Initiative 175 would lock vehicle and fuel taxes to roads while analysts warn it could redirect hundreds of millions from the general fund and transit accounts.

Two Lazy Dogs will open at 1531 Champa Street with a weekly Dog Bowl Thursday — drink from a branded bowl and get a free beer. The planned April opening was pushed back while the team finalizes the build‑out.

Union-backed REI workers have authorized a possible boycott of the co‑op’s Denver flagship and unfurled a 25‑foot banner at Confluence Park ahead of May’s sale. The dispute pits a small group of unionized stores and millions of members against REI management over pay and benefits.

The Green Collective will relaunch as Every Little Thing and take over Town Pump Provisions' eatery in Cherry Creek, opening June 1 after a short May build‑out.

SB26‑142 cleared a Senate committee, pushing Colorado to use old oil‑well data and new drilling to jump‑start geothermal projects.

A two-alarm multifamily blaze is burning in Glendale's 1100 block of South Birch Street; Denver Fire lists the response as "offensive."

Thornton’s Forge Nano agreed to a SPAC merger valuing the company at about $1.2 billion, with proceeds earmarked to scale chip‑coating tools and a Morrisville gigafactory.

The Colorado attorney general says a former CASA director doctored University of Denver tuition invoices and pocketed about $99,000; a consent judgment orders partial repayment and restitution to the nonprofit.

Alamo Drafthouse will rename its Aspen Grove theater the Pam Grier Cinema and kick things off with a May 15 event featuring the actress and a 35mm double feature.

Spanish tapas-and-wine chain Barcelona Wine Bar will open a roughly 4,000‑sq‑ft Marina Square outpost in the Denver Tech Center with a year‑round patio and outdoor seating.

LoHi’s Velvet Lasso is expanding into an adjoining bar and lounge, planning to nearly double staff and add DJs, cocktails and late‑night small plates.

Mandatory evacuations were issued Monday for parts of Wellington after a wildfire east of I‑25. NOCOAlert lists the affected corridor and crews are responding.

Repeated red‑flag days have forced South Metro Fire Rescue to add engines, wildland crews and overtime — and the district warns the pattern could stress budgets. Officials urge defensible‑space steps now.