurant on Saturday
Joel and Christen Bakken have seen a lot of restaurants go out of business over the last couple of years — and the public postings “are always so tragic,” they said. So when it came time for the couple to post the news that their own place, Basic Kneads Pizza in Golden, would close its […]
Colorado’s cannabis industry prepares for tough times as U.S. recession looms
Colorado’s cannabis industry is preparing for tough times as marijuana sales drop and economic problems pile up. During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, weed businesses serviced consumers eager to stock up on their favorite edibles, concentrates and pre-rolls. That high has since given way to a low for the industry, as less consumer spending means sales […]
LeGrue’s building on South Broadway will be turned into a restaurant, music venue
Reed Sparks is firing up a new restaurant and music venue on South Broadway. The 33-year-old Denver resident is in the midst of renovating a 24,000-square-foot building, built in the 1940s, at 476 S. Broadway in Wash Park West. It was previously home to LeGrue’s, a flower shop and year-round Christmas store that operated for 50 years. […]
Arvada business gives power to its workers of color by becoming 100% employee-owned
The transformation of one Arvada business into a 100% employee-owned enterprise was accomplished with the help of an investment fund that backs the conversion of companies with substantial workforces of color. Apex Plumbing at 4420 W 58th Ave. has served the Denver area since 1985. Its labor force is made up of about 50 employees […]
The Cherry Creek Arts Festival returns to the business of art — and music, food and crowds
It’s hard to be nimble when you have 150,000 people in tow, but the Cherry Creek Arts Festival has maneuvered with considerable grace over the past three years as the coronavirus pandemic upended its usual operations. The fest did what it had to in 2020, canceling its annual mega-show and sale of artist wares and […]