Ear to the ground:
“Oh! I just put that in my wood stove!”
– A uniquely worded compliment to a Telegraph writer and cold comfort that our words are being put to good use
The Monrovia-Calif.-based specialty grocer announced last year plans to open a 14,000-square-foot food store and adjacent 3,740-square-foot wine shop on the corner of Eighth Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in southeast Denver, near Cherry Creek. The chain also will open a 14,000-square-foot store at 1906 28th St., on the site of a former Applebee’s, at the north end of the 29th Street Mall in Boulder.
Unfortunately, Two Buck (which now goes for around $3.98) will be conspicuously absent from Boulder, or anywhere else in the state. That’s because Colorado’s convoluted liquor laws only allow for one full-octane liquor license per grocery store chain. Trader Joe’s decided to use that license on what will presumably be the higher-traffic Denver store. As such, shoppers at the Boulder Joe’s, like the rest of the grocery stores in Colorado, will be singing the 3.2 blues.
Apparently, when making the decision, Trader Joe’s execs did not consider that Boulder, while smaller, is home to a rather large university with an even larger thirst for cheap drinks.
“It’s a bummer it’s not in Boulder,” University of Colorado student Ryan Koenigsberg told the Daily Camera. “I’m still excited for the other cheap, tasty treats, but I might have to make the occasional trip down to Denver to stock up on the old Two-Buck Chuck.”
Alas, it’s not all sour grapes for Boulderites. Both Alfalfa’s and Whole Foods opted to use their sole liquor licenses for their Boulder locations.
“Oh! I just put that in my wood stove!”
– A uniquely worded compliment to a Telegraph writer and cold comfort that our words are being put to good use
Denver gets Chucked, Boulder gets ...
Joe’s hos rejoice – the Colorado curse has ended. The holy grail of cheap gourmet goodies is at long last coming to the Centennial State.
Colorado’s first two Trader Joe’s have gone from a Mile-High pipedream into the pipeline, with stores slated to open in Denver and Boulder late next summer.
Joe’s hos rejoice – the Colorado curse has ended. The holy grail of cheap gourmet goodies is at long last coming to the Centennial State.
Colorado’s first two Trader Joe’s have gone from a Mile-High pipedream into the pipeline, with stores slated to open in Denver and Boulder late next summer.
The Monrovia-Calif.-based specialty grocer announced last year plans to open a 14,000-square-foot food store and adjacent 3,740-square-foot wine shop on the corner of Eighth Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in southeast Denver, near Cherry Creek. The chain also will open a 14,000-square-foot store at 1906 28th St., on the site of a former Applebee’s, at the north end of the 29th Street Mall in Boulder.
Unfortunately, Two Buck (which now goes for around $3.98) will be conspicuously absent from Boulder, or anywhere else in the state. That’s because Colorado’s convoluted liquor laws only allow for one full-octane liquor license per grocery store chain. Trader Joe’s decided to use that license on what will presumably be the higher-traffic Denver store. As such, shoppers at the Boulder Joe’s, like the rest of the grocery stores in Colorado, will be singing the 3.2 blues.
Apparently, when making the decision, Trader Joe’s execs did not consider that Boulder, while smaller, is home to a rather large university with an even larger thirst for cheap drinks.
“It’s a bummer it’s not in Boulder,” University of Colorado student Ryan Koenigsberg told the Daily Camera. “I’m still excited for the other cheap, tasty treats, but I might have to make the occasional trip down to Denver to stock up on the old Two-Buck Chuck.”
Alas, it’s not all sour grapes for Boulderites. Both Alfalfa’s and Whole Foods opted to use their sole liquor licenses for their Boulder locations.
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- Bagging it
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- January 26, 2024
- Paper chase
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- January 11, 2024
- High and dry
New state climate report projects continued warming, declining streamflows