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United Airlines to debut short holiday rom-com made at Denver airport

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:45:37 GMT

United Airlines expects to have its busiest-ever holiday season this year and has made a short, Christmas rom-com movie shot at Denver International Airport to entertain the large surge of travelers.The 5:45-minute short, “Love in Plane Sight,” features a couple of cameos by Santa Claus and a budding onboard romance that starts with a meet-not-so-cute. Character Sam K. Young, rushing to catch his plane, smacks into Elle Towe and splashes her gingerbread latte all over her white sweater.Of course the two end up being on the same flight, riding comfortably in a United Boeing 777-200. Where the relationship goes from there is up in the air.The romantic comedy is on United social channels, the airline’s website and will debut on flights Dec. 1. United spokesman Russell Carlton said in an email that the short film will be among the holiday movies and TV shows available for free through the airline’s inflight entertainment.“This holiday season, United anticip...

Most Denver pet owners don’t license their dogs or cats, but city hopes more will comply

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:45:37 GMT

Denver pet owners are largely unaware — or choose to ignore — the city’s longstanding requirement that they purchase an annual license for their companions, with a minority of dog and cat parents complying with city ordinance.Dogs and cats must be licensed once they’re at least six months old and within 30 days of residing in Denver, according to the city regulations. Because it’s a requirement, pet owners in violation can receive warnings and even fines, although that’s rare.More than 9,500 pet owners had obtained licenses in 2023 as of September, the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment said.That’s a slim proportion of the city’s four-legged population, which Denver Parks and Recreation estimates at more than 150,000 for dogs alone. That puts Denver below the typical compliance rate for pet licensing nationally, which Lt. Josh Rolfe with Denver Animal Protection says is around 15-20% of animals in counties or cities tha...

No-strings cash provided to homeless people through pilot program has saved lives, participants say

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:45:37 GMT

Cash is freedom. That has been Denver Basic Income Project founder Mark Donovan’s refrain as he led a program that provided more than 800 homeless people in the Denver area with no-strings-attached cash payments every month for the last year.For recipients Dia Broncucia, 53, and Justin Searls, 45, those payments have been a manifestation of a different concept: hope.The money got them off the street, played a critical role in helping Broncucia recover from Stage 3 breast cancer and was a catalyst as the couple charts a new course for their lives after getting sober following years of drug use.“We probably wouldn’t have been able to survive. I’m dead serious. Something would have happened,” Searls said of what might have been had they not been enrolled in the program.The Denver Basic Income Project marked the anniversary of the first payments of its pilot program on Nov. 15. The program is funded through a mix of private, nonprofit and government money, ...

TikTok star downs a 7lb burrito and 7lbs of noodles in the same day in Colorado

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:45:37 GMT

The only complaint competitive eater Raina Huang had about her Colorado visit this time around was the cold weather.Raina Huang has amassed a large following on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, where followers watch her eat large quantities of food in short periods of time. (Provided by Raina Huang)The Los Angeles-based YouTuber with 435,000 Instagram and 3.6 million TikTok followers, who watch her eat large quantities of food in short periods of time, took her fifth trip to Denver this month to visit primarily Asian eateries, including Chi Lin in Aurora’s Stanley Marketplace and Now Pho on South Federal Boulevard.“I’m usually the guinea pig for a lot of these food challenges that the restaurants invite me to come try, and I decided to make a quick trip out of it,” she said.Despite low temperatures (and her previous visit to Colorado), Huang had no chilly reception from local business owners and fans.In May 2021, Huang made headlines when she was kicked out of the now-closed StevO’s P...

Six small Front Range art shows with big ambitions

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:45:37 GMT

“Aging Bodies, Myths and Heroines,” East Window Gallery, through Feb. 28.Marissa Nicole Stewart’s portraits are part of “Aging Bodies, Myths and Heroines” at Boulder’s East Window Gallery, through Feb. 28. Image provided by East Window Gallery.Boulder’s East Window Gallery has ensconced itself as a major player in the Front Range arts scene, not an easy task in a region full of established, and ambitious, gallerists and curators. But exhibitions like this are hard to ignore.As its title boldly suggests, this group photography show looks at perceptions of human aging though a series of “playful, critical and tender images” created by 11 national artists, each with their own perspective on what it means to get older.The checklist, put together by curator Todd Edward Herman, has names from near and far and includes Danielle SeeWalker, André Ramos-Woodard, Sherry Wiggins and Luís Filipe Branco, and others. There is also a list of promising coordinated events — talks, screenings, p...

The Book Club: “The Wager,” “Our Souls At Night” and more reader reviews

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:45:37 GMT

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. Sure, you could read advertising blurbs on Amazon, but wouldn’t you be more likely to believe a neighbor with no skin in the game over a corporation being fed words by publishers? So in this series, we are sharing these mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer? Email [email protected] ArticlesBooks | The Book Club: “Ethan Frome,” “A Chateau Under Siege” and more reviews from readers Books | “The Wind Knows My Name,” by Isabel Allende, and more short book reviews from readers Books | A review of “Coach Prime” and other recent books with a Western focus Books | “Fourth Wing” is taking the book world by storm. Here’s what you need to know about Colorado’s Rebecca Yarros and t...

10 Freeway open for Monday commute but there's still work to be done

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:45:37 GMT

Commuters were able to hop on the 10 Freeway Monday morning after it reopened ahead of schedule Sunday but officials say more work needs to be done. Experts initially believed it would take months to open the freeway after a pallet fire erupted on Nov. 11, closing the roadway from Alameda Street to Santa Fe Avenue. That estimate was later revised to three to five weeks before it ultimately opened in just eight days. After an eight-day closure, the 10 Freeway reopened on Nov. 29, 2023. (KTLA)Officials say the rapid opening was made possible by several factors. Better structural testing results than were expected following the fireRapid debris removalGood coordination between state, local and federal government officialsCrews working around the clockLos Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced the freeway reopening with a post on X, formerly Twitter, just after 7:30 p.m. Sunday. "Welcome back, Los Angeles!" a portion of the tweet read.Crews are still working on permanent repairs but officia...

Map: Speed cameras are likely to be placed on these San Jose streets

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:45:37 GMT

As part of a pilot program that’s bringing speed camera technology to the city’s most dangerous streets, San Jose is gearing up to install 33 of the devices next year at high-risk intersections, with the ultimate goal of reducing the dozens of people killed and hundreds severely injured each year in traffic collisions.This year, 45 people in San Jose have died from traffic-related incidents. Of those deaths, 24 were pedestrians. Last year saw 65 deaths, the highest number of fatalities in the city’s modern history.Signed into law in September, AB 645 is the first time speed cameras will be brought to California’s roads.When and where the cameras in San Jose will be placed is still being hammered out. Councilmember Pam Foley, who has spearheaded the city’s efforts to create safer roads, says she wants them installed by the end of 2024. In addition to the riskiest intersections, the program also calls for cameras to be placed around school zones.“It...

Kerr identifies one reason why the Warriors can’t find offensive flow

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:45:37 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The list of concerns surrounding the Golden State Warriors grows longer after each loss in the Warriors’ six-game streak. There is one issue that underlies the losses and wins alike.Poor transition offense.Only 12% of the Warriors’ offensive possessions this season are in transition, which ranks last in the league, according to Second Spectrum. The Warriors also rank in the middle of the pack, 15th, in pace with 100.29 possessions per game.“It’s a little perplexing, to be honest with you,” coach Steve Kerr said. “My feeling is some of it is defensively we haven’t been getting out to good starts and getting stops leads to transition. And we’ve had some games where we fouled quite a bit as well.”This is a problem because much of the Warriors’ offensive identity with Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green relies on transition offense. A decade ago, the rise of the dynasty came with the trio running...

Thanksgiving travel is back: Californians to see record-breaking traffic on freeways, at airports

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:45:37 GMT

COVID isn’t spooking us. Neither, it seems, is the trauma of Southwest stranding hundreds of thousands of us at airports across the country last year. This year, dare we say, even the weather forecast seems to be in our favor.We’re traveling again this Thanksgiving — and in record numbers. Seven-and-a-half million Californians — nearly one-fifth of the state — are expected to venture a distance of over 50 miles during the holiday week.That will make it the busiest year for Thanksgiving travel in the past two decades, according to AAA.Click here to read about the best times to hit the road or head to the airport for your Thanksgiving travel in the Bay Area.“We may be far enough removed from pandemic restrictions for people to get back to the traveling they used to do,” said John Treanor, a spokesperson for the travel association. “The appetite for travel has returned.”Since last year’s frantic Christmas travel meltdown, airlines say they have been working to correct...