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Photos: Top five happiness rankings of five major Colorado cities

Last week, we told you about the latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, popularly known as the happiest cities list, as well as the two Colorado places that finished in the top ten. But because Gallup-Healthways also produced a survey specifically about the State of Colorado, we're able to drill even deeper...
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Which major Colorado cities are most (and least) LGBT-friendly?

The Human Rights Campaign has just released an ambitious study entitled the Municipal Equality Index. The goal: to grade cities across the country when it comes to LGBT inclusivity in municipal law. Of the 291 cities analyzed, four were from Colorado: Denver, Boulder, Aurora and Colorado Springs. Of the quartet,...
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Denver has more live music venues than Austin. Does it matter?

Governor John Hickenlooper has been insisting that Denver has more music venues than Austin since he was mayor of Denver. It's an interesting claim. But is it true? The two cities aren't bad for comparison's sake. The population of the city of Denver is a little over 634,000 people, with...
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The Denver Music Summit kicks off this Friday

In 2009, a study commissioned by the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs introduced Creative Vitality Index (CVI), a metric created by Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) to measure our city's cultural viability. Based on Denver's CVI, the study determined that the Mile High City was an emerging national cultural hub,...
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100 Colorado Creatives: Lisa Gedgaudas

#27: Lisa Gedgaudas Lisa Gedgaudas works behind the scenes as program director for Create Denver: While we enjoy the evidence of her efforts in art exhibits at the McNichols Building and public forums like the recent Denver Music Summit, she's running the numbers on who's out there in the local...
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Twelve best Thai restaurants in Denver

With the temperatures dropping, Thai food -- with all its fresh flavors and heat -- is sounding very appetizing. Thai Monkey Club, which Gretchen Kurtz just reviewed, is just one of the exciting new spots that's joined a line of favorite standbys. Spice junkies often quabble over the spots with...
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It’s a Small World

For years, the University of Colorado at Boulder’s First Person Cinema series has quietly presented work by some of the best experimental filmmakers in the nation, and this time out is no different. The first of the season’s single-filmmaker showcases focuses on New York-based media artist Denise Iris, who works...
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Thai Monkey Club: This place is hot!

You want it Thai hot?" the server asked when I ordered my kana moo krob. Incredulous, he repeated the question, practically begging me to reconsider. But I didn't want to reconsider. I wanted my crispy pork with Chinese broccoli amped up to its maximum sweat-inducing capacity. At Thai Monkey Club,...
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Markie Lee Peoples busted for brutal 1995 teen rape

Back in May, we told you about DNA evidence that led to charges against Dony Salazar for a rape that took place back in 2000. Now, improved DNA technology has resulted in a bust for an even older crime -- the sexual assault of a fourteen year old way back...
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Gun control and mental health: DU panel takes aim

What role should mental health play in a discussion of gun-control legislation? Is it possible to limit access to firearms without trampling on the rights of those who battle mental illness? Is a future consensus on gun control within the realm of possibility, or are debates over the Second Amendment...
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Humor helped this captive crew on the USS Pueblo

"I was always a keeper," Alvin Plucker says. "I tend to save everything." And that's an understatement. In the basement of Plucker's spacious ranch house in LaSalle, Colorado, every bit of wall space and every flat surface is cluttered with memorabilia, much of it yellow with age. Clipped to a...