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Brendan Joel Kelley

Brendan Joel Kelley began his journalism career decades back at Phoenix New Times, Westword‘s sister paper, and is a former editor of Boulder Weekly and the Anchorage Press. Most recently working in documentary films and music videos, Brendan returned to the alt-weekly world in 2025 as a Westwordstaff writer.

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The building housing Wheat Ridge Poultry and Meats sits on the corner of 29th and Depew in Wheat Ridge

Shuttered Wheat Ridge Butcher Shop Will Live Again

By Brendan Joel KelleySeptember 17, 2025

The saga of Wheat Ridge Poultry & Meats has a new twist in what’s become a tale of two butcher shops.

The office towers at 621 and 633 17th Street

Standoff Between Developer and Lakeside Park Company Stalls Office-to-Apartment Tower Remake

By Brendan Joel KelleySeptember 17, 2025

Downtown is desperate for more housing, but developers of a new project say Lakeside Park Company is taking them for a ride.

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The Veteran and His Venoms

By Brendan Joel KelleySeptember 16, 2025

Zach Phillips’ healing journey has gone from using cannabis to ayahuasca to snake venoms.

RVs parked at Flying Saucer RV Park

Flying Saucer RV Park Residents Worry Their Housing Is About to Take Off

By Brendan Joel KelleySeptember 12, 2025

“I don’t know where we would go. And, of course, a lot of the other RV owners don’t know where they would go, either.”

La Plata County Detention Facility

Additional Victims of Pervert Colorado Jail Commander Sue La Plata County, and There Could be More

By Brendan Joel KelleySeptember 8, 2025

“It’s possible there are women who were abused before 2019, or women who were abused in a different way.”

Colorado's congressional districts as mapped out in 2021

Potential Colorado Ballot Initiative Proposes Retaliatory Gerrymandering

By Brendan Joel KelleySeptember 5, 2025

Just because Texas and California might do it, does that mean we should, too?

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A woman vaping

Should Denver Ban Flavored Tobacco and Nicotine Products?

By Brendan Joel KelleySeptember 4, 2025

There are just nine weeks left before Denver voters decide if flavored vapes, Zyn pouches and menthol cigarettes stay on retail shelves.

Careth Arnold going uphill in the Alps

Colorado Runner Becomes First American to Win Brutal European Endurance Race

By Brendan Joel KelleySeptember 4, 2025

The former artist and horticulturalist just conquered a 95-mile race through the Alps.

mushroom growing operation

Colorado Psychedelics and Mushroom Laws to Know Before You Trip

By Brendan Joel KelleySeptember 3, 2025

It’s always smart to learn the laws before enjoying a new take on the Rocky Mountain High.

An Airman assigned to the 379th Space Range Squadron operates a spectrum analyzer during exercise Resolute Space 2025 in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 29, 2025.

Trump Expected to Move Space Command From Colorado to Alabama

By Brendan Joel KelleySeptember 2, 2025

The president is expected to make the announcement at noon today.

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RTD Says Drug and Crime Deterrence Efforts Are Working

By Brendan Joel KelleyAugust 29, 2025

The transit agency reports a two-thirds drop in drug incident reports this year.

Professor Paisley Rekdal

Air Force Academy Canceled Lecturer for Critical Trump Posts

By Brendan Joel KelleyAugust 28, 2025

“My suspicion is this is about protecting Donald Trump, and not the presidency.”

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Smartwatches Show Big Promise in Fighting Burnout Among Colorado Doctors

By Brendan Joel KelleyAugust 28, 2025

Research believe the results show that we can’t just let our smartwatches collect the data. We must engage with it often.

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Ask Me Anything, Says Mayor Mike Johnston. Denver Sure Did.

By Brendan Joel KelleyAugust 27, 2025

We now go to u/Ask_me_who_ligma_is and u/SmoothBrainMillenial for more as 700 questions flood in.

D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School

Just One Colorado High School Ranks in Top 100 Nationwide, and It’s Not in Denver

By Brendan Joel KelleyAugust 27, 2025

Denver Public Schools didn’t place in the Top 100 rankings of the best high schools in America, but JeffCo scored one

16th street free mall ride bus

Come on, and Take a FreeRide: Experiencing Downtown Denver on 16th Street Bus

By Brendan Joel KelleyAugust 26, 2025

Formerly the 16th Street MallRide, a free RTD bus line has serviced 16th Street since its opening in 1982. Now it’s known as the 16th Street FreeRide.

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Governor Calls for Coroner’s Immediate Resignation After Rotting Corpses Discovered

By Brendan Joel KelleyAugust 22, 2025

Investigators say that families and other next-of-kin may have received fake cremains, and that the corpses behind the door could have been there up to fifteen years.

Tina Peters' mug shot

Trump Targets Polis and Mail-In Voting in Latest Rant, Demands Release of Tina Peters

By Brendan Joel KelleyAugust 21, 2025

The president promised “harsh measures” for “Crooked Colorado politicians” in a social media rant.

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Focus on the Family Founder James Dobson Dead at 89

By Brendan Joel KelleyAugust 21, 2025

The former child psychologist based his long anti-gay crusade, which included conversion therapy and same-sex marriage bans, out of Colorado Springs.

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DEA Asks Department of Health to Review Psilocybin’s Federal Status

By Brendan Joel KelleyAugust 21, 2025

The move from Schedule I to Schedule II classification would open treatment options for terminally ill patients.

Dried mushrooms in a plastic baggy

Pardon Me: Governor Polis’s Psilocybin Pardons May Get Broader

By Brendan Joel KelleyAugust 20, 2025

The pardon granted to magic mushroom offenders in June said it only applied for those 21 and over at the time of their crime, but one person is pushing the Governor’s office to do more.

A 9News live truck

Fox31 Owner Buying 9NEWS Parent Company, CEO Credits Trump

By Brendan Joel KelleyAugust 19, 2025

The announcement by Nexstar says the transaction is supposed to close by the second half of 2026.

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