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Are You Ready to Get Lit? A Dozen Things to Do in Denver This Week

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Reader: Larimer Square Is Not Exactly Tiananmen Square

By Westword ReadersNovember 30, 2024

After Mayor Mike Johnston talked about defending Denver from mass deportation, the incoming border czar said he was “willing to put him in jail.”

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Reader: Your Opinion About Politics Isn’t as Important as My Love Life

By Westword ReadersNovember 24, 2024

Should you only date people who share political beliefs?

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Reader: Did Denver Need Another Taco Shop?

By Westword ReadersNovember 24, 2024

“It’s a very tough and challenging landscape for restaurants to survive in Denver right now.”

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Hey, Colorado, Let’s Speak Out to Protect the Initiatives We Have Passed

By Jill CarstensNovember 24, 2024

This state’s citizens have worked hard the last decade to put into place progressive initiatives for our future:

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Reader: Will Pickleball Courts Be Completed Before Trend Passes?

By Westword ReadersNovember 23, 2024

The city has long wondered what to do with the vacant space at the corner of Broadway and Colfax, by the bus station.

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Reader: Leave Casa Bonita Alone! Let Them Be Successful!

By Westword ReadersNovember 17, 2024

The pink eatertainment palace has had to deal with a jammed reservation system, a unionization effort and now a potentially smelly situation.

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Dateless in Denver: Flowers Are Nice, Boys – but How About a Vote?

Dateless in Denver: Flowers Are Nice, Boys – but How About a Vote?

By Abby ScottNovember 17, 2024

“I know this election has been confusing for so many Americans, partially because it has forced the deeply personal nature of politics into the spotlight.”

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Reader: Tesla Pickup Less of a Cybertruck and More of a Cyberjoke

By Westword ReadersNovember 17, 2024

Over 400 Coloradans have shelled out upwards of $100,000 for the pickups.

Boebert Watch: More Out-of-This-World Action from the Colorado Congresswoman

By Teague BohlenNovember 17, 2024

Her grandstanding on UFOs was a return to ridiculous form.

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Reader: Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s Gotta Go

By Westword ReadersNovember 10, 2024

The password page problem is just the latest incident in the Colorado Secretary of State’s reign of errors.

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Join the Conversation About the 5280 Trail, a Bold Statement About Denver Values

By Chris Hinds and Jon BuergeNovember 3, 2024

The 5.280-mile loop is a visionary project that reimagines our streets as public spaces designed for people.

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Reader: Loved the Original Jack N Grill, Happy to Support the Martinez Family!

By Westword ReadersNovember 3, 2024

The family-owned New Mexican eatery opened in 2000 on Federal Boulevard but closed in 2018. Now a son has brought back the concept.

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Yes on Proposition 131: Colorado Desperately Needs a New Election System

By Ryan RossNovember 2, 2024

A bold bid for an entirely new election system transforming democracy is within reach in Colorado.

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Dateless in Denver: Another Sticky Situation

By CalleaOctober 27, 2024

She knew he was cheap, but his gum-saving was particularly hard to stomach.

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Reader: I Hope They Don’t Change a Damn Thing at Grandpa’s Burger Haven

By Westword ReadersOctober 27, 2024

A new owner just took over the seventy-year-old burger joint.

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No on Proposition 131: Who Does It Really Help?

By Portia PrescottOctober 27, 2024

“I worked on a 2021 campaign in New York City for a Black candidate in Brooklyn under a ranked-choice voting system, and the results were concerning.”

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Learning the Right Lessons From the Denver Basic Income Project

By David AndersonOctober 27, 2024

“At the ten-month follow-up, there were no statistically significant differences between the three groups in their housing status.”

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Reader: Rude? I Think Guys Have the Same Descriptive Word for Denver Women, Too

By Westword ReadersOctober 26, 2024

The most common word women use to describe men in Colorado is “rude,” according to a poll from DatingAdvice.com. Colorado men disagree.

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Solving Denver’s Housing Crisis: Why Measure 2R Matters for Everyone

By Jonathan Cappelli and Kourtny GarrettOctober 26, 2024

“Denverites from all backgrounds – whether born and raised here or recent transplants in search of new opportunities – are struggling to keep up.”

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Voting Is Health: Why Civic Engagement Is a Life-Saving Act

By Dr. Sarah StoryOctober 19, 2024

“Voting won’t cure your ailments overnight. It’s not a miracle serum. It is one building block of a healthy person, family and community.”

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Opinion: Slumming on East Colfax Avenue

By Kathryn CharlesOctober 13, 2024

With the closing of Natural Grocers, Colfax is returning to it reputation as “the longest, wickedest street in America.”

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Opinion: As a Denver Chef, I Care About Having Access to Locally Produced Meat

By Caroline GloverOctober 13, 2024

Measure 309 would shut down a local food source, hurting restaurants, families and workers. That’s why I’m proud to be Superior Farms’ October 2024 Lambassador.

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