States like Texas, Minnesota and North Carolina host annual beer competitions that celebrate the best pours from local breweries. Given Colorado’s reputation as the “state of craft beer,” brewers here believe a similar contest is warranted to toast an industry that bolsters the local economy to the tune of $2.5 billion per year. That sentiment … Read more
A proposal to pave the way for denser housing types across what have long been traditional single-family suburban neighborhoods in Littleton has hit a hard roadblock, with the City Council voting to postpone consideration of the measure indefinitely. Tuesday night’s vote to set aside the proposed amendment to the city’s land use code was 6-1, … Read more
Denver-area restaurants are busy prepping festive dine-in options for Christmas meals. Eating out gives families and friends opportunities to come together and enjoy delicious feasts without the hassle of cooking. On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, restaurants serve special holiday meal options, including seafood, prime rib, pozole, and spiral-cut ham. There’s something to delight every palate, … Read more
CBZ Management, the owner of several dilapidated apartment buildings in Denver and Aurora, has filed a lawsuit against the Colorado Attorney General’s Office aiming to quash investigative subpoenas that had sought records related to its ownership practices. The suit was filed Friday in Denver District Court by CBZ and several constituent companies that formally own … Read more
Aurora City Council member Danielle Jurinsky says the Trump transition team has spoken to her about Operation Aurora, but the details of President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deport an unknown number of undocumented immigrants remain scarce. Last week, Jurinsky took the opportunity of a monthly meeting of the council’s public safety policy committee, which she … Read more
State Sen. Janet Buckner, an Aurora Democrat, announced Thursday that she plans to resign at the start of the legislative session in January. Buckner is the second senator to announce their resignation in the weeks following their reelection. She was unopposed in her Nov. 5 reelection. Buckner has served in the legislature since 2015, when … Read more
On the hunt for the best steak, a perfectly buttery croissant or melt-in-your-mouth sushi? Look no further than Yelp’s new ranking of Denver’s 50 best restaurants released this month. Denver diners will see plenty of familiar favorites on the list, including Cherry Cricket, Cart-Driver and Sam’s No 3. The review site’s Top Places to Eat … Read more
The family of a Nicaraguan asylum-seeker who died from an undiagnosed blood clot is suing the operator of a privately run Aurora detention center that they say ignored his pleas for help following a pattern of preventable detainee deaths. Dorling Peralta Rivera, wife of Melvin Ariel Calero Mendoza, and their two children say Mendoza languished … Read more
Valdamar Archuleta built the platform for his long-shot run against U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette to represent Denver in Congress in part on what voters told him they cared about. The first plank of what the Republican hopeful calls his “commitment to Denver” is focused on his strategies for reducing the cost of living — specifically … Read more
Aurora Mayor Pro Tem Dustin Zvonek is resigning from the City Council at the end of October, one year before the end of his term. Zvonek announced his resignation during an Aurora council meeting Monday and did not go into detail about why he was leaving. “Sometimes in life, you get thrown a curveball, or … Read more
