December 21, 2007

City of Lafayette strikes deal to bring back Sweet Tomato

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LAFAYETTE – The city of Lafayette has struck a rent guarantee deal with the owner of the building at the corner of North Public and Baseline roads to ensure that the space continues to house a restaurant. As a result, Italian eatery Sweet Tomato is scheduled to open in the space later this month.

The red brick building, which is home to Mojo Coffeehouse and second-floor office space, has been leased to three failed Italian restaurants in the last 11 years. When the most recent tenant, 7 West, was seized by the state for unpaid taxes in September, a little over…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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