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Colorado brewers roll out lighter option
Reflecting a national trend centered around healthy living, Colorado breweries including Oskar Blues, Ska, Odell and New Belgium have begun rolling out low-calorie, low-carb brews targeted at consumers with active lifestyles.
Retailer launches CBD vending machines
Loveland-based CBD retailer Plenty Wellness recently unveiled its automated retail channel for selling cannabidiol products, Plenty Wellness Express. The machines sell Plenty Wellness products as well as CBD products from other brands. In the next 12 months, Plenty Wellness plans to have Express automated retail kiosks in 300 gy[...]
Listings down, prices up in mountain towns
Real estate experts say pandemic influences include pent-up demand from buyers, limited availability as potential sellers choose to remain in place, interest rates as low as 2.5% for a 30-year mortgage, and significant increases in location-neutral workers who have proven productive. The active summer buying season extended into[...]
The importance of shopping sustainably this holiday season
Wrapping paper, single-use plastics, and packaging materials pile up in the trash this time of year, introducing more pollution into our environment. The good news? There are many ways that we can be more conscious consumers this holiday season. For those who want to shop green but don’t know where to start, here are some idea[...]
What’s a seller to do in today’s real estate market in Denver?
This is a great time to list your property due to low inventory and interest rates. While the low inventory does have buyers nervous, those who come to the drawing board well prepared are still able to find homes. The same holds true for sellers who are looking to sell. Everyone needs to be prepared in advance to attract the right buyer as well as act when the right home comes along.
How to support Denver’s arts and culture jobs
As the year comes to a close, the pandemic continues to hit Denver’s arts and creative sector especially hard. In the early fall, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation and The Denver Foundation awarded nearly $1.2 million to 41 organizations thanks to the COVID-19 Arts & Culture Relief Fund. Now, the Foundations are gearing up for a [...]
2021 Colorado real estate predictions
Wondering what 2021 has in store for Denver real estate, and if 2021 is the year to buy and/or sell? Here are some insights and predictions that may inform a few of those big decisions.
7 tips for finding the right tenant
Finding the right tenant is key to the success of any real estate investor. In fact, most major problems landlords face are the result of putting the wrong tenant in their property. Here’s how to find the perfect tenant for your Colorado rental property to make investing in real estate a little easier.
Comcast launching “Lift Zones” in Denver Metro Area
Working with its network of nonprofit partners, Comcast is providing robust WiFi coverage at safe spaces like parks and recreation centers, Boys & Girls Clubs, Girls Inc. and other non-profit and community centers that are expected to help thousands of low-income students get online, participate in distance learning and do t[...]
Beer in 2021 and beyond
Breweries that want to not only survive but to thrive on the other side will need to change and adapt. 2021 may or may not mark the end of the pandemic, but it will certainly bring additional twists and turns for breweries as they weather the current crisis and position for growth in the coming years. As 2020 finally nears its e[...]
Respect gaining for cut-and-sew industry
As COVID-19 spread across Colorado in the spring, sewing skills were suddenly in high demand. It was a shot in the arm for Colorado’s cut-and-sew industry, which has withered as manufacturing largely migrated overseas over the last 40 years. But can the mask boom sustain a broader comeback for the sector?
Properties of a pandemic
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic–and in some ways because of it–the 2020 metro Denver real estate market through September continued to establish new highs (for home prices) and lows (for inventory).
