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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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Want to Get High and Help Science? These Colorado Trials Pay You to Try Cannabis or Psychedelics.

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 29, 2025

“People choose to participate in clinical trials because they see this as giving back something great.”

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Monthly Inflation in Denver Ranks Near Top of the Country

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 28, 2025

Only Seattle, St. Louis and Boston have fared worse.

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Lauren Boebert’s Son Charged With Misdemeanor Child Abuse

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 26, 2025

The Congresswoman’s oldest son was on probation after pleading guilty to identity theft last October.

Naropa University president Charles Lief (right) speaks at a Naropa retreat in 2022.

Naropa University Spins Off Psychedelic Clinic Into Memoru Center

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 24, 2025

Memoru Center for Visionary Healing Arts will conduct psychedelic facilitation training, clinical care and research in a new Boulder campus.

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Federal Judge Scratches Head at Unprecedented Bail Request From Tina Peters

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 24, 2025

“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take. – Wayne Gretzky” – Michael Scott.

South Park returns to the airwaves Wednesday night

South Park and Paramount Strike $1.5 Billion Deal

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 22, 2025

The new season premieres Wednesday night.

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Along for the Ride: Lakeside Park Remains the Metro’s Most Amusing

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 22, 2025

The 117-year-old theme park is still families’ best bet for an affordable, no-frills good time.

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State-Mandated Indigenous Group Tells Colorado to Halt Psilocybin Therapy Program

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 18, 2025

The working group also asked the state to abstain from similar legal therapeutic programs for mescaline, ibogaine and DMT.

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Congress Is Chopping Public Media Funding, Including in Colorado

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 18, 2025

Dark days ahead for local public radio and television.

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Magic, Indeed? Psilocybin Mushrooms Might Extend Your Lifespan, Study Shows.

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 16, 2025

As psychedelic mushrooms hit their stride in mental health, a recent study showed they can extend the lives of human cells and mice, too.

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Mesa County Woman Won’t Serve Time for Ballot Fraud Scheme

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 16, 2025

Sally Maxedon will not serve any time for helping her friend, a former mail carrier, submit fraudulent mail-in ballots.

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Even Lauren Boebert Wants Epstein Files Released

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 15, 2025

The Colorado congresswoman called for a special counsel to reveal the Epstein client list, and you’ll never guess her suggestion. Actually, you probably can.

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Mike Lindell Lawyers Ask Court to Overturn Jury’s Defamation Verdict

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 15, 2025

Lindell’s attorneys – recently fined for submitting an error-riddled motion authored by AI – submitted a motion challenging June’s outcome.

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The Avett Brother Folk Up Red Rocks: Review

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 12, 2025

The Avett Brothers kicked off night one of its three-night residency at Red Rocks on July 11, and the Boomers went all out.

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Boulder Weekly Loses Entire Editorial Staff, Future in Doubt

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 12, 2025

Is the independently-owned alt-weekly in Colorado’s headiest town dead?

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South Park Creators Are Pissed Off After Season 27 Premiere Bump

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 10, 2025

Trey Parker and Matt Stone say the proposed Paramount-Skydance merger is “fucking up South Park.”

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Don’t Tell the Weed Bros, but THC Potency Is Often Inflated

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 9, 2025

A study commissioned by CU Boulder found that nearly one-third of retail cannabis flower in Colorado had inflated potency numbers.

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AI Will Live On: Will You Leave Behind a Generative Ghost?

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 8, 2025

“I’m the intersection between a psychologist and a computer scientist, and these types of things tend to be right up my alley.”

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Mike Lindell in front of the Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse Monday morning

Mike Lindell’s Attorneys Fined for Using AI During Defamation Trial

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 7, 2025

Before the trial began, the MyPillow CEO’s lead counsel filed an error-riddled court document authored by a hallucinating AI, according to the judge.

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Police and Community Leaders Brace for More Teen Takeovers

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 3, 2025

“I’ve never seen these kids more angry, more disconnected.”

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After Mike Lindell Trial, Joe Oltmann Remains Undaunted

By Brendan Joel KelleyJuly 2, 2025

The star witness of the Mike Lindell trial says the jury believed him, and he isn’t worried about pending court actions.

Bill Moyers Legacy Includes ’90s Colorado Documentary

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 28, 2025

When Colorado was dubbed the “Hate State,” the TV journalist dug into the constitutional amendment to prevent anti-discrimination laws protecting gays and lesbians.

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