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Reader: Psychedelic Death Doulas? Sounds Like Wook Science, but Okay

By Westword ReadersMay 3, 2025

Is psilocybin therapy for patients with terminal illnesses a good way to go?

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Reader: Kylie Minogue Is a Legend, and I Can’t Even Name a Nugget

By Westword ReadersApril 29, 2025

It would’ve been Kylie Minogue’s first Colorado show, but the Australian pop icon was bounced from Ball Arena for the NBA playoffs.

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Readers: Blame a Geographic Phenomenon, not Californians, for Denver’s Air Pollution

By Westword ReadersApril 27, 2025

“Bad air was hurting the city’s reputation,” a newspaper reported…in the 1880s.

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Reader: Sundance Film Festival Will Make Boulder Even More Special

By Westword ReadersApril 13, 2025

The film fest’s move from Utah has brought out plenty of critics. And critics of the critics.

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Reader: Denver Is the Capital of the Coolest State in the Country…Close Enough for Me

By Westword ReadersApril 13, 2025

Is this really a cool city? People are hot over what qualifies as cool.

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Reader: The RiNo Restaurant Scene Is Becoming a Chain Gang

By Westword ReadersApril 6, 2025

Jeff Osaka closed Osaka Sushi in February. Now he’s shuttering the original Sushi-Rama on April 12.

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Reader: The Radio Here Is Very Bland, Catering to the Blander “Denver Sound”

By Westword ReadersMarch 30, 2025

Yes, people still listen to music the old-fashioned way…and here’s what they should listen to on the radio.

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Reader: Sundance in Boulder Sounds Like the End of a Feel-Good Movie!

By Westword ReadersMarch 30, 2025

Robert Redford, who founded the film festival in Utah in 1981, went to the University of Colorado…briefly.

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Reader: Hacienda Colorado Is an Insult to Real Mexican Food

By Westword ReadersMarch 30, 2025

Why eat corporate Tex-Mex when there are authentic mom-and-pop places?

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Reader: The Mercury Was the Heart and Soul of This City

By Westword ReadersMarch 29, 2025

We asked for your favorite memories of the Merc, and you answered….

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Reader: We Also Like This Place You Love, and We’re Here to Stay

By Westword ReadersMarch 29, 2025

Lane Newlin grew up in Castle Rock in the 2000s, and he doesn’t like the changes he sees in his hometown…or much of Colorado. And he’s not alone.

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Reader: Mellow Mushroom Gone? Maybe a Better Pizza Joint Will Take Its Place

By Westword ReadersMarch 23, 2025

The reviews are in: trippy brand, bland pies.

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Reader: Does the City Understand We Have Cars in Denver So We Can Drive to the Mountains?

By Westword ReadersMarch 23, 2025

Residents debate whether parking is a right, or a privilege we should pay for.

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Reader: America Is Going to Be Lost and Lonely When Trump Is Done

By Westword ReadersMarch 22, 2025

Jeanette Vizguerra was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Monday; a judge issued a stay on her deportation late Friday, pending a March 28 court hearing.

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Reader: Cracker Barrel Is One of the Most Appropriately Named Things in Existence

By Westword ReadersMarch 16, 2025

Some people love the Southern chain. But they still wonder why it’s coming to Denver.

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Reader: The Worst Airline Is the One You’re On

By Westword ReadersMarch 16, 2025

A new answer for this question: Which airline is worse, Southwest or Frontier?

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Reader: The Merc Will Always Hold a Special Place in the Hearts of People Who Grew Up Here

By Westword ReadersMarch 15, 2025

Marilyn Megenity’s legendary club went through several names and even more locations. At the end of March, the Mercury Cafe will end its run.

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Reader: Corporate Greed Is Going to Be the End of Us All

By Westword ReadersMarch 15, 2025

First, the Cherry Creek Shopping Center started charging customers to park in its garage. Now employees will have to pay the price.

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Reader: A Giant National Brewery That Makes One Beer That Caters to Boomers? Whatever

By Westword ReadersMarch 9, 2025

Molson Coors announced last August that it would be culling its craft-beer portfolio, and now its closing its Blue Moon brewpub in RiNo.

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Reader: Want to Bet on How Many Drinks Are Thrown in Mike Johnston’s Face?

By Westword ReadersMarch 9, 2025

To help businesses impacted by BRT construction, Denver’s mayor is ready to serve as a guest bartender.

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Reader: Mushrooms? Finally, a Reason to Shop in Denver!

By Westword ReadersMarch 8, 2025

The city plans to license facilitators and healing centers that use psilocybin.

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Reader: Del Taco Made Taco Bell Seem Decent

By Westword ReadersMarch 2, 2025

Eighteen of the state’s nineteen locations of Del Taco closed this week, and some diners will miss them.

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