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President Joe Biden Visits NREL Today, Hold the Peanut Colada

By Patricia Calhoun
Sep 14, 2021

Jimmy Carter pushed solar energy on a 1978 visit.
Pillow Fight! Who Leaked Dominion Voting Systems Election Passwords in Mesa County?

By Patricia Calhoun
Aug 12, 2021

Trumpsters are going to the mattresses.
A Rig F**king Deal: Attorneys Wanted $160 Billion, Now They'll Pay

By Patricia Calhoun
Aug 10, 2021

They wanted $160 billion in damages. Now they'll pay
It Was Fun While It Lasted: Pong Island Got Paddled by Parks & Rec

By Patricia Calhoun
May 19, 2021

City workers discovered the ping-pong table when mowing season started.
All-Star Game Move to Denver a Political Home Run, Win for Fair Elections

By Patricia Calhoun
Apr 6, 2021

Coors Field is just blocks from Dominion Voting Systems headquarters
On the Fly: Michael Hancock Should Have Followed Head Earlier at Airport

By Patricia Calhoun
Dec 2, 2020

The Great Hall Project approved in August 2017 never made sense.
Shame Is the Name of the Game as Colorado Advisory Board Meets

By Patricia Calhoun
Sep 17, 2020

What's in a name, anyway?
Looking to the Future From Westword's New, Century-Old Home

By Patricia Calhoun
Sep 9, 2020

Last week, Westword celebrated — in what passes for a celebration these days — its 43rd anniversary in a new headquarters that’s a far cry from the space where we created our first weekly issue, which hit the streets on September 1, 1977. Our office then was on the second floor...
La Fiesta Adds Saturday Hours. Party!

By Patricia Calhoun
Aug 28, 2020

The Mexican mainstay is adding hours.
Ben Stapleton's Name Is Going. Will John Evans Be Next?

By Patricia Calhoun
Jun 18, 2020

Should Colorado's imperfect past be erased? Or explained?
The Denver Protests Made a Mark on Colorado History...and History Colorado

By Patricia Calhoun
Jun 9, 2020

On the morning of May 29, the building at 1200 Broadway was covered with graffiti.
Taxing Situation: Dennis Gallagher Defends His Namesake Amendment

By Patricia Calhoun
Jun 2, 2020

"How do you get taxpayers to vote for an increase?"
Westish: Something Funny's Going on Here!

By Patricia Calhoun
May 12, 2020

Who doesn't need a laugh these days?
What's Disappeared From Denver While You Stayed at Home?

By Patricia Calhoun
May 5, 2020

Share the classic Colorado spots you'd miss.
During National Travel and Tourism Week, Rediscover Denver (Virtually)

By Patricia Calhoun
May 3, 2020

Loving this city is anything but trivial.
Westword Is on the Move

By Patricia Calhoun
Feb 12, 2020

This spring, we'll be in our sixth office. In the meantime...
It's the Dawn of a New Day for the Lakeview Lounge

By Patricia Calhoun
Feb 10, 2020

This classic dive has new owners.
Yeehaw: The Stockyard Saloon Saddles Up for a Landmark Year

By Patricia Calhoun
Jan 8, 2020

The city is selling the Livestock Exchange Building, but it will be preserved as a historic landmark.
Historic Denver Made History in 2019, Ending With the Tom's Diner Save

By Patricia Calhoun
Dec 31, 2019

It saved Tom's Diner, and won some big awards.
What a Gift: A Commercial-Free Westword!

By Patricia Calhoun
Dec 25, 2019

It's not too late to wrap up a Westword membership.

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