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This year’s Great American Beer Festival allowed beverages such as cider and ready-to-drink cocktails to be poured during the event, and cider also was permitted in its prestigious competition for the first time.Colorado cideries made a showing by winning three medals before beer took centerstage, and local breweries once again proved why people from across the country come to drink here. In all, Colorado beverage makers collected an astonishing 41 awards, one-upping last year’s haul of 40 medals. Of those, 15 were gold.Colorado breweries shined in a variety of categories, from traditional lagers and sour beers to barrel-aged and specialty…

Comitis Crisis Center, the only homeless shelter of its kind in Aurora, will pivot away from providing beds to single adults Oct. 31, focusing instead on serving families experiencing homelessness.“It was always hard for us every winter, stacking up families in the building, because we only had the one little section,” said Bob Dorshimer, CEO of the shelter’s parent organization, Mile High Behavioral Healthcare.“There’s always been a need for a family shelter that was much bigger than what we could provide, and we’re able to provide that now for east Denver, Adams and Arapahoe counties.”Funding sources and strategies for addressing…

When a player logs nearly 1,200 games in the NHL, there aren’t going to be many scenarios he hasn’t faced.Still, Jack Johnson will encounter a scenario Saturday night that most players in league history won’t see twice. For the second time in three years, Johnson will play against his former Avalanche teammates … in the home opener at Ball Arena.“It’s always weird,” Johnson said in the Columbus Blue Jackets’ locker room. “When you line up, you want to genuinely dislike the guys on the other side. And this one’s always a little different for me. Luckily, I’ve got a little…

Dear Readers: Letter writer “Single By Choice” asked for advice relating to his choice to swear off dating after an erectile dysfunction diagnosis. Many responses poured in. What struck me about every single one of the responses was how empathetic and solution-focused they were. I’m sharing five of the replies in hopes that they inspire a new way of thinking for the letter writer and for anyone else in this position.Dear Eric: I am a single woman in her early 60s. Not all of us need to have sexual intercourse to be in a romantic relationship. For one reason or…

After the fourth game of his second season, it finally happened. The New York Jets realized Nathaniel Hackett was a fraud.The Jets demoted the offensive coordinator this week after his offense ranked 29th in scoring (16.4) and 30th in yards per game (272.7) in his 22 games.There is little joy in seeing Hackett revealed — the same thing happened in Jacksonville and Denver — but it pulled the curtain back on a trend that must end.Dear desperate NFL teams: Stop giving all the money and power to free agents or acquired quarterbacks.It throws off the power dynamic and makes otherwise…

Seorin Kim holds her daughter, Lesley Kim, in this undated family photo. (Photo provided by Younghee and Uhwan Kim) A baby’s 100th day is a milestone to be celebrated in Korean culture, a sign that the infant is here to stay, to thrive and grow — and this summer, Lesley Younghee Kim was closing in on that mark. The baby was healthy and happy, and every day her mother, Denver resident Seorin Kim, 44, sent photos of Lesley to her own parents in California with updates on Lesley’s development, her weight, her baby babble. As the 100-day mark neared, Kim’s…

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Aquarius.Happy Birthday for Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024:You are socially confident and know how to schmooze with ease. You have a strong, passionate appetite for life. Fortunately, this is the perfect year to socialize and enjoy yourself! Let your guard down and loosen up a bit. Have fun, but don’t lose sight of your goals.ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★★★This is a great day to schmooze. Enjoy the company of friends. Participate in groups, clubs and organizations. The energy will be positive! This is also an excellent…

Good-on-good matchups make for must-see TV in the NFL.Good-on-bad matchups often determine the outcome of games.If the Broncos are to run their winning streak to four games Sunday by beating the Los Angeles Chargers, they’re likely going to have to notch a win or two in an area where they’ll be big underdogs: The offensive red zone.Denver through five weeks is tied for 27th in the NFL with a 43.8% red zone touchdown rate, though they’ve been on a bit of an upswing recently. That’s perhaps not a big surprise with a rookie quarterback in Bo Nix. Life comes at…

Addressing thousands of supporters in a cavernous Aurora ballroom, former President Donald Trump on Friday described the migrant challenges faced by his host city in near-apocalyptic terms.His solutions to what he portrayed as lawlessness amid a national crime wave by undocumented immigrants — by exaggerating the “limited” problems acknowledged by Aurora city officials and seizing on isolated incidents elsewhere — were equally stark. The repeat Republican presidential nominee promised to use the death penalty on migrants who kill American citizens and said he would dust off a 200-year-old law previously used to create the Japanese internment camps.“We will send elite…

The Denver Post voter guide rounds up our explainers, stories, candidate Q&As and endorsements for the 2024 election. The guide will be updated with new stories up to Election Day, Nov. 5. Colorado ballot measures Amendment G: Extend homestead property tax exemption Amendment H: Oversight for judges Amendment I: Deny bail to murder defendants Amendment J: Repeal defunct same-sex marriage ban Amendment K: Election deadlines Amendment 79: Abortion rights Amendment 80: School choice Proposition JJ: Sports betting tax revenue Propostion KK: Tax gun, ammunition sales Proposition 127: Ban mountain lion, bobcat hunting Proposition 128: Prison sentence reform Proposition 129: New…