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Denver business owners seek general improvement district designating for South Broadway corridor

Denver Business Owner, Former Nuggets President Indicted by DOJ
Tim Leiweke, a longtime Denver business leader and former Nuggets executive, has been indicted on a federal criminal conspiracy charge. Leiweke is currently the CEO of the Denver-based Oak View Group, a company that constructs and operates venues...

Colorado Republicans' vice chair vacancy election revives battle for soul of state GOP | TRAIL MIX
Colorado's Republicans plan to fill the state party's vacant vice chair position later this month in an election pitting two starkly different visions of the state GOP and the party's path back from the sidelines in a state that's turned an...

Colorado Arts Spotlight: New Cirque du Soleil show, ‘Echo,’ arrives in Denver, plus things to do this weekend
“Okay, guys, get ready. Keep the legs on the ground. Two, three, push! Let's go!" Giant metal posts scrape the asphalt in a parking lot near Ball Arena in Denver, as a blue-and-white striped circus tent rises towards the sky. Kevin J....

Colorado River solution has always been obvious
Western newspapers, blogs, and podcasts are humming this month with stories that the seven states on the Colorado River are close to an agreement on managing the river in future years. The existing agreements, designed to “supplement” the ancient...

Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders shirked responsibilities at Big 12 Football Media Day
Colorado Buffaloes football coach Deion Sanders has had a personal crusade against the media throughout his football career. It's not in the Bill Belichick, would rather be anywhere but in front of a microphone way, but rather a brash approach...

Denver panel proposes bond projects for 2025 ballot
(The Center Square) — After months of consideration, 48 infrastructure improvement projects have been submitted to Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and the city council for approval. Once approved, the finalized list of projects would appear as 2025...

Denver bar serving a $2.5K martini. So, what's in it?
DENVER (KDVR) — Tucked away in an alley, inside a hotel that was once Denver’s old Cherry Creek Post Office, lies B&GC, a speakeasy that’s serving a gold-infused martini worth thousands. It’s known as the Gilded Martini. It’s made like any other...

Denver Nuggets’ 3-Time MVP Jokic Opts Against Extension ... For Now
Nikola Jokic points toward next summer as the time to sign a lucrative contract extension. (AP ... More Photo/Nate Billings)Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The feeding frenzy at the top of the NBA contract extension...

Colorado sheriffs to governor: Solve inmate transfer backlog
A coalition of 17 county sheriffs urged Gov. Jared Polis to resolve the Department of Corrections' backlog in inmate transfers and increase what the local officials described as the state's inadequate reimbursement rate for housing inmates in...

Colorado town to purchase Eldora Mountain Resort from POWDR
After months of negotiations, Nederland officials announced July 8 they signed a letter of intent to finalize the purchase of Eldora from POWDR. The cost of the deal was not disclosed. The town plans to issue municipal bonds to fund the...

Company shares how drone technology could help protect Colorado schools from active shooters

Denver blocked many new gas stations with a sweeping law — and it just survived its first legal test
A QuikTrip store in Lakewood on March 20, 2025. Kevin J. Beaty / Denverite A judge has rejected an Oklahoma-based convenience store chain’s claim that Denver leaders unconstitutionally blocked its proposals to build four gas stations around the...

Colorado Makes Consequential Changes to the Ballot Measure Process
This past legislative session, Colorado legislators passed a bill making changes to the state’s citizen ballot initiative process. House Bill 25-1327 (Modify Statewide Ballot Measure Process), sponsored by Reps. Emily Sirota (D-HD9) and Meg...

Bank of Colorado opens new location in Wray
Bank of Colorado’s newest location is set to open Friday at 365 W. Second St., Wray. The branch marks Bank of Colorado’s 48th location in the state. In a press release, the company said Wray’s “strong sense of community, steady growth, and...

Colorado Democratic Party’s Statement on the Vote to Pass President Trump’s Big Ugly Bill
Editor’s Note: Press Releases are provided to Yellow Scene. In an effort to keep our community informed, we publish some press releases in whole. DENVER — In response to the House of Representatives’ vote to pass President Trump’s Big Ugly Bill,...

Colorado Springs area entertainment events starting July 10
THURSDAY Gentle Rain — 5-8 p.m., Rico's Cafe & Wine Bar, 322 N. Tejon St.; poorrichardsdowntown.com/events. Ricky Sweum — With Wayne Wilkinson, 5-8 p.m., The Mining Exchange, 8 S. Nevada Ave.; waynewilkinson.com. Black Forest Summer Jazz Series —...

Colorado tries to combat teacher shortage with $10,000 grants for educators
When Jolene Phillips decided to go back to school to become a special education teacher, the 52-year-old had already spent nearly two decades in the classroom as an aide. She graduated from Western Colorado University last year, a feat she said...

Businesses react after teens arrested, accused in series of burglaries
New surveillance video shows a group of teenagers trying to break into a marijuana grow facility in Colorado. Commerce City police said the youngest suspect wanted in a series of burglaries, including dispensaries and liquor stores, is only 13...

Denver Company To Build 263,000 Sq. Ft. Data Center At Busse & Howard
Fencing surrounds part of the former Fortune office park along Busse Road at Howard Street in the Elk Grove Business Park on Monday, July 7, 2025. (Journal photo) Denver-based Stack Infrastructure, which plans to build a two-story, 263,000 sq. ft....