Tag: Mcgregor Square
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Avalanche fans converge in downtown Denver, leave disappointed after Game 5 loss
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Throngs of Avalanche fans who thought they were coming downtown for a victory party Friday night left disappointed after the home team dropped game five of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning. But just three-and-a-half hours earlier, downtown was abuzz with fans…
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One Shot Back golf simulator bar now open in Denver | Metro Moves
Welcome to The Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to [email protected]. Now open Indoor golf simulator and cocktail bar One Shot Back opened earlier this month at 2134 Curtis St. in Denver, according to a news…
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Developers have doubts about Denver’s plan to boost affordable housing
As housing prices soar in the Denver area, a City Council committee is expected to discuss a proposal that supporters say would build and maintain more affordable units. The proposed program would ensure that developers create affordable units along with market rate condos and apartments. Builders and Realtors, however, have doubts whether those plans will help or…
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Work to begin on new 30-story office tower in downtown Denver
Construction begins Thursday on the biggest office tower to dot the Denver skyline in years. Chicago-based Riverside Investment & Development Co. will break ground on a 30-story, $400 million office tower at 1900 Lawrence, a company official said Wednesday. It’s the company’s first Denver development, after having built three towers in the Windy City topping 50…
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Denver’s green roof ordinance morphs into a broader mandate
Denver has one of its first commercial rooftop green spaces despite the city morphing the citizen-led Green Roofs Initiative into a less ambitious energy conservation and heat island reduction plan. McGregor Square, a 659,000-square-foot development owned by the Colorado Rockies that is next to Coors Field, took the green roof ordinance to heart when its design process began in…
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Tattered Cover, with bar, to open in Westminster
The next chapter in the story of Tattered Cover, Colorado’s largest independent bookseller, begins next week when its new location opens in Westminster. Fans of the storied retailer will surely celebrate the plot twist in store for them: Adult beverages at the Best Sellers Bar. It’s the chain’s fifth full-sized store, continuing an expansion that…
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National Western Stock Show parade canceled
With weather forecasts calling for snow and “dangerously low temperatures,” National Western Stock Show officials canceled the downtown parade and an event planned at McGregor Square on Thursday. “We will not risk animal safety with slick streets,” President and CEO Paul Andrews said Tuesday. “Being right isn’t always popular; and being popular isn’t always right. We…
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LoDo businesses to hold holiday celebration in support of nonprofits
Four of Lower Downtown Denver’s biggest attractions are teaming up to host a philanthropic holiday celebration on Sunday. The event, dubbed “LoDo Gives Back,” will feature family-friendly holiday-themed activities and opportunities for attendees to donate to local nonprofits at Market Station, Union Station, Dairy Block and McGregor Square. All of Sunday’s celebrations are set to…
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All-Star fans flood downtown prior to first pitch
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For as long as she can remember, Natalie Tyre has dreamed that, one day, she’d be lucky enough to attend Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game. After being stuck inside for over a year, Tyre said she decided this was the year she would see the…
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Decades-old traditions resume, new ones are made as thousands flock to Coors Field for opening day
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For nearly a decade, Paul Kaufhold and his son Nick have been in the stands at Coors Field on Opening Day. Although the two grew older and saw players come and go, many things stayed the same, including the Cracker Jack and hot dogs accompanied…