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Movies at McGregor McGregor Square boasts a 66-foot screen in the plaza that’s great for its recurring movie nights and sports games. (Provided by Nathan Hindman/McGregor Square) With its expansive outdoor plaza serving as a bustling gathering space for baseball fans and families, McGregor Square (1900 Wazee St.) in Denver is adding another reason to sit back and relax this summer with its Movies at McGregor series. Enjoy popular flicks at the outdoor plaza all summer long on a giant LED screen. Admission is free. Bring a blanket and find a spot on the lawn or choose a table in…

Great literature is deeply rooted in place, and Colorado towns have been inspiring authors for decades. Ready to try a fiction-fueled vacay? Here’s how it works: Pick a title from the list below, read it solo or with your book club, then follow our travel notes to immerse yourself in a real-life literary setting.Sink a line in Crested ButteKnopfThe Guide by Peter HellerThrillers aren’t exactly known for their literary prowess, and yet Denver-based writer Peter Heller – a poet and former journalist – manages to weave high-quality nature writing into his page-turners. Most of Heller’s novels have Colorado connections, including…

(Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems).In the summer, when there are 14 to 15 hours of daylight each day, hitting Mount Galbraith near Golden for a beautiful and vigorous hike before work is glorious.Located at the threshold of Golden Gate Canyon, I can get in a hike of 4.5 miles in a little over two hours, with an elevation gain of almost 1,000 feet.I…

The original colors of the Aurora Fox neon sign are shining again thanks to a $140,000 restoration project that began just under a year ago.The restoration of the 1946 sign, a familiar sight along East Colfax Avenue in Aurora, was completed in June after an 11-month process. The sign was ceremonially relit on June 22 after the Aurora Fox Arts Center performance of “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical,” at 9900 E. Colfax Ave.The project brings back a vibrant red color that honors the original sign’s design, officials said, and replaces the faded aquamarine that defined its daytime presence.…

When she was a kid, Dr. Gloria Beim dreamed she’d one day attend the Olympics. In July, she’ll go for the fourth time — though not as an athlete.Mementos sit on the floor of Dr. Gloria Beam’s office at the Gunnison Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Clinic in Gunnison, CO on Thursday, June 27, 2024. (Photo by Jacob Spetzler/Special to The Denver Post)Beim, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist who lives in Crested Butte and works in Gunnison, has treated U.S. athletes at three previous Olympic Games and four Paralympics, which follow the Olympics by about two weeks and…

Unless something changes, the Colorado Avalanche will be bargain hunting when the NHL’s free agent market opens Monday morning.The Avs have a unique set of circumstances, but if what general manager Chris MacFarland said this past weekend at the 2024 NHL draft is true, they have very little room below the salary cap ceiling to work with.Colorado could spend well past the $88 million limit, for now, because Valeri Nichushkin’s $6.125 million cap hit doesn’t go on the books officially until he is reinstated. He’s currently in Stage 3 of the NHL-NHLPA Players Assistance Program and suspended through at least…

By OHAD ZWIGENBERGJERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Jewish ultra-Orthodox men clashed with Israeli police in central Jerusalem on Sunday during a protest against a Supreme Court order for them to begin enlisting for military service.The landmark decision last week ordering the government to begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition as Israel wages war in Gaza.Tens of thousands of men rallied in an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood to protest the order. But after nightfall, the crowd made its way toward central Jerusalem and turned violent.Israeli police said protesters threw rocks and attacked the…

By Ramin Ganeshram, The New York TimesDuring the Lunar New Year of 1988, Selena Wong wanted to create a special dessert for her family in Kingston, Jamaica. Wong, whose ancestors came to the island from China in the 19th century, was a self-taught baker who occasionally sold goods from her home.Knowing the importance of lychees to the Chinese Jamaican experience, she made a light sponge cake that featured the canned lychees and their syrup. “I was riffing on the idea of strawberry shortcake, which has always been popular in Jamaica, even though strawberries aren’t native to us,” she said.Her creation,…

Three people were injured in separate stabbings overnight Saturday in Denver, according to the Denver Police Department. Denver police investigators were on the scene of a stabbing in the 700 block of Kalamath Street around 11:20 p.m. Saturday, according to a post from the department on X. One victim was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. There is no suspect information at this time, the department said. Another stabbing occurred near East Colfax Avenue and Verbena Street around 2:30 a.m., according to a post from the department on X. A victim was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries…

A masterpiece it wasn’t. Finger painting is more like it.But give the Rockies credit for hanging tough and delivering a slew of excellent defensive plays in a 5-4, 14-inning win over the White Sox on Sunday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field.Colorado manufactured the winning run in the 14th when Sam Hilliard’s sacrifice bunt moved Ryan McMahon from second to third, and then McMahon scored on Michael Toglia’s sacrifice fly.Lefty reliever Jalen Beeks kept the White Sox from scoring in the bottom of the frame to help the Rockies end their five-game losing streak. Right-hander Tyler Kinley delivered scoreless innings in…