Denver Parks and Recreation has allocated $400,000 to put a 30-foot climbing wall and 11-foot bouldering area in the under-construction recreation center going up next to East High School.
Outdoor treats await at Denver’s new rec center
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Judge recommends 15 years behind bars for Don Iley fraud case
She exceeded the maximum prison sentence recommended by U.S. prosecutors by five years, suggesting a 15-year term, and said Iley should pay $9.7 million in restitution.
Denver sniffing out Airbnb landlords who rent investment properties
Six months after regulations banned the practice of renting investment properties for less than 30 days, Denver is making suspicious Airbnb hosts prove with government documents that they live in the homes they rent.
Nonprofit raising $6M to overhaul Globeville campus
Laradon last month opened a $6 million push to fund the first two phases of renovation on its 10-acre campus west of Interstate 25.
South Broadway welcomes doggy daycare business
Woofhaus will welcome its first canine customers July 17 at 1540 S. Broadway in the Platt Park neighborhood.
Nonprofit launches fundraiser to re-open youth shelter
After closing a Five Points services center helping homeless youth in Denver, a local organization is looking to raise $150,000 to re-open.
Three-wheeled shuttle service branches onto South Broadway
The tuk tuk — a three-wheeled, electric rig shuttling Denverites around RiNo and LoDo — is starting a free shuttle route on Broadway from the Alameda light rail station to Third Avenue.
Denver Zoo set to open animatronic dino exhibit
The zoo has installed some of the 21 dinosaur sculptures that are part of an exhibit opening July 1, including a 5,400-pound T-Rex that stands 25 feet tall.
Engineering firm adds bankruptcy to slew of legal troubles
The Centennial company is seeking bankruptcy protection to prevent a former landlord from obtaining a court judgment that it says would sink the business.
Don Iley fraud case ends with tax day guilty plea
The Centennial accountant pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud, as well as aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns.
