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Close El Paso County businesses qualified under the county's five-star business certification program may operate under loosened capacity restrictions as of Wednesday, March 3, 2021, officials announced. In this file photo from May 1, 2020, Amber Bowen gets her roots touched up at Honey Salon and Spa in Colorado Springs. (Chancey Bush/The Gazette) Chancey Bush/The Gazette
El Paso County 5-star certified businesses can begin operating under Level Blue guidelines Colorado Department of Health and Public Environment and last updated 2021-03-03 18:49:39-05 EL PASO COUNTY â Colorado Springs announced Wednesday that 5-star certified businesses can immediately begin operating under Level Blue guidelines on the state COVID-19 dial. For this to happen, the state needed to achieve a 70% vaccination rate among those 70 years and older. Governor Polis announced Tuesday that the state had reached that goal. Under Level Blue, most businesses can move to operating at ...
Christie Aschwanden / KHN On a sunny Saturday this month, Ruth Hatfield was sitting with a friend’s dog on a sidewalk bench in downtown Grand Junction. Back home in Snowmass Village, 120 miles away through winding Rocky Mountain roadways, local officials had just shut down indoor restaurant dining as COVID-19 cases reached some of the highest levels in Colorado. Here in Grand Junction, though, restaurants were open, and Hatfield had sought out those with the local health department’s “5-star certifications,” a designation meant to reassure people it is safe to patronize businesse...
Pitkin County moving back to Red Level, businesses react Pitkin County to enforce additional COVID-19 restrictions. and last updated 2021-01-13 21:40:22-05 ASPEN, Colo. â Meat and Cheese, a restaurant in Aspen, isn't serving the numbers itâs accustomed to this time of year. âItâs unfortunate,â Meat and Cheese restaurant manager Sam Hayes said. On Monday, the Pitkin County Board of Health decided to move back to Level Red on the state's COVID-19 dial this weekend, which closes all indoor dining. The change only adds to the restaurant's pandemic problems. âYou know...
Some Broomfield businesses start operating at 50% indoor dining capacity Ivan Rodriguez and last updated 2021-01-13 19:38:02-05 BROOMFIELD, Colo. â Since Monday, Great Scottâs 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 state's 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 Great Scott's for 20 years. "50% is manageable but obviously being at 50% now, weâre at half ...