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Chipotle just opened its first drive-thru in Colorado, another one is on the way

"Chipotlanes" are rolling out across the country, at a time when customers can't dine in and want more pickup and delivery options.




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Polis says he’d like to see Colorado’s restaurants reopen in May — possibly before Memorial Day

Gov. Jared Polis said Friday that his goal is to have Colorado’s restaurants reopen in May, possibly before Memorial Day, depending on the effectiveness of the state’s new “safer-at-home” phase.




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Three-minute siren test planned for Wednesday in Denver

Denver will conduct a three-minute test of the Outdoor Warning Siren System on Wednesday.




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Guest commentary: RTD tightens rules, expands policing to keep out poor and homeless

As RTD scatters the homeless, many are likely to crowd into the few areas where they are still allowed during the lockdown, possibly exacerbating this public health crisis.




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Guest Commentary: Once again, we must ask what we can do for our country

Sixty years ago, a young president urged us to ask what we could do for our country. We have not heard that challenge since. But now our health and economic threats require us to renew that challenge and recover the ideal of service.




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Feldman: America has no plan for the worst-case scenario on COVID-19

In the midst of the constant up-and-down of coronavirus news, both from science and the markets, it’s easy to lose sight of the scariest scenario of them all: the one where there’s no magic bullet. In this entirely plausible situation, there would be no effective Covid-19 vaccine or transformative therapy; the combination of testing and contact tracing wouldn’t successfully suppress the outbreak; and herd immunity would come, if at all, only after millions of deaths around the world.




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Friednash: Deploy federal funds to feed seniors and rescue Colorado’s restaurants

The restaurant industry predicts that as many as 30% of all Denver restaurants and 22% statewide may permanently go out of business if they can’t open before the end of May.




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Guest Commentary: We need a new measure of success — economic and political — that accounts for sustainability

How strong is our economy if it can’t absorb shocks? If growth comes at a great expense to future generations? And where is the scorecard that tells us how we are actually doing?




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Douglas Langworthy, curator of DCPA’s New Play Summit, dead at 61

Douglas Langworthy, director of new play development at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, died Monday at the age of 61, the DCPA said.




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Denver Center for the Performing Arts cancels or postpones all shows through April 12

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts, one of the country's largest nonprofit theater organizations, is shuttering many of its 2019-2020 shows in light of new public health guidelines provided by the state and city during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Denver Center for the Performing Arts cuts staff, cancels shows amid coronavirus shutdown

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is reducing staffing costs by more than 50% and announcing a new round of show cancellations in an effort to stem millions of dollars in losses due to the coronavirus shutdown.




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“Book of Mormon” cancels Denver summer dates amid national tour’s demise

The Tony-winning, nationally touring Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon" on Tuesday canceled its Denver dates amid a cross-country shutdown related to the coronavirus pandemic.




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DCPA postpones “Hamilton” ticket sale two days after announcing it

Two days after announcing it, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts is postponing public sales of tickets for the touring Broadway musical “Hamilton.”




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Volatile days ahead for Colorado’s Front Range housing markets

Anyone wanting to buy or sell a home in metro Denver this year needs to buckle up and prepare for a wild ride in the months ahead.




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Businesses that rent Denver-owned space can delay their payments

Dazbog, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Pizza Republica and others that rent city-owned space have the option to defer rent payments for three months this year.





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Metro district board candidates face election challenges because of coronavirus restrictions

The novel coronavirus pandemic has been a challenge for dozens of metropolitan district board candidates across Colorado as they grapple with stay-at-home orders and social distancing impacting their campaigns.




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Tenants at Acacia Apartments in Denver strike on rent

Members of the Acacia Tenants Union in Denver have posted banners saying "Don't Pay May" and "Rent Relief Now" after failing to reach terms for rent relief with their landlord, Olive Bark LLC.





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Kiszla vs. O’Halloran: Would John Elway be dumb to draft for need in first round?

In the first round, Mark Kiszla wants the best player available, with the most Pro Bowl potential, regardless of position, every single time. Is that the right approach?




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Kiszla: John Elway’s riskiest draft choice in 2020 is Drew Lock as right answer at quarterback

Unless quarterback Drew Lock is all that and a bag of chips, John Elway is going to look stupid, no matter how wisely the Broncos choose in the NFL draft.




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Kiszla: Jeudy! Jeudy! Jeudy! Broncos get lucky, make Grade A pick and land best receiver in NFL draft.

Not to suggest the Broncos and John Elway got lucky with the 15th pick in the NFL draft, but when Denver was on the clock, any Goober could’ve screamed the obvious choice:




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Keeler: Jerry Jeudy and the Broncos are huge hits with Colorado sports gamblers, too

When FanDuel asked, Will the Broncos Make the Playoffs?, 97% of the weekend action among Colorado bettors was on “Yes.” These days, if you can’t trust your heart, trust your gut.







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Keeler: Brian Mullan, ex-Rapids midfielder, now battling coronavirus on the front lines

A toast to Brian Mullan. To Grandma Betty. To the nurses who selflessly, thanklessly, not only keep pulling their weight over the line. But ours, too.




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Keeler: With Tom Brady and Big Ben on the docket for the Broncos’ September, Drew Lock needs to pick up where he left off

No sooner had Broncos coach Vic Fangio walked over to the deep end of the pool when NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell ran over, unseen, and shoved him straight into the water.






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Dathan Ritzenhein, 3-time Olympic runner and CU Buffs standout, announces retirement

Distance runner Dathan Ritzenhein announced his retirement Thursday, closing a career during which he made three Olympic appearances and also was one of the first to question the methods being used by his coach, Alberto Salazar, who is serving a four-year doping suspension.





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Their wrestling tournament canceled by COVID-19, Broomfield family starts “helping” by producing face masks

Xtreme Pro Apparel, a sports attire company based in Broomfield, specializes in producing anti-microbial fabric necessary for wrestling singlets to combat skin disease. Now it will make face masks to assist in combating the coronavirus.




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Kiszla: Is it a curse? Coronavirus, boycott, war and stuff that shatters Olympic dreams every 40 years.

If the planet's biggest sporting event isn't immune to worldwide strife, why should we be shocked COVID-19 could also wipe out the NBA playoffs or the entire major-league baseball season in 2020?




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Athletes completing doping bans get unexpected chance at Tokyo Olympics

Athletes completing doping bans over the next year will be eligible to compete in the postponed Tokyo Olympics, an unintended effect of the coronavirus pandemic that has some crying foul.




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Denver man sentenced to 8 years in federal prison for two smash-and-grab burglaries of gun stores

A 21-year-old Denver man was sentenced on Thursday to eight years in federal prison for a carjacking and burglarizing two gun stores.




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Man who allegedly pulled knife on woman in an Arvada store is arrested

A man suspected of pulling a knife on a store employee in Arvada has been arrested, police said




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New York gym chain has big plans for Denver, but is there enough room for it to bulk up?

Blink Fitness was launched in Manhattan in 2011. Now the New York City gym chain is looking to get physical in the Denver metro area, aiming to open more than a dozen locations over the next eight years.




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Woman allegedly spits on Arvada cop, tells him, “There’s some corona for you”

Brenda Johnson, 62, was arrested Sunday for investigation of second-degree assault on a peace officer, driving under the influence, hit-and-run and several other traffic charges, the news release said.




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Zoom weddings and drive-by birthdays: Life’s big moments still find a way in the midst of a pandemic

Coronavirus has turned life upside-down, but Coloradans found alternative ways to celebrate in the here-and-now.




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Human-triggered avalanches rise as more people go into backcountry to exercise

More people, many inexperienced, have been in the backcountry since the coronavirus outbreak shut down downhill skiing.





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Colorado State Patrol targets illegal parking in Loveland, Berthoud passes after viral video

Colorado State Patrol will crack down on illegal parking on Loveland and Berthoud passes, the agency said Thursday, days after a video showing scores of cars parked back-to-back along the road went viral amid concerns that the drivers were failing to appropriately social distance.




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Forest Service closes campgrounds, picnic sites and many trailheads across Colorado

Plus, Colorado Parks and Wildlife closed all of its campgrounds.





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An outdoorsman says goodbye to the outdoors — at least for now

Trips to national parks are canceled. Popular hiking trails are avoided. Mountain towns are left unexplored.




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When in Rome … stay indoors during the coronavirus pandemic, or else

There are 350 different varieties of pasta. If my coronavirus lockdown in Italy lasts much longer, I may try them all.