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Will Denver’s 5 Star Certification Program Save Local Restaurants? The business-variance program could begin pre-certifying area eateries as soon as the first week of February—but increased indoor capacity will have to wait until pandemic metrics go down.Denise Mickelsen •   January 27, 2021 350 for seven days. That’s the magic marker that restaurateurs across Denver County are waiting for, the indicator that the county’s COVID-19 two-week incidence level is low enough, and has rem...

Pueblo businesses in 5 Star program can now operate under Level Yellow guidance KOAA News5 Team and last updated 2021-01-26 19:37:58-05 PUEBLO — Pueblo leaders announced Tuesday that businesses that are 5 Star certified can operate within Level Yellow restrictions on the states COVID-19 dial. City and county leaders said they received approval from the state for the 5 Star program Monday. Pueblo County Commissioner Garrison Ortiz said the program is up and running with 30 businesses in the...

In late December, Governor Jared Polis announced that all counties at Level Red on the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environments dial dashboard would be switched to Level Orange as of January 4. And should the counties maintain Level Orange standards related to COVID-19 for seven consecutive days after being accepted into the 5 Star State Certification Program, the CDPHE noted, approved businesses would be able to operate at Level Yellow standards — allowing select restaurants an...

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment rolled out its 5 Star State Certification program in mid-December, allowing approved counties to certify restaurants that meet strict health and safety requirements  to operate at more lenient COVID-related restrictions than the rest of the county. That was a month ago, and on January 14 Denver received the okay from the state to begin certifying restaurants and other businesses. Compare that timeline to Summit County, which was the fir...

Denver has been given the okay to take part in Colorados 5 Star State Certification Program, Mayor Michael Hancock announced during a January 14 press conference about the citys COVID-19 response. Being certified for the program allows qualifying restaurants and businesses to operate at Level Yellow capacity levels; theyre currently stuck at Level Orange. However, Hancock and other officials say that pre-certification cant begin quite yet because the city needs to set up the proper infrastructu...

Some Broomfield businesses start operating at 50% indoor dining capacity Ivan Rodriguez and last updated 2021-01-13 19:38:02-05 BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Since Monday, Great Scott’s Eatery in Broomfield has been operating under Level Yellow guidelines, allowing them to offer indoor dining at a 50% capacity after they were accepted into the states 5-star program. "The food is very good, the wait staff is excellent and the managers do their job," said Jolene Quigley, who has been eating at ...

/ Last week, Gov. Jared Polis downgraded the 33 Colorado counties that were classified as Level Red on the state’s COVID-19 status dial to Level Orange. On social media, Polis said he was trying to walk the difficult line between the public health crisis and the economic crisis. But the limited loosening of restrictions will not be enough to provide meaningful relief to many restaurant owners in Northern Colorado. The move to Level Orange means restrictions in those counties were loosened ove...

Denver gets approval for 5 Star program but dont expect it right away Denver7 and last updated 2021-01-27 15:13:13-05 DENVER — Colorado health officials have granted Denver a contingent approval for the states 5 Star program, which would allow businesses and restaurants to increase capacity limits, but its likely to be weeks until the program goes into effect, as the city needs to see a downward trend in COVID-19 cases. Hancock said Denver will begin pre-certifying businesses soon, though...

There is no way to avoid seeing the economic impact COVID-19 health restrictions have created across the nation, and many business owners in Pueblo County are watching the climate with concern. However, local officials are confident in a program designed to help ease restrictions for approved businesses to operate at one level higher than the countys COVID-19 metrics would ordinarily allow. Pueblo County Commissioner Garrison Ortiz has worked with many stakeholders to ensure that Pueblo County...

On January 4, under orders from Governor Jared Polis, all counties designated at COVID-19 Level Red on the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environments dial dashboard were moved to Level Orange, allowing limited on-site dining at restaurants and other loosened restrictions. As of January 8, however, the majority of Colorado counties are still at Level Red standards when it comes to their number of cases, and several are in parts of the state where the availability of intensive-care un...