Reader Response Archives | Denver Westword https://www.westword.com The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado Sun, 24 May 2026 15:49:56 +0000 Sun, 24 May 2026 15:49:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Copyright 2026 Westword. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Westword readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Westword. letters@westword.com (Westword Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Westword Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/general-feed-rss.jpg Denver Westword The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado https://www.westword.com 144 90 “I think Denver is an awesome place to go out” https://www.westword.com/opinion/denver-drinkers-debate-cocktail-scene-40889200/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40889200 Patricia Calhoun https://www.westword.com/opinion/denver-drinkers-debate-cocktail-scene-40889200/#respond Sun, 24 May 2026 09:49:55 -0600 Opinion & Commentary

Opinions about this city's drinking scene are spilling over.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/opinion/denver-drinkers-debate-cocktail-scene-40889200/feed/ 0 Denver Westword “Take that idealism and put it into some real dollars to support these shops and restaurants.” https://www.westword.com/opinion/colfax-brt-opinions-collide-over-denver-business-impact-40889262/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40889262 Patricia Calhoun https://www.westword.com/opinion/colfax-brt-opinions-collide-over-denver-business-impact-40889262/#respond Sun, 24 May 2026 07:20:17 -0600 Opinion & Commentary

Commenters are on a collision course over the Colfax BRT project.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/opinion/colfax-brt-opinions-collide-over-denver-business-impact-40889262/feed/ 0 Denver Westword “The Service at This Lucile’s Was Always Better Than I’ve Gotten From DISH” https://www.westword.com/opinion/dish-taking-over-luciles-space-in-littleton-40887676/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40887676 Patricia Calhoun https://www.westword.com/opinion/dish-taking-over-luciles-space-in-littleton-40887676/#respond Sun, 17 May 2026 12:05:45 -0600 Opinion & Commentary

The Littleton eatery will close at the end of the month, and its landlord will expand into the space.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/opinion/dish-taking-over-luciles-space-in-littleton-40887676/feed/ 0 Denver Westword “This will be Polis’ legacy and may it haunt him forever” https://www.westword.com/opinion/coloradans-respond-to-jared-polis-giving-tina-peters-clemency-40887623/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40887623 Patricia Calhoun https://www.westword.com/opinion/coloradans-respond-to-jared-polis-giving-tina-peters-clemency-40887623/#respond Sun, 17 May 2026 09:22:30 -0600 Opinion & Commentary

Many voters are up in arms over the governor granting clemency to election denier Tina Peters.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/opinion/coloradans-respond-to-jared-polis-giving-tina-peters-clemency-40887623/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Reader: Suncor Looks Like the Tower of Mordor https://www.westword.com/opinion/denver-residents-discuss-suncor-refinery-safety-40886202/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40886202 Patricia Calhoun https://www.westword.com/opinion/denver-residents-discuss-suncor-refinery-safety-40886202/#respond Sat, 16 May 2026 07:43:20 -0600 Opinion & Commentary

The oil refinery has billowed black smoke three times over the past month.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/opinion/denver-residents-discuss-suncor-refinery-safety-40886202/feed/ 0 Denver Westword People Aren’t Just Going to Hang Out and Sober Up After a Club Stops Serving Alcohol https://www.westword.com/opinion/denver-clubs-could-stay-open-until-4-but-stop-serving-drinks-at-2-40884136/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40884136 Patricia Calhoun https://www.westword.com/opinion/denver-clubs-could-stay-open-until-4-but-stop-serving-drinks-at-2-40884136/#respond Sun, 10 May 2026 17:56:16 -0600 Opinion & Commentary

Denver's proposed update for club licensing would allow venues to stay open until 4 a.m. -- if they stop serving at 2.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/opinion/denver-clubs-could-stay-open-until-4-but-stop-serving-drinks-at-2-40884136/feed/ 0 Denver Westword “I Don’t Know What’s Worse, the Complaining or the Groaning” https://www.westword.com/opinion/lawsuit-against-noisy-denver-gym-inspires-discussion-40882894/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40882894 Patricia Calhoun https://www.westword.com/opinion/lawsuit-against-noisy-denver-gym-inspires-discussion-40882894/#respond Sun, 10 May 2026 07:53:05 -0600 Opinion & Commentary

Even "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" is talking about this lawsuit against a noisy gym in the Beauvallon.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/opinion/lawsuit-against-noisy-denver-gym-inspires-discussion-40882894/feed/ 0 Denver Westword “The City Is Woefully Unable to Handle Even the Basics” https://www.westword.com/opinion/denver-residents-criticize-new-parking-ticket-dispute-process-40882881/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40882881 Patricia Calhoun https://www.westword.com/opinion/denver-residents-criticize-new-parking-ticket-dispute-process-40882881/#respond Sat, 09 May 2026 09:48:16 -0600 Opinion & Commentary

Want to fight a parking ticket? Prepare for multiple trips downtown...and long waits.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/opinion/denver-residents-criticize-new-parking-ticket-dispute-process-40882881/feed/ 0 Denver Westword “Denver Homes Not Losing Value, They’re Just Becoming Realistically Priced” https://www.westword.com/opinion/readers-discuss-denver-home-prices-dropping-40879890/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40879890 Patricia Calhoun https://www.westword.com/opinion/readers-discuss-denver-home-prices-dropping-40879890/#respond Sun, 03 May 2026 08:14:31 -0600 Opinion & Commentary

Values dropped 2.2 percent from February 2025 to February 2026, according to a new report.

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Once a renegade celebration, the Mile High fest is now ticketed and fenced off.

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