Did your favorites make the cut? On Monday, Trader Joe’s announced the 15th Annual Customer Choice Awards. The only products not eligible for these honors are the ones that won so often over the years that they’ve been installed in the TJ Hall of Fame. (Hello, Mandarin Orange Chicken.) This year’s winners are: Favorite overall: … Read more
Denverites’ decision five years ago to bump up the city’s sales tax rate, creating a wellspring of funding for parks, is finally ready to bear fruit — in the form of grass, gardens or other greenery — in neighborhoods across the city. Or in the case of a west Denver neighborhood that’s been hungry for … Read more
A 6-year-old brewery in Greenwood Village is getting new owners. Jake Minturn and Doug Hyndman, owners of Downhill Brewing in Parker, are acquiring Peak View Brewery at 9672 E. Arapahoe Road, public records show. According to a liquor license application submitted to Greenwood Village, which BusinessDen obtained in a records request, Downhill is purchasing the … Read more
Housing, housing, and more housing will dominate Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ agenda this legislative session as state leaders aim to encourage more building across the state. The governor, entering his sixth year in office, previewed his priorities Thursday in his annual State of the State address to a packed Colorado House chamber. Roughly the first … Read more
A pair of gun-rights groups have filed a lawsuit against Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to block enforcement of a new state law banning so-called “ghost guns,” in the latest legal challenge of a slew of new firearms reform measures. The suit was filed in federal court Monday, when some provisions of the law took effect, … Read more
Two dozen new Colorado laws — concerning issues including how tractors are repaired, how evictions are handled and how elections are run — go into effect on New Year’s Day, shortly before state legislators return to the Capitol and begin the lawmaking process all over again. The bills that are set to kick in next … Read more
When chef Michael Diaz de Leon took over Bruto in 2020, he was handed “four walls, a hearth oven and a couple of induction burners,” he said. Three years later, Diaz de Leon has transformed Bruto into a Michelin-starred restaurant with a Michelin sustainability award and a 2023 James Beard nomination. “No one really understands … Read more
State Rep. Said Sharbini, a Brighton Democrat, is resigning just a year into his term, he said Monday — making him the second freshman lawmaker to quit this month. Sharbini cited the political “vitriol” at the Capitol and low pay for the long hours required of lawmakers. Legislators whose terms began in January, including Sharbini, … Read more
Blaine Baggao started a food truck and opened a brick-and-mortar site. Now, he’s combining the two. The 38-year-old restaurateur behind Adobo in West Highland, which serves Filipino and Mexican food, is launching a food truck park in Wheat Ridge at the end of the month. “I respect the hell out of my industry and want to give … Read more
Shawn Bergin has risen a long way since he started baking loaves of bread and pastries out of his basement in 2019. The owner of Bakery Four started his patisserie out of his Denver home, selling naturally leavened sourdough loaves and fresh croissants at pop-ups and farmers’ markets. He then moved into a 350-square-foot space … Read more
