{"id":851,"date":"2026-05-26T20:34:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=851"},"modified":"2026-05-26T20:34:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:34:26","slug":"colfax-bar-and-burger-joint-closes-suddenly-after-2-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=851","title":{"rendered":"Colfax bar and burger joint closes suddenly after 2 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A South Park Hill haunt whose owners lived in the neighborhood closed suddenly over Memorial Day weekend, according to a post shared on the restaurant\u2019s Instagram account.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=849\">Releasing cool water protects fish in the Grand Canyon. That comes at cost to hydropower<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The W was a cocktail bar and burger joint on 5001 E. Colfax Ave., in a property with a green-tiled exterior whose last tenants were Crush Wing + Tap and The Elm. Carrie and Ernest Wigglesworth and two partners opened their business\u00a0in 2024 as a dining opportunity for their neighborhood that wasn\u2019t selling pizzas but burgers, sandwiches, craft beer on tap and cocktails.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we hoped for a different outcome, the challenges of today\u2019s economic and business climate have made continuing unsustainable,\u201d the Instagram post read. \u201cThank you to everyone who supported us, spent time with us and helped make The W what it was. 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