“Back in 2020, an investment firm that had been buying up property in Five Points went public with its do-good plans for Denver’s historic Black neighborhood.
The FlyFisher Group, which is headed by Matthew Burkett, a longtime business partner of Denver native Robert Smith, who happens to be the richest Black man in America, wanted to inject more capital into Five Points. Aside from buying up property, FlyFisher also started its own food and beverage company called Pure Hospitality, which has opened up different businesses in the neighborhood, such as brunch spot Mimosas.”
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McCormick-Cavanagh, Conor. Westword 31 March 2022.