Business

White Fence Farm has new owners, but the legendary fried chicken hasn’t changed.

Restaurant industry veterans Tom Piercy and Craig Caldwell, who also own Keys on the Green in Evergreen, purchased the iconic family restaurant and farm in November. The business, at 6263 W. Jewell Ave. in Lakewood, had had the same owner, Charlie Wilson, since opening 41 years ago.

After a customer told restaurant owner Chuck Holcomb about an available space in Littleton, he decided to open Lucha Cantina in southwest Jeffco.

Since leasing the 5,900-square-foot space formerly occupied by Hops Grill and Brewery on West Bowles Avenue, Holcomb has been working with contractors to renovate it, with plans to open in March.

“There are a lot of good things about it,” he said.

The restaurant and bar with an eclectic Mexican flavor will be the third of its kind that Holcomb and his business partners have opened in Colorado.

A developer’s plans for a medical center in South Jeffco could mean eviction for Fun City.

Developer Fleisher Smyth Brokaw LLC is in the pre-application process with the county to turn the property that houses the entertainment center at 9760 W. Coal Mine Ave. into a medical facility. In the pre-application, plans indicate the current building may be torn down, said Heather Gutherless, a senior planner with Jeffco’s Planning and Zoning Department.

Sometimes you have to think small to have a big impact.

Small Business Saturday was a busy day in downtown Littleton. The shopping holiday was created in 2010 by American Express to bring Black Friday’s big-chain focus back to local stores on the following day.

“It was so crazy in here yesterday. It was a beautiful thing,” Julie Pech, owner the Chocolate Therapist on Main Street in Littleton, said Sunday. “Yesterday was the busiest day the shop has had in any November.”