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In his new book, learning expert Manu Kapur explores the science of failure and what it means to fail productively. Imagine you are watching a movie, a delightfully engaging and entertaining film. Now imagine that the person sitting next to you is an acclaimed director, an expert at making movies.

As climate change causes premiums to skyrocket, voters are starting to pay attention to one of the most obscure positions on the ballot. During the presidential debate earlier this month, Vice President Kamala Harris was asked about her plan to fight climate change. Her response didn’t focus on the dangers of drought or rising sea levels, or unveil an ambitious plan to reign in fossil fuel emissions.

When Larry Lantero decided to build a new home in Steamboat Springs, he knew he didn’t want a design that used the modern mountain architectural style. Instead, the vice president of Abbott Construction, a West Coast-based company that builds homes, schools and health care facilities, wanted to do something more retro for his passion project. Lantero, who earned his civil engineering degree from the University of Colorado Boulder and who has family living in Colorado, also wanted to build using beetle-kill pine. “I’m an avid outdoors person, and it’s always bothered me to see giant chunks of forest dead,” he said. He and his wife considered relocating their family from California during the pandemic.

Fall marks a big change to the agricultural growing season, but before you give in to the gourds, celebrate Colorado’s rich soils that produce seemingly endless varieties of apples. Lucky for locals, several festivals do just that. Here are three fall events from the Front Range to the Western Slope where you can indulge in locally-made cider and more apple-tastic fun. Cedaredge Applefest Date: Oct.

The restaurant: G-Que BBQ; 2681 E. 120th Ave., Thornton About: G-Que BBQ is renovating a former Wendy’s in order to open its fourth location. The other three are in Westminster, Lone Tree, and Lakewood. The company also has branded kiosks Empower Field at Mile High, Coors Field, the Coors Event Center and Folsom Field. Related Articles Restaurants, Food and Drink | Where to stream the movie about Casa Bonita’s reopening Restaurants, Food and Drink | New Jersey-style sandwich shop closes after a decade in Denver Restaurants, Food and Drink | Pop culture-influenced doughnut shop opens today on Tennyson Street Restaurants, Food and Drink | Breakfast spot on East Colfax will close after 5 years Restaurants, Food and Drink | Two-time “Top Chef” competitor opening new restaurant in LoDo this week What’s on the menu: Smoked brisket, pork ribs, wings, hot jalapeno cheddar links, sandwiches, house-made sides like mac and cheese and pit-smoked beans and weekly specials.

The Colorado agency that determines how much pollution companies can send into the air has released a new draft of a permit for Suncor Energy’s Commerce City refinery after the Environmental Protection Agency rejected an earlier version last year. Most of the revisions to the permit for Suncor’s Plant 2 were highly technical, and none change the amount of pollution Suncor is allowed to send into the air.