In December, King Soopers employees approved a new contract offer, while Safeway workers rejected pretty much the same package. But Albertsons staffers were mostly silent — until now. According to the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 website, “Albertsons has offered a tentative agreement for Denver, Colorado Springs and…
Governor Bill Ritter’s proposal to place a sales tax on candy and soda is far from sweet according to Rick Enstrom, an owner of Grand Junction-based Enstrom’s, one of the state’s most venerable candy companies. Enstrom is scheduled to testify about the measure at 1:30 p.m. today before the Colorado…
Art Cormier’s name has popped up plenty of times in Westword over the years. Take this 2005 piece about the Regency Hotel, a once-elegant joint turned into a nexus for neighborhood complaints under Cormier’s ownership. Now, shortly after controversy enveloped Amazing Jake’s funplex, a Cormier property in Aurora, he’s got…
It’s impossible to travel around our fair city without noticing all the dispensaries. They seem to be popping up on every street corner, sometimes right across the street from each other. So what does this mean from an urban-development perspective? There’s likely no one better equipped to answer that question…
A triumvirate of blogs about D-town. In his recap of the Nuggets’ comfortable squashing of the Clippers last night, the Nugg Doctor’s Nick Sclafani points out that eleven of the team’s next twelve games are against sub .500 opponents. Which should be a good thing, but isn’t always. Ken at…
Today, Mason Tvert, founder of SAFER (Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation), called for a boycott of Starbucks, saying the coffee chain supported the Colorado Drug Investigators Association, a lobbying group that has opposed to medical marijuana. The CDIA, which listed Starbucks as a sponsor on its website alongside such vendors…
MediaNews Group, the Dean Singleton-led company that owns the Denver Post and dozens of other newspapers around the country, recently announced that its holding company, Affiliated Media, would seek bankruptcy protection — although the firm and the Post did their level best to downplay the B-word. Shortly thereafter, a source…
In recent days, the New Mexico-based Jemez Pueblo tribe has gotten plenty of ink for its plan to build “the first utility-scale solar plant on tribal land.” Turns out two Colorado tribes — the Southern Utes and Ute Mountain Utes, both located in the southwestern corner of the state –…
The headline in this morning’s Denver Post is unequivocal: “Republic Airways to Move Frontier’s Headquarters Out of Denver.” But Peter Kowalchuk, Frontier’s spokesman, believes the announced resignation of former Frontier CEO Sean Menke, and the relocation of other top-level execs to Republic’s home base, Indianapolis, just over a month after…
Hey, Denver! Here are some blogs about you! Kyle at Bronco Talk gets fans up to speed on reports that two veteran Broncos assistants, Rick Dennison and Bobby Turner, are leaving the team for Houston and Washington, respectively. Maybe the grass really is greener on the other side of the…
In just-released county and employment figures from the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, two Colorado counties get significant spotlight time — and not in a way calculated to please representatives Betsy Markey and Mike Coffman. Weld County, part of Democrat Markey’s congressional district, finished first among large U.S…
Englewood-based DISH Network faces plenty of challenges in today’s entertainment environment, not the least of which is piracy of its programming using software that lets folks with free-to-air receivers view it for nothing. Which is a lot cheaper than a monthly fee. Stopping all such schemes is damn near impossible…
Don’t let these Denver blogs fall through the cyber-cracks. 5280’s Michael de Yoanna clues us in about a plan to create “the world’s greenest parking facility” at Denver International Airport. And no, it doesn’t have anything to do with medical marijuana (H/T Portfolio). Over at Denver Stiffs, Andrew Feinstein remembers…
Update, 1:40 p.m. June 8, 2012: A new Broncos QB is said to be living in Shanahan’s spread. Learn more in our post “Peyton Manning reportedly staying in Mike Shanahan’s old Cherry Hills Village house.” Original post: FootballNewsNow.com reports that new Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan met with assistant coaches…
No surprise that Kidrobot, a New York-based toymaker, is reportedly relocating to Boulder. After all, the firm markets its doodads in the headiest manner imaginable: For proof, check out the video above. And its keepsakes, most of which are made from retro-hip vinyl, seem to have been dreamed up under…
Having trouble finding work? You’re not alone. Follow Jobbed every week as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The Job: Governor of the state of Colorado Responsibilities: Running the state; navigating Colorado out of horrific…
This month, Xcel Energy has launched an internal contest called “Why I Love Xcel Energy,” with a hand-held video camera being awarded to the employee who makes the best clip of him or her saying why Xcel is a nifty place to work — footage that could wind up on…
In mid-December, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 members who work for King Soopers and Safeway weighed in on a new contract — one that provided ratification bonuses for those who offered “yes” votes. But the results were mixed. King Soopers workers approved the deal, while their peers at…
Having trouble finding work? You’re not alone. Follow Jobbed every week as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The Job, as posted online: New Year’s Day Masseuse Responsibilities: Seeking a relaxing massage for one or…
The planned rehabilitation of Denver Union Station is incredibly ambitious – and we’re not just talking about cobbling together enough funding to afford its $500 million price tag. The plan involves coordinating commuter rail, light rail, a bus terminal, historic structures and new public spaces in an area stretched out…
DenverInfill Blog, authored by local urban planner Ken Schroeppel, is a true Denver success story. The nearly six-year-old operation isn’t the flashiest blog around, but it does one thing incredibly well, and that’s cover Denver development. All of us old-fashioned journos trying to cover planning and development long ago ceded…
Having trouble finding work? You’re not alone. Follow Jobbed every week as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The Job, as posted online: Sign spinners…
