Money siphoned from an escrow account in the Argo Mill project led federal investigators to nine other victims who allegedly lost $10 million to a Virginia title company scheme
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Posted inEducation
Idaho Springs asks court to stop bus barn construction after Clear Creek School District says it is exempt from city rules
Clear Creek School District says “a jurisdictional misunderstanding” has led Idaho Springs to file a stop-work order and now an injunction against a transportation building project
Posted inEducation
Idaho Springs cease and desist order shines light on exploding costs of Clear Creek School District bus barn project
The 680-student Clear Creek County School District is spending more than $40 million on improvements as commissioners, citizens scrutinize spending for a bus barn that has quadrupled in price
Posted inOutdoors
Colorado’s thin air carries health risks for people with hypoxia. These hikers say the views are worth it.
Self-described Hypoxic Hikers push boundaries beyond treeline in Colorado as they fight for breath and respect with a tank-toting pack they designed with Osprey
Posted inBusiness
After 50 years, the owner of Beau Jo’s is selling his famous Colorado pizza shop — to his employees
Owner Chip Bair said he hopes employee ownership will help ensure the pizzeria’s legacy.
Posted inBusiness
Idaho Springs Mighty Argo gondola group wins $8.7 million judgment against escrow company that stole deposit
Judge agrees that Virginia-based escrow company stole $4.5 million from the Idaho Springs Mighty Argo investors and created fake documents to hide the theft.
Posted inBusiness, News, Outdoors
Their family ran the Denver-owned Echo Lake Lodge on Mount Evans for decades. The city’s new plan does not include them.
MOUNT EVANS — The T-shirts and hoodies are stacked deep on the tables of the 95-year-old restaurant. Bill Carle estimates he’s spent about $300,000 on the Mount Evans souvenirs for the Echo Lake Lodge his family has operated for 57 years. He spent that before Denver officials told Carle the city would not be renewing […]
Posted inTransportation
Colorado wants to fix the Floyd Hill I-70 nightmare. Here’s how.
A few white-knuckle miles of “pinched” lanes ruin the mountain experience for travelers and neighbors alike. CDOT’s next megaproject is a $700 million effort to move beyond 1959.
Posted inBusiness, Crime and Courts, News, Outdoors
Idaho Springs gondola project investors ask judge to force escrow company to return “stolen” $4.5M million
The Mighty Argo project wants to build a 1.2-mile gondola that reached the EPA Superfund site at the Argo Mill on the banks of Clear Creek
Posted inNews, Wildfire
Wildfire evacuation orders lifted near Idaho Springs as blaze is contained
IDAHO SPRINGS — Firefighters have contained a 15-acre wildfire in a central Colorado mountain community as authorities lifted evacuation orders Monday for residents who were forced to leave their homes a day earlier. Clear Creek County Sheriff Rick Albers told reporters the fire began Sunday as a structure fire and destroyed two homes, a cabin […]