626 on Rood closing; Junct’n Square on Rood stepping in The owners of 626 on Rood announced on Facebook on Jan. 20 they will be closing the fine-dining restaurant on March 28, ending a run of nearly two decades. The restaurant opened in December 2006. The Facebook post said: “For 20 years, you’ve filled our […]
Caprock Academy is seeking community support to help build a new school garden that will serve as a hands-on, outdoor classroom for its K-12 students. The project is designed to give students real-world learning opportunities while building environmental awareness and a connection to the outdoors. As a charter school with limited funding, Caprock Academy is […]
Green Valley Herbal is hosting a soiree on Jan. 29, 4-6 p.m., to celebrate its one-year anniversary since moving to 1006 N. Fifth St. in Grand Junction, next door to Copeka Coffee. Green Valley Herbal owner Patricia Nizalowski said everyone’s invited. “It has been a great move,” Nizalowski said. “We’re helping many more customers with […]
Sugar & Sweethearts: A Dessert Night for CASA, will take place Feb. 14, 7-10 p.m., at the Redlands Community Center, 2463 Broadway in Grand Junction. The event’s proceeds will benefit Court Appointed Special Advocates of Mesa County. In addition to a dessert bar, the evening will feature music and dancing, and there will be a […]
DWC CPAs and Advisors recently promoted six of its employees: Matt Leach; Erin McLaughlin; Megan Lawson; Brent Metzler; Emma Mackain Quandt; and Trevor Smith DWC said in a news release, “They represent our core values of integrity, quality and community investment and core purpose to help our clients, people and communities to be better.” Leach, […]
Renovation of the building at 119 N. Seventh St. in Grand Junction has begun. The building was the former home of Junct’n Square Pizza and is now leased by Matt Chasseur and Ashley Fees Chasseur, who own fine-dining restaurant Peche in Palisade. Xtract Environmental Services was doing work inside the building a week ago. A […]
The City of Grand Junction has begun Phase Two of the Four Canyons Parkway project. The transportation improvement is designed to support future growth by reducing traffic on neighborhood streets, easing congestion and improving overall traffic flow along the 25 Road and Patterson Road corridors. In preparation for roadway construction planned in 2026, Xcel Energy […]
The City of Grand Junction invites community members to attend Books & Briefings with the City Manager on Jan. 22 from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the Barnes & Noble Café, 2451 Patterson Road. All are welcome to stop by for coffee and conversation with City Manager Mike Bennett. The event offers a chance to […]
The Bureau of Land Management began a sealed-bid timber sale Jan. 15 in Gunnison for 1.1 million board feet of timber. The West Fork Ridgeline Timber Sale primarily includes thinned Douglas fir on 808 acres of forest lands and will directly reduce wildfire threats in the area and improve forest health, the BLM said in […]
In a Jan. 15 letter to customers, Xcel Energy said it submitted a natural gas rate proposal to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission that will increase an average residential customer’s monthly bill about 11.4 percent, or $7.59, starting in October 2026. Excel Energy said the requested rate increase reflects the critical investments it made during […]