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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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Parasol Patrol Will Shield Children From Hateful Protesters at Denver Pride

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 27, 2025

The volunteer group uses rainbow umbrellas and noise-cancelling headphones to protect young people from hateful protesters.

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Colorado Postal Worker Connected to Ballot Fraud Sentenced

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 26, 2025

Vicki Stuart pleaded guilty to charges of identity theft and forgery

Pamphlets on preparation and integration — the before and after of psychedelic therapy — on display at Etc Hospitality

Golden Psilocybin Healing Center Excited to Start Therapy Sessions

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 25, 2025

“We have a chance, in broad daylight, to show the safety and efficacy of psilocybin mushrooms.”

Volumes 2 and 3 of Dystopian Times magazine

Local Artists Create Dystopian Times Magazine to Channel Eco-Socialist Activism

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 25, 2025

Representatives of the Marxist collective found community at the Psychedelic Science conference.

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Douglas County Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Home Rule Proposal

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 25, 2025

The County commissioners’ power grab attempt looks to be going down in flames, and some of them are adding gas to the fire.

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Sex and Psychedelics Converge in Downtown Denver Convention

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 24, 2025

“There’s a lot of shame on how we work with these medicines. There’s a lot of shame in what our kinks are.”

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Molly Sullan, Stacy Fischer, and Jim Grigsby from the CU Denver Center for Psychedelic Research discuss their projects

University of Colorado Takes Major Role in Psilocybin Research

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 20, 2025

Current studies include how psilocybin could treat palliative care patients, postpartum depression and more.

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Jury Finds MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Liable for Defamation

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 17, 2025

Former Dominion Voting Systems executive Eric Coomer prevailed in his lawsuit against Lindell, but the award fell short of his request.

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Douglas County Could Become Colorado’s Third Home Rule County

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 17, 2025

On June 24, DougCo residents will vote on whether to form a Home Rule Charter Commission…and also elect members of that commission.

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Burners Share Apogaea Experience After Fentanyl Threat Cancellation

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 12, 2025

“Ultimately, this community has to really think about how we’re going to fight this fentanyl thing long-term,” says one attendee.

Wheat Ridge Poultry & Meats has been closed since May 14

Wheat Ridge Butcher Shop Hopes to Reopen After City Seizure

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 12, 2025

“Wheat Ridge Poultry & Meats has not denied the fact that money is owed to the community and has made payments.”

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell outside the Arraj Courthouse on the first day of his defamation trial.

Mike Lindell Defamation Trial: Lindell Takes the Stand

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 11, 2025

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell testified in his own defense Monday and Tuesday

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Regional Burning Man Event Shut Down After Fentanyl Threat

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 9, 2025

By 8 p.m. on Friday, Apogaea’s official account announced, “Attention all Apogaeans: please start packing up your things and leave the land as soon as possible.”

Rabbi Marc Soloway of Congregation Bonai Shalom in Boulder addresses attendees at the Boulder Jewish Festival a week after the firebombing terror attack

Boulder Jewish Festival Holds 30th Annual Event Week After Anti-Semitic Attack

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 8, 2025

“We feel seen and we feel loved, and our gratitude is part of our healing.”

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell puts two thumbs up outside the courtroom where he's being sued for defamation

Mike Lindell Defamation Trial: Joe Oltmann Takes the Stand

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 8, 2025

The Colorado podcaster at the center of the case insists on the plaintiff’s guilt.

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Is Trading Cannabis for Magic Mushrooms Legal in Colorado?

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 6, 2025

It’s complicated, but one expert has a clear enough answer for the un-stoned.

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

Mike Lindell Defamation Trial: Plaintiff Eric Coomer Testifies

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 5, 2025

The former Dominion Voting Systems employee is suing the MyPillow CEO for defamation.

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Before Cancer Kills James Welch, a CU Psilocybin Trial Showed Him How to Live

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 3, 2025

After learning he had three years to live, Welch took a dose of psilocybin, put on blinders and listened to a playlist curated by researchers. “It changed my mental paradigm of life,” he says.

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Harm Reduction Org DanceSafe Ejects Denver-based Director

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 2, 2025

The group, known for giving out drug testing kits, earplugs, and condoms at festivals, will maintain strong Denver connections

Mike Lindell of MyPillow tosses a MAGA hat into the air

MyPillow CEO Defamation Trial Begins in Downtown Denver

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 2, 2025

A former executive at Dominion Voting Systems is suing election denier Mike Lindell over the pillow mogul’s claims that he rigged the 2020 election.

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Suspect in Court Today for Anti-Jewish “Act of Terror” on Pearl Street in Boulder

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 1, 2025

Eight people participating in the weekly walk demanding freedom for Israeli hostages of Hamas were injured, one is a survivor of the Holocaust.

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Review: Lord Huron Performs Historical Fiction at a Sold-Out Red Rocks

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 29, 2025

The band will be at the Outside Festival on Sunday.

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