Author: Noah Festenstein
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Douglas County school board to discuss policy on transgender athletes
The Douglas County School District’s governing body, currently made up of a conservative majority, is discussing sports policy as it applies to transgender athletes right before four new progressive-leaning school board members are set to take over in about two weeks. The board plans only to discuss – not act – on any policy, according…
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Casa Bonita performers return to work after 3-day strike
After a three-day strike over contracts and wages, Casa Bonita performers returned to work Sunday, but an agreement between the representing union and the famous Lakewood restaurant remains to be seen. The Mexican-themed restaurant is largely famous for its cliff divers, performers, shows, activities and games. Over the weekend, outside the pink walls of Casa…
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Casa Bonita performers return to work after 3-day strike
After a three-day strike over contracts and wages, Casa Bonita performers returned to work Sunday, but an agreement between the representing union and the famous Lakewood restaurant remains to be seen. The Mexican-themed restaurant is largely famous for its cliff divers, performers, shows, activities and games. Over the weekend, outside the pink walls of Casa…
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A downtown Lone Tree? City Center development needs ‘catalyst’ to spur progress
Just south of Denver, along Interstate 25 across the Douglas County line, a city stands poised to establish its own downtown and more than double its employee base with a planned 440-acre development. All Lone Tree needs is one interested developer to hit the ground running, city officials and real estate insiders said. The Lone…
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RTD estimates $1.6 billion needed to complete rail expansion across metro Denver
Metro Denver’s public transportation system needs more than $1 billion to expand its rail service to more areas across the region, notably to the north. The Regional Transportation District on Monday released a draft of its comprehensive 2025 Finishing FasTracks Report, part of an already 20-year-old program to expand the service across the metro Denver…
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Convicted child predator arrested, returned to Colorado after 8 years on the run
A convicted child sexual predator in Arapahoe County was on the run for eight years before authorities recently found and apprehended him in Mexico. David Anthony Jaramillo, 38, pleaded guilty in Arapahoe County District Court on June 13, 2017, on a felony charge of sexual exploitation of a minor. Before his sentencing hearing in August…
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Arapahoe County sheriff’s deputy fatally shoots suspect armed with a machete
An Arapahoe County deputy shot and killed a suspect who allegedly threatened officers with a knife and machete during a shoplifting call Sunday morning. The incident began when, at 7:12 a.m., Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a shoplifting report at a Walmart, located at 10900 E. Briarwood Avenue, according to a sheriff’s office…
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Ownership at longtime Colorado Mexican restaurant splits – but the recipes live on
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the first time in the history of one famous, four-decade old Mexican restaurant in metro Denver, there’s only one sole owner. La Loma’s recipes, including its famous green chile, lives on. That’s even through…
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Ownership at longtime Colorado Mexican restaurant splits – but the recipes live on
For the first time in the history of one famous, four-decade old Mexican restaurant in metro Denver, there’s only one sole owner. La Loma’s recipes, including its famous green chile, lives on. That’s even through a rights transfer. Now, the La Loma name is reduced to only three of its original five locations – after…
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Parker’s only major movie theater closes, luxury entertainment company to renovate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Going to the movies is soon to feel a whole lot different in Parker. But for now, the Douglas County town located southeast of Denver is without a large-scale movie theater to take in all…