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The Upton Residences in downtown Denver is on track to deliver 461 condos next summer and marks the city’s largest condo project since the Spire came online with 496 units in 2009. In between, came The Coloradan, which delivered 334 condos at Union Station in 2019.Aside from those, and a few smaller luxury projects, metro Denver hasn’t seen much new condo construction, which developers attribute to a highly litigious environment over construction defects in Colorado. In theory, in such a new condo-starved market, selling out the Upton Residences should be a slam dunk, but will it be?The Spire faced delays…

Food festivals like The Big Eat, which took place July 18, can be a fascinating way to pinpoint food and beverage trends. Set against a clear blue sky at the open-air Galleria at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, this year’s event attracted 1,200 attendees and 80 vendors, and it didn’t disappoint. The excitement (and hunger) was palpable.“The Big Eat started at Union Station before Union Station was even developed. It was kind of just a dirt pit, and it was circus-themed,” said Kristen Rauch, executive director of the nonprofit EatDenver, which hosts the event. “There were only around 30 vendors, and…

Colorado Democratic party leaders praised President Joe Biden’s decision to “pass the torch” by stepping out of the race for reelection on Sunday as many voiced early support for Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s new nominee.Biden announced he would “stand down” from seeking reelection in a statement posted just before noon Sunday, the culmination of weeks of private and public pressure from Democrats — including some from Colorado — concerned about his chances of winning against former President Donald Trump in November.In separate statements, Colorado’s Democratic congressional delegation thanked Biden for his service to the country and hailed…

By CHRIS MEGERIANWASHINGTON — She’s already broken barriers, and now Kamala Harris could become the first Black woman to head a major party presidential ticket after President Joe Biden abruptly ended his reelection bid and endorsed her.Biden announced Sunday that was stepping aside amid widespread concerns about the viability of his candidacy.Harris is the first woman, Black person or person of South Asian descent to serve as vice president. She joined the Biden ticket after a rocky and abbreviated run of her own for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Biden said Sunday that deciding on Harris as vice president was…

A man Denver police described as an “intruder” was shot and killed early Sunday morning in the city’s University neighborhood.A resident in the 2300 block of East Evans Avenue was returning home just before 1 a.m. Sunday when they were surprised by an intruder, Denver police said in a post on X. The resident shot the man, who died at the scene.The address is near the University of Denver.The resident is cooperating with police and the investigation is ongoing, according to the department.This is a developing story and may be updated.Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your…

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection after a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about the incumbent’s fitness for office. The unprecedented announcement, delivered less than four months before the election, immediately upended a campaign that both political parties view as the most consequential in generations.The president — intent on serving out the remainder of his term in office — quickly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take on Trump and encouraged his party to unite behind her, making her the party’s…

A man and a Fort Collins police officer were injured in a shooting Sunday afternoon near City Park and Grandview Cemetery, according to the Fort Collins Police Services.Police responded to a single-vehicle rollover near West Mountain Avenue and South Bryan Avenue around 12:41 p.m., where they found the driver leaving the vehicle with a gun, police officials said in a news release.The driver “exchanged gunfire with officers” and ran toward the cemetery. Police followed him and “more gunfire occurred,” Fort Collins officials said Sunday.SWAT officers in an armored vehicle approached the man, who was injured, arrested him and provided medical…

A pipeline company is seeking approval to enlarge its gasoline storage facility north of Denver, an expansion that would increase the pollution spilled into the air near an elementary school in a neighborhood already considered one of the most polluted in Colorado.Many in the community — including elected officials and leading environmental advocates — say they didn’t know about Magellan Pipeline Company’s proposed expansion across the street from Dupont Elementary School in unincorporated Adams County.They’re frustrated about a lack of communication about the plans from the company and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Air Pollution Control Division, which…

More than 200 flights were canceled or delayed at Denver International Airport on Sunday as airlines continued to recover from a global technology outage that began Thursday.There were 86 canceled flights and 181 delayed flights at DIA as of 10:30 a.m., according to flight tracking website FlightAware.Of the 86 canceled flights, 65 were on United, 15 on Delta and six on Frontier. Most of the delays were on Southwest, United and Delta.The initial outage caused more than 1,200 canceled and delayed flights at DIA on Friday and more than 800 on Saturday.Updates from United, Frontier and Delta airlines posted Friday…

While enjoying our backyard over the recent holiday weekend, my wife and I noticed the immense growth of two trees we planted 20 years ago. From a scant four feet of height decades ago, they have quietly been thriving and are now nearly 18 feet tall. Their progress was quiet, nearly unnoticed and consistent. Compounding growth, whether in nature or finance, is similar: enough time can bring impressive results.Seemingly every few years, a familiar story is published. A quiet person from a forgotten town, typically with little or no education and a low paying job, accomplishes the unusual. Over time,…