The Party Doesn’t Stop @ Perry! West Line Opening Festivities
WCBID has recruited the Justice League of Street Food, street performers and B-Cycle for West Line Opening Festivities on Saturday April 27th. Encompassing two sites, the Perry Street station and the block at the corner of Colfax and Raleigh, the event also features live music, from Spanish guitar to a civil war brass band at …
Traveling Route 40 Now Open on West Colfax with Opening Event Friday
Traveling Route 40, the juried exhibit of Colfax photos, is now up in West Colfax at Confluence Ministries (1400 Quitman). Join us this Friday April 5th from 5-7pm for an opening with wine and cheese, and take in not only remarkable photos of Colfax but also plans for St Anthony’s redevelopment and our mobility project. …
New Façade Improvement Grants Available
Changes Large and Small Underway on Colfax DENVER, CO — Thursday, Feb.11, 2013 — Denver businesses on East and West Colfax Avenue will be getting new coats of paint, windows and exterior lighting with grant support from The Fax Partnership and West Colfax Business Improvement District in 2013. The Denver Office of Economic Development (OED) …
Traveling Route 40: Call for Artists to Celebrate Colfax’s Urban Tapestry
Are you an amateur or professional photographer with a vision of Colfax? The WCBID and its partners are now looking for photographs of Colfax for this traveling art show as part of the Month of Photography in March. The West Colfax BID, 40 West Arts and other Colfax partner districts from Aurora to Lakewood invite photographers …
Annual Meeting to Preview 2013
The BID will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday November 13th at 4500 W Colfax at 5:00pm. This year’s meeting will feature: EFG Brownfields Partners presentation of first round site plans for St Anthony’s BID 2013 project proposals for facades and street improvements, budget and more Information on brownfields assessment grants, construction projects, Mi Pueblo …
Mi Pueblo Opens
The wait is over: West Colfax now has a local grocer! The new Mi Pueblo is in the Festival Plaza shopping center at Colfax and Irving, with fresh fruits and vegetables, prepared food, and a bakery.
District Marketing Workshop
The West Colfax BID brings the Collaboration Lab to West Colfax on Friday, October 26th at 2pm at 4500 W Colfax to provide a marketing workshop for district business. The workshop brings the Lab’s “Business Unusual” approach to create marketing strategies tailored to the district.
District Projects Advance
Projects are moving ahead on both ends of the district. Beginning on the east end, Denver broke ground for the new Westside Library at Colfax and Irving on August 24th, with Mayor Michael Hancock on hand for the event. August 24th Library Groundbreaking (photo courtesy of Denver Public Library) In addition, earlier this …
Free Social Media Marketing
Foursquare is a mobile app that lets users broadcast to their networks real-time patronage of businesses. Users reviews also serve as a guide to others looking for a “tip” on a particular service or product, often food. Even though there is no financial incentive for this free advertising, this app has become very popular, and …
Events this week and next
St Anthony’s Redevelopment Meeting: First Round Site Plans Wednesday October 3 more info Small Biz Marketing Thursday, September 27 Business Development Tuesday, October 2 www.milehighbiz.org Greater Good Academy 8 week evening course begins October 1st improve your triple bottom line for low/moderate income entrepreneurs
