A long-empty Larimer Street building will be reborn as restaurants, a small theater and a 15-room boutique hotel, with work expected to finish by late 2027.

Colorado has asked developers to bid on a 41‑acre Golden tract under a 99‑year ground lease that could yield 300–400 homes, including at least 80 low‑income units. Proposals are due March 17, 2026.

Lawmakers moved the Colorado River Authority into the Department of Natural Resources and expanded its powers as reservoir forecasts worsen.

A new report finds Denver restaurants now cost more to run than those in New York, with wage hikes and menu inflation squeezing operators.

Denver police say a suspect was detained after a robbery report near North Federal Boulevard. Neighbors reported a heavy mid‑afternoon police presence as investigators canvassed for witnesses.

Aurora’s City Council voted 9–1 to rezone roughly four acres for a 30‑unit paired‑home project, pitting neighbors against planners over drainage, traffic and neighborhood character.

A Denver vendor sued The Cannabist Company and 17 Colorado dispensaries, seeking roughly $383K over unpaid invoices tied to 68 deliveries between Nov. 2025 and Feb. 2026.

A construction permit indicates Black Rock Coffee Bar plans to move into the former Panera at 6385 E Hampden Ave in Denver's Hampden neighborhood. No opening date has been announced.

Sap Sua says the James Beard Foundation canceled its Taste America slot and ended a campus‑dining contract after a complaint prompted a third‑party review. The move leaves the chefs’ national prospects uncertain.

Two men pleaded guilty to second‑degree murder in the 2024 drive‑by that killed Dacien Salazar outside Denver’s Downtown Aquarium. Sentencing is set for March 6, 2026.

Culinary Creative Group has tapped former Punch Bowl Social leader Richard Flaherty as its new CEO. The leadership transition, planned over several years, comes as the group resolves a legal dispute over service-charge practices.

Monfort Companies moved into Suite 1930 at 1900 Lawrence, outfitting the downtown office with baseball‑glove chairs and a taxidermied longhorn. The lease is a long‑term bet on the urban core.

A downtown Denver stoplight at Park Ave and Wazee was reportedly facing the wrong way Wednesday; police directed callers to dial 311 so DOTI can dispatch a technician.