Justin Wingerter

A worker plays with dogs at PetSmart in the Littleton area on Feb. 18, 2015. (Seth McConnell/The Denver Post)

PetSmart used dog grooming school to ‘trap’ employees, Colorado says

July 31, 2025 at 11:48 a.m.

“PetSmart lured prospective dog groomers with promises of ‘free’ paid training, only to trap them into staying with the company,” Attorney General Phil Weiser said.

Bales of crushed aluminum cans are stacked high as Alberto Hortez keeps things tidy at Waste Managements northDenver recycling center. Volume has risen since the city instituted a system that makes recycling easier for residents.

Waste Management threatened with eviction from Denver recycling facility

July 30, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

While it waits for a new $100 million sorting facility to be built in Aurora, Waste Management claims it is being wrongfully evicted from its current Denver recycling facility.

Investors say Aspen jewelry CEO stole millions meant for diamonds

July 22, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

The lawsuit is the latest fallout from a financial scandal involving Lugano Diamonds, which has a store in Aspen, and its founder Moti Ferder.

a BMO bank sign on the side of a building

Bank says local IT exec stole millions through phony loans

July 19, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

BMO claims that at least 16 loans worth $2.1 million were “wholly fraudulent” and it suspects an additional 30 (totaling $4.6 million) were too.

Little Bear Saloon is located in downtown Evergreen. (Google Street View)

Owners’ dustup turns to legal duel at Little Bear Saloon in Evergreen

June 25, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Less than two years after it was sold to a trio of business partners, the decades-old Little Bear Saloon in Evergreen is reportedly failing to pay its landlord, vendors and...

Phony Denver crypto school robbed Florida man of $860K, he says

June 21, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Brian Firestone of Florida claims that a fraudulent online trading school in downtown Denver has partnered with a fake cryptocurrency exchange in Cherry Creek to rob him.

FILE – A sign is displayed on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., Sept. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Law firm in Belcaro sues Google to get one-star review removed

June 19, 2025 at 12:29 p.m.

There are nearly 500 Google reviews for Galperin & Associates, but one stands out.

Denver-based Freebird will be opening in Cherry Creek North in February.

Bootseller closes Cherry Creek HQ, 14 stores during ‘severe liquidity crisis’

June 17, 2025 at 6:24 a.m.

The Denver-based bootseller Freebird has left its corporate headquarters in Cherry Creek, laid off staff, and is closing at least 14 of its 20 stores while it works to find...

Vinyl Me, Please’s new CEO Nick Alt and President Emily Muhoberac. VNYL Inc., a St. Louis company that owns similar subscription services, announced Tuesday that it had acquired Vinyl Me, Please on May 27 for an undisclosed price.(Courtesy of VNYL Inc.)

Denver’s Vinyl Me, Please sold as it sues execs for starting RiNo plant

June 4, 2025 at 5:24 p.m.

St. Louis-based VNYL Inc. purchased Vinyl Me, Please for an undisclosed price

A 7 Brew location in Hinesville, Georgia. A 575-square-foot 7 Brew Coffee kiosk is proposed in Aurora. (7 Brew, Instagram)

Is a coffee kiosk a restaurant? In Aurora, a judge must decide

June 4, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

Opponents say the proposed 7 Brew location violates the subdivision's governing documents not allowing restaurants.

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