As Denver’s pilot program to allow the creation of public drinking zones is nearing the end of its five-year period, the city has finally received its first application.

The owner of Mission Ballroom and the building home to Left Hand Brewery and Chubby Unicorn Cantina applied to create an “entertainment district” with a common consumption license, according to the city’s excise and licenses department.

It’s the first application the city received for the program established in 2021, the department said.

The drinking area would include the outdoor plaza outside of Mission Ballroom in the River North Arts District on 4180 Wynkoop St. The area is owned by Westfield Company Inc., the same owner of Stanley Marketplace in Aurora (which is already a common consumption area).

The common consu

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