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A little less than two hours from Denver, the city of Pueblo is well worth a day trip to explore all the 110,000-resident town has to offer.

Jerry Hancock served as mayor from 1967-99. He will be remembered for his kindness, worth ethic and dedication to the city of Mitchell.

Mosh Ramen is the newest restaurant concept announced to be featured at the upcoming Fuel and Iron Food Hall.

Nathan Stern and Zach Cytryn left Broad Street Realty to launch Fuel & Iron, which is opening a Pueblo-themed bar in LoDo and a food hall in Pueblo.

From nutritious beverages to a food hall with five new dining choices, two of Union Avenues historic buildings are on the cusp of a revival.

Why does Pueblo have tunnels — not just in downtown, but also in neighborhoods? What have Puebloans of old produced while living within the town? Why is the community so full of art? These stories and more will be featured in a speaker series in Downtown Pueblo. Gregory Howell, a storyteller and event curator, has created a storyteller speakeasy series that he is bringing to the Senate Bar and Grill in downtown Pueblo, aiming to showcase some of Pueblos hidden stories in a 15-week series, c...

"It is horrible out here," said one Puebloan who had to give up her Housing Choice Voucher because no one would take it.

The next step of the Holmes Hardware building’s $15.3 million revitalization is just around the corner after Denver-based commercial real estate developers closed on the purchase of the historic structure at 400 S. Union Ave. Friday.  Fuel and Iron Project developers Nathan Stern and Zach Cytryn, who work with about 40 different restaurants in Denver as professional real estate brokers, hope to close on their financing package July 9 which will allow for construction work to begi...

Trisha Kawahakui and Shannon Hernandez claim Pueblo West Campground and Arena violated federal and state wage laws. The company, in a court filing, denies it. The case is in Denver at the U.S. District Court for Colorado. Both former employees allege they were paid below the legal minimum wage and that they were not paid overtime when they worked more than 40 hours a week. The lawsuit states they did cleaning or janitorial work on the communal bathrooms and laundry facilities, as well as perfo...

Combining a beautiful historic building with Pueblo’s first-ever food hall is the goal of the Fuel & Iron Project focusing on a $15.3 million remodeling of the Holmes Hardware building, 400 S. Union Ave. “When they rebuilt it in 1915, they did the identical façade but they did a concrete structure,” Stern said. “It’s built like a tank; the building is incredibly strong, so I think they were over-compensating. "I think they wanted to build it back the second time in a way that would l...