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Go for the Gold: Free Things to Do in Denver (and Beyond) This Week

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Catie Cheshire

Catie Cheshire is a staff writer at Westword, where she has primarily reported on news since September 2021. Her prior work experience includes contributing to Cronkite News, Arizona PBS, the Regis University Highlander and AZ Big Media. Catie holds a master’s degree from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and an undergraduate degree from Regis University in Denver.

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Five Nikola Jokić Lessons From New Book on Nuggets Star

By Catie CheshireJanuary 28, 2025

From ditching basketball practice for the racetrack to giving his coach the silent treatment, there are plenty of interesting stories about Jokić in Mike Singer’s new book.

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Junk Fees Are Putting Coloradans in Debt. Legislation May Be Coming to Help.

By Catie CheshireJanuary 28, 2025

“This is effectively a hidden and deceptive corporate tax imposed on working people.”

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Longmont Prairie Dogs Likely Headed for Death After HOA Vote

By Catie CheshireJanuary 24, 2025

The HOA voted to wait until March 1 to kill the animals, but activists say that’s not enough time to move them.

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Sportsbook Bar & Grill Reopens in Greenwood Village After Devastating Arson

By Catie CheshireJanuary 23, 2025

A year after their bar burned last January, its owners are excited to welcome guests in again.

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Southwest Denver Just Got $20 Million to Build a Climate Resiliency Hub

By Catie CheshireJanuary 23, 2025

With the grant plus other funds raised, Commún now has 80 percent of the estimated $40 million needed to renovate the aging building on the Loretto Heights Campus.

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Still New to Paying for Trash, Denver Residents Frustrated With Recycling Rollback

By Catie CheshireJanuary 21, 2025

“Basically, all the services that they told us they were going to provide and the reason why we are paying for trash, they decided to take away this year.”

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Prairie Dog Colony Sparks Longmont HOA Feud

By Catie CheshireJanuary 19, 2025

The Harvest Junction Village HOA wants to exterminate prairie dogs on three acres of land in Longmont, but activists say they can relocate them for free.

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Denver Woman Must Wake Up at 4:15 to Commute Because of Late RTD Arrivals

By Catie CheshireJanuary 18, 2025

“Assuming the light rail isn’t canceled or thirty minutes late, I then sit on it for one to two hours – and even then, I still end up being late.”

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Last Time Denver Was This Cold, Power Bills Skyrocketed. Here’s How to Protect Yourself.

By Catie CheshireJanuary 16, 2025

Temperatures below zero are likely to hit Denver over the weekend.

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Denver Arctic Cold Front to Bring Sub-Zero Temps

By Catie CheshireJanuary 15, 2025

Traffic is expected to be impacted along major highways, with northern Colorado towns even more likely to experience bitter cold conditions.

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Deion Sanders Top Candidate for Dallas Cowboys Jobs, According to Odds

By Catie CheshireJanuary 14, 2025

Is Coach Prime using Jerry Jones for leverage, or will he really leave for the NFL?

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Uber Sues to Block Colorado’s New Rideshare Pay Transparency Laws

By Catie CheshireJanuary 14, 2025

Uber argues that the two laws, slated to take effect in February, contradict the company’s right to freedom of expression.

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City of Lakewood Sued by Developer Over Controversial New Open Space Law

By Catie CheshireJanuary 13, 2025

Members of Lakewood City Council invited a lawsuit when they passed the law.

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Denver Home Prices Are Falling, but Does That Mean Buying a House Is Affordable?

By Catie CheshireJanuary 10, 2025

The median list price of a Denver home is still $577,350.

Lakewood Petition Calls for BRT or Tram Line Along Wadsworth Boulevard

Lakewood Petition Calls for BRT or Tram Line Along Wadsworth Boulevard

By Catie CheshireJanuary 9, 2025

Lakewood residents supporting the idea say they’d rather ride public transit than be stuck in their cars on the busy street.

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Effort to Pause Wolf Reintroduction Denied by Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission

By Catie CheshireJanuary 9, 2025

Rather than pausing the program, CPW agreed to add several new layers, including a range rider program and a chronic depredation definition for wolves preying on livestock.

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Most Expensive Home Sales in Denver and Boulder in 2024

By Catie CheshireJanuary 7, 2025

The biggest purchase was connected to Denver Nuggets ownership.

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Opponents of Colorado’s Wolf Reintroduction Push 2026 Ballot Measure

By Catie CheshireJanuary 7, 2025

“It just became glaringly clear to me and to thousands of other people that this law was just not working for many stakeholders in the state.”

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Brady Corbet, Golden Globes Winner for The Brutalist, Grew Up in Glenwood Springs

By Catie CheshireJanuary 6, 2025

The director worked at a used bookstore in the town before moving on and hitting it big.

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From Trash to Treasure: Denver Airport’s Waste Valet Service a Quick Success

By Catie CheshireJanuary 6, 2025

The pilot program has prevented nearly seventy tons of waste from heading to the landfill in six months, and that’s just from one concourse.

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A Year of Wolf Reintroduction in Colorado, by the Numbers

By Catie CheshireJanuary 3, 2025

With a full year now on the books, here’s a look back at wolf reintroduction.

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People to Watch in 2025: Can Debra Johnson Keep RTD Moving Forward?

By Catie CheshireJanuary 3, 2025

As RTD rebuilds from the rough patch of the pandemic and other scandals, Debra Johnson remains in the driver’s seat.

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