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		<title>Own a Home in Denver? It&#8217;s Probably Losing Value</title>
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					<dc:creator>Thomas Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 06:22:10 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/scott-partee-flickr-denver-homes.jpg" alt="A row of old homes with lush lawns in east-central Denver" /><p>In fact, the Mile High City tops national charts — in a bad way.</p>
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		<title>Are You Watching? How Matthew Beem Became Colorado&#8217;s Biggest YouTube Star</title>
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					<dc:creator>Hannah Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:07:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/news/matthew-beem-colorados-biggest-youtube-star-40876557/">Are You Watching? How Matthew Beem Became Colorado&#8217;s Biggest YouTube Star</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Ad Opposing Swipe Fee Fairness Bill Taxes Patience</title>
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					<dc:creator>Teague Bohlen</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:25:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Remembering the Ludlow Massacre: April 20, 1914</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:48:43 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/ludlow.avif" alt="site of ludlow massacre" /><p>It took the lives of 25 miners and their family members during a bitter strike for fair wages and conditions.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/news/ludlow-massacre-helped-recognize-miners-rights-in-colorado-40875397/">Remembering the Ludlow Massacre: April 20, 1914</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Nativ Hotel &#038; Gatsby Social Closed by City, Licenses in Jeopardy</title>
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					<dc:creator>Bennito L. Kelty</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:37:05 -0600</pubDate>
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<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/news/nativ-hotel-gatsby-social-closed-by-city-licenses-in-jeopardy-40870119/">Nativ Hotel &#38; Gatsby Social Closed by City, Licenses in Jeopardy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Historic Cap Hill Mansion Turned Into Luxury Apartments, With Homages to Haunted Past</title>
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					<dc:creator>Cynthia Barnes</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:45:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/003-1128-Grant-Street_Exterior_03-scaled-1.jpg" alt="The peabody mansion on Grant Street in Denver" /><p>After putting over $3 million into a long renovation, the owners are ready to welcome living residents.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/news/haunted-denver-mansion-redeveloped-luxury-apartments-40865958/">Historic Cap Hill Mansion Turned Into Luxury Apartments, With Homages to Haunted Past</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Asher Luzzatto Has Towering Ambitions for Downtown Denver</title>
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					<dc:creator>Brendan Joel Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:12:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/cover-1000-x-515-29.jpg" alt="looking up at two office buildings" /><p>The developer bought four dead office towers for less than $10 million. He plans to turn them into a housing utopia.</p>
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		<title>Denver Rent Prices Don&#8217;t Top the Metro Area. Suburbs Do.</title>
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					<dc:creator>Hannah Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:12:43 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/487301505_1087583870078018_5183924719973997672_n-e1773331979465.jpg" alt="an overhead view of Westminster, Colorado" /><p>It's now more expensive to rent an apartment in this suburb than in Denver.</p>
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		<title>One of Colorado&#8217;s Largest Dispensary Chains Agrees to Buyout</title>
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					<dc:creator>Thomas Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:49:32 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/native-roots-champa.webp" alt="a dispensary budtender holds a display jar of cannabis open in front of the camera" /><p>The buyers expect Colorado's cannabis market will "continue to consolidate over time."</p>
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		<title>Denver Home Prices Highest of Major Non-Coastal Cities</title>
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					<dc:creator>Thomas Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:26:15 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/condo-for-sale-sign-denver-mitchell-westword-e1772747364394.jpeg" alt="A window sign advertises a condo for sale in Denver&#039;s Capitol Hill neighborhood." /><p>It's hard out here for a home-seller.</p>
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