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Wellness Beyond Weights: Personal Coaches Open The Mind Body Lounge in Wheat Ridge

Sarah Kornhauser and Joel Griffin coach their bodybuilding clients to become physically stronger while also imparting lessons about healthy recovery. Now business partners, Kornhauser and Griffin own and operate The Mind Body Lounge next door to the renowned Armbrust Pro Gym in Wheat Ridge, where they have worked as independent contractors for years. The Mind

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Zoe Jennings April 1, 2026
Marketplace

Strumming up Business: Wheat Ridge Music Store Celebrates 61 Years

Wheat Ridge’s Drum City Guitarland music store is celebrating 61 years of business this year.  A feat in both the small business world and music store industry, owner Jason Kae credits their hard work both at the store and online for the business’s longevity.  Kae and his brother Tim run the business their father started

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Zoe Jennings February 3, 2026
Community

Why Wheat Ridge’s Bowling Scene is Booming

Covid-19 killed a lot of things, but bowling wasn’t one of them. In fact, according to Wheat Ridge Lanes owner Spencer Frame, the pandemic did the opposite: it helped create a bowling renaissance in Wheat Ridge. “After Covid, people really wanted to get together because they were isolated for so long,” Frame says. ““In the

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Daniel Greeson February 3, 2026
Community

When Does Local Support Local?

Supporting local businesses, schools, families, and neighborhoods should come naturally. It’s what we do when a new shop opens on the corner, when we enroll our kids in the school down the block, or when a business owner becomes more than a name on a storefront—they become a neighbor. We celebrate their wins, and when

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Guy Nahmiach January 3, 2026
Marketplace

What Documents Should You Keep After Paying Off Your Mortgage?

For many homeowners, paying off a mortgage is a milestone worth celebrating: what documents should you keep after your mortgage is paid off? Absolutely. Even if you’ve paid off your mortgage, your Owner’s Policy remains one of the most important documents you own. The Owner’s Policy and your Vesting Deed proves legal ownership of your

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Jean Clements January 3, 2026
Marketplace

Banking on Community: Vectra’s Wheat Ridge Branch Works Alongside the City

Vectra Bank’s Wheat Ridge branch joined the city’s revitalized 38th business corridor in 2018. Before the move, the Bank maintained its status as a community-based bank—and one of the few banks to dispense $10 bills at ATMs—when it first opened in Wheat Ridge in 1985. Vectra’s Retail Regional Manager Mark Hall lived in Wheat Ridge

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Zoe Jennings January 3, 2026
Marketplace

The Deli Case is Broken, But the Recipe Isn’t: Why Belfiore Italian Endures

Walk into Belfiore Italian on 38th Avenue, and you step into a time capsule. For 67 years, this shop has served as a cultural touchstone in Wheat Ridge; its walls steeped in the traditions of Italian-American heritage. Nothing symbolizes this history quite like the stark white, porcelain-enameled steel Deli Case, original from 1964. Gino Scarafiotti,

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Michael Whalen December 3, 2025
Wheat Ridge

Wheat Ridge Honors 2025 Business Award Winners 
at Annual Breakfast

The City of Wheat Ridge, Wheat Ridge Business Association (WRBA), Wheat Ridge Chamber of Commerce, and Wheat Ridge’s LocalWorks recognized outstanding businesses in the community at the 21st Annual Business Appreciation Awards Breakfast. Distinguished guest Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen, alongside local leaders and members of the business community, joined Wheat Ridge Mayor Bud Starker to honor

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Amanda Harrison November 5, 2025
Marketplace

Mercedes Mexican Restaurant Gets a Makeover…and a Second Chance

Businesses on 38th Avenue are no strangers to the impact on traffic flow from the Wadsworth construction, but when you throw in the current climate of economic hardship for restaurants, it’s hard not to wonder how they are surviving. We checked in with Mercedes Mexican restaurant as recently opened for the first time in over

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Tawny Clary October 1, 2025
Community

Join Wheat Ridge Lanes in Sharing Our Town’s Story

Wheat Ridge Lanes is on a mission to honor and celebrate the vibrant history of our town, and we need your help! We are currently searching for historical photographs, paintings, and artwork that showcase the people, places, and memories that shaped Wheat Ridge into the community we love today. As a longtime hub for fun,

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Spencer Frame October 1, 2025
Marketplace

Keeping It in the Family: Insurance Brokerage Goes Beyond a Call Center

Business owner and president Paul LoNigro doesn’t believe in the sterile granite and marble decor found in typical insurance offices.  Step inside the Wheat Ridge Group Insurance Analysts and Risk Management (GIA) office and you’ll find Beatles art, `50s and `60s memorabilia, Italian heritage keepsakes, a “Back to the Future” hoverboard, White Fence Farm menus,

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Zoe Jennings October 1, 2025
Community

Wheat Ridge Poultry & Meats to Reopen, Preserving 83-Year Legacy

After months of uncertainty following its closure in May, Wheat Ridge Poultry & Meats will soon reopen under new ownership, preserving a legacy dating back to 1942. Jeff Prah, a veteran of Denver’s meat industry, has taken over the 5650 W. 29th Avenue shop’s lease and plans to open it again in mid-October. The new

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Daniel Greeson October 1, 2025
Wheat Ridge

Lawn Mowing App Greenpal To Expand To Wheat Ridge

GreenPal, an app that connects homeowners with local, vetted lawn care professionals, is launching in Wheat Ridge. Nashville-based GreenPal allows homeowners to find local, pre-screened lawn professionals. Homeowners can list their lawns with their service date and lawn care needs. Vetted lawn care pros can then bid on their properties based on Google Street and

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Gene Caballero September 3, 2025
Community

New Businesses at West 29th Marketplace

This summer, two recent business additions to the West 29th Marketplace are excited to continue welcoming local residents. Anne’s a la Mode Since 2019, Amanda and Mark Crisman have established themselves as part of the Denver-area pie scene’s upper crust. Each summer, they haul around “Sweetie Pie,” a 1969 Yellowstone Canned Ham trailer turned mobile

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Frank DeAngeli May 7, 2025
Marketplace

Anteak Booteek Bridges Three Centuries of Vintage Clothing

What began as a high school dream for Wheat Ridge local Diane Allison has evolved into a bustling vintage clothing shop on 38th Avenue. Anteak Booteek isn’t just a vintage clothing store – it’s a place where history hangs on every rack. Allison’s passion for transforming clothing goes back to her junior high days at

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Daniel Greeson February 5, 2025
Marketplace

A Sriracha By Any Other Name

Sriracha, a fiery red sauce that has captured the taste buds of spicy food enthusiasts around the world, offers not just a kick of heat but also a fascinating study in the realm of trademark and trade dress law. Originating from the coastal city of Si Racha, Thailand, this sauce has transcended its humble beginnings

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Jonathan Milgrom December 4, 2024
Marketplace

The Impending Corporate Transparency Act

Transparency in company operations. For businesses, investors, and legal practitioners, understanding the Act is vital not only for compliance but also to stay ahead in a market that increasingly values transparency and ethical business practices.  Background  The Corporate Transparency Act was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. The

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Jonathan Milgrom November 7, 2024
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