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Colorado’s Biggest City Won’t Have Fireworks This Year
One of Colorado's largest city's 4th of July celebrations is doing away with the traditional fireworks show this year. Is this new trend here to stay?. No More 4th of July Fireworks As Major Colorado City Continues A New Show. Thinking back to being a kid, I can relate many...
Popular Burger Joint Making its Way to Colorado
There’s been a few different chains that have been making a name for themselves here in Colorado. One that’s been absolutely blowing up is Cava, which not only is the fastest growing chain in Colorado, but the entire United States. Then, of course, there was In-N-Out. The sought...
Coloradans set to celebrate 4th of July with fireworks
Hundreds of thousands of Coloradans will be attending professional fireworks displays this year to celebrate the U.S. holiday Independence Day. The 4th of July is always a popular time for people on the Front Range to see booming fireworks lighting up the night just after the outline of the mountains on the horizon goes dark. This year fire danger in the Denver metro area and Northern Colorado is lower compared to some recent years, and that means fireworks displays aren't being canceled. However, a few communities have chosen to go with drone shows instead this...
Ever Wanted To Own A Legendary Colorado Pizza Joint?
Sometimes all it takes is a dream and a little bit of cash to stake your claim on Colorado history, and that opportunity actually exists right now in Denver. There's a pizza joint that's been around for nearly 30 years set to close at the end of this month, but while its owner is seeking free time to go off and try some new adventures, he's actually hoping that rather than closing up shop, someone will buy the place and pick up where he's left off.
Delayed surgeries. A mass staff exodus. A culture of fear. New IG reports outline issues at Aurora VA hospital
The Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Aurora has stopped all cardiac surgeries for 11 months amid an exodus of clinical staff and leadership problems that created a culture of fear. That is according to two VA Office of Inspector General reports released last week. The documents outlined the problems...
Camping ban ruling a win for Aurora's 'tough love' policy
In a 6-3 decision, U.S. Supreme Court justices said cities can punish homeless people for sleeping on public property, even if there's no shelter space to offer. FOX31's Ashley Michels spoke with Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman about what the ruling means for the city.
Rent-free housing: Denver real estate firm donates apartments to 10 early-career teachers
Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.Ten early-career Denver classroom teachers will get free rent for a year in a new upscale apartment building in the northwest part of the city — a novel, if incremental, approach to the problem of rising housing costs making it difficult for teachers to live close to where they work.Real estate investment firm Grand Peaks, whose founders attended Denver Public Schools, are donating 10 apartments in the 533-unit Skyline at Highlands development in the Jefferson...
Broken Elevators, Hot Weather Make Denver Apartment Building Feel Like a Horror Movie
Nathan Cummings compares living at the Lincoln at Speer apartment complex to American Horror Story or. “We need help,” he says. Those pleas are largely because elevators in the ten-story building at 1200 Galapago Street only work some of the time,. according to residents, and one residential elevator has...
After Three Months With a Micro-Community for the Homeless, Neighbors Are Still on the Fence
After three and a half months with dozens of homeless people living nearby in the La Paz micro-community, the residents of the south Denver neighborhood hosting it are still on the fence about Mayor Mike Johnston's program. "I was open to the idea. I was trying to learn, open to...
Two Colorado Cities Ranked as Best for Weddings
Colorado has many amazing and picturesque places where you can tie the knot with the person you love. Take Grand Lake, for example. Not only is it Colorado’s largest lake, but arguably its prettiest. Oh, and famous Hollywood actor Tim Allen got married there as well. However, there’s two...
Park of the Week: Garland Park
Colorado might be landlocked, but thanks to Garland Park in Denver, you can still enjoy some beachy fun. The vibe: This southeast Denver staple is a great place to bring your volleyball squad and switch it up with some sand games. Actually, bring the whole family, including the kids — the playground is right next to the courts.
Essay: A century ago, Denver newsmen helped unearth nation’s biggest political scandal
Media manipulation. Piratical politics. Corruption, contempt and crushed credibility in courtrooms. A hundred years ago today, in the nation’s biggest political scandal up to that time, a U.S. cabinet secretary was indicted — thanks to the scheming of a Denver publisher, the doggedness of his immigrant reporter, and the courage of a muckraking editor.
Denver court dismisses Kroger's plea to drop Colorado anti-merger lawsuit
Colorado's lawsuit against the proposed Kroger and Albertsons merger worth $24.6 billion will carry on, a Denver District Court judge ruled Wednesday. The grocery stores operating the King Soopers and Safeway brands in Colorado asked the court to drop the case brought forth by Attorney General Phil Weiser arguing a local ruling shouldn't have the power to create widespread affects on its national operations.
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