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Aurora school closed Tuesday after apparent break-in, vandalism

The Denver Post (Crime) 4/23 6:01A Julianna O Clair

An Aurora school is closed Tuesday because of a break-in, according to the Aurora Police Department. A staff member reported the apparent burglary and vandalism at Aurora West...

Indigenous teen girl reported missing after she was last seen at Durango High School

The Denver Post (Crime) 4/23 4:02A Saja Hindi

A 15-year-old Indigenous girl is missing and was last seen Monday afternoon, according to an alert from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Devaughn Alonzo was at Durango High School at 2390 Main...

Denver weather: Spring showers to bring cooler temps, with light snow in the mountains

The Denver Post (Weather) 4/23 3:27A Saja Hindi

A warm start to the week is making way for cooler temperatures and scattered rain showers on Tuesday in Denver, according to the National Service Service in Boulder . The day...

Can Colorado cities prevent thousands of apartments from losing affordability protections?

The Dever Post (Politics) 4/23 2:00A Seth Klamann

Nine years ago, one of Silverthorne s few income-restricted housing properties was sold to a private firm. The sale at a price that was double the property s assessed value raised worries in the...

3 Denver bars honored among the best in the U.S.

The Denver Post (Business) 4/23 2:00A Tiney Ricciardi

Colorado is known for producing some of the best beer in the world , but cocktail fans here also have access to bars where mixology keeps step with some of the nation’s best....

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12 students and teacher killed at Columbine to be remembered at 25th anniversary vigil

The Denver Post (Education) 4/19 6:54A Colleen Slevin

The 12 students and one teacher killed in the Columbine High School shooting will be remembered Friday in a vigil on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the tragedy. The...

25 years later, a Columbine teacher reflects on why she stayed: “We take care of each other”

The Denver Post (Education) 4/19 2:00A Jessica Seaman

Twenty-five years ago, Michelle DiManna sat in the math office at Columbine High School grading papers and talking to a colleague when she heard students screaming in terror. Two heavily armed...

How did an out-of-state white guy win over a rural Colorado college with a dark, racist past? Ask...

The Denver Post (Education) 4/14 2:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

Tom Stritikus, a white guy from out of state who talks a mile a minute, in the summer of 2018 took the helm of a rural southern Colorado college with a significant Native American student body and an...

Materials from Boulder blues icon Otis Taylor now housed at CU Boulder

The Denver Post (Education) 4/13 5:00A Olivia Doak

Materials from Otis Taylor’s decades-long career as an internationally recognized Boulder-based blues banjo artist are now part of an archived collection at the University of Colorado Boulder. Taylor,...

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Editorial: If the ban on occupancy limits is combined with legalized ADUs density will come to...

The Dever Post (Opinion) 4/23 6:20A The Denver Post Editorial Board

Gov. Jared Polis just signed legislation to ban almost all occupancy limits , and coming rapidly toward his desk is a bill to allow ADUs on almost every single-family lot in...

Opinion: A Biden-Trump rematch is, apparently, the best we can do — for now

The Dever Post (Opinion) 4/23 2:05A L. Roger Hutson

As the Trump-Biden rematch shifts into high gear, many Americans like me are left wondering whether this is really the best we can do in a country of 330 million people. The...

The Book Club: “Day,” by Michael Cunningham, and more short reviews from readers

The Denver Post (Entertainment) 4/23 2:00A The Know

Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all...

3 Denver bars honored among the best in the U.S.

The Dever Post (Lifestyles) 4/23 2:00A Tiney Ricciardi

Colorado is known for producing some of the best beer in the world , but cocktail fans here also have access to bars where mixology keeps step with some of the nation’s best....

Ask Amy: An “update” takes the advice to task

The Dever Post (Lifestyles) 4/23 12:30A Amy Dickinson

Dear Readers: Periodically, I publish “updates” to previous questions and answers published in this space. The following was published in 2018. The update follows the original...

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3 Denver bars honored among the best in the U.S.

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 4/23 2:00A Tiney Ricciardi

Colorado is known for producing some of the best beer in the world , but cocktail fans here also have access to bars where mixology keeps step with some of the nation’s best....

Clothing retailer Express to close four stores in Colorado as it seeks bankruptcy protection

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 4/23 2:00A Aldo Svaldi

Express Inc., an owner of clothing stores in malls across the country, will close 95 Express stores and all of its UpWest locations as part of a voluntary bankruptcy filing...

Kroger, Albertsons — still hoping to merge — agree to sell more stores to satisfy regulators

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 4/22 4:30A Dee-Ann Durbin

Supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons said Monday they will sell more of their stores in an effort to quell the federal government’s concerns about their proposed merger....

How puzzling can help you get your edge back

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 4/22 2:00A Jonathan Shikes

I’ve completed 17 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzles in the past 14 weeks. Mostly by myself. Over that same time, I also cut way back on booze, halved my phone screen time (okay, it’s maybe 30% less), and...

BrewDog opens first-ever franchised brewpub in Denver today

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 4/19 2:00A Jonathan Shikes

BrewDog, the Scottish-born beer maker that was founded based on a brash attitude and big beers, has teamed up with a family-owned holding company on a new location in Denver. It s the first time...

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Lakers’ LeBron James lashes out at replay officials after buzzer-beater loss to Nuggets: “What are...

The Denver Post (Patrick Saunders) 4/22 8:38P Patrick Saunders

The Los Angeles Lakers blew a 20-point third-quarter lead and watched helplessly as Jamal Murray drilled a 15-foot step-back jumper at the buzzer to lose a heartbreaking game...

PHOTOS: Denver Nuggets top Los Angeles Lakers 101-99 in Game 2 of first-round NBA playoff series

The Denver Post (Nuggets) 4/22 7:37P AAron Ontiveroz

The Denver Nuggets held on to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 101-99 in Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado on Monday...

WATCH: Jamal Murray nails game-winning buzzer beater to lift Nuggets over Lakers in Game 2

The Denver Post (Nuggets) 4/22 7:03P Joe Nguyen

What. A. Comeback. The Nuggets, who entered the fourth quarter Monday trailing the Lakers by 10, mounted a strong late comeback to beat Los Angeles, 101-99, to take a 2-0 lead...

Renck vs. Keeler: At 12, your choices are Michael Penix Jr. or Brock Bowers? Who you got?

The Dever Post (Broncos) 4/22 11:22A Troy Renck, Sean Keeler

Sean Keeler: What do you get the team that needs everything? The more you think about it, the more it feels like the Broncos are sitting in a wild, and kinda brutal, spot at...

Zach Wilson trade grades: Jets trade QB to Broncos days ahead of 2024 NFL Draft

CBS Denver (Sports) 4/22 11:14A CBS Colorado

By Cody Benjamin Almost exactly three years after selecting him No. 2 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft, the New York Jets are officially parting ways with quarterback Zach Wilson, trading the...

Related: Broncos acquiring New York Jets QB Zach Wilson in pick swap, sources say The Dever Post (Broncos)

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Hilltop midcentury modern lists for $4.3M after “architectural archaeology” restoration

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 4/21 8:07A Sara B. Hansen

When John Huggins and his wife Monica Martinez bought 35 Eudora St. in 2007 for $850,000, they wanted to restore the midcentury modern home to its mid-1960s glory. Huggins...

A bill hiking taxes for many short-term rentals in Colorado dies in first committee hearing

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 4/18 6:27A The Summit Daily

A bill that would have significantly grown taxes for thousands of short-term rentals in the state was killed in its first committee hearing late Tuesday even after the sponsor...

Redevelopment of Coors manufacturing site in heart of Golden begins

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 4/17 8:35A Judith Kohler

The first phase of a project that will transform a large industrial site in the heart of Golden is underway with the start of work on what will become the new global headquarters for CoorsTek. The...

Aspen home sells for $108 million, making Colorado one of the few states with $100+ million homes

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 4/17 2:00A Aldo Svaldi

Only a handful of states can claim a single-family home sale topping $100 million. Colorado has joined that rarified group with the record $108 million closing on Monday of...

Map: Which Colorado housing markets rose, and which were sidelined, since start of pandemic?

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 4/16 2:00A Aldo Svaldi

The pandemic, rather than crashing housing markets as initially feared , triggered a home price surge unlike any the country has seen, creating an unprecedented amount of wealth . Four years after the...

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Ride the Rockies bike tour canceled for 2024, future uncertain

The Dever Post (Fitness) 4/18 9:36A John Meyer

The Ride the Rockies Bicycle Tour, a cherished institution in Colorado s cycling community for more than three decades, has been canceled for 2024 due to lack of interest,...

Try these hiker-only Colorado trails to avoid mountain bikers

The Dever Post (Fitness) 4/16 2:00A Mindy Sink

There are so many fun ways to enjoy the great outdoors in Colorado, but it s not always easy to share. It can be alarming to have a mountain biker or horseback rider suddenly interrupt your saunter on...

Here’s what you get for $279 per month at new luxury fitness club

The Dever Post (Fitness) 4/15 2:00A John Meyer

The first hint that Denver s newest Life Time fitness location reflects evolution in the industry to a level far beyond your grandfather s smelly old gym comes from the company s promotional material,...

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