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		<title>Take Note: Denver Revising 40-Year-Old Entertainment Venue Licensing Requirements</title>
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					<dc:creator>Michael Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:36:57 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/herbs.webp" alt="Take Note: Denver Revising 40-Year-Old Entertainment Venue Licensing Requirements" /><p>"If the community shows up, I think we're going to get something that's a huge improvement over what we've had in the past."</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/music/denver-revising-entertainment-venue-licensing-requirements-40872370/">Take Note: Denver Revising 40-Year-Old Entertainment Venue Licensing Requirements</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Denver Should Start Listening to Neighborhoods and Rethink Public Safety</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:52:28 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/goldentriangle.webp" alt="crowd listening to officials at meeting." /><p>In a time of limited resources, careful planning is the only option to get results.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/opinion/opinion-denver-needs-to-listen-to-neighborhoods-and-rethink-public-safety-40870305/">Denver Should Start Listening to Neighborhoods and Rethink Public Safety</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Nativ Hotel &#038; Gatsby Social Closed by City, Licenses in Jeopardy</title>
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					<dc:creator>Bennito L. Kelty</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:37:05 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>&#8220;Downtown Is Not Some Regional Amusement Park&#8221;</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:58:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/denvair.webp" alt="downtown denver with a proposed gondola" /><p>Would a gondola project take Denver for a ride?</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/opinion/readers-responses-downtown-denver-gondola-proposal-40867094/">&#8220;Downtown Is Not Some Regional Amusement Park&#8221;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>No Fooling: Denver Street Sweeping Begins April 1</title>
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					<dc:creator>Thomas Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:54:41 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/ww-media/mediaserver/den/2017-52/street_sweeping_-_bohlen.webp" alt="A street sweeping sign bolted to a telephone pole on a Denver street." /><p>Street-sweeping season begins again in Denver today, threatening $50 tickets for vehicles parked in the wrong spot at the wrong time.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/news/move-car-denver-street-sweeping-begins-april-20232437/">No Fooling: Denver Street Sweeping Begins April 1</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Asher Luzzatto Has Towering Ambitions for Downtown Denver</title>
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					<dc:creator>Brendan Joel Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:12:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/cover-1000-x-515-29.jpg" alt="looking up at two office buildings" /><p>The developer bought four dead office towers for less than $10 million. He plans to turn them into a housing utopia.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/news/asher-luzzatto-housing-developer-downtown-denver-40857898/">Asher Luzzatto Has Towering Ambitions for Downtown Denver</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>New Bookstore Alert: Little Blue Pigeon Lands in Larimer Square</title>
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					<dc:creator>Teague Bohlen</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Two-Parts-March-2026-LSQ-Tenant-Session-TheUnfoundDoor-35.jpg" alt="The exterior of new denver bookstore, little blue pigeon" /><p>Denver's newest independent bookstore opens its doors — and a new era for Larimer Square. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/new-indie-bookstore-little-blue-pigeon-larimer-square-40863185/">New Bookstore Alert: Little Blue Pigeon Lands in Larimer Square</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Why Is Mayor Johnston Playing Small Ball With Downtown?</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 09:45:03 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Denvair-sample-2.jpeg" alt="rendition of gondola in Denver" /><p>Here’s a big idea: build a network of elevated gondolas connecting all of downtown with on-demand, customizable cabins whisking visitors, residents and workers to every significant attraction.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/opinion/why-denver-needs-a-gondola-system-downtown-40863707/">Why Is Mayor Johnston Playing Small Ball With Downtown?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Downtown Mexican Restaurant Reopens on 16th Street</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:50:26 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/otravez.webp" alt="people sitting at bar" /><p>Welcome back, giant margaritas.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/food-drink/downtown-mexican-restaurant-reopens-on-16th-street-after-long-break-40855685/">Downtown Mexican Restaurant Reopens on 16th Street</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>RTD Service Changes Will Likely Bring Back the C Line, Disrupt Some Buses and Light Rails</title>
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					<dc:creator>Bennito L. Kelty</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:20:48 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/dline_rtd_bennito_kelty.jpg" alt="The RTD D Line light rail stops to pick up passengers in Denver." /><p>RTD directors and riders highlighted the good and bad of proposed changes on Wednesday. </p>
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