Being enamored with a strip mall occurs as often as it has rained in Colorado this July. So readers should have taken note when we lauded Country Club Village a few months back. The Westminster shopping center at 120th and Federal had a cool, unique look that attracted numerous interesting businesses. (more…)

July 2008

by Lucy Brittin

Let’s be honest, Kermit Holiday has a great name for a comic. But he is not to be mistaken for Kermit the Frog, although both are skinny and in the profession of making people laugh. (more…)

May 2008

Usually FasTracks, RTD’s mega rapid transit train project, is synonymous with bad news—budgets, environmental problems, angry neighbors. But we’re starting to hear some progress. (more…)

May 2008

by Jacob Harkins, photo by Ed Corcoran

Offering a chef a simple ingredient gives insight into his or her creativity, which is the calling card of any gourmet cook. So we were interested to see what Ian Kleinman of O’s Restaurant in the Westin Westminster would whip up for us when we presented him a basic red potato as this month’s Challenging Element. As usual, we gave him 24 hours to wow us before we returned with camera, notepad and the challenge to keep the creation on the menu for the entire month. Using culinary skills and a dash of science fiction, he presented a unique Baked Potato Soup. (more…)

May 2008

During the election campaign season last month, city leaders in Northglenn, Westminster and Thornton all spoke of how they longed for new professional development inside their city limits. These communities have struggled to recruit high-paying jobs, and luring healthcare facilities became a top priority. It didn’t take long for Westminster to get its hands on major development. Centura Health announced plans in November to build a 126-acre development at 144th and I-25—a $300 million medical park that should help immensely in luring primary, high-paying jobs.

What’s Next: Within two miles of the project, which will break ground in mid-2008, there are 14 active and five proposed housing developments. Westminster is prime for growth.

January 2008