Farbers sell LoHi apartment development site for $9.5M

The Denver Post (Business) 3/8 2:00A Thomas Gounley

The Farber brothers have sold a site in LoHi with approved development plans, and a groundbreaking is imminent. Elevation Development Group, founded by Brent, Brad and Gregg Farber, sold 0.68 acre at 3301-3333 Mariposa St. in Denver on Wednesday...

Sheridan School District teachers, other staff vote to authorize strike

The Dever Post (Arapahoe County) 3/5 6:56A Jessica Seaman

Educators working in the Sheridan School District voted Wednesday evening to authorize a strike after the Englewood-based K-12 system refused to reinstate their union s contract. The Sheridan Educators Association has not yet said when teachers...

Drinking out on the taxpayer’s dime? Voters should shut down Caring for Denver (Editorial)

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 3/3 5:33A The Denver Post Editorial Board

Eating out four times a week on taxpayer money, or as the case may be, drinking out, is not acceptable behavior for stewards of a foundation dedicated to Denver’s mental health. The City of Denver auditor released a report that found employees at...

Coworking space with golf simulators adding a second location in Denver

The Denver Post (Business) 3/3 2:00A Matthew Geiger

Josh Kaplan and Joe Skovgaard have set a tee time for an office building on Colorado Boulevard come late summer. The two entrepreneurs are opening a second location of Clubhouse Work & Golf, a coworking space with golf simulators, in 24,000...

Denver, Fort Collins, Longmont get first $13.3M for transit hub housing

The Dever Post 3/2 1:39A Bruce Finley

Colorado leaders took the first steps last week toward funding the development of more dense, affordable housing near transit, awarding $13.3 million in grants to projects in metro Denver, Fort Collins, and Longmont. More grants are planned in...

Parent group sues Denver Public Schools, alleges district defrauded voters with bonds

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 2/26 2:00A Jessica Seaman

Denver Public Schools defrauded taxpayers by misleading them about the purpose of voter-approved bond measures, including the nearly $1 billion bond passed two years ago, a parent group alleges in a lawsuit filed this week. Mamás de DPS LLC sued...

Former Cherry Creek teacher arrested for child sex assault

The Denver Post (Crime) 2/25 6:54A Lauren Penington

A former Cherry Creek School District teacher was arrested Monday on suspicion of child sex assault after a former student came forward, police said. Robert Combs, 56, was arrested on investigation of five counts of sexual assault on a child by...

Denver gains a baby AI company after Palantir’s departure

The Denver Post (Business) 2/25 2:00A Aldo Svaldi

Last week, Denver lost a huge and leading AI company, Palantir Technologies, which abruptly moved to Miami . But another local AI firm, Rank One Computing or ROC , entered the world as a public company on Friday. ROC hit the Nasdaq Capital Market...

Colorado Lottery wants to start selling tickets online, but a legislative bill would scratch the...

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 2/21 2:00A Noelle Phillips

The Colorado Lottery is planning to introduce online ticket sales by 2027 as a way to increase revenue for outdoors projects, but critics warn it could be a slippery slope toward legalized internet gambling similar to playing online slot machines....

Former Cherry Creek superintendent to be paid $164,000 for sick, vacation leave

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 2/21 2:00A Katie Langford

Cherry Creek Schools will pay former Superintendent Christopher Smith nearly $164,000 in “contractually obligated compensation” for vacation and sick leave following his abrupt resignation from the...

County in Denver metro area develops plan to expand micro transit, mobility transportation options

CBS Denver (News) 2/20 3:44A Ashley Portillo

There's a push to improve and expand transportation options in Arapahoe County. It's part of the ArapaGO: Transit Connections Plan , for which the county is seeking community feedback. Whether it's...

Improving Investor Behavior: Debt is real, panic is optional

The Denver Post (Business) 2/15 2:00A Steve Booren

Recently, I met with a prospective client who leaned forward, lowered his voice and said, “I have one question — and I want your honest answer. The United States is bankrupt.” I wanted to stop him...

South Broadway theater in Denver exits bankruptcy, foreclosure

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 2/14 2:00A Thomas Gounley

The owner of a renovated theater along South Broadway is back on good terms with its lender. Sonquist LLC, which owns the Jewel Theater at 1912 S. Broadway in Denver, exited bankruptcy Feb. 6. The entity managed by real estate attorney Doug...

DTC office building could be demolished to make way for apartments

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 2/14 2:00A Matthew Geiger

From hundreds of parking spots and offices to hundreds of bedrooms. That’s what Dallas, Texas-based developer Trammell Crow Residential wants to see just east of the Interstate 25-Interstate 225 interchange. On Monday, the company submitted...

DPS moves to drop Kaiser health insurance after 50 years, prompting internal investigation and union...

The Dever Post 2/13 2:00A Jessica Seaman

A 53-year-old alliance between Denver Public Schools and Kaiser Permanente Colorado may be coming to an end, a split that has pitted two of the metro area’s largest employers against each other, left one district administrator on leave and, if...