Stories

"Debugging the Developer Shortage" offers informal IT job fair

Chris MeehanTuesday, July 26, 2016

"Debugging the Developer Shortage," a networking event and informal job fair, is scheduled for Aug. 3 at RiNo's Green Spaces.

Development News

Capital One Cafe to open in Triangle Building

Margaret JacksonMonday, July 25, 2016

The new banking concept offers cafe-style service along with ambassadors to assist with banking needs.

Punch spotlights Denver's TRVE in story on label design for craft beer

Eric PetersonMonday, July 25, 2016

Source: Punch

Punch included Denver's TRVE Brewing in a feature story on next-level label design in craft beer.

Development News

Latigo opens in Ballpark

Margaret JacksonFriday, July 22, 2016

The upscale Mexican restaurant will offer lunch and dinner daily.

NY Times looks at Denver's many millennial lures

Eric PetersonFriday, July 22, 2016

Source: New York Times

The New York Times looked at what's luring millennials to Denver, including openness, bars, transit, and weed.

Innovation News

Denver proposes dedicated fund for affordable housing

Chris MeehanThursday, July 21, 2016

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Councilwoman Robin Kniech introduced the details of the city’s plan to create funding to support affordable housing.

Development News

New Stapleton neighborhood built for Zero Energy

Margaret JacksonThursday, July 21, 2016

Beeler Park will have 22 new home collections priced from the $200,000s to the $900,000s from 10 different builders.

CityLab includes Dairy Block project in story on alley activation

Eric PetersonThursday, July 21, 2016

Source: CityLab

A CityLab story spotlighted alley activation in Denver.

New & Next: Are You All In, Denver?

Jami DuffyWednesday, July 20, 2016

Jami Duffy wants to give locals a voice in the city's growth and change. She's launching a new organization to do just that: All In Denver.

Feature Story

Neighborhood Olympics: The Stompin' Ground Games

Gigi SukinWednesday, July 20, 2016

Evan Weissman calls his Warm Cookies of the Revolution a "civic health club." What better place to stretch your community-minded muscles than its 'hood-hopping Stompin' Ground Games?

Feature Story

Red Rocks: 75 Years of Music and Memories

Gregory DaurerWednesday, July 20, 2016

Three quarters of a century ago, the amphitheatre at Red Rocks was officially dedicated. Here's everyone from Nathaniel Rateliff to Dick Lamm to Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind & Fire on what makes the place so special.

Feature Story

Red Rocks Rocks!

Gregory DaurerWednesday, July 20, 2016

Confluence Denver writer Gregory Daurer (a.k.a. Gregory Ego) explains the origins of his song, "Red Rocks Rocks!"

Feature Story

An Exercise in Empathy

Laura BondWednesday, July 20, 2016

At its recent "Our House" event, the Denver Public Library invited the public to learn -- and to care -- about homelessness.

Innovation News

Hillary Clinton visits Denver trading startup PanXchange

Chris MeehanTuesday, July 19, 2016

PanXchange announced that Hillary Clinton visited the startup shortly after it launched the first U.S. pilot of its web-based trading software.

Innovation News

Mile High WorkShop expands, offers local makers space

Chris MeehanMonday, July 18, 2016

Mile High WorkShop, an innovative job training program that helps disadvantaged people learn employable skills, is expanding.

Development News

First building under construction at 9th & Colorado

Margaret JacksonMonday, July 18, 2016

The 275-unit residential building is expected to be complete by mid-2018.

Streetsblog's Talking Headways Podcast talks Denver transportation

Eric PetersonMonday, July 18, 2016

Source: Streetsblog

Streetsblog's Talking Headways Podcast covered Denver transportation issues as the I-70 expansion, the A Line and Colfax.

Development News

Koelbel launches pre-sales for new Berkeley community

Margaret JacksonFriday, July 15, 2016

The community is adjacent to the Willis Case Golf Course with easy access to downtown and the Tennyson Street District.

Guardian story delves into gentrification and white privilege in Denver

Eric PetersonFriday, July 15, 2016

Source: The Guardian

A story in The Guardian took a look at gentrification and white privilege in Denver.

Development News

Creative Alignments opens office in RiNo

Margaret JacksonThursday, July 14, 2016

The new office space supports the company’s growth in hiring for the expanding technology, natural food, consumer goods, manufacturing and professional services in Denver and beyond.

Skift profiles Visit Denver's experiential marketing strategies

Eric PetersonThursday, July 14, 2016

Source: Skift

Skift took a look at Visit Denver's creative marketing in Chicago.

Feature Story

Bridging Past and Present, Herndon Davis Captured Denver in Paint

Gregory DaurerWednesday, July 13, 2016

Painter Herndon Davis is getting his artistic due today, thanks to local historians preserving and exhibiting his depictions of Colorado's heritage.

Feature Story

Stellar Homes and Gardens

Margaret JacksonWednesday, July 13, 2016

Cutting-edge architecture and design take center stage at these residences in Denver. Here's a peek inside some of the city's slickest new homes.

Feature Story

Changing Denver: Preserving the City's History

Paul KarolyiWednesday, July 13, 2016

Changing Denver is the podcast about our city's physical spaces, how we make them and how they make us. This episode features an interview with historian Amy Zimmer.

Innovation News

Denver Startup Week receives proposals for nearly 1,000 sessions

Chris MeehanTuesday, July 12, 2016

The organizers of Denver Startup Week received a total of 944 proposals for sessions at the annual event being held Sept. 12-16.

CoreLogic IDs Denver as hottest housing market

Eric PetersonTuesday, July 12, 2016

Source: National Mortgage Professional Magazine

Denver home prices jumped by more than 10 percent year-over-year.

Innovation News

Asynchrony Labs growing in Denver

Chris MeehanMonday, July 11, 2016

IT services company World Wide Technology and its subsidiary Asynchrony Labs is hiring in Denver.

Development News

Beehives installed on Union Station roof

Margaret JacksonMonday, July 11, 2016

Four hives are home to about 5,000 to 10,000 honeybees each.

Lara Ruggles dishes on Denver music scene with Weld for Birmingham

Eric PetersonMonday, July 11, 2016

Source: Weld for Birmingham

Denver-based singer-songwriter Lara Ruggles discussed the local music scene with alt-weekly Weld for Birmingham.

Development News

Panzano's Wiggins to open Stapleton restaurant

Margaret JacksonFriday, July 1, 2016

Wiggins brings decades of restaurant experience to her new venture, including a 12-year stint as executive chef of Panzano.

Development News

Denver mural wins national arts award

Margaret JacksonThursday, June 30, 2016

The mural by artist Gemma Danielle was designed as a prayer wheel reminiscent of the night sky with a central mandala in gold.

Milwaukee Mag drinks in Denver's beer scene

Eric PetersonThursday, June 30, 2016

Source: Milwaukee Magazine

Milwaukee Magazine ran a travel story on Denver's beer scene.

Special Report

Salida: Whitewater of Creativity

Laura BondWednesday, June 29, 2016

Local arts leaders look to balance the river-rafting hub's lifestyle, natural beauty and other lures to newcomers with the rising cost of living and other consequences of rapid growth.

New & Next: Local Artist Becomes a Messenger for Public Health

Martha PeckWednesday, June 29, 2016

How can we stop young adults from lighting up? Snarky humor and authenticity instead of a preachy attitude, says Martha Peck of Denver-based Launch.

Feature Story

The Secret Lives of Denver Foodies

Jamie SiebraseWednesday, June 29, 2016

Here's an inside look at the outside-of-the-kitchen passions that drive five of Denver's esteemed culinary creatives, and how some surprising pastimes inform their job-related decisions.

Nashville looks to Denver for lessons on funding transit

Eric PetersonTuesday, June 28, 2016

Source: Nashville Public Radio

A Nashville Public Radio story reported on Denver's lessons for funding a transit expansion.

Innovation News

Colorado Technology Association starts tech internship accelerator

Chris MeehanMonday, June 27, 2016

The Colorado Technology Association has partnered with Denver Public Schools to launch the inaugural Civic Tech Internship Accelerator.

Development News

Nominations sought for Mayor's Design Awards

Margaret JacksonMonday, June 27, 2016

The awards are presented to Denver homeowners, business owners, nonprofits and artists for their creative contributions to the public realm through innovative design.

Development News

New LoDo restaurant opens this summer

Margaret JacksonFriday, June 24, 2016

Avelina will serve seasonal, rustic wood-fired dishes.

Inc. covers Denver startup Notion

Eric PetersonFriday, June 24, 2016

Source: Inc.

Inc. profiled Notion, the Denver-based startup that could save insurance companies billions with its home sensors.

Innovation News

QuickZip's sheets win $250,000 at Capital Championship

Chris MeehanThursday, June 23, 2016

Denver-based QuickZip has reimagined one of most used pieces of people’s homes -- sheets.

Development News

Luxury home sales flat over last year

Margaret JacksonThursday, June 23, 2016

There were 168 luxury sales in May, exactly the same number as May 2015.

UPI reports on Denver company making wine for cats

Eric PetersonThursday, June 23, 2016

Source: UPI

A UPI story looked at Apollo Peak, a Denver company making such wine for cats as Pinot Meow.

Feature Story

Fresh Food Connect's Harvest of Opportunity

Danielle EnnisWednesday, June 22, 2016

An all-accessible, farm-to-fork initiative, Fresh Food Connect is the fruition of collaboration, a bold brainchild that feeds families, empowers youth and minimizes waste.

Feature Story

Let's Get Small: Davey B. Gravey's Tiny Cinema

Gregory DaurerWednesday, June 22, 2016

David B. Weaver (a.k.a. "Davey B. Gravey") is an auteur working in the retro medium of Super 8 film, exhibiting his celluloid creation, Moonglow, at his very own Tiny Cinema.

Innovation News

Decibel Blue launches Decibel Green, a cannabis-focused marketing agency

Chris MeehanTuesday, June 21, 2016

Decibel Blue, a digital marketing and public relations firm with offices in Phoenix and Denver, has launched a new cannabis-oriented sister agency, Decibel Green.

Development News