LATENIGHT SPOTS

Looking for a late-night meal? Here are some local restaurants that o er 24-hour service on at least some days each week.

• Alvarado’s Mexican Fast Food

4901 S. Broadway in Englewood, a couple blocks north of Belleview Avenue

Open 24/7 720-664-9260

• Tamale Kitchen

1030 W. 104th Ave. in Northglenn, a short drive west of Interstate 25, at Huron Street

Open 5 a.m. Friday through 10 p.m. Sunday; 5 a.m.-10 p.m. on other days; other locations in the metro area, including in Highlands Ranch, have di erent hours 720-379-7825

• Taco Star

503 E. 84th Ave. in Thornton, a short drive east of I-25 day night, according to the diner’s webpage. e trend of restaurant headwinds during the pandemic applies to the entire industry, not just 24-hour restaurants, said Denise Mickelsen, a spokesperson for the Colorado Restaurant Association.

Other than that, though, 24hour options in the metro area tend to be con ned to chains that aren’t local, such as IHOP, Denny’s, McDonald’s or Wa e House.

“Operations are proving increasingly di cult in the face of the ongoing labor shortage and soaring costs, causing restaurant owners and operators to make changes that include decreasing operating hours,” Mickelsen said.

‘All walks of life’

Bishop, the owner of the north- ern Tamale Kitchen locations, has felt the challenges himself. His Westminster location used to o er some 24-hour service like the Northglenn spot, but sta ng issues led to shortened hours starting around spring 2020, he said. ough they can be tough to operate, Bishop, 38, said 24hour restaurants serve di erent parts of a community.

“ ere’s still 11 p.m. (movie) showings, so people going home at 1 or 2. We get a lot of nightshift workers, people who are going to work at 4 in the morning, a lot of construction workers bringing burritos to their coworkers,” Bishop said.

“It’s a little mixed — people of all walks of life going out for entertainment, getting o of work late. Just a variety of di erent people out and about.”

1050 W. 104th Ave. # 8 in Northglenn, near Huron Street

1760 S. Havana St. in Aurora, a short drive north of Parker Road

Open 24/7

303-288-9228 for Thornton location

• Tacos Los Compas

1385 N. Santa Fe Drive in Denver, about a block south of Colfax Avenue

Open 24/7

720-328-0299

• Tacos Rapidos

2800 W. Evans Ave. in Denver, o Federal Boulevard

Open 24/7

Other locations nearby; hours di er 303-935-0453 for Evans location

• Pete’s Kitchen

1962 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver, about 1 mile east of Broadway

Open “24 hours Friday and Saturday night,” according to the restaurant’s website 303-321-3139

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Fundraising for EHS bleachers

Evergreen High School wants to install new bleachers at its main sports eld, and it hopes the community will help.

e booster clubs of the teams and groups that regularly use the eld — football, soccer, lacrosse, track, poms, cheerleaders and marching band — want to raise $325,000 for bleachers, site preparation and installation on the south side of the eld. e goal is to have bleachers installed by fall 2024.

e current bleachers seat 200 and are on the west end of the eld, making it di cult for viewers to see an entire game. Instead, most people stand around the track to watch games.

e new stands will seat 800 and be elevated above the track with spacing and a ramp system to meet ADA requirements.

New lighting was installed at the eld in 2020. e improvements will help the school have more night games and host playo games without having to go down the hill.

Je erson County and the school district already have approved the bleachers’ plans.

For more information or to donate, visit ehshome eld.com.

Website on fire department consolidation e three re departments on the 285 corridor interested in consolidating have created a website with information about the proposal. e website is a one-stop shop with information about challenges the North Fork, Elk Creek and Inter-Canyon re departments face, options, property tax increases, and what consolidation means for the districts and residents. e three re districts have paid a consultant to create an education campaign that includes a website. e website also announces several community meetings for the public to learn more about the consolidation e ort. ey are:

• 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, at North Fork Station 1, 19384 County Road 126, Bu alo Creek;

• 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, at Elk Creek Station 1, 11993 Blackfoot Road, Conifer;

• 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, at Inter-Canyon Station 3, 8445 U.S. 285, Morrison;

• 3-5 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at North Fork Station 1, 19384 County Road 126, Bu alo Creek;

• 3-5 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at Elk Creek Station 1, 11993 Blackfoot Road, Conifer;

• 3-5 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at Inter-Canyon Station 3, 8445 U.S. 285, Morrison.

If the three re departments decide to move forward with consolidation, their boards will put a consolidation question and a question to increase property taxes on the November ballot. ey must decide by Sept. 8 to put the question on the ballot, and voters in all three departments must agree to both questions for the consolidation to occur.

For more information about the proposed consolidation and information about the community meetings, visit mountain reresources. com.

Foothills Home Show April 1-2

It’s time for the Foothills Home, Garden & Lifestyle Show April 1-2.

It’s free to attend the show at Evergreen High School, though Evergreen and Conifer Rotary will accept nonperishable food items for Evergreen Christian Outreach. Net proceeds are donated to area nonpro ts, and the Rotary clubs have distributed more than $300,000 since the rst show in 2005. e show runs from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. For details and a list of sponsors and vendors, visit foothillshomeshow.com.

Attendees can walk through the halls of EHS to visit with more than 100 vendors of home improvement, garden, landscaping, ne art, leisure, health and cooking items. In addition, artisans and nonpro ts will have booths.