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| |  | Developers are currently demolishing some buildings west of the shopping center to build Cherry Creek West. (Hyoung Chang / The Denver Post) |
| 🏗️ Cherry Creek Grows, and Grows, and Grows | Cranes in the sky don’t always equal economic growth, but they do in Cherry Creek North. New data shows that aspiring tenants are pre-leasing space in office buildings at a rate that’s 75% higher than just five years ago. A representative from the Cherry Creek Business Improvement District said that more people are looking to bring their businesses to Cherry Creek because the neighborhood is associated with quality. (Does this mean we can still take naps on the couches at Restoration Hardware?) [Denver Business Journal] | - Bye bye, buildings: Developers are currently demolishing a complex adjacent to the Cherry Creek Shopping Center to make room for the area’s latest development, Cherry Creek West. The buildings that formerly housed Elway’s Cherry Creek, The Container Store, Macy’s Furniture, Boulder Running Company, and Brio will be replaced with 600,000 square feet of office space, more than 800 residences, and 100,000 square feet of retail — plus, of course, 2,000 underground parking spaces. [9News]
- Downtown vs. Cherry Creek: As downtown Denver struggles to revive its empty, dated office buildings, Cherry Creek’s developers are signing tenants and financing entire buildings before they even exist. [Colorado Public Radio]
- Why is this happening? The neighborhood is inevitably transforming, but is it changing for the better? We explored the changes in Cherry Creek over the course of a whole week on our podcast back in 2023.
- Big business moves in: Cherry Creek’s new office buildings are set to house a number of major corporations who’ve set their sights on the area. UMB Bank is building a flagship office in Cherry Creek North, with plans to open in 2028. The natural gas company Antero Resources is also moving in, along with Fox Restaurant Concepts, which owns chains like Culinary Dropout and Flower Child. [Coloradobiz ; Denver Business Journal 🔒]
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| | | Denver voted to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms back in 2019 and Colorado decriminalized in 2024 — and now Denver Health has the data on what that actually meant for our community. A new Denver Health study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that the law change itself — not cultural trends or media buzz — directly led to more people using psilocybin in Colorado. | What that means: Real answers to real questions, for life's journey.Learn more. |
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|  | Johnny and Kasie Curiel, who open their new restaurant, Milpero, in Denver today, pose at a 2024 awards event in New York City (Craig Barritt / Getty Images) |
| 🍽️ New Restaurants Open Doors in Denver | It’s opening day for Milpero — a new spot from a duo that can’t seem to stop opening Michelin-caliber restaurants. Chef Johnny Curiel and his wife slash business partner Kasie Curiel have long been planning their new Mexican restaurant in RiNo, where you can partake in an 18-course tasting menu and follow along with an “intimate continuation of Johnny’s personal culinary memoir,” according to the press release from Fonda Fina Hospitality’s publicist. [DiningOut] | - Still mourning the closure of Tennyon’s Voghera Restaurant & Apercina? Me too. The good news: In July, Voghera’s former owner and Milan native Marco Albertin will open La Vietta, a new Italian restaurant in the former Brider space on Platte St. featuring dishes like lasagna bolognese and a veal Milanese. [BusinessDen]
| | 🔌 Two Data Center Proposals Die | Data centers were a hot topic at the state legislature this year, but in the waning days of the session this week, lawmakers weren’t able to agree on either of the two major bills. The first proposal aimed to lure data centers with new tax incentives while imposing environmental guidelines and protecting energy customers from price hikes. The second focused solely on environmental protections. Although there are 56 data centers in Colorado, lawmakers note the state is falling behind in the data center boom when compared to places like Texas and Wyoming. [Axios ; Denver Business Journal ; Colorado Newsline] | | 🍸 Are Bars Really Turning Away People With Face Tattoos? | In a TikTok flying around the internet this week, a Denver local describes being denied entry to the pizza restaurant and bar Happy Camper on the basis of his tattoo placement. Commenters share mixed reports, revealing the restaurant’s inconsistent (and questionable) approach to policing appearance. [TikTok] | - What do you think about people getting turned away for face tattoos? Have you ever experienced something similar? Click the button below to share your story!
| | | | 📹 Is Denver Constantly Watching You? | Denver Post reporter Elliott Wenzler returns to the podcast today to discuss her recent story about the City of Denver reaching a $225,000 settlement with two people who sued after they say Denver police wrongfully shot at them in 2024. We’re asking questions about how the mix-up happened in the first place, and what it has to do with the network of 259 “HALO” cameras installed around the city. [City Cast Denver 🎧] | | |
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That’s all, folks! Have you perused the newly released UFO files? What do you think? One Colorado politician shared her thoughts on the alien spacecrafts — or rather, what (or whom) is actually behind the unexplained objects. |
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