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Reader: “Dateless in Denver” Is Like Being Foodless in King Soopers

By Westword ReadersSeptember 7, 2024

“Finding love is never too late,” suggests a poet, while a Wyoming man urges Colorado women to head north.

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The Lever: This Election, Dark Money Is Blackmailing Lawmakers

By Helen SantoroSeptember 2, 2024

“If we’re not willing to work hard, if we’re not willing to stand up to bullies, then this is bound to happen.”

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Reader: I Hope People Who Victim-Blame the Homeless Read the Tragic Story of Joe Henry

By Westword ReadersSeptember 1, 2024

Three weeks after he was fired by the Brown Palace, the homeless handyman took his life.

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Reader: What Will Denver Be Without Its Small Businesses, Like Benny Blanco’s?

By Westword StaffSeptember 1, 2024

For 24 years, Holly and Mike Martinez served the late-night needs of hungry fans in Capitol Hill.

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Analysis: 26 States May Soon Need to Regulate Cannabis – Here’s What They Can Learn From Colorado and Washington

By Boyoung SeoAugust 31, 2024

Why didn’t Colorado’s freer marketplace lead to lower prices, as an economist would expect?

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Dateless in Denver: A First and Last Date on First Friday

By R.M.August 18, 2024

The plan was to walk around and just soak in the awesomeness of Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe. Things did not go according to plan.

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Reader: An Outside Music Venue Makes Noise? Who Knew?

By Westword ReadersAugust 18, 2024

There was plenty of excitement leading to the opening of the Ford Ampitheater in Colorado Springs. Afterwards, there were plenty of complaints…

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Commentary: Coloradans for the Common Good Uses the Power of Organized People

By Zeik SaidmanAugust 18, 2024

If an organization can mobilize well-informed and disciplined citizens to solve problems, it will always be taken seriously.

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Readers: Denver Is Becoming So Unaffordable I Might Have to Leave

By Westword ReadersAugust 18, 2024

At another Community Conversation, Mayor Mike Johnston got an earful about affordability challenges.

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Benny Blanco’s Leaving Cap Hill for the ‘Burbs Isn’t a Reflection on Denver

By Teague BohlenAugust 17, 2024

Mourn the loss of East 13th Avenue garlic knots, but no need to mourn the city overall.

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Reader: The Big Lie Is Not About the Lie Itself, It’s About Undermining Belief in Everything

By Westword ReadersAugust 17, 2024

Donald Trump claims the Kamala Harris Detroit rally photos were faked. But a Denver photographer knows they’re real: He took them.

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Reader: Elway’s Time in Cherry Creek Has Come…and Gone

By Westword ReadersAugust 11, 2024

The former Broncos’ quarterback and his partner are closing the doors to make way for a major construction project, but the steakhouse could reopen in a new spot.

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Reader: With Mutiny Leaving Denver, the City Is Losing Some of Its Soul

By Westword StaffAugust 11, 2024

With its longtime building up for sale, the bookstore is moving down Broadway to a new space in Englewood.

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Analysis: Even Short Trips to Space Can Change an Astronaut’s Biology

By susan baileyAugust 10, 2024

NASA just announced that the two Starline astronauts could be stuck in space for months.

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Reader: With Charlie Brown’s Off Limits, Where Are the Good Smoking Patios?

By Westword ReadersAugust 4, 2024

A city inspector determined that the patio at Charlie Brown’s is enclosed…which means smoking there is banned.

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Reader: Isn’t Everyone High on Colorado? (And in Colorado?)

By Westword ReadersAugust 3, 2024

On the Centennial State’s 148th birthday, we asked why you love Colorado.

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Reader: Johnson’s Corner Had Some of the Best Cinnamon Rolls of All Time!

By Westword ReadersJuly 28, 2024

One of the original Johnson’s Corner locations is becoming Johnson Station.

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Analysis: What a Kamala Harris Presidency May (and May Not) Mean for Progressives

By Lisa CalderonJuly 28, 2024

The candidate is a complicated person who deserves to be judged within the full context of her record.

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Snow Job: David Lesh Gets a Pass for Unsanctioned “Work Activity” at Keystone

By Teague BohlenJuly 22, 2024

“This is not just a victory for me, but for basic American freedom and social liberty.” And people who poop in Hanging Lake.

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Reader: It’s Not Supply and Demand. It’s Supply, Demand and Money

By Westword ReadersJuly 21, 2024

Denver’s housing inventory is increasing faster than in any other major city. But who can anyone to buy here?

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Reader: We Need Better Musicians Representing Colorado

By Westword ReadersJuly 21, 2024

Ingrid Andress went from singing the national anthem at the MLB Home Run Derby to entering rehab.

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Analysis: Trump’s Raised Fist Is a Go-To Gesture With a Long History of Different Meanings

By Roger J. KreuzJuly 14, 2024

In addition to the former president, the raised fist has been used by fascists, socialists, communists, Black Power advocates and even golfer Tiger Woods.

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