The Colorado Connection to Sarah Sanders’s Restaurant Ejection

On Friday evening, June 22, the owner of a Red Hen restaurant in Virginia refused to serve White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders for a reason with a strong Colorado flavor — the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of Masterpiece Cakeshop, whose main man, Jack Phillips, said he wouldn’t make a wedding cake for a gay couple because of his religious beliefs.

Broncos Stadium Still Doesn’t Have a Name Because Team’s Been So Sh*tty

Here’s what no one wants to admit about the continuing clusterfuck over the naming of the Denver Broncos’ stadium: The deal would have been done by now if the squad was still a perennial Super Bowl contender with Peyton Manning at quarterback. But it’s not. The Broncos sucked two years ago and sucked harder last year, and plenty of experts (and doubters) expect the suckage to continue for the foreseeable future. And what company wants its brand to be Suck?

Lack of Foreclosures Driving Denver Home Prices Higher

Real estate values in Denver continue to climb higher and higher, thus far defying predictions from earlier this year that metro area home prices might finally be on the verge of falling. One big reason appears to be comparatively few foreclosures in Denver, other major Colorado cities and the state as a whole.

More Evidence Vampire Hedge Fund Won’t Sell Denver Post, Other CO Papers

Like its sister paper, the Denver Post, the Boulder Daily Camera has suffered layoffs and downsizing aplenty of late. But in the coming months, the Camera will be hiring, sort of. Unfortunately, though, the positions at Prairie Mountain Publishing, its parent company, will come at the expense of the Boston Herald, ten to fifteen of whose employees were given their walking papers last week.

Why It’s So Hard to Find a Home in Denver for Under $300,000

Although it’s still possible to find a single family, detached home in the Denver area for under $250,000, such properties are in extremely short supply. According to a new report, there were only 150 active listings for such abodes priced at less than $300,000 last month, as compared to nearly 900 going for $1 million or more.

Cory Gardner and Elizabeth Warren on Their Marijuana Bill Team-Up

At a press conference that concluded moments ago, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Colorado Senator Cory Gardner, a political odd couple if ever there was one, explained why they’ve teamed up to introduce a marijuana-related bill called the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act.

Denver Can and Should Pursue Winter Olympics, Committee Says

To the surprise of absolutely no one, the Winter Games Exploratory Committee has announced that Denver and Colorado can and should pursue bids for future Olympic and Paralympic events. However, the concept calls for an approach that wouldn’t require direct funding from taxpayers and recommends that any efforts in regard to 2020 and beyond be submitted to a statewide vote in advance.