In mid-November, Holland sent an email to members announcing the closure of Upswell, a business that offers fitness and recovery programs. Twelve hours later, she received what she called a “wave of people,” urging her to figure out how to reopen the doors. She started making calls, asking, “If we could open for a few days [a week], could you come back?”
This month: A ‘Shared Street’ in Central Park; It’s Time to Think About Spring Trees; Aurora Library Doubles in Size; Local Breweries Join Support for The Blue Bench; Redefining the Future of Public Education; A Colorful World; and Openings and Closings.
Step inside Park Hill’s Torpedo Coffee any day of the week, and chances are you’ll see Kat Lent standing behind the counter, brewing espresso and catching up with regulars. In fact, Lent, who was hired to manage the shop just weeks after it opened in 2018, said she’s only taken four days off this year.
The holidays are in full swing at Stanley Marketplace plus more openings and a closing.
A special election in November paved the way for a new Downtown Development Authority (DDA) along East Colfax to help shape the future of that part of Aurora.
Jonathan Guffey sat in the back corner of the Tattered Cover store at Stanley Marketplace reading his new book to a group of excited listeners who waited to raise their hands and ask the author questions. Story time is a semiweekly event at the store, but the storyteller is not usually a 9-year-old author.
One year into the East Colfax Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, local businesses are feeling the effects of the ongoing construction work.
The La Vista Motel at 5500 East Colfax was the home to visitors for decades, but not in recent years. Now, the renovated building will be welcoming customers again starting this fall.
There are unique stores at Stanley Marketplace that have become cornerstones of the space, and recently, one of the store owners has made a second investment in the community-focused shopping area.
The sale of wine in grocery stores created a convenient way for some shoppers to pick up a favorite bottle. For local liquor store owners, the change created the need to look for new ways to bring people into their stores after a “significant” drop in revenue.
There are some new restaurants that opened in October in northeast Denver and northwest Aurora.
This past spring, Dustin Chiappetta said he reached “a breaking point.” He had been battling with the City of Denver for nine months trying to get a permanent certificate of occupancy for Pearl Market.
