Author: Dennis Huspeni
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Longtime Colorado political journalist Lynn Bartels dies at 69
Lynn Bartels, described by some as “Colorado’s most respected political journalist,” died Thursday. She was 69. Bartels worked for the Rocky Mountain News starting in 1993, after moving to Colorado from New Mexico. She joined the Denver Post in 2009, after the Rocky Mountain News closed, and covered politics and government — racking up numerous…
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Colorado Springs woman jailed after triple-fatal crash in Idaho
Two of the three victims, motorcycle riders, were from the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office A Colorado Springs driver has been arrested on suspicion of three counts of vehicular manslaughter after a fatal crash in Idaho Tuesday. The Idaho State Police reported the crash happened about 4 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. 12, just east of Kooskia.…
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From feeding Messi to selling at Denver airport, Maria Empanada is having its moment
Denver-born restaurant turns 15 years old and expands to unique places Lorena Cantarovici didn’t get to meet her sports hero, Argentine professional footballer Lionel Andrés “Leo” Messi, when the Inter Miami CF played the Colorado Rapids last month. But he ate food from her restaurant, Maria Empanada, and that’s pretty cool, too. “I was dreaming…
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Gazette editor Jim Trotter inducted into the Denver Press Club Hall of Fame
The Denver Press Club on Saturday will induct Denver Gazette and The Gazette in Colorado Springs Associate Editor Jim Trotter into its Hall of Fame. “Jim Trotter is being inducted into the Denver Press Club Hall of Fame because of what he has done across 50 years in newsrooms, and what he has given to…
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PNC Bank to lay off 777 from Lakewood facility
One of America’s largest banks plans to lay off more than 700 employees at the company’s West Colfax Building in Lakewood, according to notice provided to the state and to the city. The notice from PNC Bank came three months after PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE: PNC) finalized a merger with Colorado’s FirstBank in a…
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Collaboration Beer Fest on tap for Saturday
Next to the Great American Beer Festival, one of the most popular craft beer gatherings for metro Denver area beer lovers happens Saturday with the 11th Collaboration Fest. The gathering, this year at the Westin in Westminster, brings together more than 160 craft breweries that worked together to create cross-brewery collaborations like “Bock of Ages,”…
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Denver’s nearly 100-year-old City Park bandshell destroyed by fire
A fire destroyed the almost 100-year-old City Park bandshell early Thursday and the Denver Fire Department is investigating the case as possibly arson. “Last night around 2:30 a.m., the bandstand at City Park was destroyed in a fire,” City Park Jazz officials posted on Facebook. “Denver Police and Fire Departments are still on scene and…
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Vail Resorts, Alterra face class-action lawsuit over season passes
Three Colorado residents who bought either Ikon or Epic ski area passes have filed a class-action lawsuit against Vail Resorts Inc. and Alterra Mountain Co., alleging that season passes are part of an “anticompetitive scheme” that “violates the antitrust laws.” The lawsuit, which includes a fourth plaintiff from Massachusetts, was filed Monday in the U.S.…
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Defense attorneys: Does an 11-year-old boy even understand what first-degree murder is?
More than 48 hours after an 11-year-old Centennial boy was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder in the death of his 5-year-old brother, details remained scant. Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) deputies on Wednesday arrested the boy at his Centennial home. The victim was a kindergarten student at Timberline Elementary School. In an earlier statement,…
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Sage Hospitality taps new leadership
One of the most well-known Denver hospitality developers and operating company has chosen new leadership. Sage Hospitality Group, which has overseen high-profile developments like The Crawford at Union Station, named Daniel del Olmo as its new president and chief operating officer. He’s just the third CEO in the 42-year-old company’s history. But for those who…