December home sales: Parker nabs top spot; 3 houses cross $10M threshold

The Dever Post 1/8 1:00A Lily O Neill

December was one of the biggest months ever for Denver’s luxury residential real estate market, as three homes sold for more than $10 million. For comparison, only two homes sold for over $10 million...

Jeffco, Cherry Creek, Douglas County school districts on delay starts Thursday because of frigid...

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 1/5 4:34P Kieran Nicholson

All Jeffco Public Schools building and facilities will be on a two-hour delay Thursday morning because of wintry weather and frigid temperatures. Attention Jeffco Public Schools staff & families: All Jeffco Public Schools buildings and facilities...

The 10 most expensive Denver area home sales in 2021

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 12/29 10:00A Lily O Neill

While December isn’t officially in the books, 2021 has seen the largest number of million-dollar home sales yet in Denver. BusinessDen’s analysis of six years of home sale data found that the number...

Embattled CEO of Northstar Commercial Partners sells Cherry Hills mansion for $8.5M after scare

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 12/27 10:00A Thomas Gounley

The embattled CEO of Northstar Commercial Partners has sold his Cherry Hills Village mansion for $8.5 million. But Brian Watson feared a recently appointed receiver might cancel it in the final...

As housing costs soar, Colorado leaders will push cities to get denser

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 12/20 1:00A Alex Burness

Colorado s housing crisis is now such that even people making above-average salaries are struggling to rent or buy at rates they can afford. State lawmakers appear mostly united on at least one way the state should address this problem: embracing...

Four Colorado Businessmen Indicted For Falsely Claiming Disinfectant Killed COVID-19 Virus

CBS Denver (News) 12/19 10:12A Colorado News – CBS Denver

DENVER (CBS4) The Colorado Attorney General s Office announced Friday a grand jury indictment against four individuals and a Wheat Ridge-based company for deceptively marketing and selling a disinfecting service with a product they knew could not...

Students Help Build Tiny Homes For Those In Need

CBS Denver (News) 12/9 12:24P Colorado News – CBS Denver

DENVER (CBS4) Students from the Cherry Creek Schools Innovation Campus received a hands-on lesson with the Denver Tiny Homes Village. The students helped put up walls, run electrical wire, complete...

Top Denver/Boulder area November home sales: Evergreen castle priciest, Golden record set

The Denver Post (Local News) 12/6 10:00A Lily O Neill

After five years on the market, a limestone castle in Evergreen finally crowned a buyer last month. The 21,692-square-foot mansion sits on 35 acres at 600 Chateau V Road and sold for $9.5 million on...

A COVID-19 vaccine mandate for Colorado schoolchildren? Not so fast, say public health officials

The Denver Post (Breaking News) 11/28 1:00A Jessica Seaman

Coloradans ages 5 to 11 are now eligible to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, but the state health department and school districts aren’t rushing to require the shots to attend school. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment...

Top 5 home sales in October: Mike Shanahan’s mansion price was double the next costliest

The Denver Post (Breaking News) 11/7 5:55A Lily O Neill

With a record-breaking local sale price of $15.7 million for a single-family home, it’s no surprise Mike Shanahan’s former Cherry Hills Village mansion was the priciest local residential property to...

Top 5 home sales in October: Mike Shanahan’s mansion price was double the next costliest

The Denver Post (Business) 11/7 5:55A Lily O Neill

With a record-breaking local sale price of $15.7 million for a single-family home, it’s no surprise Mike Shanahan’s former Cherry Hills Village mansion was the priciest local residential property to...

Denver school board election leans towards union-backed candidates, but two races are close

The Denver Post (Breaking News) 11/2 2:58P Jessica Seaman

Residents appeared to be voting to add candidates backed by the teachers union to the Denver Board of Education, according to unofficial results posted at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Four of the candidates backed by the union were ahead in the early evening,...

Denver school board election leans toward union-backed candidates, but two races are close

The Denver Post (Local News) 11/2 2:58P Jessica Seaman

Residents appeared to be voting to add candidates backed by the teachers union to the Denver Board of Education, according to unofficial results posted at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Four of the candidates backed by the union were ahead in the early...

Colorado school boards slow to consider paying members

The Denver Post (Local News) 11/1 12:58A Jessica Seaman

Efforts to pay school board members have yet to gain traction among local leaders five months after Colorado lawmakers passed a bill to allow the compensation. The Board of Education for Aurora Public Schools last week became the latest to take...

Mike Shanahan’s Cherry Hills mansion sold to investment firm CEO

The Denver Post (Breaking News) 10/31 10:30A Thomas Gounley

The entity that purchased Mike Shanahan’s mansion in Cherry Hills Village last week is affiliated with the CEO of a Denver-based investment management firm. The 32,254-square-foot mansion at 8 Cherry Hills Park Drive sold on Oct. 21 for $15.725...