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Alright Alright Can’t Stop Breaking Up – Until Now

Local piano-based Americana trio Alright Alright is a mass of contradictions. On one hand, singer/pianist China Kent and guitarist Seth Kent are married parents, as close as people can be. They met when Seth helped China carry her piano into a gig, and that gallantry eventually earned him a wife. When they talk, their words bounce off of each other, but they never interrupt each other. They’re a perfect match.
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Boulder Isn’t Nearly as Young, White and PC as You Think

Around the country, Boulder has a reputation as a youthful, wealthy, lily-white, politically progressive utopia. But the truth turns out to be considerably more complicated. According to "Boulder County Trends," a fascinating new report from the Community Foundation Boulder County that's accessible below, the population in the area is growing older and more diverse in ways that are complicating the interactions of the well-off and their less financially secure neighbors. Moreover, the county's ideology doesn't always translate into fairness or charity in quite the ways most locals likely imagine.
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Chipotle Fan Registers Chipotlequeso.com Domain Name

Queso lover and self-described Chipotle fan Joe Niehaus knew important things were afoot when he learned that his favorite burrito chain would be adding cheese dip to its menu for the first time in its 24-year history. On a hunch, he checked to see if chipotlequeso.com had been registered yet...
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The 21 Best Events in Denver, October 10 Through October 16

The spooky season is upon us, with Halloween parties and Day of the Dead celebrations crowding the calendar. But Mother Nature has already shown us a few tricks, and benefits for victims of earthquakes and hurricanes are flooding the town, too. Here are the 21 best events in Denver for October 10 through October 16, 2017.
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Pot for Pets: Veterinarians, Owners Endorsing MMJ Treatments

Casara Andre is stuck between a rock and a hard place. In fact, so are all of her clients and some of her colleagues. The owner of Scheduled Relief veterinary clinic and a practicing veterinarian, Andre believes cannabis products have medical benefits for pets, but she can't legally recommend cannabis for her furry patients.
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DA and Denver Police Announce Efforts to Combat At-Risk Adult Abuse

Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and yesterday, June 14, Denver District Attorney Beth McCann and Denver Police Department Lieutenant Adam Hernandez announced new initiatives to combat elder and at-risk adult abuse, which includes abuse of those suffering from intellectual and mental disabilities.
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BoJack Horseman: the Smartest TV Show About Major Depression

BoJack Horseman streams on Netflix It’s not a huge surprise that my sensitive and kind-hearted spouse could be left sobbing by an episode of a popular TV show. She’d say herself that she’s an easy mark, TV showrunners. But it’s definitely a surprise when any show even tries. TV writers...
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Ten of the Best Colorado Folk (and Folkish) Artists, Living and Dead

Roots music — whether country, reggae, Americana, bluegrass or folk — holds massive appeal here in Colorado. We love music that boils songs down to something completely devoid of pretension. Throw traditional instruments into the arms of the musos, wind them up and let them go. As a result, we're...
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Are Oktoberfest Beers Having a Moment?

Maybe it's because the United States only imports foreign holidays that involve a lot of drinking. Maybe it's because there's now a direct flight between Denver and Munich, Germany. Or maybe it's because craft-beer drinkers are tired of relying on pumpkin brews for their seasonal fall treats. Whatever the reason,...
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Fifteen Denver TV News Stars Who Could Fall Victim to Cost Cuts

Today's departure of Tom Green from the CW2 morning show Daybreak and the hubbub over the awkward nature of CBS4 weather man Ed Greene's slow retirement announcement are the latest reminders that longtime personalities at news stations in Denver and across the country are increasingly considered to be expendable. Falling revenues and shrinking audiences have resulted in cost-cutting that regularly leads to the vanishing of big local stars, as exemplified by news of 9News sportscaster Drew Soicher's disappearance late last year and station anchor Adele Arakawa's impending exit in June. Which leads to the inevitable question: Who's next?
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Lacuna Coil — The Kings (and Queen) of Italian Metal

Italy is a beautiful country. Like, stunningly gorgeous. The cities are magnificent and culturally rich. The countryside is perhaps even more impressive. It’s an amazing nation that has given the world amazing literature, poetry and, of course, opera over the years. It hasn’t, however, been known for its metal bands. There are a few bands that had a cult following for a short time, such as Ephel Duath, Linea 77, Death SS, Rhapsody of Fire and Dope Stars Inc. But goth metal stars Lacuna Coil sit at the very head of that table.
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Parkland School Shooting 208th Since Columbine: The Tragic List

Reporters and anchors covering yesterday's shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, frequently mentioned the disturbing similarity between images from the latest tragic event, during which seventeen people died, and those from the April 20, 1999 attack on Columbine High School in Littleton. But Columbine's terrible legacy has been felt consistently over the intervening eighteen-plus years. As documented below, the Parkland incident was at least the 208th school shooting to take place in Columbine's wake.