"It's always something here. It doesn't seem like there's an end in sight. It's just become part of daily business."between 14th and Colfax avenues, where a group of small businesses — the Corner Beet, Balanced Root Apothecary, Rooted Heart Yoga and Wellness, and the Glam House — have been struggling to make patrons and workers feel safe.
"Our customers feel very uncomfortable," says Glam House employee Sienna Abeyta."People come up to their cars, come up to them when they're outside. It's scary." "It's always something here," says one business owner."It doesn't seem like there's an end in sight. It's just become part of daily business. It's something that we now have to deal with every day, and it's an added stress on our plate.
The Denver Police Department's crime map, which uses National Incident-Based Reporting System data, shows at least ten reports of crimes being committed in January alone, with the most recent call coming into the DPD on January 25 for drugs and alcohol — the area's most common complaint., readers debate whether the action just goes with the territory along Colfax, or the city needs to do more to improve the block. Says cocacola:Colfax could be a cultural beacon and pride of the city.