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		<title>People Aren&#8217;t Just Going to Hang Out and Sober Up After a Club Stops Serving Alcohol</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 17:56:16 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/clubthackeray.webp" alt="packed dancefloor" /><p>Denver's proposed update for club licensing would allow venues to stay open until 4 a.m. -- if they stop serving at 2.</p>
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		<title>This Denver Whiskey Bar Decided to Update Its Menu. The Chef Turned to Reddit for Help</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 14:14:14 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/Flip-Howl-burger.jpg" alt="a burger with fries" /><p>Flip &#38; Howl Burger Kitchen replaces Little Wolf's "chaos cuisine” menu with cold-smoked burgers.</p>
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		<title>Push to Allow THC Drinks at Colorado Bars and Restaurants Dies</title>
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					<dc:creator>Miranda Burton</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:51:45 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Colorado Distillers Make Their Mark in Judgings, Competitions</title>
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					<dc:creator>Gabe Toth</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:19:18 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>I Own a Bar and Helped Write Colorado’s Cannabis Laws: Taverns Shouldn’t Serve THC Drinks</title>
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					<dc:creator>Skyler McKinley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/thc-drink-mix-mason-jar.webp" alt="THC syrup is added to a drink before mixing" /><p>Proposed legislation would allow restaurants and bars to sling so-called “hemp-derived,” high-THC beverages for on-site consumption alongside alcohol.</p>
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		<title>Fans Pour Out More Memories of the Dark Horse</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:58:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/hamburgerguy.webp" alt="statue of burger guy from Dark Horse" /><p>Over fifty years, this Boulder bar hosted plenty of memorable gatherings.</p>
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		<title>Here&#8217;s Where to Find Third Places (And Community Connection) Around Denver</title>
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					<dc:creator>Shannon Tucker</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:04:51 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/town-hall-collaborative-1.webp" alt="Here&#8217;s Where to Find Third Places (And Community Connection) Around Denver" /><p>Making connections is harder than ever. Here are a dozen of the best places to hang out, work out, (make out?) and get out around Denver.</p>
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		<title>Celebrated Distiller Is Back With &#8216;Big, Weird, Eccentric&#8217; Whiskey Project</title>
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					<dc:creator>Gabe Toth</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:04:21 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/KDC00488.jpg" alt="man pushing a barrel of whiskey" /><p>"In my mind, it's all kind of throwback '90s skateboard culture kind of stuff."</p>
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		<title>Popular Highland Tasting Room Closing, Distillery Will Live On</title>
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					<dc:creator>Molly Martin</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:23:31 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>&#8220;Nothing Good Ever Comes Out of Meeting Someone at the Bar&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:19:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/dons.webp" alt="outside of bar named Don&#039;s" /><p>So says one reader. But others disagree, and share stories of finding love at local saloons.</p>
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