Aurora brewery to close taproom after 20 years, with plans to open a new space
Kevin DeLange and Michelle Reding celebrated the 20th anniversary of Dry Dock Brewing Co. last weekend at the Aurora taproom where they laid roots as one of the pioneers of Colorado’s craft beer scene. Unbeknownst to fans, the party was as much as a toast to the past as it was to future changes. In…
Read MoreChicago breakfast and lunch restaurant Egg Harbor opening first Colorado locations
Will Makoski wanted to move to Colorado from Chicago but didn’t want to leave the cafe he’d worked at for the past 17 years. “The company felt that it was ready. I spoke up and said, ‘Hey, this has always been a dream of mine, and I think we could do really well there.’ I…
Read MoreIs Telluride ready to ‘chuck Chuck?’ Why the opulent ski town turned on the resort’s longtime owner
TELLURIDE — Chuck Horning was nowhere to be found. It was 11 a.m. on April 1 and Telluride’s Town Council sat in its chambers in Rebekah Hall. The meeting agenda that day called for an hour-long update from Horning, the longtime owner of Telluride’s famed ski resort. Telluride Ski & Golf is not just any other…
Read MoreCasa Bonita actors, cliff divers launch strike during Halloween
Updated at 8:43 p.m. on Oct. 29 to include a statement from Casa Bonita management. There will be no cliff divers entertaining guests at Casa Bonita on Halloween as the restaurant’s cast of performers initiates a three-day strike. On Wednesday, the Actors’ Equity Association announced that Casa Bonita’s divers, magicians, roving actors and other unionized…
Read MoreFollowing last year’s closure, 14er Brewing to move from Denver’s RiNo to Chaffee County
Derek Heersink is leading the climb back for 14er Brewing. The founder and owner of Alamosa’s Spare Keg Brewerks says the reason was simple. “It’s a great brand for Chaffee County, where there’s more 14ers than anywhere in the country,” he said. “So it was pretty much a marketing move.” 14er’s brewery and taproom in…
Read MoreJordan’s Deli sandwich shop to open at former Melita’s Greek Cafe & Market space in Cap Hill
All Jordan Spence wants is a fresh breakfast sandwich with a runny yolk. “The kind that you squeeze it and it goes everywhere,” the Florida native said. “There’s nothing else like it.” That’s exactly what the first-time restaurant owner says he is bringing to Denver with Jordan’s Deli, a sandwich shop he expects to open…
Read MoreFormer Colorado Department of Labor and Employment office building up for sale
Colorado is trying to sell an office building in Denver’s Cap Hill neighborhood that was previously used by the state’s labor department. The three-story building at 251 E. 12th Ave. is just shy of 130,000 square feet and was built in 1957. It sits on an acre between Grant and Sherman streets, two blocks south…
Read MoreJohn Malone stepping down as chairman of Colorado-based Liberty Media and Liberty Global
John Malone, who built a cable and media empire over more than five decades, will step down as chairman of Liberty Media Corp. and Liberty Global at the start of next year, according to announcements from the two companies. Malone, 84, will become chairman emeritus at Liberty Media, based in Douglas County, and advise management…
Read MoreWhite House says deal to put TikTok under US ownership could be finalized in South Korea
By BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer The Trump administration has been signaling that it may have finally reached a deal with China to keep TikTok running in the U.S., with the two countries finalizing it as soon as Thursday. President Donald Trump is visiting South Korea, where he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping…
Read MoreAI chipmaker Nvidia is the first $5 trillion company
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, AP Business Writer Nvidia has become the first $5 trillion company, just three months after the Silicon Valley chipmaker was first to break through the $4 trillion barrier. Hitting the new benchmark puts more emphasis on the upheaval being unleashed by an artificial intelligence craze that’s widely viewed as the biggest tectonic shift in…
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