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Retrofit hires Chelsea Katz to manage business development from Denver

Eric PetersonThursday, August 22, 2013
Chicago-based Retrofit targets professionals with its data-driven weight loss program. 
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Students moving into new housing complex

Margaret JacksonThursday, August 22, 2013
Just north of the Regency student housing complex, the Villas offers basketball courts, swimming pool, bowling alley and fitness center.
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'70s-themed CU Denver Block Party Celebrates 40 Years

Eric PetersonWednesday, August 21, 2013
The second annual CU Denver Block Party is taking over the 1400 block of Lawrence Street from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thurs. Aug. 22. Dust off your tube tops and leisure suits to celebrate the university's 40th birthday with students, staff and alumni.
Feature Story The Denver Fashion Truck sets up shop at The Bug Theatre in northwest Denver.

Pop-Up Fashion: Denver Retailers Go Mobile

Stephanie WolfWednesday, August 21, 2013
Taking note of the food-truck boom, Denver Fashion Truck and Brick & Mortar General Store have adapted a mobile business model for their own entrepreneurial endeavors. Moving away from traditional brick-and-mortar stores, these local retailers are opting for a movable shopping experience.
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Donor-Advised Funds Drive Denver Giving

Mike DanoWednesday, August 21, 2013
While foundations and other aid organizations generate most of the attention in the charity scene, Colorado philanthropists are increasingly turning to a relatively new vehicle -- donor-advised funds -- to efficiently and effectively dole out their charitable contributions. And they're not alone: According to the latest figures from the National Philanthropic Trust, assets in donor-advised fund accounts grew by $5.5 billion in 2011 to a total of $37.4 billion for the year.

Crain's Detroit Business talks to DDP's Tami Door

Eric PetersonTuesday, August 20, 2013
Source: Crain's Detroit Business
Tami Door, CEO of the Downtown Denver Partnership, catches up with Crain's Detroit Business.
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Jefferson Park units start at $399,000

Margaret JacksonTuesday, August 20, 2013
24 Jeff Park offers people who have been priced out of trendy LoHi an affordable alternative in the vicinity.
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SendGrid eclipses 50 employees at its Denver office, could add 30 more in 2013

Eric PetersonTuesday, August 20, 2013
Boulder-based SendGrid has more than 50 employees in Denver after opening its Larimer Square office in Oct. 2012. The cloud-based email provider could add 30 more Denver staffers in 2013.
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Fashion show will benefit homeless kids

Margaret JacksonMonday, August 19, 2013
Urban Peak helps homeless youth ages 15 to 25.
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14er Project wall chart tracks your summits (and looks good doing it)

Eric PetersonMonday, August 19, 2013
The 14er Project wall chart is Capitol Hill-based Nathan Downey's peak-bagging tracker.
 

Yahoo! spotlights Convercent HQ in Golden Triangle

Eric PetersonMonday, August 19, 2013
Source: Yahoo!
Yahoo! highlighted Convercent's Denver office as one of its "Six Supercool Workplaces:"

Sam Adams speed coaching comes to Denver

Eric PetersonFriday, August 16, 2013
Source: Samuel Adams Brewing
Samuel Adams Brewing brought its speed coaching to Denver on Mon. Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Mi Casa Resource Center.
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Brushstrokes gallery's facade reveals what's inside

Margaret JacksonFriday, August 16, 2013
An artist is creating a mural on the facade of Brushstrokes Studio-Gallery that is a reflection of what visitors will find inside.
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IllFonic pivots to work for hire to complement game development

Eric PetersonFriday, August 16, 2013
IllFonic is a videogame developer based in the Golden Triangle that balances project work with its own game concepts.
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Clean Getaway Soap Co.'s small-batch bars taking off

Eric PetersonThursday, August 15, 2013
Park Hill's Clean Getaway Soap Co. makes bars of soap in small batches and sells them at local festivals and events.

Thrillist pits Denver against Boulder

Eric PetersonThursday, August 15, 2013
Source: Thrillist
Denver goes to head to head with Boulder in a Thrillist story.
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LoHi gets an English pub

Margaret JacksonThursday, August 15, 2013
Churchill's dishes up traditional pub fare such as bangers and mash; fish and chips; and shepherd's pie.
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Colfax Avenue Visions

Kara Pearson GwinnWednesday, August 14, 2013
Colfax Avenue is a 26-mile ribbon of blacktop running through the heart of Denver. This photo essay offers a glimpse in the everyday sights of the city's most urban street. 
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Tactical Urbanism's DIY Impact in Denver

JB BissellWednesday, August 14, 2013
Think downtown Denver needs more protected bike lanes? Or that Broadway could use more patio space? Some Denverites aren't waiting for change -- they're planning it and doing it themselves.
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Millennial Trains Project Rolls through Denver

Eric PetersonWednesday, August 14, 2013
The Millennial Trains Project is an incubator for the Millennial Generation on rails. It just stopped in Denver for 30 hours of mentoring, mingling and working on the participants' crowdfunded entrepreneurial projects.
Feature Story The juice at Vibrant Earth is made overnight by her staff in a local commercial kitchen and is about 98% organic.

Two Raw Juiceries Pressing Forward Locally

Samantha AlvianiWednesday, August 14, 2013
Raw pressed juice is taking off nationally, and Denver is home to two standout raw juiceries in Vibrant Earth, complete with a mobile juice truck, and The Juicing Tree in Park Hill. 

Entrepreneur commends Chipotle's "simple brilliance"

Eric PetersonTuesday, August 13, 2013
Source: Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur covers the "simple brilliance" of Denver's Chipotle.
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CU Denver welcomes students to new architecture school

Margaret JacksonTuesday, August 13, 2013
CU Denver's new undergraduate program in architecture and planning has a new home in downtown Denver.
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FORTRUST moves into wholesale data-center market

Eric PetersonTuesday, August 13, 2013
FORTRUST, a data center in RiNo, is moving into the wholesale market.

AviationPros.com reports on end of DIA detours

Eric PetersonMonday, August 12, 2013
Source: AviationPros.com
The DIA expansion is on track, reports AviationPros.com. 
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LoHi to get new office building

Margaret JacksonMonday, August 12, 2013
The building will have 17,000 square feet of office space and a 3,900-square-foot restaurant
Innovation News Denver Data & Web

RiNo's Denver Data & Web hiring Drupal developer

Eric PetersonMonday, August 12, 2013
Based at TAXI, Denver Data & Web is hiring a Drupal developer.

MTV looks at EDM in Denver

Eric PetersonFriday, August 9, 2013
Source: MTV
MTV takes a look at electronic dance music in Denver.

Historic downtown building undergoes renovation

Margaret JacksonFriday, August 9, 2013
A historic building at 414 14th St. is getting a facelift that includes the addition of 6,000 square feet of space.
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Booming Cloud Elements releases API for SendGrid-Twilio integration

Eric PetersonFriday, August 9, 2013
Galvanize-based Cloud Elements has hired 10 employees since March.

NPR covers inflatable room at The Curtis

Eric PetersonThursday, August 8, 2013
Source: NPR
NPR covers the inflatable room at The Curtis, part of the Biennial of the Americas, and its $50,000 nightly price tag.
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RTD exceeds goals for minority participation in FasTracks

Margaret JacksonThursday, August 8, 2013
RTD has awarded small and disadvantaged business more than $480 million for FasTracks projects.
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RiNo's BrightNest acquired by Angie's List

Eric PetersonThursday, August 8, 2013
Angie's List acquired RiNo-based BrightNest for more than $6 million in cash and stock.
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Voice of Denver: CBCA's Unique Leadership Program Focused on Arts & Culture

Deborah JordyWednesday, August 7, 2013
Deborah Jordy, Executive Director of the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, invites Denver's business leaders to apply for its Leadership Arts program.
Feature Story Seventy percent of deicing fluids is collected and a good portion is recycled and reused into other products.

The Green Dream: For Waste, Zero is the Magic Number

Heather CaliendoWednesday, August 7, 2013
You could say at the Denver Zoo and Denver International Airport, waste is not garbage. After all, both organizations are working toward goals of zero waste to landfills. But as with many initiatives, it's about the journey, not just the destination.
Feature Story Staunton State Park is less than an hour from Denver.

Going Wild with Great Outdoors Colorado

Mindy SinkWednesday, August 7, 2013
Great Outdoors Colorado was key to the creation of the state's newest state park, Staunton State Park, less than a one-hour drive from downtown Denver. Find out how Colorado Lottery dollars are used through Great Outdoors Colorado to make the state a playground for one and all. 
Feature Story The space consists of a 9,000-square-foot gallery and a 5,000-square-foot gallery, plus a classroom and plenty of storage space.

MSU Denver's Center for Visual Art Anchors Art District

Eric PetersonWednesday, August 7, 2013
Working artists and students mingle and collaborate at the constantly evolving Metro State Center for Visual Art at 965 Santa Fe Dr. Currently on display are two exhibits featuring works by arts educators, with an emphasis on process.
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Einstein Bros. opens second DIA location

Margaret JacksonTuesday, August 6, 2013
The new Einstein Bros. Bagels is Mission Yogrut's second at Denver International Airport.

Hyperflesh's "Breaking Bad" mask goes viral

Eric PetersonTuesday, August 6, 2013
Source: Business Insider
Denver-based Landon Meier of Hyperflesh went viral after Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad wore a Walter White mask at Comic-Con.
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Mile High Mountaineering innovating backpacks, looking to urban market

Eric PetersonTuesday, August 6, 2013
Mile High Mountaineering is breaking new ground with backpack design.
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Black Cat/White Dog gallery opens in Cherry Creek

Margaret JacksonFriday, August 2, 2013
The Black Cat/White Dog Gallery and Store creates a sustainable source of income for programs that help make Colorado communities safer.

Heathrow redevelopment looks to Stapleton as model, Bloomberg reports

Eric PetersonFriday, August 2, 2013
Source: Bloomberg
The proposed Heathrow redevelopment in London looks to Stapleton as model, Bloomberg reports.
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Public-art installation specialist AMPA moves to RiNo

Eric PetersonFriday, August 2, 2013
Art Management & Planning Associates installs public art and offers consulting services.

The Guardian takes a trip to Denver

Eric PetersonThursday, August 1, 2013
Source: The Guardian
The Guardian just published a travel feature on Denver.

City accepting nominations for design awards

Margaret JacksonThursday, August 1, 2013
The Mayor's Design Awards honors projects throughout Denver for excellence in architecture, design and placemaking.
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Wynkoop perfects small-batch canning process with two-piece labels

Eric PetersonThursday, August 1, 2013
Wynkoop Brewing Company has figured out a way from small-batch beer to go with big-batch cans.
Feature Story "I See What You Mean" aka Blue Bear is a piece of public art at the Colorado Convention Center.

Art for the Masses: Denver's Public Art Program Turns 25

Jamie SiebraseWednesday, July 31, 2013
If you're adamantly opposed to PDAs -- that's public displays of art, not affection -- you've probably landed in the wrong city. With a current collection of about 330 public pieces, some commissioned on the taxpayer's dime, others privately funded, Denver's amassed approximately three-fourths the amount of public art lining New York's streets, and that's only the beginning of the story.
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Creative Placemaking Reframes How We See Cities

Sheena LyonnaisWednesday, July 31, 2013
In Denver's Curtis Park neighborhood, Wonderbound and Junction Box have emerged as a template for a national movement. Today's placemakers are thinking outside of the box when it comes to urban renewal.
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Noonan! Caddyshack Hits Larimer Square

Eric PetersonWednesday, July 31, 2013
Caddyshack is playing outdoors at Larimer Square on Thurs. Aug. 1 as part of the Ultimate Dining Event. Grease is coming up on Sept. 12.
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