It sounds like the premise of a sitcom: Seven friends pool their money to buy the neighborhood brewery where they play trivia after the owners decide to shut it down. But this isn’t some fiction. This is the real-life story of Fiction Beer Company on east Colfax Ave.
Business
New Central Park Cracker Barrel Restaurant is the First in Denver
On a snowy Friday morning, a crowd gathered outside the new Cracker Barrel restaurant in northeast Denver.
How Tariffs Impact Local Businesses, Owners, and Customers
Whiplash is a word often used by local small business owners to describe what’s happening to them during the Trump administration’s timing and imposition of tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, China, and other nations.
A Second Chance for People, Banners, and Billboards
Mile High WorkShop has two missions: to provide training and employment opportunities for people seeking to rebuild their lives after dealing with addiction, homelessness, or incarceration; and repurposing items that would otherwise be considered trash.
…NE News Updates
This month: Bluff Lake Center Construction Underway; A Large Donation for Denver Museum ; An Honor for the Mosaic Campus; A New Denver Resident Needs a Name; Children’s Hospital Opens New In-Between’ Unit, Openings and Closings, and Denver Public Schools Close for Educator Day of Action.
Setting the Table for a Healing Kitchen Near Colfax
During the pandemic in 2020, a lot of people picked up new hobbies, cleaned out the basement, or made sourdough bread. Katie Goldman bought a building.
…NE News Updates
This month: Northeast Denver Libraries Get Major Upgrades and Openings and Closings
A Welcoming New Art Space Opens in the Aurora Arts District
Alicia “Bruce” Trujillo’s new business, Manos Sagrados, (Sacred Hands), offers both studio and performance spaces that welcome all but are centered on BIPOC, femme, LGBTQ+, and disabled artists.
…NE News Updates
This month: A Land Swap Deal Will Create a New Park at Park Hill Golf Course; Developments in Northfield and NW Aurora; Affordable Housing at the Mosaic Community Campus; and Openings and Closings.
Openings and Closings
Two coffee shops and one restaurant opening, a department store, retail store, and school are closing, and a restaurant and library are temporarily closed.
New Developments Planned in NE Denver and NW Aurora
There’s new information this week about several proposed development projects in the area in and around Central Park.
Parking Will Remain Free at Stanley Marketplace—For Now
A free parking program for the holidays at Stanley Marketplace remains in place even though the holidays are over.














