Month: December 2024

A developer hoping to build a controversial five-story, 411-unit apartment complex on the east edge of Lakewood’s Belmar Park has sued the city, claiming local leaders’ recent adoption of a citizen-inspired land use ordinance risks tanking the project. Kairoi Properties LLC accuses Lakewood of a bait and switch in its Dec. 20 lawsuit. It alleges that the city changed its rules for residential projects by eliminating the ability of developers to pay a fee in place of setting aside parkland … Continue reading “Developer sues Lakewood over rule change it fears could sink apartment project near Belmar Park”

For Damon Carson, the inspiration to start his six industrial thrift stores came from a conversation in 2010. An airbrush artist suggested that old vinyl from billboard advertising “like you see on the sides of the interstates, Budweiser, Chevrolet, Coca-Cola,” would make good drop cloths for painting “in a second life.” “And it was that phrase, that comment, that launched the company,” Carson said. The next day, he made a few phone calls to outdoor advertising companies in Denver until … Continue reading “How old billboard vinyl inspired a thriving repurposing business”

Plans to build the contentious Jefferson Parkway toll highway through Broomfield and Jefferson counties — part of a conspicuously missing segment in metro Denver’s 83-mile beltway — are set to come back to life after years of delays, resistance and litigation. But don’t expect the earthmovers and asphalt pavers to roar to life anytime soon on the 10-mile thoroughfare. On Dec. 19, the City and County of Broomfield formally, and finally, withdrew from the entity in charge of building the parkway, … Continue reading “End of Jefferson Parkway dispute could breathe new life into beleaguered highway proposal”

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and HALELUYA HADERO, AP Business Writers Sales rose this year during the holiday shopping season even as Americans wrestled with elevated prices for many groceries and other necessities, according to new data. Holiday sales from the beginning of November through Christmas Eve climbed 3.8%, outpacing the 3.1% increase from a year earlier, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks all kinds of payments including cash and debit cards. The last five days of the season accounted for 10% … Continue reading “Holiday shoppers increased spending by 3.8% despite higher prices”