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Brinkmann Completes All‑Electric Affordable Housing Build in Historic Denver Neighborhood
DENVER, Colo. – Named in honor of the first African American woman to win an Academy Award, The Hattie McDaniel – a new permanently affordable condominium development – now stands in Denver’s historic Five Points neighborhood where the iconic actress and singer once grew up. Built...
The Denver Gazette
Aurora leaders ‘shocked, disappointed’ by voter decisions on tax hikes
Aurora voters shot down three ballot measures that would have raised city sales taxes for the first time since 1993 to pay for infrastructure, transportation and public safety improvements. Elected officials in the city were surprised and disappointed by the outcome, saying infrastructure projects need to be funded and the city’s budget deficit cannot accommodate […]
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OPED: Aurora has a way to protect renters and property owners from contagious blight
For too long, Aurora has been a destination for too many investors of rentals who, sadly, have neglected to maintain their properties. Their actions, or inactions, have created pockets of blight throughout much of our city with the problem being more concentrated in older Northwest Aurora where too many of our residents live in slum-like conditions.
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Denver Rescue Mission to Lay Off 71 Workers as 48th Avenue Shelter Contract Ends
Denver Rescue Mission plans to lay off 71 employees at the end of the year after its contract with the city to operate the 48th Avenue Center comes to a close. The nonprofit filed a layoff notice with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment on October 30, citing the termination of its agreement to run the shelter at 4600 E. 48th Ave., near Interstate 70 and Colorado Boulevard.
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Las Vegas Developer Breaks Into Colorado With 63-Unit Garage Condos Near Centennial Airport
A Las Vegas family business is staking its first claim in Colorado with a 100,000-square-foot garage condo development just north of Centennial Airport. Ventura Enterprises plans to build 63 units on a 7-acre site at 6507 S. Racine Circle, purchased for $3 million earlier in November, with spaces designed to fit everything from personal car collections to working businesses.
CBS Colorado
Alterra's move to former Denver Post Building could face costly hurdle
Alterra Mountain Company's planned move into the former Denver Post building downtown could be more complicated than city officials have indicated, with the company's current landlord warning that the relocation could trigger millions of dollars in additional financial obligations.
Chalkbeat
12 applicants for Denver school board vacancy talk about school closures, rebuilding trust
Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. “Independent” yet “collaborative” was a common way the 12 applicants to fill a vacancy on the Denver school board described themselves at a forum Wednesday night. The board has long been plagued by infighting, personality differences, and accusations , and applicants sought to prove they are willing to work with their colleagues to avoid future drama. The overarching theme of the evening was the need to rebuild trust. “Nobody sitting up here applied for this job thinking it was going to be easy, or that they were going to get along with everybody, or that there were going to be a lot of flowers,” said Scott Esserman, a former board member who lost a re-election bid and applied to fill the vacancy. The vacancy was created by the resignation of DJ Torres , who was elected last November to represent central-east Denver’s District 3. Torres left the board last month after repeatedly clashing with President Xóchitl Gaytán, who accused him of several policy violations
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Denver Padlocks Park Hill Restaurant Over $5,000, Then Reverses Hours Later
City workers and a locksmith showed up at Ruby’s Good Shoes in Northeast Park Hill on Wednesday, served a warrant, and gave owner Hasena Williams just 30 minutes to wrap up orders and send her staff home before locking the doors over roughly $5,000 the city said she owed. About 20 diners were still eating when the tax compliance enforcers arrived. Hours later, the city reversed course and let the restaurant reopen.
Yahoo!
Colorado nonprofit offers 80,000 pounds of free potatoes — visitors claim 42,000 pounds in under an hour
A Denver nonprofit gave away 80,000 pounds of potatoes to reduce food waste while helping households facing high grocery costs. We Don't Waste called the event Potatopalooza, and visitors could take home as many potatoes as they wanted. Here's what to know. The food-rescue organization opened its Park Hill warehouse...
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Chicago Firm Pays $62M for Golden Apartments as Denver Rents Keep Sliding
A 120-unit apartment complex in Golden just changed hands for $62 million, with Chicago-based Draper and Kramer Inc. picking up the property known as Epoque even as metro Denver's rental market remains one of the softest in years. The deal closed in late October, and the buyer says it now plans to pause further Denver-area purchases until conditions improve.
Colorado Newsline
Melat Kiros, 29-year-old Democrat, wins election to Congress
Denver voters on Tuesday elected Melat Kiros, 29-year-old former attorney and democratic socialist, as the congressional representative from Colorado’s 1st District. The Associated Press called the race at about 7:30 p.m. Kiros led with 78% of the vote, ahead of Republican Christy Peterson with 14% and unaffiliated candidate Shimon Blau with 6%. Kiros is the […]
Westword
Six social clubs serving up connection over food and drinks
From the stories making headlines to the restaurants, music and culture that make Denver one of a kind, Westword is there. Help us raise $50,000 by December 31 to keep independent local journalism going strong in 2027. As the great Anthony Bourdain once said, “You learn a lot about someone...