It has been tough for breweries in central Denver over the past year as at least half a dozen have closed, including Mockery, MobCraft, Wah Gwaan, Dos Luces, Counter Culture and Lowdown. Alpine Dog Brewing, at 1308 E. 17th Ave., will join that list when it shuts its doors on March 31. “After nearly 10 […]
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Casa Bonita’s 50th birthday: From a $3.45 dinner to a $40 million renovation
For 50 years, a Pepto Bismol-pink tower has loomed large over the Lakewood shopping center marking the spot of the legendary Casa Bonita. The tower is something of a beacon, calling to longtime fans and would-be diners with the promise of mariachi music, cliff divers, crispy sopapillas and the kind of fun that inspires childlike […]
Vine Street Pub will finally reopen — four years after closing because of the pandemic
Four years of waiting. Four years of questions. Denver’s Vine Street Pub & Brewery, which closed because of the pandemic on March 17, 2020, along with every other restaurant, bar and brewery in Colorado, said Thursday that it had made plans to finally reopen this spring. Vine Street Pub & Brewery is opening on May […]
3 expert tips for a greener, more energy-efficient home
DR Richardson and Josh Lake founded Elephant Energy in 2021 with a mission to simplify electrifying homes. “We wanted to make it dramatically easier and more affordable to make homes more energy efficient,” Richardson said. But making your home more energy efficient can be daunting, so Elephant Energy created a tool to provide an electrification […]
Russell Wilson sells Cherry Hills Village mansion for $21.5M, takes multimillion-dollar loss
Broncos Mailbag: What is Sean Payton’s plan at quarterback for 2024? The most expensive home ever sold in the Denver area is officially off the market — and Russell Wilson took a $3.5 million loss to seal the deal. Wilson, the former Denver Broncos quarterback who was cut from the team earlier this month, sold […]
Why a Colorado ski area already plans to stay closed for 2024-25 season
As ski passes for the 2024-25 season go on sale this month, one small Colorado resort has decided it will not open for at least the next year. Hesperus Ski Area near Durango said it “will not operate for the 2024/2025 season. … Both downhill and uphill skiing as well as winter tubing will not […]
Littleton is the latest Colorado city to ban retail sale of cats and dogs
Littleton recently passed a law banning the retail sale of cats and dogs, joining fifteen other Colorado cities in a bid to decrease commercial breeding operations, according to the Best Friends group. The ordinance, which passed the Littleton City Council with a unanimous vote on March 5, was first introduced in January and follows a […]
Fitness chain picks Cherry Creek for third Denver location
The fitness chain Solidcore has secured a spot in Cherry Creek for its third Denver location. The Virginia-based company expanded to Denver in 2022, opening first in RiNo and then on LoHi’s Platte Street. Two years later, the firm is preparing to open at 255 Fillmore St. Solidcore signed a 10-year lease for 1,900 square feet […]
Dish Network to sell Littleton property to billionaire founder’s SPAC
Dish Network plans to sell its Littleton office campus to an entity linked to the company’s founder, then lease it back. Conx Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, said in a March 11 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it is set to pay $26.75 million to buy the 5701 S. Santa […]
Bankrupt nutrition app $32M in debt as ex-employees sue for salaries
The company behind a phone app for determining a food’s nutritional value has amassed $32 million in debt and still owes back pay to two dozen ex-employees as it shuts down. Opsis Health, of Highlands Ranch, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy March 15, less than one year after it launched Plateful, the company’s signature phone […]
Xcel Energy customers may see slight drop in gas rates, small rise in electric bills
Xcel Energy-Colorado expects its rates to stay relatively flat in the second quarter of 2024, with a slight rise in electric rates and a small drop in natural gas bills. The utility said in a statement that based on natural gas costs, the typical residential customer could see a 4.17% decline, or $1.73, in the […]
Francois Safieddine’s My Neighbor Felix aims to shut down ex-manager’s LoHi eatery
A new LoHi restaurant is feeling the heat from one of the city’s most prominent restaurateurs. My Neighbor Felix, the casual Mexican restaurant at 1801 Central St., sued its former executive general manager Kasie Curiel and her business Alma Fonda Fina on March 11 and requested a temporary restraining order. If approved, the restraining order […]