
A Day in the Life of a Restaurant Trying to Survive the Pandemic
For a long time, a common refrain has been that more than half of restaurants close before even making it a year. Now think of the chances of survival if you opened one right before the pandemic.


For people who lost homes in the Marshall Fire, insurance might not cover everything.
Losses from the Marshall Fire are estimated at $513 million. Standard homeowners’ insurance might not cover the entire cost of repairing and replacing homes lost or damaged.

Xcel Energy has given out 20,000 portable heaters. Many are still without electricity and gas
Technicians are going door to door in order to restore electric and gas.

Colorado housing market could slow down with higher interest rates in 2022
The median price of a single-family home in metro Denver is $543,000, up more than 16 percent from a year ago.

Where’s the snow? Colorado ski resorts dealing with early-season woes, but help could be on the way
Colorado’s multibillion-dollar ski industry could really use a good year. But the snow cover on many of Colorado’s slopes is stubbornly thin.

Dec. 13, 2021: This is what it takes to run a family-owned restaurant in the pandemic
A survival story today. Of a small business that has survived shutdowns, changing public health orders, and labor & supply shortages. Step into a day in the life of Zomo Asian + American Eatery in Englewood. From dawn ‘til dinner, it’s a race to find ingredients, prepare them, and serve a hungry (and sometimes impatient) public.


From dawn to dinner at a family-owned restaurant that has survived the pandemic
A day in the life of Zomo Asian + American Eatery, a family-owned restaurant in Englewood.


Colorado on track for record employment, but the recovery is uneven, CU report says
The leisure and hospitality industries continue to struggle, and workers who are women and people of color were hit harder.

Colorado resorts get ready for omicron as ski season starts, but they aren’t panicking yet
For now, skiers and snowboarders can hit the slopes using the same COVID-19 guidelines that were in place before omicron became a concern immediately following the Thanksgiving holiday.

Colorado’s mountain towns are on track to see record winter travel
Lodging in the state’s resort communities is already 80 percent booked for the week following Christmas

Colorado mountain towns asked voters to weigh in on solving their housing woes. These are the measures that passed and failed
Housing costs in places like Crested Butte, Ouray and Telluride are rising further out of reach for the people that actually work there.

Supply chain woes mean Colorado’s vast market of outdoors goods are more expensive, stuck on boats and even looking different
The supply chain logjam started with a surge in demand for goods from people stuck at home during the pandemic, and the snags have only gotten worse.

A number of Colorado towns and cities are asking for voters’ help to solve their lack of affordable housing
The tension has been building for several years, but the pandemic became a tipping point.

Unemployment continues to fall in Colorado, but supply chain issues and labor shortages are slowing job growth
The trend in Colorado mirrors what is happening in the rest of the country, with steady job growth and monthly hiring stalling out in August.

Colorado tourism pushing for international visitors after pandemic put the brakes on travel in 2020, new director says
The Colorado Tourism Office isn’t banking on the pandemic-fueled surge in domestic travel to fill the state’s mountain towns forever.

For people sleeping in their cars, parking lots serve as a safe place to get back on their feet
The Colorado Safe Parking Initiative operates several lots around the state, where some people find refuge from fear of being towed while living in their vehicles.