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	<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Can more duplexes and townhomes help save Colorado&#8217;s housing shortage?</title>
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					<dc:creator>Susan Daggett and Stefan Chavez-Norgaard</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:54:20 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Tiny homes, big questions: What does Denver&#8217;s micro-community closure mean for the model?</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sage Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:24:30 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/IMG_6932.jpeg" alt="Monroe village" /><p>The city's first community closed down this year. Are more to follow?</p>
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		<title>Fifteen photos of Denver 150 years ago</title>
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					<dc:creator>Hannah Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:47:55 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Five cheapest homes for sale in Denver right now</title>
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					<dc:creator>Hannah Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:53:25 -0600</pubDate>
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<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/news/five-cheapest-homes-for-sale-denver-summer-2026-40916952/">Five cheapest homes for sale in Denver right now</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Zoning board shuts down majority of variances for new Colfax police station</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:02:13 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Holy spirits: This Denver nomadic church prefers your neighborhood bar</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sage Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:45:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/IMG_6796.jpeg" alt="AfterHours church" /><p>"We're not pew sitters," an AfterHours coordinator says as they crank out 100 sandwiches for the homeless. "We get out."</p>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the correct pronunciation of &#8216;Westminster&#8217;?</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sage Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:23:55 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/499472666_1130932535743151_3771670137117729504_n.jpg" alt="Westminster city hall" /><p>We hate to break it to you, but you might be saying it wrong. </p>
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		<title>First (and only) home within Colorado&#8217;s most private ski resort heads to auction</title>
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					<dc:creator>Hannah Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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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>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>
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