Major Colorado cannabis chain cuts 141 jobs at plant after selling its dispensaries
Native Roots, one of the longest-running and most well known marijuana chains in Colorado, is shuttering its plant facility in Denver and has sold its retail locations to an investor. The plant closure at 4990 Dahlia St. will affect 141 workers, the company said in a letter filed with the state on Monday as required […
At Surena, Persian food is as warm as the Iranian people
During his last visit to Tehran in 2012, Aryan Diba enjoyed the sweeping hospitality of the city, but was annoyed when he and a group of friends were disrupted by local authorities while talking to a group of women at a local fast food joint. “The government doesn’t let people...
Suspicious death under investigation after man’s body found face down in field
Aurora police are investigating a suspicious death after a man's body was found face down in a field.
Denver rolls out stricter rules, higher fines for neglected properties
Denver is rolling out new rules this month designed to address neglected properties more quickly, with significantly steeper penalties for owners who fail to act.
This Colorado Restaurant Serves The Kind Of Real Pizza That Makes Chain Spots Forgettable
If you’ve been eating chain pizza in Colorado and calling it a night, Amici’s Pizzeria & Italian in Wheat Ridge is about to change your entire perspective. This is the kind of place that makes you realize you’ve been leaving a lot of deliciousness on the table, sometimes literally.
Hungry Travelers Flock To This Colorado Burger Spot For Its Insanely Massive Sandwiches
There are places you stumble upon by accident and places you seek out on purpose, and Big Sky Burger in Lakewood, Colorado has somehow become both. People who live nearby know it as a neighborhood staple, and people passing through the Denver metro area have started making it a deliberate stop, because word travels fas
Douglas County approves $7.5 million for Gold Crown Field House in Castle Rock
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners approved a $7.5 million funding agreement Tuesday to help build a new indoor sports facility in Castle Rock. The facility is the result of a partnership between the county, the Town of Castle Rock and the Gold Crown Foundation. The first phase of the Gold Crown Field House will
Denver ‘Spider-Man’ Slay Shock: Killer Lurked in West Highland Attic for Months
In October 1941, 73-year-old Philip Peters was found beaten to death inside his West Highland home, a case that left Denver police without a clear suspect or obvious way the killer had entered or escaped. Peters was alone while his wife recovered from a broken hip in the hospital. The investigation would eventually rev
She Spent 35 Years Caring for People With Alzheimer’s. Before She Died, She Wrote...
When she was a little girl, Connie Paich and her sisters watched from the family car as a group of kids dumped milk on an older man outside their local Englewood grocery store. Disturbed by the harassment, Paich made a decision, says her daughter, Abigail Jorgensen: “My mom said, ‘The rest of my life is going to be ded
Denver’s pay-for-performance shelter plan falls short on key metric
Denver’s recent shift to a pay-for-performance contract model has improved day-to-day operations across the city’s seven noncongregate homeless shelters, but has struggled to deliver promising numbers on its most important metric: getting people out of shelters and into housing. However, city officials still plan to ex
