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Denver Life

Free Things to Do in Denver (and Beyond) This Weekend

By Westword StaffDecember 26, 2025

Let there be lights! And holiday markets and pop-up parties!

Will Work for Love: The Big Small Business of Hallmark Movies
Film, TV & Streaming

Will Work for Love: The Big Small Business of Hallmark Movies

By Teague BohlenDecember 25, 2025

These feel-good holiday flicks are often set in the workplace. Ideally a workplace in Littleton.

proposed soccer stadium
Opinion | Community Voice

Dear Denver City Council: Don’t Block Our Shot for Women’s Soccer!

By Teagan JohnsonDecember 13, 2025

Before Monday’s vote, a call to make this city the permanent home of Denver Summit FC, a women’s professional soccer team.

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It’s Not the Holidays Without Gaylord Rockies Resort
Travel Westword

It’s Not the Holidays Without Gaylord Rockies Resort

By Katrina LeibeeDecember 10, 2025

Immerse yourself with our guide to family-friendly seasonal fun. Our latest Travel Westword takes you to Gaylord Rockies Resort.

Film, TV & Streaming

Ten Hallmark Colorado Christmas Movies Not Filmed in Colorado

By Teague BohlenDecember 8, 2025

The settings might look familiar…to Canadians.

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Opinion | Community Voice

Behind Every Fridge: Food Insecurity, Struggle and Survival

By Noella RiosDecember 6, 2025

In Jefferson County, 1 in 10 people — and 1 in 8 children — experience food insecurity, unsure if they’ll eat tomorrow.

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The Colorado Heart Gallery Proves a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
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The Colorado Heart Gallery Proves a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

By Cleo MirzaDecember 2, 2025

The traveling photo program helps children in foster care find permanent homes.

Outdoors & Rec

Where to Go Ice Skating Around Denver This Year

By Shannon TuckerNovember 22, 2025

Lace up the skates, grab a hot cocoa and practice those pirouettes

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Opinion | Community Voice

Making Colorado Schools Safer Through Partnerships and Collaboration

By Gianna De FriesNovember 22, 2025

“Creating opportunities for professionals across disciplines to connect and share expertise has been a success story.”

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Opinion | Community Voice

Denver Raised Me, Now I’m Raising the Next Generation Differently

By Synique CortezNovember 9, 2025

“I want my students to feel valued, understood, and inspired — to see themselves in the person at the front of the classroom.”

Lessons From the Colorado School Safety Summit
Opinion | Community Voice

Lessons From the Colorado School Safety Summit

By Randy BrownNovember 8, 2025

Researchers are working hard, but they have found very few answers.

Shops & Markets

Help Is at Hand: State, Cities, Restaurants Offer Aid During SNAP Suspension

By Patricia CalhounNovember 6, 2025

Hungry for a solution to the impasse in Washington? Hold on…

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Opinion | Community Voice

Commentary: Pregnant at a Tylenol Party

By Erika ThomasNovember 1, 2025

Every time someone claims to have “found the cause” of autism, it’s always the mother’s fault.

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Politics & Government

Colorado Food Banks Prepare for SNAP Benefits Pause

By Sara Wilson/Colorado NewslineOctober 30, 2025

Nonprofits can’t fully replace federal nutrition subsidies, leaders say.

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Denver Life

The Best Denver Neighborhoods for Trick-or-Treating

By Kristen FioreOctober 29, 2025

Where’s the candy this year?

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Opinion | Community Voice

Let’s Try Something New: Investing in Stopping Harm Before It Starts

By Kym RayOctober 26, 2025

The Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition’s Get Real Denver campaign is calling on the mayor and council to make a $4 million investment in the creation of a community-led safety grant program.

The Ten Best Pumpkin Patches Around Denver
Outdoors & Rec

The Ten Best Pumpkin Patches Around Denver

By Kristen FioreOctober 16, 2025

Pick your perfect pumpkin at these patches and events.

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Sports

Colorado Brothers to Represent Team USA in International Chess Olympiad

By Hannah MetzgerOctober 6, 2025

Griffin and Sullivan McConnell of Golden will compete in the FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities in Kazakhstan.

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A girl with binoculars stands on a hippo statue
Denver Life

The Best Things to Do in Denver With a Child – According to a Six-Year-Old

By Hannah MetzgerSeptember 3, 2025

Where should you bring a kid visiting Denver? My niece rates the city’s top attractions.

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