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	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Photos: Thousands of pieces of art on display at the 35th Cherry Creek Arts Festival</title>
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					<dc:creator>Kristen Fiore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:59:18 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/P7030099-e1783117124561.jpg" alt="People look at art at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival" /><p>The event will be going on all Fourth of July weekend in Cherry Creek North.</p>
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		<title>International rugby tournament comes to Denver, but not our rugby stadium</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sage Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:57:17 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/480096913_10057503674265215_4515102917085580843_n-e1783014791636.jpg" alt="Infinity Park" /><p>The World Rugby Nations Cup hits Colorado on July 4, but it won't be at the state's only stadium built for rugby. What gives?</p>
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		<title>Colorado parolee Tina Peters appears in D.C. for White House victory lap</title>
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					<dc:creator>Brendan Joel Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:13:51 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/Peters-Trump-Truth-Social.jpg" alt="Tina Peters poses with President Trump in the Oval Office" /><p>There are travel restrictions to her parole, but expect to see plenty more appearances out of state.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/news/tina-peters-colorado-parolee-visits-dc-white-house-40906221/">Colorado parolee Tina Peters appears in D.C. for White House victory lap</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Widespread Panic&#8217;s JB and Dave Schools reflect on making Red Rocks history and Mikey Houser&#8217;s legacy</title>
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					<dc:creator>Emily Ferguson</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:07:46 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/Widespread-PanicbyJoshuaTimmermans-242-e1782403667630.jpg" alt="members of Widespread Panic" /><p>During its record-breaking run, the band will be inducted into Colorado Music Hall of Fame as Honorary Coloradans.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/music/widespread-panic-red-rocks-history-mikey-houser-legacy-40900121/">Widespread Panic&#8217;s JB and Dave Schools reflect on making Red Rocks history and Mikey Houser&#8217;s legacy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Colorado Music Hall of Fame Inducting Widespread Panic as Honorary Coloradan at Red Rocks</title>
		<link>https://www.westword.com/music/colorado-music-hall-of-fame-inducting-widespread-panic-as-honorary-coloradan-at-red-rocks-40903722/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:16:25 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/CMHoF_Gov-Polis-WidespreadPanic_Photo-Credit-Fortuitous-Photography-Courtesy-of-Colorado-Music-Hall-of-Fame.jpg" alt="governor of colorado with members of widestpread panic" /><p>Legendary promoter Bill Bass will also be inducted into The Hall.</p>
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		<title>Jared Polis denies involvement in Peter Thiel&#8217;s secretive Dialog society, despite name drop</title>
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					<dc:creator>Hannah Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:19:39 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/Untitled-June-23-2026-at-14.40.37-e1782251973690.png" alt="Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (left) and Palantir Technologies Chairman Peter Thiel." /><p>The governor was featured in a directory leaked from Dialog's website. </p>
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		<title>​Federal measure could undermine rideshare safety laws, state legislators say</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:37:54 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/rideshare-driver-prasad-panchakshari-unsplash.jpg" alt="A rideshare driver drives down the street In a big city" /><p>According to state lawmakers, including one from Colorado, the bill would make it "effectively impossible" to hold rideshare companies accountable for sexual assault. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/news/federal-measure-could-undermine-rideshare-safety-40900060/">​Federal measure could undermine rideshare safety laws, state legislators say</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>District says 61 boys the Trump administration found on girls’ sports rosters were mascots, managers</title>
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					<dc:creator>Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:14:52 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>To catch a conflict: Longmont police condemn child predator hunters</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sage Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:59:26 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/720193919_122182086356907709_5931051941109430283_n.jpg" alt="Predator Poachers Longmont" /><p>A viral "predator catching" group filmed a private investigation in Longmont on June 9.</p>
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		<title>Lighthouse Writers Workshop gets national boost ahead of LitFest</title>
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					<dc:creator>Teague Bohlen</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:51:59 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/Copy-of-Copy-of-lhopeningparty25_000014.jpg" alt="The exterior of Lighthouse Writers Workshop" /><p>Lighthouse Writers Workshop was one of 40 recipients of the newly developed Literary Arts Fund ahead of LitFest, June 12 through 19.</p>
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