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Pocket Change: Denver Mint Will Stop Producing Pennies

By Patricia CalhounMay 22, 2025

President Donald Trump took aim at the coin back in February, and now the Treasury Department has confirmed it will stop making cents.

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Reader: Emissions Tests Are a Waste of Time and Nothing More Than a Money Grab

By Westword ReadersMay 17, 2025

The Colorado Legislature passed a bill that could double the cost of testing a vehicle’s emissions.

Colorado House of Representatives

Reader: I Wish Our National Government Worked Like the Colorado Legislature

By Westword ReadersMay 11, 2025

During the 2025 session, lawmakers considered proposals touching on the most hot-button political issues, including LGBTQ rights, reproductive health care and firearms.

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Reader: There Won’t Be Any Item Unaffected by What’s About to Happen With Tariffs

By Westword ReadersMay 11, 2025

“This isn’t an attack on the countries that it’s coming from, it’s an attack on U.S. small businesses that are working very, very hard to make America a great country.”

GES Community Has Reservations About National Western Center Hotel Deal

GES Community Has Reservations About National Western Center Hotel Deal

By Shannon HoffmanMay 11, 2025

“When will true revenue-sharing exist, instead of the crumbs of charity that can never mend the wounds that call for true reparations?”

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Plant Now, Eat Later: The DIY Food Revolution Starts Today

By Linda Appel LipsiusMay 10, 2025

Perhaps now more than ever, we need our food to nourish us, literally and figuratively.

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Reader: If You Can’t Guarantee the Safety of Your Riders, Then Leave

By Westword ReadersMay 10, 2025

Uber has threatened to leave the state if Governor Jared Polis signs the bill designed to strengthen safety requirements for rideshare companies.

Nuggets Nation in Happy Shock After Game 1 Win Over OKC Thunder

Nuggets Nation in Happy Shock After Game 1 Win Over OKC Thunder

By Michael RobertsMay 6, 2025

Everything went wrong for Denver…until it didn’t.

Santa Fe Arts District in Denver

Reader: I Love the Chaos of First Friday on Santa Fe

By Westword ReadersMay 4, 2025

On May 2, the Art District on Santa Fe rolled out some changes in First Friday, including permitted vendors.

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Reader: There Isn’t a Single Grocery Store That Has It All in Denver

By Westword ReadersMay 4, 2025

A recent survey ranked the King Soopers at Green Valley Ranch as the second-worst in the country. But people aren’t happy with other options. Where’s Wegmans?

Senator speaks at podium before bill vote

Reader: Senator Bright, Is This Why They Call It Potty Training?

By Westword ReadersMay 4, 2025

According to the Weld County Republican, kids are showing up at preschool with backpacks full of pot.

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Reader: Psychedelic Death Doulas? Sounds Like Wook Science, but Okay

By Westword ReadersMay 3, 2025

Is psilocybin therapy for patients with terminal illnesses a good way to go?

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Reader: Kylie Minogue Is a Legend, and I Can’t Even Name a Nugget

By Westword ReadersApril 29, 2025

It would’ve been Kylie Minogue’s first Colorado show, but the Australian pop icon was bounced from Ball Arena for the NBA playoffs.

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A Growing Body of Research Shows Pornography Causes Lasting Harm to the Brain and Relationships

By Danielle SukenikApril 27, 2025

Governor Jared Polis just vetoed a bill regulating social media access. Will the Colorado House override it this week?

Hazy Denver skyline covered in smoke

Readers: Blame a Geographic Phenomenon, not Californians, for Denver’s Air Pollution

By Westword ReadersApril 27, 2025

“Bad air was hurting the city’s reputation,” a newspaper reported…in the 1880s.

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Perfect Brownies Are Possible, Thanks to Home Economics Pioneer Inga Allison

By Tobi Jacobi and Caitlin ClarkApril 27, 2025

The Colorado State University food scientist solved the mysteries of high-altitude cooking.

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Judges Are Human and Guardians of the Rule of Law

By Andrew ToftApril 27, 2025

“What many fail to realize is that judges have life experiences like the rest of us.”

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Reader: Cracker Barrel in Denver? Corporate Food Still Sucks!

By Westword StaffApril 20, 2025

Although the Southern chain has been in Colorado for thirty years, it’s finally opening a location in the core city.

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A man smiles with paper.

Reader: It Is Ridiculous How Long It Takes to Open a Business in Denver

By Westword StaffApril 20, 2025

“We hear anecdotally all the time there’s nothing that drives up the cost of a project more than taking years for it to get done.”

dyed eggs and earth

Easter Meets Earth Day: A Time to Renew Our Commitment to the Land

By Richard CizikApril 20, 2025

“A wise person put it this way: God ain’t fixin’ nothin’ we won’t fix ourselves.”

Denver City Hall, aka the City and County Buiding.

Bond on the Run: Some Observations on Ten Town Hall Meetings

By Jason BaileyApril 19, 2025

“Nothing is paid for by a bond, a bond is only a tool, a financial note. Everything is paid for by us, the taxpayer, every single penny.”

two men in black t-shirts

First Look: Los Dos Potrillos Opens in Denver…Finally

By Patricia CalhounApril 17, 2025

The homegrown Mexican chain now has six locations.

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