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Reader: More Hipster Doughnuts — Just What the World Needs

Denver is rolling in doughnuts. Last year Dunkin' Donuts made a big comeback in Colorado, and Voodoo Doughnut opened its first shop outside of Oregon smack-dab on East Colfax Avenue. And now we're about to get another national name in the local market, albeit one of the worst names imaginable...
By Patricia CalhounDecember 19, 2014
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Denver is rolling in doughnuts. Last year Dunkin’ Donuts made a big comeback in Colorado, and Voodoo Doughnut opened its first shop outside of Oregon smack-dab on East Colfax Avenue. And now we’re about to get another national name in the local market, albeit one of the worst names imaginable for what are reportedly very tasty doughnuts. Yes, Fractured Prune is on its way.

See also: Fractured Prune Doughnuts Set to Break into the Denver Market

Says Rob:

More hipster donuts…Just what the world needs.

Does Denver have room for another doughnut spot? Especially one with such a bad name?

As for that name, the Fabulous Mark T suggests:

Perhaps they could have a subsidiary called Cracked & Constipated.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12’s public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

patricia.calhoun@westword.com
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