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Let UMS End. Then Let It Get Free.

By Antonio ParésJuly 20, 2025

The Underground Music Showcase will celebrate its 25th anniversary next weekend, then end in its current form. Maybe it’s time.

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Reader: Boring Is Good, Boring Is Safe, Be Grateful for a Boring Life in Colorado Springs

By Westword ReadersJuly 20, 2025

Is Colorado’s second-largest city a stand-in for the setting of Footloose?

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Reader: The Bucksnort Is Back? Finally, Something Goes Right!

By Westword ReadersJuly 20, 2025

Fans of mountain bars are raising a glass…or three.

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Reader: Only Lauren Boebert Would Suggest a Ped to Investigate a Ped

By Westword ReadersJuly 20, 2025

When the Colorado Congresswoman called for a special counsel to investigate the Jeffrey Epstein case, she suggested a very special person…

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‘ICE Invaded Our Community to Grab a Good Neighbor’

By Barbara WrightJuly 20, 2025

Oscar had been living in the neighborhood for seven years and had no criminal record, not even a traffic ticket.

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Reader: Your Sushi List Will Save Me a Lot of Money

By Westword ReadersJuly 19, 2025

Fishing for compliments? Our recent sushi recommendations netted plenty of comments.

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Reader: I Like Polis, But This Bridge Design Sucks!

By Westword ReadersJuly 19, 2025

Colorado’s governor is polling residents on how they feel about the proposed walkway at the Capitol. Comments to Westword are running forty-to-one against.

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Why Denver Should Support the 2030 Gay Games Bid

By Maya BlasingameJuly 16, 2025

As a transgender athlete, playing the sport I love is an act of defiance in and of itself.

Denver Is Deflated, but This City Can Rise Again

Denver Is Deflated, but This City Can Rise Again

By Patricia CalhounJuly 16, 2025

An update on my ten suggestions from bringing back downtown…as well as another trial balloon.

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How Do You Feel About the Colorado 150 Pedestrian Walkway?

How Do You Feel About the Colorado 150 Pedestrian Walkway?

By Patricia CalhounJuly 15, 2025

Governor Jared Polis wants to know. Really.

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Reader: Denver’s History Runs Through Its Beloved, Bygone Bars. Drink Up!

By Westword ReadersJuly 14, 2025

So many of this city’s favorite watering holes have issued last call. They’re gone…but not forgotten.

Crown Burgers

Reader: A Great Family Created a Great Family Joint at Crown Burgers

By Westword ReadersJuly 13, 2025

Founder George Brokalakis passed away last month, but his son carries on.

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Reader: It’s Like People Forget They Were Once Teenagers

By Westword StaffJuly 13, 2025

Although the promised teen takeovers have not materialized in metro Denver, concerns remain.

Analysis: How Weather Changes Cause Migraines

By Danielle WilhourJuly 13, 2025

Feeling under the weather? A Colorado neurologist explains the triggers and what you can do to ease the pain.

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Review: Some Like It Hot National Tour Brings Tap-Happy Magic to DCPA

By Toni TrescaJuly 11, 2025

A dazzling mix of jazz-age spectacle, smart comedy and a winning cast makes the show a must-see musical at the Buell.

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Navigating Sobriety in an Alcohol-Obsessed World

By Aspen MooreJuly 6, 2025

Were you really a University of Colorado Boulder sorority freshman if you didn’t drink Thursday through Saturday?

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Reader: TRVE Brewing Closing Is a Huge Blow to Denver

By Westword ReadersJuly 6, 2025

The heavy-metal brewery opened on Broadway nearly fourteen years ago. The street has changed a lot since then.

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Commentary: Denver’s Move to a Merit-Based System Is a Common-Sense Change for Layoffs

By Adam Phipps and Allegra "Happy" HaynesJuly 6, 2025

“Working as a public servant isn’t easy. It’s a calling, and it is a calling that should come with the assurance that merit and performance matter.”

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Reader: The Harder You Make Parking, the Fewer People Will Come to Denver

Reader: The Harder You Make Parking, the Fewer People Will Come to Denver

By Westword ReadersJuly 6, 2025

Denver could become the second Colorado city to abolish minimum parking requirements.

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Reader: Instead of Wasting Money on Bike Lanes, How About Fixing the Roads?

By Westword ReadersJuly 5, 2025

The city surveyed residents before issuing its new Denver Moves: Bike Map, but they still have plenty to say about the new plan.

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Reader: Damn, New Apartments With a Bowling Alley, Here We Come

By Westword ReadersJune 29, 2025

The sale of the Lion’s Lair property inspires dire predictions about its future.

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Reader: Why Do All Discussions of ICE Get So Hot?

By Westword StaffJune 29, 2025

A hacked traffic message on Broadway became a real sign of the times this week.

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