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Santa’s Wonderland free photos If the kiddos need some free holiday magic, head over to Santa’s Wonderland at Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Nov. 3 through Dec. 24. This is one of the best free events in town as the outdoor retailers continue the tradition of in-person visits with Santa, live elves, snowmen, reindeer and take-home craft kits. Kids can get a free 4×6 photo taken with Santa, printed while customers wait, as well as a free custom digital video to share on social media. Santa’s Wonderland hours vary by date. Other photo packages are available for purchase and instant…

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 Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer? Email bellis@denverpost.com.“Villa E,” Jane Alison (Liveright, 2024)“Villa E,” Jane Alison (Liveright, 2024)On the Côte d’Azur, a spiral staircase anchors an extraordinary villa high over the Ligurian Sea. Designed by Eileen Gray, desired by famous architect “Le Grande,” the modern villa is the axis for a novel of twisting relationships: Eileen and…

As governors of the great state of Colorado, dozens of issues crossed our desks every day demanding attention and action. Among the most challenging was water, in large part because in Colorado water touches most every other issue: growth, economic opportunity, our all-important agriculture sector, landscapes, open spaces, environment, quality of life, tourism and recreation. Water is the cornerstone of the health and well-being of every household in the state.Add to all that the complexities of our system of water allocation and water courts and you begin to understand what a challenge water policy in Colorado was when we served…

The Avalanche is dealing with an extraordinary availability crisis to start the 2024-25 season, but one of the most important developments so far might involve the world-class healthy players.Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen have been great to start the year, carrying an offense that has finished every game with between four and six of the top-10 forwards on the roster not available. But how much the Big Three are playing — or maybe more importantly not playing — is an intriguing storyline in the first month.Despite missing all of those key forwards (and defenseman Devon Toews for four games),…

COLORADO SPRINGS — Whether it be on the snow, track or trail, Ella Hagen cannot be stopped.The Summit senior won her second Class 4A cross country crown on Saturday at the Norris Penrose Event Center, adding to her impressive three-sport trophy case that already features championships in Nordic skate skiing as well as an array of track medals, including the 1,600-meter title.The CU commit blew away the 4A field with a time of 17 minutes, 30.7 seconds, winning by 47.5 seconds over runner-up Cloe Ruth of Silver Creek. She was ahead by less than a second at the one-mile mark…

In some ways, the Colorado Rapids’ 4-1 loss in their elimination game against L.A. Galaxy on Friday night exemplified the season they put together: down, way up, then way back down.First, a one-off goal conceded by way of a deflection at a bizarre angle that you might see once every thousand games. Then a howler of a shot to tie it up and gain momentum. Finally, two goals conceded at the very end.The Rapids’ season largely followed the same pattern: a 4-0 flop at Portland in the opener, an improbable run to third place in Leagues Cup and a 13-match…

The costume spoke volumes.At a Halloween party this week, Bo Nix and his wife, Izzy, wore “Top Gun”-inspired outfits. Decked out in a leather bomber jacket with sunglasses and a crew cut, Nix was Iceman.Ferris Bueller is fun, mischievous, an expert on shortcuts. Iceman is more Nix’s personality — confident, driven, rigid and dedicated. He is known for adhering to rules and coloring inside the lines, apt for Nix, who revealed on the Jumbotron last week that if football fell through he would have become an FBI agent.Structure, guidelines, executing the plan — all of these things are paramount this…

A week after its RMAC title hopes were put on life support, the Colorado School of Mines football program got back to the business of winning — big.The 18th-ranked Orediggers ran wild in a 56-21 rout of New Mexico Highlands on Saturday afternoon at Sanchez Family Stadium in Las Vegas, ripping off 491 yards on the ground in a game that didn’t see them punt once.Legacy High grad Braelon Tate carried the load for Mines (7-2, 5-2 RMAC) with 210 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries.All told, the Orediggers compiled 658 total yards of offense and scored touchdowns on…

On the day after the Fourth of July, a fancy dude ranch in Grand County hosted a dance for its guests and homeowners.An embattled Denver developer says what was said that night by a drinkware company CEO’s wife amounts to defamation — and that he deserves $100 million.Brian Watson, the CEO and owner of Northstar Commercial Partners, who has been fighting Amazon in court for more than four years, filed a lawsuit in late August over comments he says were made that night by Illinois resident Laura Elsaden.Elsaden’s husband, Sami Elsaden, is the CEO of Ignite USA, which produces travel…

Colorado will settle antitrust claims against two pharmaceutical companies for nearly $50 million as part of ongoing lawsuits that allege some of the country’s largest generic prescription drug producers conspired to raise prices and reduce competition.Attorney General Phil Weiser announced the $10 million settlement with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and $39.1 million settlement with Apotex on Thursday. Colorado joined three multistate lawsuits against dozens of companies and executives between 2016 and 2020. The lawsuits claimed manufacturers such as Pfizer and Teva Pharmaceuticals “embarked on one of the most egregious and damaging price-fixing conspiracies in the history of the United States.”Drugs impacted by…