Post News: Teens attack 4 men near 16th Street Mall in Denver

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Today's Front Page News

Teens attack 4 men near 16th Street Mall in Denver
Four men were attacked Sunday in downtown Denver, the latest in a series of assaults in the area that appear related only by their location in the city's most high-profile tourist district.  

• Rockies defeat Milwaukee Brewers behind Kevin Millwood
• Griego: Daughter, Kenia Monge, was too young to need a final resting place
• Denver council assured that Calatrava's departure won't hurt DIA project
• IDs of Aurora City Council members stolen
• Colorado officials detail what was bought with more than $160 million in homeland-security funds

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Today's Local Politics

Denver council assured that Calatrava's departure won't hurt DIA project
Denver airport officials told the City Council on Wednesday they were caught off guard by last week's sudden departure of famed architect Santiago Calatrava from the South Terminal project and they still don't know why he quit.  

• IDs of Aurora City Council members stolen
• 3rd District Rep. Tipton criticized for "missteps," defends actions

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Today's Business

Denver airport program for small retail kiosks unlocks large opportunities
Denver International Airport quietly launched a new concession retailing program Wednesday with the opening of 29 kiosks and other small "merchandising units" selling jewelry, hats, candy, electronic goods and more on the airport's concourses.  

• Butterball announces plans to close Longmont plant that employs 350 by year's end
• Martino the "troubleshooter" is bankrupt
• High-rise apartments planned for Union Square area
• Associated Press Media Editors conference in Denver focuses on mobile-device future
• Icelandair to begin flying nonstop to Iceland from DIA in 2012

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Today's Sports Headlines

Rams QB knows beating CU may require a breakout game
Four stars are a blessing when they open a prospect's door to almost any college in the nation. But once the recruiting hype fades away, they can become an albatross.  

• Deal keeps Dodgers in limbo
• Colorado Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez continues to hit his stride
• Alfonzo to lose 100 games after 2nd drug strike
• Krieger: A "minor" problem for Rocks
• Sore subject: Elvis Dumervil's latest injury leaves big hole in Denver Broncos' defense

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Today's Entertainment

"Bieber Meets Al Qaeda": Wild culture clash that strikes no clear target
Review: "Justin Bieber Meets Al Qaeda," easily the most provocative title of the fall theater season, is the only original local theatrical response to the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. But in performance, this compelling multimedia mashup doesn't really deliver on that premise. Rating: ** 1/2 stars  

• Bar & Grilled: Lawrence and Cathy Covell
• People: Eric Clapton serenades at daughter's wedding

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Today's Style

Fashion websites stream runway action via Internet
The runways in New York this week have been full of vibrant color, high-low hems, artistic patterns and peplums. I know this not because I've been in the tents at Lincoln Center where designers are showing their spring collections for 2012, but because the events are being live-streamed all over the Internet.  

• Clive Cussler fans dive in to collector convention in Denver
• Toilet overflows, accusations follow (9/15/11)
• Supper Clubs in Denver: Informal, spontaneous and inexpensive

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Today's Opinion

Mike Littwin: GOP's circular firing squad
If you trust history — which, note to Rick Perry, is a school subject sort of like science, except with less math — Barack Obama is in deep trouble. Or, as the original George Bush would put it, deep doo-doo.  

• Ruben Navarrette: Americans, and not giving up
• Mike Rosen: Hocus-pocus and Obamagoguery
• Editorial: Shot of reality for Bachmann
• Ruth Marcus: With 2012 elections looming, word clouds tell the story