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Reader: A lot of cities don’t have anything like Denver

Our "Westword guide to wacky themed events" inspired shout-outs to many favorites -- cruiser rides, Red Rocks -- as well as this sad note from Barbara: Any place in CO is more fun than where I live!...
By Patricia Calhoun
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Our “Westword guide to wacky themed events” inspired shout-outs to many favorites — cruiser rides, Red Rocks — as well as this sad note from Barbara:

Any place in CO is more fun than where I live!

Here’s how Sean sums it up:

Yeah, way more things to do in the summer, I.e. wash park, Denver cruisers, mass amounts of shows and events. A lot of other cities don’t have anything like Denver.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12’s public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

patricia.calhoun@westword.com

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