Author: Mark Samuelson The Denver Gazette
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2 apartment management firms settle with Colorado AG over illegal tenant screening
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Two large property management firms that handle affordable apartments have settled a case alleging they illegally denied units to tenant prospects based on dated information regarding possible criminal convictions, Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Wednesday. Avail Property Management Inc. and PK Management, LLC, jointly manage some 4,000 rental units at a dozen properties around the…
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Black Forest couple pilot a super-sustainable ‘Earthship’
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Sixty years before sustainability was a round-the-clock topic, solar pioneer Mike Reynolds was headed from architecture school in Ohio west to Taos, N.M., where he would start the “Earthship” movement — envisioning homes that could not only thrive off the power grid, but even absorb some of civilization’s vast tailings of trash and refuse. Now…
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Black Forest couple pilot a super-sustainable ‘Earthship’
Sixty years before sustainability was a round-the-clock topic, solar pioneer Mike Reynolds was headed from architecture school in Ohio west to Taos, N.M., where he would start the “Earthship” movement — envisioning homes that could not only thrive off the power grid, but even absorb some of civilization’s vast tailings of trash and refuse. Now…
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Colorado minimum wage to rise in 2027, reviving debate over restaurant costs
The minimum wage for Colorado hourly employees is set to climb next year, raising worries anew among restaurants, which have long complained that the cost of running business notably in Denver is adding up to levels seen in big cities like New York. Colorado’s minimum wage will rise to $15.71 from the current wage of…
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Colorado minimum wage to rise in 2027, reviving debate over restaurant costs
The minimum wage for Colorado hourly employees is set to climb next year, raising worries anew among restaurants, which have long complained that the cost of running business notably in Denver is adding up to levels seen in big cities like New York. Colorado’s minimum wage will rise to $15.71 from the current wage of…
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Colorado minimum wage to rise in 2027, reviving debate over restaurant costs
The minimum wage for Colorado hourly employees is set to climb next year, raising worries anew among restaurants, which have long complained that the cost of running business notably in Denver is adding up to levels seen in big cities like New York. Colorado’s minimum wage will rise to $15.71 from the current wage of…
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After a snowless winter, agents say Colorado mountain summer lures second-home buyers
Last winter made for a terrible growing season in Grand County, for what doubtless is its most important crop: snow. The county, 60 miles west of Denver over the top of Berthoud Pass, saw a record-low pack — poor enough that Mary Jane Mountain in Winter Park closed seven weeks early. For real estate agents,…
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Some families seek help after 5 teens die in a crash in Grand Junction
The sister of one of five teenagers killed when their car plunged off a cliff in Grand Junction has launched a GoFundMe site in recognition of her brother’s “tragic death.” Although names of the five had begun appearing on social media and in tabloid press accounts including in the Daily Mail on Tuesday, names of…
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Broncos tease vision of mixed-use attractions that would wrap Burnham Yard
The Broncos shared their vision Tuesday for a mixed-use neighborhood and entertainment district at Burnham Yard, where the team plans to build its next stadium. The team released updated renderings of four proposed districts and landmarks surrounding a retractable-roof stadium anticipated to open in 2031. Renderings of the stadium itself are not yet available, with…
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Ascent to the heavens: Hundreds climb Colorado’s fourteeners to mark 150 years of statehood
Residents celebrated Colorado’s 150th birthday in high fashion Saturday, marking the moment by climbing the state’s 14,000-foot mountain peaks. The Denver Gazette sent climbers up Mount Bierstadt near Georgetown and up Quandary Peak near Breckenridge to follow the action. A volunteer from Colorado Fourteener Initiative (CFI) waited at the trailhead for Mount Bierstadt when a…