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Bengal brothers

By CPC | Sep 27, 2026

Adopting a Bengal cat is perhaps the closest the average person can get to owning a wild animal. The result of breeding Asian leopard cats, a small wild feline species native…

The Elevated Edit – October 2026

By CPC | Sep 27, 2026

Dear Reader, Let’s talk about hat etiquette. It’s that time of year and where I come from, in Texas (regarding western hats), we would follow the traditional rule of wearing…

October tidbits of interest

By CPC | Sep 27, 2026

October: that month of multicolored foliage and spooky celebrations. The month’s name comes from its position as the eighth month in the old Roman calendar: octo means “eight” in Latin.…

Pumpkin patches, fall festivals and trick-or-treating

By CPC | Sep 27, 2026

Magic of the Jack O’Lanterns, Hudson Gardens, Littleton Tuesday-Sunday throughout October, take in thousands of hand-carved pumpkins, explore an illuminated trail, and see larger-than-life pumpkin creations, including dinosaurs, dragons and…

Bin Blessed turns 11

By CPC | Sep 27, 2026

Nonprofit Bin Blessed celebrated its 11th anniversary with a reception at Deni Schwartzel’s home in The Village at Castle Pines on a beautiful September evening. Bin Blessed supports There with…

Colorado living: Music is in the mountains

By CPC | Sep 27, 2026

Colorado has ties to music and artists from every genre, ranging from big band swing to pop rock. Here are a few of the state’s notable music connections: Glenn Miller,…

Haunted houses and ghost tours

By CPC | Sep 27, 2026

Elevate your heart rate and get a good scare at one of the many haunted houses nearby, or learn more about the haunted history of Denver on a goosebump-giving ghost…

Et•y•mol•o•gy with Anthonette

By CPC | Sep 27, 2026

In vino veritas is a popular Latin phrase meaning “in wine, there is truth.” The Latin root word ver means “truth,” and it is the root for “veritable” (can be…

Wings, fangs and ancient lore

By CPC | Sep 27, 2026

October, with the changing of seasons and the influence of Halloween, brings magic and mythical creatures to mind: dragons, vampires, unicorns, zombies, fairies, witches, trolls, ogres and more. Their infamous…

Deckers and nearby towns

By CPC | Sep 26, 2026

Local author Susan Consola Appleby summed up the early South Platte/Deckers area as: “A seedbed for flowering enterprises attempting to capitalize directly upon the extraction of resources such as timber,…

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