Old School Burgers in Aurora, the last location of a restaurant chain founded by Hall of Fame relief pitcher Goose Gossage, was seized last week by the Colorado Department of Revenue for unpaid taxes.
Gossage, who lives in Colorado Springs, opened the original restaurant as Burgers-N- Sports in Parker, but the name was later changed to Old School Burgers, with additional locations in Englewood and Aurora.
The Aurora outlet at 1760 S. Havana St., owned by Havana Restaurants LLC, is in arrears to the state for $35,980.90 in sales-tax and wage withholdings dating back to June 2010, according to the Department of Revenue. The phone number has been disconnected, and the company registration with the Colorado secretary of state’s office is not current.
The Parker and Englewood restaurants closed several years ago, and it was not clear whether Gossage was still a shareholder in the company.
An auction of the restaurant’s contents will be held at the Aurora eatery Nov. 3 at 11 a.m.
Lithia may return.
I told you Tuesday that Dealin’ Doug Moreland bought the last remaining Lithia car dealership in Colorado, but that doesn’t mean the Medford, Ore.-based company won’t take another shot at the state.
“Lithia will certainly consider Colorado again, especially since it’s my home state, and I have good tickets to the (University of) Colorado football games,” said vice chairman Dick Heimann, a CU and North High School alum.
Lithia’s sale of the Lithia Volkswagen dealership in Thornton completed a cycle — Moreland sold seven dealerships to Lithia in 1999 and then bought them all back.
“The main reason we sold the (VW) store is that Doug Moreland and his company made us an offer we felt we couldn’t refuse,” Heimann said. “When you’re given an offer that is solid, you take it.”
In the pink.
If it’s pink, don’t blink. Denver Yellow Cab, owned by Veolia, has painted three cabs pink and Metro Taxi Denver has plastered pink-ribbon decals on eight cabs in honor of breast-cancer-awareness month.
Both cab companies will donate funds to the American Cancer Society during October as part of the international Pink Ride program, spearheaded by the Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association.
Drivers cannot accept donations, but the public can contribute to the cause by texting “pink” to 41518.
Girl power.
The Women’s Vision Foundation, a nonprofit organization that helps professionals realize their full leadership potential, will host the 2011 Women’s Success Forum from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Colorado Convention Center.
The day-long event features such speakers as Peter Swinburn, president and chief executive of Molson Coors Brewing, and Dr. Ellen Langer, a Harvard University psychology professor and author.
Mary Rhinehart, chief financial officer for Johns Manville, will be given the Woman of the Year award. More information at .
Eavesdropping.
“Wow, look at that plus sign on the mountain!”
A 9-year-old girl viewing for the first time the illuminated Olinger cross on Mount Lindo
Penny Parker’s column appears Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Call her at 303-954-5224 or e-mail pparker@denverpost.com.
