Several people were ready to venture into Cripple Creek casinos, which opened Monday, Judith Kohler reports. All the casinos, including in Central City, had to get exemptions from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to reopen. They must follow certain guidelines and restrictions.
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The reopening of metro Denver’s centers of commerce continues this week, with Cherry Creek Shopping Center announcing that it will swing its doors back open for business at 11 a.m. today for the first time since the novel coronavirus struck three months ago.
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While it wasn’t the two-year extension some were hoping for, a new law passed Monday in the Colorado legislature allows bars and restaurants to continue selling alcohol to-go for another year at least, Josie Sexton reports.
“This bill provides critical relief for an industry that has been uniquely hard-hit by COVID-19,” Colorado Restaurant Association CEO and president Sonia Riggs said in a release. “For some it will literally be the difference between surviving and closing.”
What’s new
- Customers turn out for reopening of Cripple Creek casinos; Black Hawk, Central City ready to welcome back public
- Colorado lost more than 7,000 clean energy jobs since coronavirus pandemic, industry organization says
- Alcohol takeout, delivery will continue in Colorado for another year
- Gabe Landeskog back for Avalanche voluntary skates “to make sure I’m ready” for playoff run
- MLB, MLBPA headed for “disaster” as owners insist players waive right to grievance hearing
- DIA welcomes back first international flight in 75 days
- Colorado coronavirus infections increase by 143 as hospitalizations remain relatively flat
- Cherry Creek to welcome back shoppers Wednesday for the first time since March
Resources
- Denver’s free COVID-19 testing at Pepsi Center now open to anyone who may have been exposed
- Colorado coronavirus data tracker: Where are cases being reported?
- More symptoms, no slam-dunk drugs: What we now know — and still don’t know — about the coronavirus
- Frequently asked questions about coronavirus in Colorado
- Coronavirus timeline: An in-depth look at COVID-19 in Colorado
- Colorado unemployment FAQ: How to apply, details about missing PINs and more
- Do I have the coronavirus? Here’s what to do if you’re not sure.
- Colorado coronavirus housing FAQ: Resources for renters and homeowners
- How social distancing works and what it means for you
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