LGBTQ+ Bar Closing in Cap Hill After 'Rising Cost of Labor'

LGBTQ+ bar closing in Cap Hill after 'rising cost of labor'

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver Sweet, an LGBTQ+ bar in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, is closing after it said it couldn't stay open with the rising cost of labor, among other factors. Denver Sweet on Lincoln Street opened six years ago as an all-inclusive establishment. However, the owners said, like many small businesses, rising costs and changing customer habits made it hard to stay open. ‘I have never seen it this bad’: Colfax restaurant to clo…

‘Incredibly difficult.’ LGBTQ bar closes after 6 years in Capitol Hill

The LGBTQ bar Denver Sweet is shutting down after six years on Capitol Hill. Here's why.

Rook Room receives national designation

The Iowa LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting for Rook Room Game Lounge on Wednesday. The new game lounge and cafe, located at 300 S.W. Fifth St., opened in late May. At the ribbon-cutting, Chad Johnston from the Iowa LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce announced that the Rook Room is the 12th business in Iowa to be certified as…