Opinion & Commentary

After almost thirty years, the Hornet has taken off from the corner of First and Broadway.

Denver City Council is considering changing city elections to ranked choice voting. This member thinks that’s a bad idea.

Like other bars and businesses along Colfax, the Velvet Banjo is singing a sad song these days.

Rosalee’s just ranked fourteenth on a list of the country’s best spots for slices. But the Longmont spot has both fans and foes.

Cap City Tavern, which is closing tonight, rated Mayor Mike Johnston’s State of the City speech.

The Regalados have been charged with forty counts for conning followers in a cryptocurrency scheme.

“Money from the people to the government is the only way to pay for all things government.”

Where’s the reinvestment in our schools, our streets, our health systems – or at least a viable plan for the future of our country?

The Underground Music Showcase will celebrate its 25th anniversary next weekend, then end in its current form. Maybe it’s time.

Is Colorado’s second-largest city a stand-in for the setting of Footloose?

Fans of mountain bars are raising a glass…or three.

When the Colorado Congresswoman called for a special counsel to investigate the Jeffrey Epstein case, she suggested a very special person…

Oscar had been living in the neighborhood for seven years and had no criminal record, not even a traffic ticket.

Fishing for compliments? Our recent sushi recommendations netted plenty of comments.

Colorado’s governor is polling residents on how they feel about the proposed walkway at the Capitol. Comments to Westword are running forty-to-one against.

As a transgender athlete, playing the sport I love is an act of defiance in and of itself.