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• Denver housing initiative was supposed to help 400 families. So far it’s helping 3. April 18, 2019
  Denver's LIVE program was announced in 2017 and launched last summer. So far, it has three participants.
  Andrew Kenney
• “The right thing to do”: Cherry Hills Village officially rename Swastika Acres subdivision April 16, 2019
  The Swastika Acres subdivision was named in 1908 by the Denver Swastika Land Co., well before the Nazis co-opted the symbol and forever changed its meaning.
  Sam Tabachnik
• “Micro apartment” project breaks ground in Cherry Creek North April 16, 2019
  Partners on the project, including G.H. Phipps Construction Company and Cherry Creek area architecture firm Saiber Saiber emphasized the walkability of the neighborhood as a driver for building smaller units. They expect the project to provide more attainably priced rental options for young professionals in the area when it opens in spring 2020.
  Joe Rubino
• In hotel-crazy Denver, transformation of historic Emily Griffith campus into lodging, retail space begins April 16, 2019
  The lives of countless young people were transformed on the campus of the historic in the heart of Denver in the decades after it opened in 1916. Now, work is underway to transform the long-empty collection of buildings into a hotel the owner and developer says will maintain recognizable links to its educational past.
  Joe Rubino
• Frustrated Colorado renters seek more control from state, but would proposed regulations bring down housing prices? April 15, 2019
  Escalating housing costs have left more renters in the state desperate for relief, to the point that some are ready to take up arms with one of the most powerful weapons available  -- rent control.
  Aldo Svaldi
• Colorado’s first build-for-rent community opening in Commerce City April 14, 2019
  Single-family home communities in Colorado are built almost exclusively for owners, with some investors sneaking into the mix and grabbing properties to offer up as rentals.
  Aldo Svaldi
• Judge rejects citizen group challenge to controversial “$30 land deal” in Arvada April 13, 2019
  A Jefferson County district judge ruled this week that Arvada officials didn't violate open meetings laws or abuse their discretion when they approved a revised plan for the controversial 252-unit Olde Towne Residences project last year.
  John Aguilar
• Spanish partner takes 70 percent stake in Boulder’s Avery Brewing April 11, 2019
  The iconic Boulder brewery, which has won numerous awards, recently announced an expanded partnership with Spain's Mahou San Miguel and the Spanish brewery's other U.S. craft brewery partner, Michigan's Founders Brewing Co.
  Pratik Joshi
• Colorado developer, former casino owner Bruce Deifik dies in crash at 64 April 9, 2019
  Bruce Deifik, the Colorado developer who lost a fortune running a struggling Atlantic City casino for six months, was killed in a single-car crash in Denver. He was 64.
  Wayne Parry, The Associated Press
• Lakewood’s long-stymied growth control measure going to voters in special July 2 election April 9, 2019
  The people will finally have their say on a controversial growth control measure that has spawned a lengthy court battle and even pressured city leaders to change the city code of Colorado's fifth-largest city.
  John Aguilar