Category: Business
After pushback from Denver residents, developer won’t rezone Belcaro King Soopers site
After receiving pushback from nearby homeowners, the local firm slated to buy a retail site along Colorado Boulevard says it won’t seek to have the site rezoned. Denver-based Kentro Group, led by the Balafas brothers, says it hasn’t fully determined what it will do with the 7-acre site at 825 S. Colorado Blvd. but will…
Read MoreSports bar-breakfast restaurant opening in Denver, taking former Sarto’s space in Jefferson Park
Jose Reyes is finally making good on his dream. Next month, the local wedding venue owner will open JP Restaurant and Lounge in the former Sarto’s space in Jefferson Park. “About 10 years ago … I thought opening a restaurant would be a great idea,” the former McDonald’s manager said. Reyes, not to be confused…
Read MoreLawsuit claims Denver restaurant owner inflated $4.4M sale of Englewood auto body shop
Former Denver restaurateur Alex Gurevich has been sued by the buyer of his auto body shop, who claims that Gurevich used false financials to inflate a $4.4 million sales price. Gurevich was the majority owner and chef behind three restaurants: the Uptown Latin American lounge Limón, Lakewood breakfast spot Cafe Bisque and Ay Caramba, a…
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Shopping for school supplies becomes a summer activity as families juggle technology and tariffs
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO NEW YORK (AP) — Feeling nostalgic for the days when going back to school meant picking out fresh notebooks, pencils and colored markers at a local drugstore or stationary shop? The annual retail ritual is both easier and more complicated for today’s students. Related Articles After pushback from Denver residents, developer won’t…
Read MoreMcDonald’s Japan’s Pokemon card Happy Meals promotion comes to an unhappy end
By YURI KAGEYAMA TOKYO (AP) — Fast-food chain McDonald’s Japan has canceled a Happy Meal campaign that came with coveted Pokemon cards, apologizing after resellers rushed to buy the meals and then discarded the food, leaving trash outside stores. Related Articles Today in History: August 14, FDR signs Social Security Act Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine…
Read MoreDenver airport delays study on using nuclear power to get public feedback
Less than a week after announcing it would explore using nuclear power, Denver International Airport has put on hold plans to commission a study of the option. The move came after Denver Councilwoman Stacie Gilmore questioned why the airport didn’t talk to the community and residents around DIA before issuing requests for proposals to conduct…
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25 classic Denver restaurants worth revisiting
Editor’s note: As of today, all 25 of these bars and restaurants are still kicking, but times are getting tougher in Denver for the hospitality industry for innumerable reasons — and some of these storied establishments may not be around forever. In fact, Pete’s Kitchen put out a plea on social media last week for…
Read MoreDrive Coffee, billed as ‘Official Coffee of the Denver Broncos,’ owes $1.5M, team says
In a May 2024 hype video, an executive at Drive Coffee talks up its Centennial plant. “We’re walking distance away from the Broncos facility. Being the official coffee of the Denver Broncos, it couldn’t be more perfect,” the man says. “As we drive by the Broncos facility, as all of us do every morning, it gives…
Read MoreDenver steel fabricator moves out of space near Burnham Yard
Steel fabricator Cemco is moving out of its space near Burnham Yard in central Denver. It’s not hard to guess who will move in next. “That facility will likely get sold to the Broncos,” said broker Mark Dwyer of Lincoln Property Co. “It’s part of that whole area.” Dwyer, along with colleagues Sam Slaton and…
Read MoreDenver-based bootseller Freebird sold to private equity firm after closing Colorado locations
Freebird, the 16-year-old Denver-based bootseller that grew to 20 stores before being brought to its knees by a severe liquidity crisis and taken over by a court-appointed caretaker who closed nearly all of its locations, has been sold. On Thursday, Judge Jill Dorancy signed off on the $500,000 sale to Yasser Elshair of Arizona’s Elshair…
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