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Lion’s Lair Building on Colfax Sells for First Time in a Century

By Catie CheshireJune 26, 2025

The building also has a dispensary, liquor store and tattoo parlor. It sold for over $1.5 million.

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What in the Eye of Sauron Was Just Proposed in Downtown Denver?

By Catie CheshireJune 25, 2025

The city received a concept plan for a nearly 700-foot-tall “spiral tower” right next to 16th Street. What does it look like to you?

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Xcel Energy Extension With Denver Will Need Voter Approval

By Catie CheshireJune 24, 2025

Voters have weighed in on the Xcel franchise agreement since 1906 after historic levels of corruption in the 1904 Governor’s election.

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How Denver Inflation Compares With Rest of the United States

By Catie CheshireJune 12, 2025

One study found prices in Denver have spiked significantly in the last two months, outpacing Los Angeles, New York and even Honolulu.

Safeway at 757 East 20th Avenue in Denver, Colorado.

Safeway Workers in Colorado Could Strike by Monday: What to Know

By Catie CheshireJune 6, 2025

Over 7,000 people work at Safeway and Albertsons stores in Colorado. In metro Denver, 99 percent of them voted to strike.

<i>Denver Post</i>‘s YourHub: Community Journalism Project’s Life and Death

Denver Post‘s YourHub: Community Journalism Project’s Life and Death

By Michael RobertsJune 6, 2025

“Facebook and Google have blown newspaper advertising out of the water.”

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Tired of Closed Lanes? This Map Has Denver Street Construction Plans Through 2031.

Tired of Closed Lanes? This Map Has Denver Street Construction Plans Through 2031.

By Catie CheshireJune 4, 2025

The six-year outlook includes everything from long-term construction on Colfax to smaller projects and lane closures around town.

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How Fifty Years of Gentrification Has Changed Denver

By Michael RobertsJune 2, 2025

Denver is among the U.S. cities with the most gentrifying neighborhoods since the ’70s, with Uptown being a clear example.

Musk’s X Owes Boulder Landlord $8.2 Million, Judge Rules

Musk’s X Owes Boulder Landlord $8.2 Million, Judge Rules

By Catie CheshireMay 27, 2025

A district court judge called X’s argument for not paying rent “non-sensical” multiple times in her legal order.

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Former Denver Mayor Pitches Youth Sports Complex at Park Hill

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 23, 2025

“I think that all the sports teams are asking for something from the city, so why wouldn’t the city start asking something from the sports teams?”

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Denver Wants Someone to Run Pickleball Courts at Colfax and Broadway

By Catie CheshireMay 23, 2025

Instead of a sad gravel lot that attracts crime, the space at Colfax and Broadway could soon be full of pickleball enthusiasts.

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Downtown Denver Ranks Third Nationally in New Apartments

By Catie CheshireMay 22, 2025

Denver only trails only Washington, D.C., and Chicago in new apartment units since 2020, according to a new study.

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Direct Flights From Denver to Dubai? DIA Teases New International Routes

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 20, 2025

You can now fly directly to Dublin, Istanbul and Rome, and more international destinations are in sight.

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Consumer Reports: Denver King Soopers Stores Overcharge on Multiple Grocery Items

By Catie CheshireMay 19, 2025

The Colorado grocery workers union spurred a national investigation into overcharging at Kroger stores across the country.

Name Game: Here’s the Lowdown on the RiNo Nickname

Name Game: Here’s the Lowdown on the RiNo Nickname

By Patricia CalhounMay 19, 2025

The RiNo BID proposal will go before Denver City Council tonight.

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City Council Approves Soccer Stadium and Park Hill Golf Course Swap

City Council Approves Soccer Stadium and Park Hill Golf Course Swap

By Catie CheshireMay 13, 2025

Denver had a big night on May 12, approving some major projects and delaying action on others.

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Lakewood Commission Approves Controversial Belmar Park Apartments

By Catie CheshireMay 8, 2025

Citizens have tried almost everything to cancel the 411-unit development, but city officials gave the plan further go-ahead this week.

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Colfax Barber Fears BRT Construction Has Doomed Her 25-Year-Old Salon

By Bennito L. KeltyMay 8, 2025

“Now I only get two haircuts a day. What am I supposed to do with two haircuts a day?”

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New Report Finds Colorado’s Economy Still Thriving, but Tariff Impacts Loom

By Catie CheshireMay 6, 2025

Consumers haven’t been this worried about the economy since 2008 – but that hasn’t slowed business or job growth in Colorado. Yet.

Poll: Denver Residents Want Denser Housing Throughout City

Poll: Denver Residents Want Denser Housing Throughout City

By Catie CheshireMay 5, 2025

Advocacy group YIMBY Denver commissioned a study to see if people support six-plexes, tall buildings near parks, and other housing changes.

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Power Failure: Colorado PUC Not Happy With Xcel’s “Giant Fail” at Customer Service in 2024

By Catie CheshireMay 5, 2025

“In return for that privilege of operating as a monopoly, they shouldn’t be driving profit increase at the expense of customers.”

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Denver King Soopers Rates as Second-Worst in Country

By Hannah MetzgerMay 2, 2025

Six of the nation’s fifty worst-rated grocery stores are in Denver – more than in any other city.

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