Denver’s 50 best restaurants, ranked by Yelp Elite reviewers

Denver’s 50 best restaurants, ranked by Yelp Elite reviewers

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

Aurora Mayor Pro Tem Dustin Zvonek resigns from City Council

Aurora Mayor Pro Tem Dustin Zvonek resigns from City Council

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

5 Denver restaurants for dinner on a budget

5 Denver restaurants for dinner on a budget

If you’re increasingly disillusioned by the rising cost of going out to eat in metro Denver, you’re not alone. The price tag for dining out increased by 5.7% in July compared to the same month in 2023 because of increased labor and lease costs, according to federal inflation data. But plenty of restaurants are still … Read more

Polis orders Colorado flags half-staff for former fire chief killed in Trump assassination attempt

Polis orders Colorado flags half-staff for former fire chief killed in Trump assassination attempt

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis ordered the state’s flags to fly at half-staff Tuesday in memory of the former fire chief killed while protecting his family during an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally. Corey Comperatore, 50, was killed after diving in front of his family when gunfire rang out … Read more

Denver City Council delays sidewalk repair program until 2025

Denver City Council delays sidewalk repair program until 2025

Denver City Council voted Monday unanimously to delay the voter-approved sidewalk repair program until 2025 to give city staff and stakeholders more time to figure out a fee structure and billing system. Approved by voters in 2022, Denver’s sidewalk program will collect fees from property owners to repair the city’s dilapidated sidewalk network, 40% of … Read more

Colorado 82 over Independence Pass is now open for the season

Colorado 82 over Independence Pass is now open for the season

The winding, sometimes-precarious state highway Colorado 82 over Independence Pass opened for the season just before noon Friday. Related Articles Colorado News | No ballot measure to fund Front Range passenger rail this year Colorado News | Woman dies after Poudre Canyon rafting crash near Fort Collins Colorado News | Man incarcerated in Denver jail … Read more

Lauren Boebert hospitalized for blood clot, undergoes surgery

Lauren Boebert hospitalized for blood clot, undergoes surgery

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert underwent surgery for a blood clot after being admitted to a Loveland hospital with severe leg swelling Monday afternoon, campaign officials announced Tuesday night. Boebert, 37, was admitted to UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland with severe swelling in her upper left leg Monday afternoon, campaign officials said in … Read more

Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Denver next week

Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Denver next week

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Denver on Tuesday as part of a four-state trip following President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Related Articles Politics | Step aside, wolves: The next Colorado wildlife reintroduction could be the elusive wolverine Politics | Colorado unveils first rules for facilitating psychedelic therapy Politics | Joe Biden, … Read more

Lauren Boebert is granted restraining order against ex-husband

Lauren Boebert is granted restraining order against ex-husband

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has been granted a temporary restraining order against her ex-husband, Jayson, after alleging he took and destroyed items from her Silt home and has threatened her, according to Garfield County court records. The Friday filing is the most recent in a series of clashes between the former couple, who divorced in … Read more