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Denver Tennis Park under construction

The facility will have both indoor and outdoor courts

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Picturesque Colorado scenery can paint a misleading picture about wellness

Instead of hiking, biking and skiing, many Coloradans struggle to simply stroll through their neighborhoods or put healthy food on the table.

CHFA invests $2.36 billion in affordable housing in 2017

The organization helped more than 8,000 Coloradans become homeowners and supported the development or preservation of more than 6,000 units of affordable rental housing.

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Saunders named to Colorado Business Hall of Fame

The honor comes after 46 years of growing Saunders Construction into one of the state’s largest and most reputable general contractors.

Free beer for life? It'll cost you $1,000.

Nightclub raising money to finance development

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Meet Tara Chloe: How Comcast and DHA Are Closing the Connectivity Gap

Thousands of Denverites benefit from an unexpected partnership delivering high-speed Internet to low-income tenants who can’t afford market-rate pricing. Here’s how the “Internet Essentials” program changed one family’s life.   

Montbello gets new grocery store

Brothers Chris and John Leevers have obtained the financing they need for the $10.5 million redevelopment of the old Chambers Place shopping center.

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Improvements to JCC completed


Side Stories exhibit debuts on RiNo buildings

The immersive event will project digital works from 10 Colorado artists onto outdoor walls in east RiNo, creating a walkable art experience through the neighborhood.

DIA to offer tiered parking rates starting Feb. 15

Beginning Feb. 15, passengers using the east or west economy lots will pay $16 per day for the first three days of a visit, with that reduced to $15 a day for each additional day during the same trip.

Home Builders Association to host Innovation Summit

The event, which is open to the public, will feature speakers focused on driving change and innovation in Colorado’s home building industry to better serve the needs of future new home buyers and consumers looking to remodel their homes.

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Catalyst's Ambitious Plan to Spark Innovation in Colorado's Healthcare Industry

Catalyst HTI is rapidly approaching its ribbon-cutting ceremony this spring in RiNo. Founder and President Mike Biselli explains how bringing scores of top healthcare businesses under one roof might make them all stronger.

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Jasinski opens Ultreia Union Station

Ultreia is the second restaurant in Union Station from Crafted Concepts

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Civitas to lead design for 5280 Loop

Denver-based Civitas’ outcome-based approach also attracted nationally known public health expert and HealthxDesign founder Rupal Sanghvi to join the team.

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7 Things That Will Make Denver More Fun in 2018

A quick list of new restaurants, exhibitions and places to just hang out that promise to light up life in Mile High City in the coming year.

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Egg Strategy to locate in Catalyst HTI

The Boulder company helps the world’s largest health and wellness organizations uncover insights, launch products and build strategies to unlock Growth and close the gap between patients and providers.

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The Latino Community Foundation Helps Communities Thrive By Encouraging Constituents to “Act Local”

Here’s how one local foundation helps ensure community-based nonprofit work remains sustainable and relevant.

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RiNo flips switch on art installation at underpass

The installation includes an immersive light environment designed and created by Knomad Colab, as well as a new mural for the southern wall designed by Jason Graves and Pat Milbery of the So-Gnar Creative Division.

Fund to help artists make spaces safe

The program will provide $300,000 in need-based funding for creative space tenant safety and building improvements. Applications are being accepted online.

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Yes, This Is Public Housing: How Denver Housing Authority Is Mixing It Up -- and Making Better Homes

Forget everything you thought you knew about low-income housing. In DHA’s redevelopments, modern design elements straight out of Dwell magazine harbor sleek, mixed-income villages, resulting in public housing that’s affordable and forward-thinking.

Art, event and maker space Lot Twenty Eight opens in RiNo next summer

The project, in a former manufacturing plant at 28th and Blake streets, also includes a 20,000-square-foot outdoor urban garden designed for gathering, events and community activations.

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Crush, Clyfford Still, Shakespeare Fest lead Mayor's Arts Awards

he winners were chosen by a panel made up of members of the Denver Commission on Cultural Affairs, Denver Arts & Venues employees and community members involved in arts and culture in Denver.  

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A very 2017 promotion: Cherry Creek shop will pay for Uber, Lyft

Owner of Show of Hands, an art gallery and gift shop that’s called Cherry Creek North home for 32 years, said she’s seen sales decline this year as shoppers steer clear of the area because of construction.  

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Lyft Locates Driver Hub in Steam on the Platte

The rideshare company joins architecture firms Olson Lavoie and Davis Wince and tech consultant NIMBL in the development.

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Hyperlocal with a Human Touch: How Denverite Is Remaking Daily News

During a challenging era for the news business, Denverite is offering a different take on daily local journalism. Reporting comes first, but there's room for humor and a point of view, too.


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Eight showrooms sign on to IDC Building

The showrooms will offer a variety of products and services an a range of styles from modern to contemporary and traditional to transitional.

Del Corazon apartments open in Westwood

The 197-unit Del Corazon at 4400 Morrison Road is located on 4.5 acres spanning both sides of Morrison Road.

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Creativity Abrew in Manitou Springs

At the foot of Pikes Peak, the Manitou Springs Creative District is building on one of Colorado's original arts economies. The key concepts: authenticity, collaboration and connectivity.

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Delta Dental leases space at Catalyst HTI

The nonprofit dental insurer plans to use the space as a center for collaboration and innovation, working alongside startups and larger companies within Catalyst HTI and inviting in entrepreneurs to develop and test new concepts.

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Eye Candy: The Best Denver Building Designs of 2017

The annual Mayor’s Design Awards emphasize the positive side of the city's widespread gentrification.

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Denver-Based Lingerie Company Has Big Plans for Small Busts

Pepper co-founders Jaclyn Fu and Lia Winograd believe their products for small-breasted women could be a $4 billion industry. The company's bra concept is up for  $180,000 dollars at the WeWork Creator Awards in New York City.

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RedPeak buys two apartment buildings in two weeks

The acquisitions include properties in Capitol Hill and Cheesman Park.

Family Jones distillery opens in LoHi

Located in a 2,000-square-foot space at 3245 Osage St., The Family Jones Distillery occupies the former Mancinelli’s Market building two doors from Root Down.

Colorado Enterprise Fund to participate in CO Impact Days

The 100 ventures will convene at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House for the second year of the “shark-tank for good” statewide marketplace for impact investing.

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The Boutique Boom: A New Crop of Hotels, Specializing in Personality, Welcome Denver Visitors

Across Denver's developing neighborhoods, boutique hotels, like the Born, Maven and Halcyon, are redefining the hospitality industry and filling a niche in a wide-ranging construction boom that is bringing dozens of new hotels and thousands of guest rooms to the city. They aim to lure travelers and entertain locals at the same time.

Broker's buyer bonus: Helping to send a child to school in Uganda

One child will be put through school for every home sale that’s over $300,000. It costs about $1,600 to put a child through all seven years of primary school.

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Oskar Blues to open in LoDo

The grand opening of the restaurant and music venue is slated for late November.

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Zeppelin Station gets Korean food vendor

The restaurant will feature a mix of Asian cuisine and regional favorites from the American south.

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26 and Counting: For Denver, Adding International Flight Destinations Is Crucial to Growth

The city of Denver leans heavily on its international airport when building a brand in an increasingly global economy. From Cozumel and Calgary to London, Paris, Panama City, and Zurich, travelers departing from DIA will have direct access 26 international destinations by 2018.  

The Bindery opens in LoHi

Located in the recently opened Centric LoHi apartment complex in Denver’s Lower Highland neighborhood, The Bindery will offer options for breakfast lunch and dinner, seven days a week, as well as catering services.

Business loan program for veterans created

Veteran Access Loan Opportunity Resource (VALOR) will provide discounted loan rates and extended terms for military veterans who are unable to secure financing through traditional banks.  

The Confluence apartments open in new Denver high-rise

It’s the first venture into the Denver market for developers PMRG and National Real Estate Advisors.

The Bindery opens in LoHi

Located in the recently opened Centric LoHi apartment complex in Denver’s Lower Highland neighborhood, The Bindery will offer options for breakfast lunch and dinner, seven days a week, as well as catering services.

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The Confluence apartments open in new Denver high-rise

It’s the first venture into the Denver market for developers PMRG and National Real Estate Advisors.

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In Westwood, Art Ascends and Transcends

In southwest Denver, Morrison Road is the spine of the newly certified Westwood Creative District. The neighborhood's Mexican-American heritage is shaping an organic approach to placemaking and revitalization.

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Changing Denver Podcast: Entrepreneur Jane West Is Working to Become the New Face of Cannabis

Jane West, a well-to-do mother of two, explains her new line of bongs and talks about how she became one of the best-known marijuana entrepreneurs in Colorado. 

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Cloth + Gold pitches a new niche in entertaining

The company will deliver all the ingredients for expertly set table directly to your door and retrieve them when the party’s over — no dish washing required.

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Tiny homes village for homeless receives final donation

LivWell Cares, the philanthropic and community engagement arm of one of the country’s leading cannabis companies, provided $10,000 toward Beloved Community Village.

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Conde Naste names the ART hotel No. 1

Located in the heart of Denver’s museum district, the 165-room hotel showcases an expertly curated in-house art collection with more than 50 pieces of contemporary work

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