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Douglas County first in the metro to be eligible for the 5-Star Certification Program


Santa Claus delivered a present a day early as 33 Douglas County businesses can now operate at 25% indoor capacity under the state s 5-Star Certification Program. 
Douglas County, one of the first counties to apply for the program, was informed Wednesday by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment that it had completed 10 days of stable and declining hospitalizations and may now authorize certified businesses to open, according to a news release from Douglas County. 
Beginning Wednesday evening, 18 restaurants, 14 gyms and fitness centers and one indoor event venue can operate at a higher capacity limit than the state s COVID-19 dial ordinarily allows. ....

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Douglas County Restaurants Reopening Dining Rooms Under 5 Star Program


Christmas came early to Douglas County, the first county in the metro area approved for Colorado s new 5 Star Certification Program, which allows restaurants to reopen their dining rooms if they follow strict protocols (tables must be ten feet apart, for example) and are approved to do business by the county.
In Douglas County, that translates to at least twenty restaurants that can now serve diners indoors. They include many of the eateries at Park Meadows, including P.F. Chang s, the Rio Grande, Perry s Steakhouse, Seasons 52, GQueBBQ, Lone Tree Brewing Co,, Red Robin and the Yard House. Eateries in Parker and Castle Rock have also reopened. And, yes, Red Lobster and Applebee s will be serving on Christmas Eve. (See the full list of certified Douglas County restaurants as of early December 24 here.) ....

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Blake Street Tavern to Temporarily Close on January 1


Chris Fuselier, owner of the Blake Street Tavern at 2301 Blake Street, is temporarily closing his sports bar on January 1, but he hopes to be back once indoor spaces can reopen at partial capacity. The reason? It s just too damned cold out there to stay open in January, and tents with open sides aren t helping.
The DDPHE [Denver Department of Public Health & Environment] visited about three weeks ago and said we were okay, Fuselier says of an inspection of his 40-by-90-foot tent, which had two opposite sides open at the time. But ten days ago, another investigator showed up and said there was not enough ventilation. They said the sides had to be completely open from top to bottom and side to side. ....

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