If this were a normal year, we’d just be pushing back from the table after the ten-day eating orgy that is usually Denver Restaurant Week. But this isn’t any normal year.
On March 5, 2020, five days after the finale of last year’s Denver Restaurant Week the sixteenth annual celebration of the city’s culinary scene designed to coincide with a slow time of year for restaurants Colorado registered its first COVID-19 case. By March 17, all restaurants across the state had been ordered closed for anything other than takeout and delivery. In late May, most were able to reopen their dining rooms at very limited capacity levels, but it’s been a tough, tough time for the dining industry.
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Outdoor Retailer announced this summer’s trade show will move from June to August 10-12, 2021 and remain at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. The date change for Outdoor Retailer Summer was made to facilitate a safe and successful in-person event. Outdoor Retailer is working in conjunction with Visit Denver, the Colorado Convention Center, and show partners to implement the highest safety protocols and measures recommended by health officials and government agencies.
“The health, safety, and well-being of our community remains our primary focus as we plan for the Outdoor Retailer Summer show,” said Marisa Nicholson, Outdoor Retailer senior vice president and show director. “This industry is eager to reunite and get back to the productive, in-person business they find at the show. Shifting two months later allows more time for exhibitors and attendees to plan participation, while offering reassurance and a greater peace-of-mind in the opportunit
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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 remained low enough for seven consecutive days, that they can officially apply for the Denver 5 Star Certification Program and increase the number of guests allowed inside their restaurant dining rooms.