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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 Westword senior contributor.

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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

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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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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.

Moms on Mushrooms founder Tracey Tee

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?”

Sting on stage at Red Rocks with his band behind him.

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.

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

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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