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The executive chef of Casa Bonita is determined to make the road easier for food workers by offering retirement and health insurance benefits.
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The executive chef of Casa Bonita is determined to make the road easier for food workers by offering retirement and health insurance benefits.
From public praise to relief over cleaner water to falling into the pool in the gorilla suit, these Casa Bonita cliff divers had lots of stories to share, some going back decades. After all, the restaurant estimates they've had over 350,000 dives in its almost 50-year history.
Employees of Casa Bonita presented a list of demands to ownership and management this week, asking them to improve the working conditions for all employees and to revert to the pay structure initially promised.
Casa Bonita has started selling clothing and other products online.
While the restaurant still has not allowed general walk-ins, the first set of customers selected from the email waitlist described their experience being at Casa Bonita -- either for the first time or the first time in years.
The much-anticipated public reopening of the Colorado institution will begin this week. But don't expect to be able to just walk in.
It would have been easier, and much less expensive, to just tear down Casa Bonita and rebuild it anew. But the new owners say instead they spent well above $40 million to get the restaurant ready for its grand reopening.
While fans wait for the much-anticipated grand reopening of Casa Bonita, they can enjoy a delicious craft beer in its honor from a patio just a few feet away.
Casa Bonita is back, but the opening day for the public has not been announced. The restaurant held a sneak peek for the media on Friday and answered some questions about the renovated space.
No, we still don't know when Casa Bonita will hold their grand reopening, but you can now jump on their waiting list.
Two billboards went up this week in Denver advertising Casa Bonita. They are located along Colfax Avenue close to Empower Field at Mile High.
Representatives for Casa Bonita have said multiple times that the Colorado landmark has not reopened yet, but CBS News Colorado crews saw a lot of activity outside the pink restaurant with security setting up metal detectors and holding clipboards.
Casa Bonita has all its permits and has hired its staff, but the restaurant still has yet to announce an official reopening date.
The Lakewood restaurant and landmark Casa Bonita appears to be very close to reopening. It has passed plumbing, HVAC and electrical inspections.
Jeffco Transcript Newspaper reporter Jo Davis is hoping you will share your stories about Casa Bonita as the iconic restaurant prepares to reopen later this month.
The iconic Casa Bonita restaurant is getting ready to open later this spring and now it has teamed up with another truly Colorado event- the Colfax Marathon.
The iconic Casa Bonita restaurant plans to hire a staff of 550 people before its grand opening later this year.
Among the challenges Colorado faces, Gov. Jared Polis did highlight one major accomplishment that is coming in 2023- the opening of Casa Bonita after months of renovations.
While an opening date is still unknown, some of the staff at Casa Bonita are working to improve communication across the team.
Casa Bonita has always been known for its pink exterior, but the new owners are going all in on a very bright pink shade.
Many people hope one of Colorado's most iconic restaurants reopens this year, but until then the NEXT Gallery is hosting an art show.
When "South Park" creators announced their intentions to buy Casa Bonita, they acknowledged the food could use some help. And boy, did they deliver on a plan to improve it.
First it was a surprise when Casa Bonita-loving South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone put their money where their animated mouths ate as kids and bought the place.
A bankruptcy judge has signed off on the sale of Casa Bonita in Lakewood.
Law enforcement agencies are seeing a spike in smash-and-grab robberies across the northern part of the Denver metro area and up into Northern Colorado.
A vacant lot near the transit hub at Colfax and Broadway has been a topic of discussion for years.
After gathering around 70% support from the 60 or so ski patrol members working at Arapahoe Basin, the employees of the local ski mountain are now on the path to unionization, thanks in part to the governance of Communications Workers of America.
Head coach Michael Malone on Tuesday night reached 432 wins as the head coach of the Denver Nuggets. That ties the record held by legendary coach Doug Moe.
It's finally time for full implementation of a 2022 ballot measure, as license applications for psilocybin healing centers become available at the end of the year.
Law enforcement agencies are seeing a spike in smash-and-grab robberies across the northern part of the Denver metro area and up into Northern Colorado.
A vacant lot near the transit hub at Colfax and Broadway has been a topic of discussion for years.
After gathering around 70% support from the 60 or so ski patrol members working at Arapahoe Basin, the employees of the local ski mountain are now on the path to unionization, thanks in part to the governance of Communications Workers of America.
It's finally time for full implementation of a 2022 ballot measure, as license applications for psilocybin healing centers become available at the end of the year.
Many survivors from the Club Q mass shooting say they're still recovering from what happened, and one of them and some family members of the victims are taking legal action.
The empty space in Denver is currently attracting the homeless and has plenty of crime. But there are plans to change the types of people who hang out there.
Candles were lit outside the site of the mass shooting on Tuesday night, two years after the shooting.
Law enforcement agencies are seeing a spike in smash-and-grab robberies across the northern part of the Denver metro area and up into Northern Colorado.
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Head coach Michael Malone on Tuesday night reached 432 wins as the head coach of the Denver Nuggets. That ties the record held by legendary coach Doug Moe.
Colorado Buffaloes head football Coach Deion Sanders brought a special guest with him to his weekly news conference in Boulder -- "Miss Peggy."
In the second half of Sunday's Denver Broncos game, rookie running back Audric Estimé momentarily took all of the crowd at Empower Field at Mile High's breath away.
An NHL referee was taken to the hospital after Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson slammed into him accidentally during Colorado's game in Philadelphia.
Bo Nix threw for 307 yards and a season-best four touchdowns, Javonte Williams got a push across the goal line from a half-dozen of his teammates, and the Denver Broncos rolled past the Atlanta Falcons 38-6 on Sunday.
President-elect Donald Trump's six-year New York criminal odyssey might need to continue for at least another four, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Only some passengers will be able to eat their favorite burgers in the skies through a partnership between Delta and Shake Shack.
Over 50 passengers and 15 crew members reported being ill with norovirus on a month-long cruise on the Coral Princess.
Rep.-elect Sarah McBride became the first transgender person elected to Congress when she won the race for Delaware's only House seat two weeks ago.
As House Democrats conduct the leadership elections Tuesday, the party is still reeling from the results of the 2024 elections — and reckoning with the path forward.
President-elect Donald Trump's six-year New York criminal odyssey might need to continue for at least another four, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Rep.-elect Sarah McBride became the first transgender person elected to Congress when she won the race for Delaware's only House seat two weeks ago.
As House Democrats conduct the leadership elections Tuesday, the party is still reeling from the results of the 2024 elections — and reckoning with the path forward.
Texas public elementary schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons under a proposal drawing intense opposition and praise.
A Colorado oil & gas executive will head the U.S. Department of Energy if President-elect Donald Trump's pick is confirmed.
It's finally time for full implementation of a 2022 ballot measure, as license applications for psilocybin healing centers become available at the end of the year.
Over 50 passengers and 15 crew members reported being ill with norovirus on a month-long cruise on the Coral Princess.
Officials suspect that migratory birds likely spread the H5N1 virus there.
Robert F. Kennedy's Jr. push to remove fluoride from the nation's public water supply could benefit some companies. Here's why.
Kennedy insists he is not "anti-vaccine," but he has a long record of false and misleading statements about their safety and benefits. What could he do as Trump's HHS secretary?
After gathering around 70% support from the 60 or so ski patrol members working at Arapahoe Basin, the employees of the local ski mountain are now on the path to unionization, thanks in part to the governance of Communications Workers of America.
Only some passengers will be able to eat their favorite burgers in the skies through a partnership between Delta and Shake Shack.
Arthur Frommer, whose "Europe on 5 Dollars a Day" guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel by persuading average Americans to take budget vacations abroad, has died. He was 95.
Word of yet another E. coli outbreak has shaken shoppers 10 days ahead of Thanksgiving.
Hundreds of UPS workers in the Denver area will be looking for new jobs in the new year. The company said it's part of an effort to move into a workflow that involves more automation.
Law enforcement agencies are seeing a spike in smash-and-grab robberies across the northern part of the Denver metro area and up into Northern Colorado.
Every time Michael Bryant leaves his apartment, he worries.
Another criminal case, impacted by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation's ongoing DNA scandal, will lead to a lenient plea bargain for a convicted killer.
The Colorado Department of Transportation is under scrutiny after more than two dozen people died in construction zone crashes this year.
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and dozens of other travelers showed up to pick up their rental cars at an upstate New York airport this summer and all of the employees of the Hertz rental car agency had "abandoned" their jobs.