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David Gonzales, left, and Michael Manoogian pitch their company Stomp Athletics to the Sharks. (Disney/Christopher Willard)

Denver鈥檚 Stomp Athletics lands $50K deal on Shark Tank for basketball shoe traction pads

April 17, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

Denver startup Stomp Athletics scored a $50K deal on Shark Tank with Kevin O鈥橪eary. The company鈥檚 basketball shoe traction products saw a major sales spike after airing.

Beau Jo's Pizza server Kaylee Taunton serves up a hot pizza to customers Thad Hagen, left, Kurt Hall, second from left, Mike Baker, fourth from left, and Marco Silva, fifth from left, at the Arvada restaurant on April 13, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

56 Denver restaurants urge City Council not to lower tipped minimum wage

April 16, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

56 Denver restaurants are urging City Council to keep the tipped minimum wage at $16.29, opposing calls to lower it to Colorado's state rate.

Jon Johnson has owned Moda Man since 2009. (Photo by Max Scheinblum/BusinessDen)

Downtown men鈥檚 fashion retailer to close after decades in business

April 15, 2026 at 11:34 a.m.

Market Street didn鈥檛 fit Moda Man very well.

3501 Delgany St will soon be home to Flower Shop Beer Werks. (Photo by Max Scheinblum/BusinessDen)

New brewery opening in former Mockery space in RiNo

April 14, 2026 at 7:27 a.m.

Jacob Sabo is opening Flower Shop Beer Werks at 3501 Delgany St. in Denver.

Alexandra Hansen and Will Lake stand in front of their soon-to-be pickleball concept, Doubles Club. The former site of Infinite Monkey Theorem in RiNo is set to open this summer. (Max Scheinblum, BusinessDen)

Pickleball concept coming to Infinite Monkey Theorem space in RiNo

April 9, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

鈥淣othing quite like ours exists yet in an area that has a lot of housing and a lot of young professionals,鈥� said Alexandra Hansen, co-owner of Doubles Club, set to...

Nude Foods co-founders Rachel Irons, left, and Verity Noble in the 鈥淪hark Tank.鈥� (Courtesy Disney/Christopher Willard)

Nude Foods opts not to ink deal reached on 鈥楽hark Tank鈥�

April 9, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

Nude Foods, which has two stores in Denver and Boulder, hopes to raise $1 million from angel investors.

Joel Gratz, founder of OpenSnow, skis at Vail in February 2023. (Courtesy OpenSnow)

Despite winter season struggles for Colorado ski industry, startup OpenSnow sees banner year

April 3, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

Despite a downturn year for the Colorado ski industry due to winter conditions, weather app Open Snow posted revenue and subscriber growth.

Blake Street Tavern in Denver, Colorado on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Blake Street Tavern successor signs lease following nearly two-year process

April 2, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

Jeff Moerke, who owns and operates The Tavern Kitchen & Bar in Snowmass will open a similar concept: Tavern on Blake Street at 2301 Blake St.

Aaron Grant and Kris Johnson recently bought the building at 1096 S. Gaylord St. for $6 million. (Provided by Wash Park Social)

Wash Park Grille replacement to debut at the end of April

March 31, 2026 at 3:01 p.m.

Bart Hickey is whipping up something new at 1096 S. Gaylord St.

The Barn鈥檚 menu features an $18 burger, a $25 smoked half chicken and a $26 blackened salmon. (Courtesy The Barn)

鈥楢merican classic with a twist鈥�; chef rebuilds Englewood outpost

March 27, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

鈥淲e want to be a local family spot where people in the neighborhood can come eat and get their favorite foods,鈥� said Chase Devitt, owner of The Barn.

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