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The restaurant, part of a national chain operating at more than 40 locations in 16 states, will close its doors at 1701 Pearl St. on New Year’s Day.

With rent increases on Pearl Street as high as 30 percent there is a growing belief among industry experts that the restaurants along Boulder’s iconic pedestrian walkway might soon begin to change their approach.

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The Centennial state grew by nearly 80,000 people last year, making it the seventh fastest-growing state in the country, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Broadband speeds across the country are rising rapidly, but Colorado isn’t at the front of the pack when it comes having the fastest Internet. A new study from Ookla, the Seattle-based provider of the popular Speedtest application, ranks Colorado as the 14th fastest state when it comes to average download speeds on fixed broadband. — On Wednesday, the Colorado Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that will set standards for the use of police dogs’ drug-detection skills in this state — and could have repercussions across the country. Since recreational marijuana was legalized in 2012, law enforcement agencies in Colorado have struggled to decide what to do with their K-9s trained to signal for pot. Between 100 and 120 police dogs work in Colorado, and about 20 percent still alert for marijuana. https://coloradosun.com/2018/12/12/colorado-drug-dogs-marijuana-court-case/?utm_source=The+Sunriser&utm_campaign=adbad05d37-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_24f7d21cdb-adbad05d37-42968805&mc_cid=adbad05d37&mc_eid=8e125f71d2

Gov.-elect Jared Polis will not move to the Colorado governor’s mansion and instead will stay at his home in Boulder. https://coloradosun.com/2018/11/21/jared-polis-governors-mansion/ https://coloradosun.com/2018/11/26/denver-approves-plans-for-supervised-injection-site-for-iv-drug-users/ Today’s Denver News Edition featured stories by the Colorado Sun’s writers John Frank & Jennifer Brown. Click the links for more information about today’s stories and to subscribe to the Colorado Sun. Memberships start at just $5/ month!

At any given time, one in eight Denver residents is depressed, according to a first-of-its-kind study from Denver Public Health that relied on electronic medical records and surveys to gauge the mental-health status of Denver. https://coloradosun.com/2018/11/27/denver-depression-rates-study/ https://coloradosun.com/2018/11/28/denver-zoo-polar-bears-moved/ Today’s Denver News Edition featured stories by the Colorado Sun’s writers Jennifer Brown & John Ingold. --- Colorado Sun Memberships start at just $5/ month!

Colorado’s recycling rate hasn’t improved and the amount of trash produced by Coloradans hit a record of 9.3 million tons in 2017. The statistics in the Eco-Cycle report are from 2017 data collected by the state Hazardous Materials & Waste Management Division. The numbers are based on weight of household trash that goes to landfills or gets redirected to a recycler. http://ecocycle.org/take-action/zerowastecolorado Denver International Airport travelers can now check their bags and print their boarding passes at two of its shuttle parking areas

Construction crews are working six days a week to finish the 1,501-room Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center. The hotel won’t open until December but more than one million rooms are already booked. Many groups looking to host conventions need to secure their location several years in advance so, some of the rooms are booked out as far as 2028. More than 80 percent of the conventions booked so far have never been held in Colorado before. https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/our-colorado/the-gaylord-rockies-resort-and-convention-center-isn-t-open-yet-but-1-million-rooms-are-booked You could be holding a ticket that isn’t exactly useless. Two tickets sold at a Safeway in Littleton and a 7-Eleven in Denver are worth $30,000 each. Five tickets sold are worth $10,000. They were sold at a King Soopers on West Florida Avenue in Denver, a King Soopers on Lookout Road in Boulder, a C&K Food & Gas on North Pecos Street in Denver, a King Soopers on North 50th Avenue in Brighton and a Stinker Store on West Hampden Avenue in Englewood. Another 40 tickets are worth $1,500. Several thousand other tickets sold were winners ranging from $2 to $600. In sports: The Denver Nuggets will take their undefeated record on the road and face LeBron James and the Lakers tonight for the third time in four weeks, counting two preseason wins. In Weather With the exception of an isolated sprinkle around sunset this evening we'll have dry weather all day. The high will be 68 today and the low 44 tonight.

CompTIA’s report, ranks the Denver, Boulder & Colorado Springs areas as best in the country for tech workers based on salaries, job availability, job growth and cost of living. The report, “Top 20 Tech Towns,” is the first of what the association plans to be an annual release, comes as the technology industry is experiencing significant growth. The industry expanded by nearly 200,000 jobs in 2017 to an estimated 11.5 million workers, according to the association. The report notes the cost of living in the Colorado communities ranges from 7 percent to about 15 percent higher the national average, but points to amenities and outdoor lifestyle that have made the state among the fastest-growing. https://www.aitp.org/blog/aitp-blog/2018/10/23/tech-town-usa-20-cities-it-pros-will-want-to-call-home/ SoulCycle, the national indoor cycling brand that’s gotten media attention because of its passionate following, is coming to Cherry Creek. Colorado’s first SoulCycle location, scheduled to open Nov. 10, will feature a 64-bike studio and a lifestyle boutique. The first class will cost riders $20 and following classes will cost $28. SoulCycle studios are intimate and candlelit, and instructors strive to be inspirational coaches. Lady Gaga, Madonna, Bradley Cooper, Chelsea Clinton, Katie Holmes and Lena Dunham are said to be avid SoulCyclers. https://theknow.denverpost.com/2018/10/24/soulcycle-denver-studio-opening/199340/ One day after his arrest in Englewood on suspicion of first-degree criminal trespassing, Denver Broncos quarterback Chad Kelly was waived by the team Wednesday morning.

Proposition 112 is without a doubt one of the most controversial measures on your November ballot. The measure would increase oil and gas setbacks to 2,500 ft for any occupied structure. Over $30 million is being spent against the Proposition by the oil and gas industry while only $800,000 has been raised by supporters. Top elected officials -- from Governor Hickenlooper to Congressman Jared Polis & Treasurer Walker Stapleton -- are all opposed to the measure. Despite widespread criticism… the Measure could still pass. https://kdvr.com/2018/10/22/poll-shows-polis-education-tax-oil-and-gas-drilling-setbacks-leading/ In sports: The Nuggets won a hard-fought road opener against the Los Angeles Clippers, smashed the Phoenix Suns in Denver’s home opener and then took down the defending champion Golden State Warriors in a nail-biter and one of the most tightly-contested games of the early season. The 3-0 Nuggets host the 2-1 Kings tonight in the fourth game in six nights for Denver.