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Hooters closing Colorado restaurant after 31 years
Hooters will close the doors to one of its three Colorado restaurants. Hooters Colorado announced it will close its location at 2610 S. Parker Rd. in Aurora after 31 years. The final day of operation will be Sunday, Nov. 15. "31 years. Countless friendships. Endless memories," Hooters Colorado posted on...
Vail Daily
Opinion | Flynn: Aurora Water’s plan for Wild Horse Reservoir should be rejected
One of my favorite water jokes is, What does the fish say when it hits the wall?. And that is exactly what I was thinking as I read Aurora Water’s application for additional Western Slope water. “Damn!”. Colorado’s rivers are facing unprecedented challenges. Climate change, prolonged drought, growing...
hoodline.com
Aurora's 419-Unit Gild at Metro Center Opens
Five new apartment buildings have risen across from Aurora Town Center, bringing 419 fresh units to a stretch of Aurora. Kairoi Residential and Clarion Partners announced they have completed construction on The Gild at Metro Center, a Class A community built across 12 acres within a Qualified Opportunity Zone. Five...
Solitary Watch
ICE Detainees Subjected to Forced Labor Under Threat of Solitary…
In the most recent piece in our Voices from Solitary series, Mason Swanson, currently incarcerated in Pennsylvania, describes his experience spending seven years in solitary confinement. While on “suicide watch” at SCI Camp Hill, Swanson was isolated in a cell completely naked without access to any personal property or opportunity to speak with a psychologist, psychiatrist, or doctor. For years he was unable to sleep through the night, living in constant fear of his surroundings and cruel treatment from officers. Solitary Watch.
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Take A Trip Around The World At This Enormous International Market Hidden In Colorado
There’s a place in Aurora, Colorado where the shelves hold more culinary possibility than most people encounter in an entire lifetime of grocery shopping, and it’s called GW Supermarket. You could drive past it a hundred times without realizing what’s inside, and that would be a genuine shame....
sentinelcolorado.com
Football: Capsule preview Regis Jesuit vs. Grandview, 5A 2nd round
AURORA | A capsule preview of the 2026 Class 5A state football 2nd round playoff contest between Regis Jesuit and Grandview scheduled for Nov. 12, 2026:. Courtney Oakes is Aurora Sentinel Sports Editor. Reach him at sports@aurorasentinel.com. Twitter/X: @aurorasports. IG: Sentinel Prep Sports. 2026 CLASS 5A STATE FOOTBALL SECOND ROUND...
sentinelcolorado.com
Gartrell Road over E-470 will close for bridge beam installation next week
AURORA | As part of an interchange expansion construction on E-470, overnight closures on Gartrell Road are expected next week. From Nov. 17 to Nov. 19 while construction crews install a bridge beam, Gartrell Road over E-470 will close to all traffic from Aurora Parkway to Dry Creek Road in the evening and overnight. Detours will be routed to Arapahoe Road and Aurora Parkway to access Gartrell Road.
The Denver Gazette
Aurora City Council moves forward with public comment timing changes
The Aurora City Council is considering changing the format of public comment at meetings, which has changed numerous times over the last several years as more people attend to speak. In many council meetings, the public comment period lasts several hours and the meetings go late into the night. As the council rules are currently […]
The Denver Gazette
Colfax revitalization needs more than a vision | Michael A. Hancock
A vision expresses what people hope will happen. A plan identifies what they intend to do. Leadership accepts responsibility for the distance between the two. Northwest Aurora has reached that distance. The Colfax Community Vision & Action Plan describes a future worth pursuing: safer streets, stronger businesses, stable neighborhoods, vibrant cultural institutions and public spaces […]
sentinelcolorado.com
Colfax group gets $2.8M grant to switch Aurora luxury home project into affordable housing
AURORA | A community nonprofit group received a $2.8 million grant from a state affordable housing fund to build 152 units of housing in northwest Aurora. The East Colfax Community Collective received the grant to acquire land at 1310-1380 Yosemite Street, also known as the Ambience site. Acquisition of the...
sentinelcolorado.com
Signing Day: Eaglecrest track star Zenobia Witt reveals commitment at ceremony
AURORA | Zenobia Witt wanted a little mystery about where she would continue her track & field career at the next level, but the choice was pretty clear. The Eaglecrest High School senior star — a six-time Class 5A state champion with big plans for her final prep chapter in the spring — used Wednesday morning’s Signing/Commitment Day celebration to reveal her future destination.
whatnow.com
One of Colorado’s Longtime Bookstores Is Preparing to Close Its Doors
A longstanding retail bookstore, Barnes & Noble, is preparing to close its Aurora City Place location. After more than two decades of service, the bookstore will shut down in January next year, as its lease comes to an end. Barnes & Noble Bids Farewell to Aurora City. Opened in 2003,...
sentinelcolorado.com
Colorado legislators say area metro districts need more accountability, transparency
AURORA | If you live along the Front Range, there’s a good chance you or someone you know lives in a metro district. Similarly, they’ve got problems with it. That’s the take from a recent state Senate interim committee review and report, which found and outlined a variety of problems linked to special government districts created to offer homeowner services often provided by cities or counties.
hoodline.com
Aurora Metro District Exceeded Debt Limit; Colorado Audit Flags 32 Districts
A review of Colorado metro districts surfaced two separate concerns: Wheatlands Metropolitan District exceeded its approved debt limit, while a broader audit found that at least 32 districts missed certain required filings in 2024 and 2025. The audit examined 16 districts in detail, including two in Aurora, and prompted state lawmakers to call for tighter oversight of a system that touches roughly one in five Coloradans.