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John Mertz’ family is a microcosm of Colorado’s electorate — it leans to the left in the aggregate but contains a generous splotch of purple. Mertz, his wife and a daughter are voting for Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s presidential election, while another daughter and son support former President Donald Trump.

Since it opened in 2016, Denver Central Market has remained relatively consistent, without much turnover. In fact, aside from the addition of chef Zach Spott’s Lunchboxx in 2021, there haven’t been any new purveyors at the upscale Larimer Street food hall — until now. In August, chef Andrea Frizzi handed the reins of his two concepts – Vero, a pasta and pizza spot, and seafood market Tammen’s – over to developer Ken Wolf (who owns the food hall) in order to focus on his new Milano-inspired eatery, Risica, slated to open next year.

Metro Denver’s housing market heated up instead of cooling down last month as buyers defied expectations they would take a wait-and-see approach until the election was over. If anyone was hitting the pause button, it seemed to be sellers. Buyers closed on 3,443 residential properties last month, a 2.3% increase from September and a nearly 8% bump up from October 2023.

Maine Shack, which first opened its doors in Denver in 2019, is closing its two free-standing locations in Colorado, according to the company’s social media pages. The Boulder store, at 2010 16th St., closed on Sunday, Nov. 3, just a year after it opened. “This was not an easy decision to make, but with the rising cost of labor and goods, along with current economic challenges facing small businesses, closing Boulder was best for the health of our company,” the message read. Related Articles Restaurants, Food and Drink | Denver Central Market makes big changes on Larimer Street Restaurants, Food and Drink | DTC Slice is turning pizza dreams into pizza science Restaurants, Food and Drink | 3 new Denver-area restaurants, bakeries that will satisfy your sweet tooth Restaurants, Food and Drink | Denver’s Infinite Monkey Theorem is closing after 15 years Restaurants, Food and Drink | Legacy Pie Co.

The Denver City Council voted down eight proposed amendments to the city’s 2025 budget on Monday night, including rejecting a request to give another $2.5 million to the Denver Basic Income Project, a program that is gauging the impact of providing direct cash assistance to homeless or formerly homeless Denverites. The final vote on that proposed change was a 6-6 tie with one member, Councilwoman Flor Avlidrez, absent for the latter part of the meeting. Even some council members who felt the project showed promise in improving participants’ lives and housing outcomes felt that the ask was too much.

In a gardener’s mind, going back to standard time means getting the outdoor chores finished earlier in the day, before the sun goes down. That’s typically not a problem, unless snow gets in the way. Here are a couple of November ideas that will help your trees and other plants get through the winter with less stress, plus an easy outdoor container planting idea that you will thank me for next spring. Tree wrap warmth Giving trees a leg up with an insulation wrap of protection around the trunk each fall is worth the 10 or so minutes it takes to do.