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Things to do in Denver: A Charlie Brown Christmas; Grace Potter; snow days

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:02:51 GMT

Sing It to Me SantaFriday. This year’s 8th Sing It to Me Santa fundraiser from Take Note Colorado has powerful cheerleaders in Colorado politics and music — from Gov. Jared Polis to Lumineers frontman Wesley Schultz — but the nonprofit still needs your financial support to get instruments and lessons into the hands of K-12 students across the state.Fortunately, this year’s fundraiser is headlined by powerhouse blues vocalist Grace Potter, with an opening set by Tracksuit Wedding feat. Ryan Chrys, on Friday, Dec. 8, at RiNo’s Mission Ballroom. The 16-and-up show starts at 7:30 p.m. at 4242 Wynkoop St. in Denver. Tickets are $40 for general admission via axs.com.Charlie Brown learns the real meaning of Christmas in 1965’s TV special “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” (United Feature Syndicate Inc.)Charlie Brown, meet “The Nutcracker”Saturday. There’s hardly a more evocative mix of joy and melancholy than Vince Guaraldi’...

Nuggets Podcast: Handing out team awards at season’s quarter pole

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:02:51 GMT

In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, host Matt Schubert and beat writer Bennett Durando catch up prior to the Nuggets’ loss at the Los Angeles Clippers. Among the topics discussed:The fellas catch up on a few superlatives at the quarter point of the season for the Nuggets. What’s the best win of the season to date? Worst loss? Biggest surprise? Biggest disappointment?What’s the verdict on the NBA In Season Tournament? Is this a win for the league? Worth keeping around? Does anyone really want the medals that go to the winning team? Did the Nuggets at all regret not qualifying for the quarterfinals?Is it already time to declare Jamal Murray’s All-NBA chances dead given all of his missed games?We found out Peyton Watson, Julian Strawther and Christian Braun all live in the same apartment complex. So which one is Kramer?Subscribe to the podcastSoundCloud | iTunes | Spotify | YouTube Music | RSSProducer: AAron OntiverozMusic: “The Last Dragons&...

Broncos roundtable: With a run of subpar pass defenses coming up, what’s Sean Payton to do on offense?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:02:51 GMT

Parker Gabriel, Broncos beat reporter: Welcome back to the roundtable, dudes. Improbably, the Denver Broncos Football Club finally lost a game. Pretty impressive to reel off five straight and go from Oct. 12 to Dec. 3 without taking an ‘L.’ Now Sean Payton’s team has to win four of its final five to have a real chance at making the postseason.Here’s an interesting conundrum — or opportunity, depending on how you look at it. Four of the Broncos’ final five games feature opponents that currently rank in the bottom 12 of the league in pass defense efficiency. So, too, were the Texans. Denver still ended up running the ball 30 times against Houston, though some of that was due to called passes that quarterback Russell Wilson turned into rush attempts. Even still, you could sense the way in which Payton and the Denver offense wanted to attack down the field given Houston’s vulnerabilities on the back end. The big plays in the passing game returne...

Editorial: Denver needs more condos when a mid-range metro home costs $625,000

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:02:51 GMT

The housing market has cooled this winter and the median sale price for single-family homes in metro Denver was down 3.1% from October.But don’t celebrate just yet. The cost of single-family homes is still at an astounding mid-point price of $625,000. That price point is simply unsustainable for hard-working Coloradans.Colorado needs more condos for sale on the market.Multi-unit for-sale homes are a critical piece of the state’s affordability puzzle – often selling for significantly less per square foot than single-family homes or townhouses. Land has become so valuable in Colorado that anything less than multi-unit construction is a luxury. The mid-point price for metro Denver condos in October was $418,000.But construction of condos has long lagged behind in this state. According to a new white paper put out by the Common Sense Institute, a conservative-leaning think-tank, only 515 building permits for condominium projects were pulled last year. The paper notes that for-sale multi...

Man killed by gunman in East Los Angeles barbershop

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:02:51 GMT

Police are searching for two people involved in the fatal shooting of a man inside an East Los Angeles barbershop Wednesday evening. The shooting was reported at about 5:41 p.m. in the 1200 block of Atlantic Avenue. Arriving deputies found a Hispanic male between 20-25 years old suffering from gunshot wounds to his upper body, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department stated in a news release. The unidentified man was taken to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries. Investigators determined that the victim was inside the barber shop when a gunman entered and began shooting at him. The suspect fled the shop and was last seen running south on Atlantic Avenue with another person. Upscale rooftop restaurant in Hollywood has rat problem, workers say No motive for the shooting and no description of the gunman or the second person who fled the scene were provided. Anyone with information was asked to call the Sheriff's Department at 323-890-5500. Those who prefer to remain ...

From SZA to Kelce: The most mispronounced words of 2023

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:02:51 GMT

Some of the words tied to this year's hottest topics were also among the most mangled when it came to saying them aloud, with stumpers ranging from the first name of “Oppenheimer” star Cillian Murphy to the singer SZA to the name of a sacred slab of sandstone used in the coronation of King Charles III.This year's lists of the most mispronounced words in the U.S. and Britain were released Thursday by the online language learning company Babbel, which commissions The Closed Captioning Group in the U.S. and the British Institute of Verbatim Reports in the U.K. to identify the top words that news anchors, politicians and other public figures have struggled with.FILE - Actor Cillian Murphy poses at the "Oppenheimer" premiere, July 13, 2023, in London. Some of the words tied to this year's hottest topics were also among the most mangled when it came to saying them aloud, with stumpers ranging from the first name of “Oppenheimer” star Murphy to the singer SZA to the name of a sacred slab o...

Four-bedroom home sells for $1.7 million in Danville

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:02:51 GMT

421 Evergreen Court – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 400 block of Evergreen Court in Danville was sold on Nov. 6, 2023 for $1,690,000, or $802 per square foot. The house, built in 1974, has an interior space of 2,108 square feet. This single-story house offers a roomy layout with four bedrooms and two baths. Additionally, the house includes an attached two-car garage, offering generous space for vehicles and storage requirements.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:A 2,298-square-foot home on the 1800 block of Silverwood Court in Danville sold in December 2022, for $1,698,000, a price per square foot of $739. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In May 2023, a 2,663-square-foot home on Canfield Drive in Danville sold for $1,935,000, a price per square foot of $727. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Conway Drive, Danville, in May 2023, a 1,969-square-foot home was sold for $1,765,000, a price per square foot of $896. The home has 3 ...

3 Disneyland After Dark events returning for 2024 — plus a new themed party

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:02:51 GMT

Disneyland will roll out a new themed party tied to the Disney Channel in 2024 that pays homage to kids’ TV shows and movies of the past along with three returning after-hours events that have become fan favorites.Disneyland announced plans for four after-hours, separate-admission special events in the first half of 2024 themed to Star Wars, Valentine’s Day, Gay Pride and the Disney Channel.Tickets for the Disney Channel Nite and Sweethearts’ Nite events go on sale Dec. 12 for Magic Key annual passholders and on Dec. 14 for the general public.The new Disney Channel Nite events will be held on March 5 and 7 at Disneyland.Disney Channel Nite will feature nods to various eras of the Disney’s kids’ television network with a High School Musical pep rally and Phineas and Ferb dance party.Visitors can take a cruise with the Descendants on the Sailing Ship Columbia along the Rivers of America, take the stage in the Golden Horseshoe for some Camp Rock Karaoke and test their knowledge in the ...

Lawyers argue over deadly California Costco shooting by off-duty officer — was it justified?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:02:51 GMT

Defense attorney Michael Schwartz stood beneath the clock in courtroom 2F at the Larson Justice Center in Indio on Wednesday, Dec. 6, and, during his opening statement in the voluntary manslaughter trial of a former Los Angeles Police Department officer, directed the jurors’ attention to the second hand on the dial.“Count three seconds,” said the attorney for Salvador Alejandro Sanchez, who was off duty and not in uniform on June 14, 2019, when he responded to an unprovoked blindside punch by Kenneth French with a volley of 10 shots that killed French and wounded parents Russell and Paola French in the Costco in Corona. “That’s how much time my client had after being punched so hard that his head hit the concrete with a thump.“That’s how much time he had (to assess) where the threat was, who the threat was and whether there was still a threat,” Schwartz said. “One … two … three.”No one is disputing that Sanchez was responsible for the gunfire in the crowded deli. At issue is whether...

Man shot by California police in had tried to kill witness in murder case, court documents say

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:02:51 GMT

A man shot and injured by Long Beach police in Montebello in October was wanted on suspicion of attempting to kill a key witness in a murder case involving another member of his gang, according to a court document obtained by the Southern California News Group.The police shooting occurred Oct. 31 at a Chevron gas station at Garfield Avenue and Beverly Boulevard.In November, Long Beach police released video showing the moments leading up to a detective firing twice at Oscar Alejandro Ramires, 33, of Montebello — hitting him once in the upper body as he attempted to drive away after police surrounded him.Ramires rammed multiple civilian and police vehicles in the gas station, video shows.He had hit one undercover police SUV and one civilian SUV before the first shot was fired — a moment before the suspect hit the undercover minivan with the detective. The detective was knocked out through an open door after Ramires rammed it with his car.Ramires fled and hit another car on Via Altamir...