Ex-Homeless Reader: Stop the Fake Cries for the Homeless

Chris Walker’s latest post about Denver’s homeless sweep in March features documents that show the City of Denver questioning its own protocol. The report prompted one reader who says he used to be homeless to take a controversial position on the issue. Among those who responded was a commenter who rejected…

Calling Parts of Five Points RiNo: Who’s Fooling Who?

In case you missed it…. At Westword Arts, Bree Davies argues that we should just say no to RiNo and other inaccurate Denver neighborhood names. The provocative headline on Sam Schanfarber’s latest story for the Colorado Independent: “Aurora’s heavily white police force is firing at blacks.” Denver Stiffs’ Zach Mikash on the…

Our 20 Favorite Dating in Denver Handles

One of the most entertaining things about dating websites — aside from finding a special someone to entertain — involves the handles people choose for themselves. Many are quite straight-forward. But others are weird or funny or baffling — or a combination of all three. We recently searched a major…

Dear Stoner: What’s There to Do on 4/20?

Dear Stoner: I want to celebrate Denver’s biggest unofficial holiday on 4/20. Do you have any advice? Gone Ganja Dear Ganja: Our day of gathering is upon us, but 4/20 in Denver has become much more than a simple day of heavy blazing now that Colorado’s economy has gone green…

Reader: Rich White People Care More About Golf Courses Than Flooding

Alan Prendergast’s update on a new Denver stormwater plan generated some interesting responses. As Prendergast wrote, city planners “settled on Denver’s City Park Golf Course as the logical place to build a thirty-acre ‘detention area’ for stormwater runoff — a move that will involve closing the course for more than a…

4/20 Concerts Suck and/or They’re Awesome

In case you missed it…. Westword Music shares conflicting opinions about 4/20 concerts: Isa Jones thinks they suck, while Lindsey Bartlett offers seven reasons why they’re awesome. Colorado Peak Politics asks: “Why doesn’t Colorado have a straw poll anymore?” Mile High Report’s Tim Lynch thinks the Broncos should re-sign Ronnie Hillman…

Ten Types of Stoners You Might Meet in Denver Through 4/20

Soon marijuana fans will descend on Denver for the Official 4/20 Rally (on 4/16) in Civic Center Park, as well as other events that put the high in Mile High City. Here’s who to watch for around town: Continue reading for five more types of stoners you’ll meet on 4/20 in Denver…

Reader: Don’t Let Airbnb Destroy Denver!

A new report brands Denver one of the ten worst U.S. cities for short-term rentals such as Airbnb. But some of the readers who responded to the post apparently don’t see that as a bad thing. Indeed, their negative views about short-term rentals echo concerns voiced by some members of…

Did Your Favorite Denver Dive Bar Make Our 2016 List?

In case you missed it…. Our Westword Food & Drink crew names the ten best dive bars in Denver for 2016. Colorado Peak Politics says that Ted Cruz didn’t steal Donald Trump’s votes at the Colorado Republican Convention, as The Donald asserts. South Stands Denver’s Colin D names the five most obnoxious…

Homeless Sweeps: Documents Show Denver Questioning Its Own Protocol

On March 23, Westword made a number of Colorado Open Records Act requests to the Denver Department of Human Services and the Mayor’s Office for internal documents related to the planning of the homeless sweeps that the city has been conducting over the past month. Westword did not receive responses…