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Read about what’s taking shape in Downtown Westminster. Explore announcements, new businesses, development activity, construction progress, and the events bringing the community together.
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Downtown’s Famille, and local BBQ favorite GQue make Yelp’s top list
Local restaurants around the Denver metro area have endured countless obstacles since the start of the pandemic, but they have also established themselves as beloved gems around our communities. On Thursday, Yelp released its list of top 50 small restaurants around Denver, which includes Aurora, Lakewood, Arvada, Westminster, Littleton, Englewood, and Centennial. Here are Yelp’s…
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Tap & Burger Coming to Downtown Westminster
When Carrie Baird appeared on the fifteenth season of Top Chef in 2017, she was executive chef at Highland Italian eatery Bar Dough, one of the restaurants owned by the Culinary Creative Group. But in February 2020, Baird left the position to open her own concept, Rose’s Classic Americana, at Rosetta Hall in Boulder. Then…
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Origin Hotel opens in Downtown Westminster
Origin Westminster, a 94,000 square foot, five-story boutique hotel opened in Downtown Westminster in early Spring. The $22 million hotel, located at 8875 Westminster Boulevard, features conference and event space, a state-of-the-art fitness center and on-site restaurant, Famille. Additionally, the Tattered Cover Book Store, one of America’s premier indie bookstores will be located on the…
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New French restaurant opens in Downtown Westminster
Famille, Downtown Westminster’s highly anticipated new restaurant, will officially open to the public March 24, 2021, inside of the Origin Hotel Westminster. Downtown Westminster is a 110 acres urban development located halfway between Denver and Boulder, Colorado. The City of Westminster is acting as the master developer and now has over 1 million square feet of…
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Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters opens in Downtown Westminster
Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters is set to open its third cafe in the heart of the new Downtown Westminster development just off Highway 36 at 88th & Sheridan Blvd. Westminster will mark the third and largest location for the company, serving their award winning coffees as pour over or espresso beverages, alongside house-made pastries. Sweet…
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Tap & Burger taps Downtown Westminster for its fourth restaurant location
A local burger chain is tapping into the Westminster market. Tap & Burger, owned by Juan Padro of Culinary Creative restaurant group, plans to open a new 4,000-square-foot location at 8810 Westminster Blvd. later this year. “A lot of people are moving to Westminster, and I think we’re going to see a lot more of…
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Ascent Apartments awarded prestigious LEED® Green Building certification
Ascent Apartments has been awarded LEED® Silver Certification. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the most widely used green building rating system in the world and an international symbol of excellence. Through design, construction and operations practices that improve environmental and human health, LEED-certified buildings…
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City will use Passport app for parkers in Downtown and Westminster Station areas
As development and use has increased in the Downtown Westminster and the Westminster Station areas, the city is moving forward with plans to help manage accessibility and supply of parking in both areas. The city has already built significant parking infrastructure in both of these areas. There are parking structures at each and multiple surface parking…