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‘We're not going anywhere': Community comes together to support businesses on Colfax during construction
DENVER (KDVR) — For months now, businesses have been feeling the impact of a year-long construction project putting a bus lane on Colfax.
'It was a nightmare and still kind of is, I mean, just today this week is new where we lost a bunch of sidewalk, which is brand new to us this week,' co-owner of Lion's Liar, Michael Thorne, said.
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But now the community is stepping up with events like the Bigwig Bar Crawl put on by Colfax Ave, a group designed to bring the community together in the area.
Those at the crawl said it is just a part of being in the community.
'I think since all the construction started, you know I have hurt people talking, saying it is hurting businesses,' Kathryn Teeple, who attended the event, said. 'To come out and get a group of people to come together to try and go around, have fun and support the businesses.'
Thorne said the community has had to rally together, even the Walgreens in the area offered their parking lot to help the live music acts that come through the bar.
'Any parking that we had, and so is everybody else here, but Walgreens luckily gives us their parking lot to use, which is great, especially since we're a live music venue, so we need somewhere to load music in,' Thorne said.
With the construction expected to finish in 2027 and the roads and sidewalks opening back up Thorne says they will push through, just like they have in the past.
'We're not going anywhere, no matter what, no matter, I mean, we have survived a lot and we are going to continue on it,' Thorne said.
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