Holding Down the Fort: Is the Restaurant More Historic Than the NPS Site?
Bent’s Old Fort opened in time for Colorado’s 100th birthday. Will it see the 150th?
Bent’s Old Fort opened in time for Colorado’s 100th birthday. Will it see the 150th?
“This isn’t just about filling empty storefronts for me. It’s about creating a downtown that feels alive again.”
One dishonest influencer started the viral rumor.
The town had the highest eight-year percentage increases in population and income.
There’s nowhere to go but up…and the escalators won’t take you there.
The town’s population has increased more in the last five years than in the prior fifty.
“Everything must go,” the sign says. Does that include the history, too?
Colorado has performed poorly in recent economic reports, as residents appear to increasingly rely on borrowing to cope with rising costs.
“This was our retirement — what we’ve been building up so we could have a retirement. So it’s devastating for us.”
While most people might be feeling the pinch of inflation, Colorado’s biggest metro areas outside of Denver are seeing wages quickly rise.