In the months and weeks before the convention, businesses in downtown Denver were wondering: will business be good with all those people in town? Or will it be slow-going? Ryan Warner speaks with Laurie Helmick, owner of Luxe Hair Salon and executive director of the LoDo district. View photo.
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