In the last ten years, the minimum wage for tipped workers in Denver has more than tripled and the resulting increase in labor cost has played a major factor in the closure of many local restaurants. Now, state lawmakers are considering a bill that would roll back those increases.
Proposed Colorado law would cut base wages for Denver’s tipped employees Read More »
The Broncos aren’t playing in the Super Bowl this Sunday, but Denver will be well represented as longtime Colorado sports voice Alan Roach will handle public address announcing duties for the big game, as he has for most of the last nineteen years.
Familiar voice Alan Roach announcing his 17th Super Bowl this Sunday Read More »
Denver has grown a lot since 2008 but the city’s noise ordinance has stayed the same — until now.
In Denver, noise rules poised to change for first time in nearly two decades Read More »
The Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division has issued a health and safety notice over mold and yeast concerns for marijuana grown by Medpharm Holdings, LLC, which does business as cultivator Bud & Mary’s.
Second Colorado marijuana recall in January hits nearly 60 dispensaries Read More »
Jade Smith’s Housing Choice Voucher covers rent at her Denver apartment and a utility stipend for her Xcel Energy bills, but she still owes her complex over $200. That’s because Smith’s apartment complex, like many others in Denver, charges “junk” fees beyond utilities and rent.
Junk fees are putting Coloradans in debt. Legislation may be coming to help Read More »
Over one hundred prairie dogs that live next to the Harvest Junction Village neighborhood in Longmont will likely be killed in March after the Homeowners Association board voted to move forward with an extermination plan.
Eviction of Longmont’s prairie dogs a go and likely by death over relocation Read More »
Colorado’s legal marijuana market continued sliding in 2024, hitting a seven-year low in annual dispensary sales.
Declining marijuana industry sales in Colorado hit seven-year low in 2024 Read More »
Jaime Fraina walks almost every day along Left Hand Creek in Longmont, where he enjoys a little fresh air and nature. Fraina particularly likes seeing the prairie dogs, which he often sees calling to each other, poking their heads out of the ground or relaxing in the sun.
As members of Lakewood City Council predicted when they passed a controversial new open-space law last November, the City of Lakewood has been named in a suit claiming that the law is illegal and being applied unfairly to a planned development next to Belmar Park.
Lakewood sued by developer, as expected, over controversial new open space law Read More »
Denver had the seventh-highest drop in home prices in 2024, according to Realtor.com. But that doesn’t necessarily mean buying a home in Denver is affordable.
Denver home prices are falling, but does that mean buying a house is affordable? Read More »
