New in DougCo
Venues opening, chefs arriving, spaces coming online across Douglas County.
New in Douglas County: An ER for Crystal Valley, Nova Glow Finally Picks a Date, a Parker Speakeasy for December, and the Ash Borer Has Arrived
Edition seven: AdventHealth is building a 23,600-square-foot ER and urgent care at Crystal Valley Parkway, the Juniper's Pilates studio names October 10, Black Rock Coffee opened on University, a speakeasy is coming to Parker on December 1, and the emerald ash borer has been confirmed in Parker, the first in the county.
New in Douglas County: Lone Tree's Justice Center Opens Today, Shake Shack and Salady Actually Opened, and Stumpy's Served Its Last Slice on Wilcox
Edition six, six weeks late: a $30 million police-and-court building opens in Lone Tree, the August openings we promised mostly happened, Castle Rock lost a 25-year pizzeria and a Jack in the Box, Highlands Ranch lost its Rock Bottom, and Cask and Trotter slips to the end of the year.
New in Douglas County: Free Rides Across Castle Rock Start Friday, and the Stumpy's Countdown Gets Shorter
Edition four: Link On Demand's free town-wide rideshare launches August 1, Jet's Pizza lands at Founders Parkway, Salady firms up for August in Parker, and the 26-year-old Stumpy's may have only weeks left on Wilcox Street.
New in Douglas County: 681 Acres of Trail, a Cantina Mystery in Parker, and Lone Tree Beer Goes Statewide
Edition three of the weekly tracker: Lost Canyon Ranch opens as Castle Rock's biggest open-space purchase ever, the Wild Goose building's banner changes its story, a pottery studio and a public café most people think is private, plus honest updates on Cask & Trotter and the Hideaway.
New in Douglas County: Parker Gets a Serious Movie Theater, a Butcher, and the Answer to the Wild Goose Question
Edition two of the weekly tracker: Emagine's ten-screen Colorado debut, a fifth-generation butcher on Mainstreet, Sedalia's new magic house, JP's Sports Bar taking the Wild Goose building, Life Time's outsized Castle Pines bet, and the quiet end of a Park Meadows original.
New in Douglas County: A Speakeasy in Lone Tree, BBQ in Sedalia, and the Costco Everyone Keeps Getting Wrong
The first edition of our weekly openings-and-closings tracker: seven new spots across the county, what's coming to the Outlets, the 2027 Costco reality check, and the Castle Rock institution on a closure clock.
The Sportsbook Bar & Grill is open at 18951 Mainstreet in Parker. Mainstreet's sports-bar gap is now closed.
The Colorado-rooted sports bar chain (LoDo, Highlands Ranch, Colorado Springs) opened its Parker location in mid-August 2025 at 18951 Mainstreet, Unit C. Late-night kitchen, a late-2am close most nights, and a bar that fills on Broncos Sundays.
Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar is coming to Castle Rock Promenade. The HR location's success is the bet.
The California chain that runs the Highlands Ranch lodge-themed dog patio is building a Castle Rock location at 5949 Alpine Vista Circle in the Promenade development. Opening date not yet confirmed for 2026. The Castle Rock Promenade restaurant cluster keeps growing.
Starbird Chicken opens at the Castle Rock Promenade. The Mexican-restaurant block just got a chicken concept three doors down.
The premium fast-casual chicken chain opened its second Colorado location at 6360 Promenade Parkway on Monday, April 27. It sits in the same block as Savina's Mexican Kitchen and Los Dos Potrillos Castle Rock, and signals what this stretch of Promenade is becoming: a five-storefront restaurant cluster on the south side of town.