Downtown Archives | Denver Westword https://www.westword.com The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:24:48 +0000 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:24:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.6 Copyright 2026 Westword. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Westword readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Westword. letters@westword.com (Westword Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Westword Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/general-feed-rss.jpg Denver Westword The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado https://www.westword.com 144 90 Denver to consider crackdown on riding dirt bikes, e-motos on roads https://www.westword.com/news/denver-consider-crackdown-dirt-bikes-e-motos-on-roads-40912037/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40912037 Hannah Metzger https://www.westword.com/news/denver-consider-crackdown-dirt-bikes-e-motos-on-roads-40912037/#respond Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:45:00 -0600 News

City leaders are exploring fines, confiscations and even penalties for parents to get off-highway vehicles off the streets.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/denver-consider-crackdown-dirt-bikes-e-motos-on-roads-40912037/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Colorado Black Arts Festival celebrates 40 years in Denver https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/colorado-black-arts-festival-celebrates-40-years-in-denver-40907122/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40907122 Toni Tresca https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/colorado-black-arts-festival-celebrates-40-years-in-denver-40907122/#respond Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:18:04 -0600 Arts & Culture

The executive director discusses the free Colorado Black Arts Festival in City Park on July 10-12 and teases plans for year-round programming.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/colorado-black-arts-festival-celebrates-40-years-in-denver-40907122/feed/ 0 Denver Westword City-funded arts projects have Denver on the rise, but some plans are crashing down https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/city-funded-arts-projects-have-denver-on-the-rise-but-some-plans-are-crashing-down-40906734/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40906734 Kristen Fiore https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/city-funded-arts-projects-have-denver-on-the-rise-but-some-plans-are-crashing-down-40906734/#respond Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0600 Arts & Culture

DDA-backed Denver Immersive Repertory Theater has exited the stage before it even got a chance to open.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/city-funded-arts-projects-have-denver-on-the-rise-but-some-plans-are-crashing-down-40906734/feed/ 0 Denver Westword $5 Denver parking promotion — but “the catch is you have to go downtown.” https://www.westword.com/opinion/downtown-denver-parking-promotion-reader-skeptics-40906775/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40906775 Thomas Mitchell https://www.westword.com/opinion/downtown-denver-parking-promotion-reader-skeptics-40906775/#respond Sat, 04 Jul 2026 08:05:00 -0600 Opinion & Commentary

The summer-long promotion is intended to get more visitors to the heart of the city, but some readers aren't sold.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/opinion/downtown-denver-parking-promotion-reader-skeptics-40906775/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Denver launches $5 downtown parking for summer. What’s the catch? https://www.westword.com/news/denver-cheap-downtown-parking-summer-2026-40905668/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40905668 Thomas Mitchell https://www.westword.com/news/denver-cheap-downtown-parking-summer-2026-40905668/#respond Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0600 News

The promotion has a few rules and requires a small fee, but but it's no bait and switch.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/denver-cheap-downtown-parking-summer-2026-40905668/feed/ 0 Denver Westword “Everything was so bad it claimed my 2024 title of worst new restaurant” https://www.westword.com/opinion/denver-diners-discuss-church-union-departure-40905538/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40905538 Patricia Calhoun https://www.westword.com/opinion/denver-diners-discuss-church-union-departure-40905538/#respond Sun, 28 Jun 2026 07:53:32 -0600 Opinion & Commentary

Church & Union closed last weekend, and judging from diner comments, the downtown eatery didn't have a prayer.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/opinion/denver-diners-discuss-church-union-departure-40905538/feed/ 0 Denver Westword It’s game over for the original 1UP https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/downtodenver-1up-arcade-bar-closed-downtown-40902899/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40902899 Teague Bohlen https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/downtodenver-1up-arcade-bar-closed-downtown-40902899/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:01:40 -0600 Arts & Culture

But the brand will welcome a new player in Belmar this fall.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/downtodenver-1up-arcade-bar-closed-downtown-40902899/feed/ 0 Denver Westword End of an Era: Original Rock Bottom Brewery on 16th Street closed https://www.westword.com/food-drink/end-of-an-era-original-rock-bottom-brewery-on-16th-street-closed-40901080/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40901080 Antony Bruno https://www.westword.com/food-drink/end-of-an-era-original-rock-bottom-brewery-on-16th-street-closed-40901080/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:11:06 -0600 Food & Drink

The restaurant helped kick-start Denver’s microbrew industry and was an anchor of the 16th Street Mall. Maybe someone should tell the owners.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/food-drink/end-of-an-era-original-rock-bottom-brewery-on-16th-street-closed-40901080/feed/ 0 Denver Westword LoDo wine bar nearing sale amid ongoing downtown challenges https://www.westword.com/food-drink/velvet-cellar-wine-bar-nearing-sale-40897529/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40897529 Antony Bruno https://www.westword.com/food-drink/velvet-cellar-wine-bar-nearing-sale-40897529/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:29:25 -0600 Food & Drink

Velvet Cellar aims to retain staff, concept under new ownership.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/food-drink/velvet-cellar-wine-bar-nearing-sale-40897529/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Milk Tea People will become ONOMMA https://www.westword.com/food-drink/milk-tea-people-changing-name-moving-downtown-denver-40888523/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40888523 Hannah Metzger https://www.westword.com/food-drink/milk-tea-people-changing-name-moving-downtown-denver-40888523/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 06:00:00 -0600 Food & Drink

New name, new shop, same tea.

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