Top 5 Most Read Stories Last Week: Enza Delicatessen Opens, Burger King Closes, Frisco Executives Assess Emergency Housing Declaration

Editor’s Note: The articles on this list were the most viewed on SummitDaily.com last week.

1. Opening of the Enza market and delicatessen in Silverthorne

Enza’s Delicatessen & Market is a dream that has been brewing for over three years. The brainchild of Ranay Janaes, the Italian Deli is the latest restaurant to debut in Silverthorne and is started by the same team that created restaurants like Sauce on the Blue, Sauce on the Maggie and Quandary Grille.

The restaurant is open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., focusing on breakfast and lunch before switching operations in the afternoon to focus on its catering business.

The menu features dishes like cinnamon apple pancakes, sandwiches, cocktails, smoothies, soups, salads, flatbreads, and breakfast bowls with ingredients like meatballs and roasted vegetables. One of Janaes’ favorite dishes is vegan coleslaw with cranberries and nuts.

– Jenna dejong

2. Burger King closes in Silverthorne

The Burger King in Silverthorne has officially closed its doors.

Robin Oldershaw, who owned the location with her husband, Bill, released a statement that Burger King is demanding a fee to renew the franchise for the next 20 years as well as a “huge financial investment to dismantle and rebuild the store.” Oldershaw’s statement said the couple do not own the property and cannot make the numbers work.

– Jenna dejong

3. Frisco executives weigh in on unprecedented declaration of emergency on housing

As buyers continue to take over homes across Colorado, an unprecedented housing crisis is unfolding. Workers are losing rental housing as new owners or investors pay record prices to move in or convert them into a work home anywhere or a short term vacation home.

In Frisco, leaders reflect on an official declaration of emergency as they compare the ongoing housing crisis to a devastating flood or wildfire.

“This is an emergency that threatens our lifestyles, our local businesses and our economy,” said Frisco Mayor Hunter Mortensen. “It’s the same as if we were threatened by a flood or a fire.”

– Colorado sun

4. Lesh fails to convince the judge to dismiss the charges regarding an alleged sleigh ride at Keystone Resort.

A federal judge has denied David Lesh’s latest attempt to have two criminal charges dismissed for alleged illegal activity on national forest lands before the case goes to trial.

The ruling delivered earlier this month by U.S. investigating judge Gordon Gallagher sets the stage for a July 22-23 trial over petty offenses accusing Lesh of operating a snowmobile in a closed section of Keystone Resort and of having sold or offered to sell goods without authorization while at Keystone.

Lesh had previously been convicted of a petty offense of riding a snowmobile in a closed area of ​​the Independence Pass near Aspen in July 2019. were invented.

– Aspen time

5. The lawsuit seeks to prevent Breckenridge Grand Vacations from classifying the sellers as independent contractors

A lawsuit has been filed against Breckenridge Grand Vacations for the way it classifies its salespeople as independent contractors.

On April 30, Arthur McMahon, who was previously employed as a salesperson at the company, filed a class action lawsuit and a request for a jury trial. McMahon takes issue with Breckenridge Grand Vacations’ practice of classifying its salespeople as independent contractors and seeks to recover overtime wages and benefits for time worked while in employment. He also hopes to prevent the company from classifying its sellers as independent contractors in the future.

In the complaint, McMahon alleges that the company violated the Colorado Wage Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act, which Breckenridge Grand Vacations denies.

– Jenna dejong