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Hannah Metzger

Hannah Metzger is a staff writer at Westword, reporting on news, arts and culture since joining the staff in October 2023. She previously worked at publications including Colorado Politics and the Denver Gazette, where she covered the Colorado Legislature, the Denver and Aurora city councils and breaking news. Hannah has been honored with numerous awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Colorado Press Association, Colorado Student Media Association and Denver Press Club. She graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a major in journalism and a minor in political science.

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Three More Measures Expected to Join Colorado’s November Ballot

Three More Measures Expected to Join Colorado’s November Ballot

By Hannah MetzgerApril 15, 2024

Another fifteen ballot measure proposals are currently collecting petition signatures.

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Two Coloradans Sue for Right to Misgender, Deadname Trans People in Legislative Testimonies

By Hannah MetzgerApril 12, 2024

“Misgendering is not a crime!” one of the plaintiffs shouted during a committee hearing. “Gender is nothing, it means nothing.”

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Married at First Sight Recap: Couples Reveal They Faked Storylines, Plotted Everything Behind the Scenes

By Hannah MetzgerApril 11, 2024

“Everything that you see was planned,” Clare said during the first reunion episode.

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Colorado Considers Requiring Refunds for Canceled Events, Disclosing Ticket Fees Up Front

By Hannah MetzgerApril 10, 2024

A bill to expand consumer protections in ticket sales passed its first vote Wednesday.

Shengfu Wu's mugshot next to a photo of a phone using the Lyft app.

Lyft Driver Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting Thirteen-Year-Old Passenger in Aurora

By Hannah MetzgerApril 9, 2024

Shengfu Wu, 38, will be eligible for parole in August 2028.

Vehicles driving along the Interstate 70 Mountain Express Lane.

Which Excuses Work (and Don’t) for Disputing Express Lane Violations

By Hannah MetzgerApril 3, 2024

“In some instances, we actually had people saying, ‘They just weren’t going fast enough so I was forced into the express lane.’ That’s not how that works.”

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Colorado Could Approve Warnings, Parental Oversight for Kids on Social Media

By Hannah MetzgerApril 2, 2024

State lawmakers are considering three bills that would change the way young people use social media in Colorado.

Chloe and Michael pose for wedding portraits.

Married at First Sight Recap: Final Couple Divorces in All-Time Least Successful Season

By Hannah MetzgerMarch 28, 2024

Michael says “I don’t” on Decision Day, ending the season’s last surviving marriage.

Commerce City's 88 Drive-In movie theater with a blank big screen before opening season.

Plan to Replace 88 Drive-In Theatre With Warehouse Was Pulled Last Summer

By Hannah MetzgerMarch 28, 2024

The company that sought to replace metro Denver’s last drive-in with a warehouse is no longer buying the property.

Commerce City's 88 Drive-In movie theater opening for the season on April 24, 2015.

88 Drive-in Theatre to Reopen After Last Year’s Closure Reports

By Hannah MetzgerMarch 26, 2024

It’s unclear whether plans to turn the property into a warehouse will move forward, but metro Denver’s last drive-in movie theater is still alive for now.

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Squid Game‘s Phalisia Boothe on Villain Edits, Life After the Show…and Using Condoms as Chapstick

By Hannah MetzgerMarch 26, 2024

“I got an edit as this sexist, lesbian, man-hating person and that’s definitely not me.”

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Governor Polis Has Proclaimed Over 1,000 Holidays in Colorado. Here Are the Weirdest.

By Hannah MetzgerMarch 25, 2024

The strangest Colorado holidays you’ve never heard of, from Sesame Street Day to Cowboy Poetry Week.

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Coloradans Getting Conned in Scam Asking Victims to Leave Debit Cards in Mailbox

By Hannah MetzgerMarch 22, 2024

Police across the state warn residents against scam calls from fake bank employees.

Chloe and Michael pose for wedding portraits.

Married at First Sight Recap: Michael Gets Cold Feet Heading Into Decision Day

By Hannah MetzgerMarch 20, 2024

Denver might be the worst city to film a dating show in.

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Esquire Theatre Set to Close in July – but Denver Film Fans Continue to Push Back

By Hannah MetzgerMarch 20, 2024

City officials have approved a plan to turn the historic theater into office and retail space.

Rental Breakdown: Her Son Was Killed at an Illegal Party at This Airbnb, but It’s Still Available to Book

Rental Breakdown: Her Son Was Killed at an Illegal Party at This Airbnb, but It’s Still Available to Book

By Hannah MetzgerMarch 19, 2024

A teenager’s murder last year revealed years of havoc wreaked by one Denver rental owner.

Chloe and Michael pose for wedding portraits.

Married at First Sight Recap: Only One Couple Left Standing With Five Episodes Left in Season

By Hannah MetzgerMarch 14, 2024

Five of the six pairings have failed in the show’s first Denver-based season.

A Manscaped fortune cookie ad reads, "A well-trimmed yard makes the house more inviting."

Why Are Fortune Cookies Telling You to Shave Your Pubes?

By Hannah MetzgerMarch 13, 2024

That’s not the kind of advice we were hoping for…

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Four Denver Metro Grocery Stores Rank Worst in the Country

By Hannah MetzgerMarch 12, 2024

“Denver calls it the unsafeway for a reason.”

A lost dog advertisement offering $10,000 for the return of Pickle.

Missing Denver Dog Sparks RTD Ads, Billboards and $10,000 Reward

By Hannah MetzgerMarch 11, 2024

“He’s very timid. He would not have left the yard on his own.”

Becca and Austin pose for wedding portraits

Married at First Sight Recap: One Couple Sticks Together on Decision Day…Immediately on Verge of Divorce

By Hannah MetzgerMarch 6, 2024

A fight over Austin sneaking around with a female producer led to a group shouting match.

abortion supporters at Colorado capitol.

Colorado Lawmakers Shot Down a Version of Alabama’s IVF Decision

By Hannah MetzgerMarch 6, 2024

After almost four hours of discussion, lawmakers rejected a bill that would have banned abortion and classified discarding frozen embryos as murder.

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