Feds selling Federal Center property in Lakewood as lawsuit looms

The auction of the public land began less than two weeks after the feds rejected a controversial plan to build hundreds of supportive housing units near Federal Center Station for people experiencing homelessness.

Feds rejected 600 Lakewood housing units after getting wrong PDF, nonprofit says

It's one of the key details in a decision that may completely derail Colorado Coalition for the Homeless's controversial plan to build emergency homeless housing and, eventually, 600 units of supportive housing in Lakewood.

‘Application DENIED,’ Lakewood mayor says, but the fight to build hundreds of homeless housing units isn’t over

This is a significant reversal in a long-running fight.

Lakewood mayor wants to focus on childhood hunger, affordable housing

First Dutch Bros. Coffee in Denver area underway in Lakewood

Dutch Bros. Coffee shop plans to open its first Denver area location this spring near Casa Bonita in Lakewood.

Huge, solar-powered Lakewood homeless campus plan takes next step

Lakewood's mayor had hoped for something different, but a nonprofit is now pulling together a financial plan to take on the $120 million project.

Construction starts on new apartments for baby boomers

"There is a tremendous demand for more senior housing as our population ages," said Robert May, managing partner with Avenida Partners.

All eyes and ears are on Kennedy as Supreme Court hears Lakewood wedding cake case

His vote likely to decide the outcome, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy voiced competing concerns about religious freedom and civil rights.

Colorado Mills exec hopes customers give the mall the ‘benefit of the doubt’ after Nov. 21 reopening

When customers return to Colorado Mills next week after a nearly half-year hiatus, they'll see a mall that still needs work.

Colorado Mills sets holiday hours for reopening after spring hail storm

Colorado Mills plans to, by and large, be open to the public again Tuesday, Nov. 21 ahead of Black Friday, according to a memo the company shared Friday.

Colfax Week

Lakewood turned a mall into an urban core — now it’s trying again on West Colfax

Where is downtown Lakewood? That's a loaded question with a complicated history. With new investment, it could once again be along West Colfax.

Colfax Week

Jewish pioneers built the miniature downtown near Mile High — and a legacy on Colfax

Jewish immigrants were part of those first colonial population booms that shaped the city and state -- and they left their mark on Colfax Avenue.

Health care, the nuclear codes and Nazis: It’s a Cory Gardner town hall in 2017

Let me tell you about the existential dread.

Colorado Mills plans to have interior areas leading to stores “safe and functional before Black Friday”

The heavily hail-damaged Colorado Mills shopping center expects to have its common areas leading up to store entrances ready before Black Friday, according to a letter sent Thursday from the owner of the mall.

Man possibly in trouble for bringing trash bag of low-grade weed to Colorado emergency room

Despite the legalization of marijuana, it remains illegal to possess more than an ounce of cannabis.

After six hours of debate, Jefferson County leaders accept money for affordable housing, other programs

This type of decision usually is a simple one, but this year it became a debate about whether enforcement of fair housing laws endangers the suburbs.

Lakewood woman dies after escaping fire in her apartment

Was Colorado Mills prepared for one of the most damaging hail storms in its 15-year history?

Colorado Mills's roof had not undergone any major repairs, according to Lakewood city records, since its opening in fall 2002.

Colorado Mills might not reopen until November

Colorado Mills was hit hard by last week's hail storm, with shoppers and workers forced to evacuate.

Huge Denver-area hail storm damages, closes Colorado Mills mall

Colorado Mills in Lakewood was hit especially hard by Monday's thunderstorm, forcing a temporary closure. "I’m pretty sure our whole store was destroyed."