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The 190-room Kimpton Claret Hotel is now open in Belleview Station, a fast-growing mixed-use development south of downtown Denver.The 19-floor boutique hotel is the first in Belleview Station, at the corner of Interstate 25 and East Belleview Avenue. Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ luxury portfolio, said the hotel officially opened its doors to guests Wednesday.The hotel’s features include the restaurant Saverina on the ground floor, adjacent to the lobby. Italian-inspired cuisine made with sustainably grown, local and organic ingredients is on the menu.Nineteen floors above is the Halo Rooftop Bar, with sweeping views of the…

NEW YORK — The nearly complete fossilized remains of a stegosaurus found in Colorado fetched $44.6 million at auction Wednesday, Sotheby’s said. The buyer’s name was not disclosed.The fossil, dubbed “Apex,” is considered to be among the most complete ever found, according to the auction house.The price blew past a pre-sale estimate of $4 million to $6 million and past a prior auction record for dinosaur fossils — $31.8 million for the remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex nicknamed Stan, sold in 2020.Apex “has now taken its place in history, some 150 million years since it roamed the planet,” said Cassandra…

The fuselage shutters and creaks. A flight attendant leans in and whispers “You are already in the luckiest seat.” Later, you may swear you felt her breath in the pitch-black darkness. She was that close. Or so she seemed in “Flight,” one of three multisensory experiences unfolding in shipping containers unloaded onto a gravelly, fenced lot in Denver’s River North Art District.“Darkfield” is the title of the trilogy, but also the moniker of the inventive outfit that created “Flight,” “Séance” and “Coma,” all of which are presented completely in the dark. The company launched its U.S. tour at the Denver…

There are so many ways to have an adventure in Colorado: climb a mountain, paddle a kayak, go skiing or snowboarding, ride a mountain bike. Doing these things with friends or as part of a club can make them even better. But for some, getting outdoors with their cat is the best.Over the past five years, the concept of the “adventure cat” has grown significantly, powered by Instagram, TikTok and other social media pages where hundreds of thousands of people are eager to follow these not-so-common house cats as they catch gondolas up the slopes in Aspen, don cat-sized life…

The Colorado Eagles tapped into the big club’s past to fill out its coaching staff.Dan Hinote, a forward who played six seasons with the Avalanche and hoisted the Stanley Cup in 2001, was named associate head coach of the Colorado Eagles on Wednesday. He will serve under Aaron Schneekloth, who ascended to head coach last offseason after Greg Cronin was hired by the Anaheim Ducks.The 47-year-old Hinote joins the Avs’ AHL affiliate following four seasons as an assistant coach with the Nashville Predators, who reached the playoffs in three of those four years. Hinote coached with the Columbus Blue Jackets…

The ritzy municipality of Cherry Hills Village has objected to a rezoning that could put income-restricted apartments at its doorstep.“We have very serious concerns that you’re stranding low-income families on an island between I-25, a four-lane arterial, with no access to medical care, no access to grocery stores and no access to transit,” Cherry Hills Mayor Katy Brown said at a Denver Planning Board meeting this month.Brown also sent a six-page letter to Denver officials dated June 12 opposing the rezoning of 4340-4350 S. Monaco St., which is in Denver but across the street from Cherry Hills Village. The property…

State officials announced nearly $40 million in preliminary awards to build more than 600 subsidized housing units for lower- and middle-income Coloradans on Wednesday, using some of the first full year of funding from a new statewide affordable housing program.The money is set to help finance developments in Denver, Lone Tree, Fort Collins, Montrose and Craig. The apartment and housing projects will include rent protections to ensure they remain affordable to tenants who meet income thresholds.The developments would be first recipients of a specific equity funding program through Proposition 123, the voter-approved affordable housing fund that launched last year and…

U.S. Rep. Jason Crow’s tense exchange with President Joe Biden during a weekend call with Democratic lawmakers has attracted attention this week as Biden resists calls to drop out of the presidential race.Media reports Tuesday and Wednesday confirmed details of the dialog, which included the president at one point invoking his deceased son’s Bronze Star in a comment to Crow, a veteran who also has been awarded the same medal. The call occurred before the Colorado congressman on Sunday warned publicly of a “high risk” the president would lose the upcoming election.Crow, an Aurora Democrat, was part of the Saturday…

Coloradans aren’t feeling good about the state of their pocketbooks this year, with three of the top four issues on their minds in a new survey directly related to the cost of necessities.The annual Pulse Poll, conducted for the Colorado Health Foundation and released Wednesday, found 89% of surveyed residents said the cost of housing was an “extremely serious” or “very serious” problem, making it the biggest concern in the state.Other top concerns were: Cost of living: 86% deemed it an extremely or very serious problem Homelessness: 79% Cost of health care: 68% Drug overdoses: 65% Crime: 59% Mental health:…

Colorado Republicans chair Dave Williams’ congressional campaign gave the state party $60,000 in the weeks after the party reported spending nearly $20,000 on mailers supporting him, new filings show.During the GOP primary race for the Colorado Springs-based congressional seat, the state party sent mailers that bolstered Williams over his opponent Jeff Crank, a longtime radio host and vice president with conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity. The move drew the ire of some Republicans who saw it as the party controlled by Williams using its resources to tear down a fellow Republican.Former state Rep. Dave Williams speaks during a debate for…