“Real Stoners Quit Going to the 420 Rallies Twenty Years Ago”
Once a renegade celebration, the Mile High fest is now ticketed and fenced off.
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“Americans Just Don’t Know How to Make Coffee”
Two Denver coffee shops made the list of the Top 100 in the Western Hemisphere.
I Own a Bar and Helped Write Colorado’s Cannabis Laws: Taverns Shouldn’t Serve THC Drinks
Proposed legislation would allow restaurants and bars to sling so-called “hemp-derived,” high-THC beverages for on-site consumption alongside alcohol.
Commentary: Rising Costs Are Real, and Wage Cuts Are Not the Solution
“We should be able to move past the question of wage cuts and focus together on the larger forces putting pressure on this industry.”
Commentary: When the Math Stops Working at a Restaurant
“Twenty years in this industry taught me one thing above all else: The hardest problems only get solved when everyone is willing to tell the truth.”
Opinion: Credit Card Competition Act and SB 26-134 Could Deepen Inequality in Colorado
For many Coloradans, credit card rewards are not a luxury, they are a financial tool.
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The Pearl Saga “Just Gets Messier by the Day”
This has been a tough week for the former Mercury Cafe space at 2199 California Street.
“We Live in an Unserious World, Do Unserious Shit”
The milk chug-off is set for 2:30 p.m. today at Observatory Park.
“Trump Doesn’t Like Colorado’s Voting System Because He Doesn’t Win Here”
After a March 31 presidential order took aim at mail-in voting, readers defended this state’s elections.
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Fans Pour Out More Memories of the Dark Horse
Over fifty years, this Boulder bar hosted plenty of memorable gatherings.
Denver Should Start Listening to Neighborhoods and Rethink Public Safety
In a time of limited resources, careful planning is the only option to get results.
Grassroots Campaign Wins Blowout Victory in Lakewood
“This was not just a simple repeal of ordinances. It was a referendum on how decisions are being made.”
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Good Morning America Is at Pikes Peak Today…but Denver’s Left in the Dark
Xfinity has blocked out the ABC affiliate in the Mile High.
Westword Launches Spring Membership Drive
Since its founding in Denver in 1977, Westword has always been free, both as a paper and now as a website. But that work comes at a cost.
Cheat Sheet: Colorado Sues Trump Over Election Order
“The president’s unlawful executive order threatens the right to vote for millions of Colorado voters — Democrat, Republican or Unaffiliated — who use mail ballots.”
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No ABC on Xfinity: Contract Dispute or Quiet Censorship?
Xfinity/Comcast, Scripps and the news you’re not getting…
“Downtown Is Not Some Regional Amusement Park”
Would a gondola project take Denver for a ride?
In Our Hearts, the Imperial Closed a Long Time Ago
The Imperial had a forty-year run, but the last few years were very rough, readers remember.
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Supreme Court Ruling on Colorado Conversion Therapy Case Not a Clear Win for Conservatives
Kaley Chiles challenged the law as a violation of her First Amendment free speech rights.
Westword Is Seeking a Staff Writer
We value ambitious reporting, well-crafted prose, an engaging voice and savvy use of social media.
Tina Peters Gets a New Sentence and a New Champion
“The trial court’s comments about Peters’s belief in the existence of 2020 election fraud went beyond relevant considerations for her sentencing.”
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