After a slew of high-profile closings, Denver's seeing a spate of openings.

The long story of La Loma opened another chapter this week, when a new location opened August 21 in the Denver Tech Center. There are now five La Lomas in the metro area, but thanks to a controversial divorce hotter than La Loma's green chile, they're split between two branches of the Brinkerhoff family.

The owner of the new La Loma at 8000 East Belleview Avenue is Renée Brinkerhoff, who's running it with her son William Brinkerhoff Jr. They also have a location in Parker that opened in May, as well as a La Loma in McGregor Square that was originally Caldero, then rebranded.

Another son, Mark Brinkerhoff , and father William, Renée Brinkerhoff's ex, own the La Loma at 1801 Broadway, in the former home of the

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