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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?

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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?

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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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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.”

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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.”

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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.”

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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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The Art of the Deal: We’ve Got Just the Spot for Donald Trump’s Portrait

By Patricia CalhounApril 16, 2025

Everyone’s a critic!

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Monumental Move: Colorado Legislature Approves Sand Creek Massacre Memorial at Capitol

By Patricia CalhounApril 15, 2025

The monument will stand where the figure of a Civil War soldier was toppled during the 2020 protests.

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Survey Says: A Majority of Colorado Voters Have Visited Casa Bonita

By Patricia CalhounApril 14, 2025

But would they go again?

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Reader: Sundance Film Festival Will Make Boulder Even More Special

By Westword ReadersApril 13, 2025

The film fest’s move from Utah has brought out plenty of critics. And critics of the critics.

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Who’s Going to Cast the First Stone? Not Boebert’s Truth Brigade

By Teague BohlenApril 13, 2025

The Colorado congresswoman’s latest gaffe was no April Fools’ prank.

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Reader: Denver Is the Capital of the Coolest State in the Country…Close Enough for Me

By Westword ReadersApril 13, 2025

Is this really a cool city? People are hot over what qualifies as cool.

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“You’ve Reached 911”: The Voices Behind the Calls Deserve to Be Seen

By Lea HarmsApril 13, 2025

“When people ask what it’s like, I tell them it’s stepping into chaos while sitting perfectly still.”

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Strengthening Tenant Rights Begins With Empowering Local Communities

By Alison Coombs and Hannah Gay KeaoApril 12, 2025

“Unscrupulous landlords and bad-faith housing actors have exploited our web of state and local housing laws to their advantage.”

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Judge: Newsmax Defamed Denver-Based Dominion Voting Systems

By Patricia CalhounApril 10, 2025

Dominion sued Newsmax over its 2020 election-denial reports, and a trial is set for April 28. But will the case make it to a jury?

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