Business Bites

Ava Health opening Homestead on Grand Mesa Ava Health CEO Christopher Bennett wrote in his weekly “Letters from the Resistance” column that its Homestead facility, which has 32 beds for subacute mental-health stabilization, medical detox and residential treatment, will open Oct. 19. Ava Health renovated a building that formerly served as a yoga retreat on […]

Kannah Creek closing for good Oct. 24

Kannah Creek closing for good Oct. 24

Kannah Creek Brewing Company is closing its doors for good on Saturday, Oct. 24, ending a 21-year run in Grand Junction. It announced the closing Oct. 2 on Facebook and acknowledged it on the homepage of its website, www.kannahcreekbrewingco.com. And it announced it with a large sign on its building as seen in this photo. […]

Locals claim 3 tourism awards at Colorado tourism conference

Visit Grand Junction, Rollee Smith and Taryn Brooks received 2026 Governor’s Awards for Outstanding Colorado Tourism Efforts during the Colorado Governor’s Tourism Conference in September at Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge. Visit Grand Junction was recognized for its innovative Grand Junction Outdoor Adventure Pass, which received the Governor’s Award for Exemplary Destination Stewardship Initiative. The […]

Grant funds suicide-prevention initiative for veterans

Mesa County Public Health was awarded the Veterans Affairs’ Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant, a $733,400, one-year federal grant. Mesa County Public Health said in a news release it plans to launch a new initiative for local veterans called the Tri-County Veteran Support Hub. It is a comprehensive, community-based initiative designed to […]

THIS IS COOL That’s One Big Apple!

THIS IS COOL   That’s One Big Apple!

If you recognize this metal apple sculpture from Downtown Grand Junction’s Art on the Corner and wonder why Terry Burnett has it in his home workshop, don’t worry. He’s not an art thief. Burnett is the creator of the sculpture, and he removed it from downtown Grand Junction a year ago to freshen up the […]

Greenbelt project completes safety, infrastructure improvements

After five months of construction, major safety and infrastructure improvements are complete on Greenbelt Drive and 22 1/2 Road. Mesa County, the City of Grand Junction and School District 51 worked together on the Greenbelt project, creating safer, more accessible routes for students, families and the surrounding community. The county said in a news release […]