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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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David Sirota’s Master Plan Wins National Podcast Award

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 27, 2025

In 2022, The Lever evolved into a fledgling investigative reporting team. Now its podcast just won top honors from the National Press Club.

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Moms on Mushrooms Group Banned From Instagram

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 27, 2025

The Denver-based group focuses on moms who may benefit from microdosing psilocybin and want more education.

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Polis Signs Law Protecting Roaming Bison From Hunting

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 23, 2025

Most Americans still confuse buffalo and bison, thanks in part to Buffalo Bill Cody, a famous bison hunter who’s buried in Denver.

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Paramount+ Won’t Say If It Will Ban Certain South Park Episodes

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 23, 2025

An internet rumor claims South Park‘s new home will withhold fifteen episodes.

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Former Denver Mayor Pitches Youth Sports Complex at Park Hill

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 23, 2025

“I think that all the sports teams are asking for something from the city, so why wouldn’t the city start asking something from the sports teams?”

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Review: Sting Brought the Nostalgia to Red Rocks…and Invited the Audience to His House

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 21, 2025

The vibe conjured something akin to a Dead show populated by salesmen and stay-at-home moms from the 1980s.

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Direct Flights From Denver to Dubai? DIA Teases New International Routes

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 20, 2025

You can now fly directly to Dublin, Istanbul and Rome, and more international destinations are in sight.

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Colfax Marathon: Starting Times, Routes and Road Closures

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 16, 2025

Colfax Marathon weekend – and the road closures and chaos that come with it – is upon us.

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Where Does Colorado Rank Among Most Obese States in U.S.?

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 16, 2025

Colorado has always been high on exercise, but we do love our cheeseburgers.

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Visitors Still Need a Pass to Visit Air Force Academy, Including Nearby Bike Trails

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 15, 2025

A Denver visitor was rebuffed when trying to visit the Southeast Asia Memorial Pavilion via the New Santa Fe Regional Trail.

Timothy Leary’s Son, Zach, Releases Guide on Using Psychedelics

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 14, 2025

Leary will be in Boulder this week to discuss his new book and the evolving world of psychedelics, from DMT to LSD.

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Longtime Wheat Ridge Butcher Shop to Close – Unless It’s Saved by a GoFundMe

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 13, 2025

Wheat Ridge Poultry & Meats, an institution in the western suburbs since 1942, prepares a final sale after years of adversity.

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Denver DMVs Rated Among Worst in the U.S.

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 13, 2025

A new “study” of Google reviews reveals Denver drivers really detest their DMVs.

New Colorado Psychedelics Safety Campaign Targets Gen Z

New Colorado Psychedelics Safety Campaign Targets Gen Z

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 13, 2025

“From a public health perspective, we know that harm reduction strategies are effective, and we are supportive of the ‘Pause. Learn. Reflect.’ message approach.”

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Viral TikTok “Challenge” Concerns Local School Districts…and Tempts a Reporter

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 9, 2025

Boulder Valley School District and Denver Public Schools are asking families to help stop the Chromebook Challenge.

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At Edgewater’s Skyline Pub, Get Smelling Salts with Your Shot

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 9, 2025

“It’s the smelling salts the Avs use,” the bartender told us. Recreational smelling salts must be a thing with pro athletes.

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SÄ“kwl Wants to Drink to Your Health…With Mushroom-Infused Seltzer

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 7, 2025

“I didn’t even like to eat mushrooms, like even on a pizza. I just wasn’t the mushroom guy.”

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Mesa County Election Fraud Back in Spotlight, From Tina Peters to the Postal Service

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 6, 2025

Trump is once again calling for former county clerk Tina Peters’ release from prison. Meanwhile, another Mesa County election fraudster pleaded guilty.

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The End Is Near: Psychedelic Death Doulas Use Psilocybin to Ease the Final Exit

By Brendan Joel KelleyApril 29, 2025

“I feel like my job is concierge. Everything is happening between the medicine and the person.”

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Bright Eyes Is Still Glowing Bright in Dim Times

By Brendan Joel KelleyMarch 27, 2025

The indie/emo band launched its Poison Oak Project, a charity focused on the trans community, in the wake of Trump’s election.

The members of the band Cursive in a hotel's elevator bay, all standing except songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Tim Kasher.

Three Decades Later, Cursive Is Still Launching Forward

By Brendan Joel KelleyJanuary 28, 2025

Tim Kasher discusses the band’s longevity as he prepares to play the Gothic Theatre on January 31.

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The Taming of the Crude: Joe Oltmann Swears He’s Changing His Conservative Daily Podcast

By Brendan Joel KelleyJanuary 14, 2025

But in the meantime, special guest star Tina Peters just popped on from jail.

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