Denver, CO
Migas Coffee, a Black and Latina-owned coffee shop, opens in Denver's Five Points neighborhood
DENVER — There’s nothing quite like chatting with a friend over a good cup of coffee. A new Denver coffee shop called Migas Coffee is serving up that feeling every day in the city’s Five Points neighborhood.
The Black and Latina-owned coffee shop, which opened in April, is grounded in the neighborhood’s roots.
“The name Migas comes from amigas, which means friends in Spanish,” said co-owner Marisol Jurado.
Jurado owns the coffee shop with her friend, Alex Merriex. She balances Migas with her career as a marriage and family therapist. Her career background shows through the business’s tagline, “Let us fill your cup.”
“Where is your cup? Is it full? And how can we fill it? Whether that means just like a cup of coffee or if that means checking in with you,” said Jurado.
For Jurado, coffee means more than just a kick of energy.
“When I got sober, I realized I didn’t really have a good way to connect with people,” she said. “I started inviting people out to coffee instead of going out to the club and going out and party. And people receive that really well.”
Migas is located on Walnut Street inside Green Spaces Market, a place near and dear to Merriex’s heart.
“My grandfather’s house was on 24th and Welton,” he said. “So right in the heart of Five Points.”
Merriex, who works for Charles Schwab, uses the knowledge he gained in his finance career to help fuel the shop.
“I get teary-eyed thinking about how I came from living on the east side to being able to open up a business down here. And that’s just so important to me,” he said.
Jurado said they chose Five Points for a reason.
“It’s important to us that we’re Black and brown-owned, and we’re back in the Five Points community,” she said.
According to the Small Business Administration, there were 684,726 small businesses in Colorado in 2023, with racial minorities owning 8.3% percent of them. That’s part of the reason why Green Spaces Market owner Javon Taylor provides opportunities for minority business owners.
“Local creators and minorities can come in and feel safe,” said Taylor. “Feel like they have a supportive community.”
For example, the floral design company Black + Blossomed, which is also located inside Green Spaces Market, supplies flowers for Migas.
“We have a symbiosis going on,” said Black + Blossomed owner Breigh Jones-Coplin. “I get coffee, and then (Marisol’s) just like, ‘Can I get some flowers?’ And it just works out.”
Jurado and Merriex look forward to helping customers feel like part of their growing community.
“We’re just really focusing on that connection,” said Jurado.
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The Denver Broncos are in the market for a running back.
Just two days after NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Denver wants to have the running back position addressed before the draft, Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reported that the Broncos are “poised to make a splash” at running back during NFL free agency.
“Denver is the reason why the Jets used the franchise tag on Breece Hall rather than the transition tag, according to sources, making sure Denver wouldn’t get the opportunity to put together an offer the Jets would refuse to match,” Jones wrote for CBS Sports.
Jones said the Broncos would be an obvious potential landing spot for Kenneth Walker, and he noted that Travis Etienne could be a cheaper alternative. The Athletic’s Nick Kosmider also reported this week that Denver is expected to “closely examine” the RB market, and he name-dropped Walker, Etienne and Rico Dowdle.
The Broncos also have an in-house free agent at RB in J.K. Dobbins, who has expressed his desire to remain in Denver. The Broncos can begin negotiating with pending free agents from other clubs on March 9, but no deals can become official until the new league year begins on March 11. In-house free agents can be re-signed at any time.
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Class 5A Sweet 16 has arrived, and both Grand Junction and Palisade are still standing with trips to the Great Eight in Denver on the line.
At The Jungle, the No. 2 seed Grand Junction Tigers set the tone early against No. 18 Golden. Defense carried the Tigers from the opening tip as they held the Demons to nine first quarter points while scoring 16 of their own.
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Grand Junction added eight points in the second quarter while Golden managed six, sending the Tigers into halftime with a nine point lead.
Golden responded in the third quarter, outscoring Grand Junction 16 to 11 to cut the deficit to five entering the fourth. The Tigers answered in the final period, attacking the rim and converting key shots to win the quarter 19 to 10. Grand Junction secured a 54 to 41 victory to protect its home court and advance to the Great Eight in Denver.
Top seeded Palisade also defended its home floor with a trip to Denver at stake. The Bulldogs opened with nine straight points to energize a packed gym, but Frederick settled in and closed the first quarter on a run to tie the game at nine.
Frederick continued to respond in the second quarter and took an eight point lead into halftime.
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Palisade shifted momentum after the break. The Bulldogs tightened defensively, holding Frederick to 21 points in the second half while scoring 39 of their own. Palisade completed the comeback to advance to the Great Eight.
Colorado Mesa University Women Deliver Historic RMAC Tournament Win
In collegiate action, the top seeded Colorado Mesa University women’s basketball team defeated Colorado School of Mines 96 to 51 in the RMAC Tournament, marking the largest margin of victory in the tournament this century.
Olivia Reed-Thyne led the Mavericks with 34 points on 11 of 15 shooting, her third 30 point performance this season. Mason Rowland added 22 points and Hallie Clark contributed 10 as Colorado Mesa matched a program record with its 31st win. The Mavericks will host the semifinals Friday with a berth in the championship game at stake.
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Colorado Mesa University Men Survive Overtime Thriller
The Colorado Mesa University men’s basketball team faced New Mexico Highlands University for the third time this season. The Mavericks scored 36 first half points and led by four at the break.
New Mexico Highlands shot 50 percent in the second half, received 21 bench points and outscored Colorado Mesa 43 to 39 to force a late push. With the season in the balance, Ty Allred hit a game tying 3 pointer to make it 75 and send the game to overtime. Allred scored seven points in the extra period as Colorado Mesa earned a 91 to 90 victory to advance to the next round.
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