Restaurant operators say fewer COVID-19 restrictions “didn’t really change all that much” on the first day

The six-foot distancing rule is still a huge limiting factor. 

Heavy, wet snow brings some power outages to Denver

Winter never really leaves, does it?

Art District on Santa Fe considers resuming First Fridays

With new programming, good weather and improving optimism, businesses and galleries are seeing more foot traffic.

Why some people nearly had Garth Brooks staring into their homes on Colorado Boulevard

Instead, they got the Wright brothers.

Denver’s considering forcing landlords to apply for licenses to rent their properties

The goal would be to give the city a better idea of how many rentals exist and more leverage over enforcing housing standards.

What the new, looser COVID-19 restrictions mean for your social life, Denver

Denver is moving to level Blue on the COVID-19 dial. Here's how the new restrictions affect bars, theatres, restaurants and gyms.

Film on the Rocks is rolling back to Red Rocks. Here’s what you can watch and when.

Some screenings will even return to the amphitheater!

Zaidy’s Deli will reopen at a new Holly and Leetsdale location after closing in Cherry Creek last year

It’ll bring back old recipes, as well as the original owner to work on the staff.

Denver also stops use of vaccine from Johnson & Johnson

Six women who received the vaccine, out of 6.8 million people, are known to have had a stroke. One person has died.

As the need grows for shelters for minors experiencing homelessness, Denver chips in money for services

City Council approved two contracts worth $1.6 million for Urban Peak, which serves people ages 15 to 24.

Airbnb is cracking down on Fourth of July one-night stays to prevent partying in the pandemic

Guests “without a history of positive reviews” won’t be able to book one-night stays in Denver over Independence Day weekend.

After a year of furloughs and delays, Colorado Ballet is finally getting back into dancing shape

Colorado Ballet performs its first live, in-person show after a year of furloughs and postponed seasons

The Museum of Nature and Science’s arachnid queen now has a trapdoor spider named after her

It's the third animal species named in honor of scientist Paula Cushing.

One of the oldest homes in Northeast Park Hill could be on the chopping block

The owner has filed for a permit to consider demolishing the 132-year-old home. It's under contract to be sold.

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Maps of toxic hazards show a wash of chemicals over the Denver metro’s north and west edges

From Inspiration Point to Elyria Swansea, here's a pretty intimate look at the risks related to the metro's industrial activity.

Things to do in Denver this weekend, April 9-11

Salvado Dali, Itchy-O or dim sum, anyone?

Black Denverites are more likely to be ticketed and arrested than white people in many categories

Like all data stories, this one is way more complicated than it appears.

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Denver has 29 public-access bodies of water. Which ones can you swim, kayak or fish in?

Not everything blue on a map is meant for swimming.

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Where Denver can — but mostly can’t — add more marijuana dispensaries

Also, did you know Denver equals roughly 56,000 football fields?

DU study: White people and people of color are sometimes prosecuted differently by city attorneys

But District Attorney Beth McCann said that doesn't mean "pervasive issues of racism, bias or implicit bias" exist in her office.