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You can soon extend your stay at a southeast Denver hotel permanently. A South Florida investor and local developer are teaming up to convert an extended-stay hotel at 3699 S. Monaco St. in Denver into apartments. The hotel closed in tandem with the real estate last week. Aryn Spahr and Adam Berger purchased the two three-story, 30,000-square-foot buildings for $13.5 million, or $219 a foot.

The 24-team Class 5A and 4A football playoff fields are set, with first-round games beginning Friday night. Here’s what to watch for in Colorado’s biggest classifications leading up to the state championship game on Dec. 7 at Canvas Stadium. Class 5A The Favorite Cherry Creek: The Bruins have played in six straight championships.

A former Gilpin County sheriff’s deputy is under fire for assaulting and permanently blinding a Denver man in one eye during an arrest last year, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. Christopher Bustos is suing former Gilpin County sheriff’s deputy Filip Perry in Denver County District Court for his use of force and for violating Bustos’ constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures, the lawsuit stated. On March 19, 2023, Perry approached a car that had been reported stolen after another officer noticed it parked in the garage of the Ameristar Casino in Blackhawk.

A Colorado law banning gun sales to people younger than 21 can now take effect, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned an injunction in the lawsuit and ordered the case be sent back to the district court for further consideration. Gun-rights organization Rocky Mountain Gun Owners and two men younger than 21 filed the lawsuit against Gov.

Avalanche fans can breathe a sigh of relief about Cale Makar. Jared Bednar said Wednesday morning that Makar is “OK” and could play Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets. Makar did not skate Wednesday at Family Sports Center, but it was an optional practice. “He’s OK. He’s making the trip,” Bednar said. “Wants to see if he’s feeling good enough to go tomorrow.” Makar was injured during the second period of a 6-3 win against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night at Ball Arena.

Massive snow totals in the mountains this week portend a great weekend of skiing, including five ski areas poised to open for the season. Copper Mountain, which has received 28 inches since the series of storms began on Sunday, Winter Park (16) and Breckenridge (14) will open Friday. Eldora, which also picked up 14 inches, opens Thursday.