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Reader: Sundance in Boulder Sounds Like the End of a Feel-Good Movie!

By Westword ReadersMarch 30, 2025

Robert Redford, who founded the film festival in Utah in 1981, went to the University of Colorado…briefly.

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Reader: Hacienda Colorado Is an Insult to Real Mexican Food

By Westword ReadersMarch 30, 2025

Why eat corporate Tex-Mex when there are authentic mom-and-pop places?

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It Shouldn’t Matter Where Your Parents Had Sex: Rebuttal From a Transplant

By Chris MillerMarch 30, 2025

“We are not the only state home to more migrants than ‘natives,’ but darned if there’s a better state.”

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Colorado and Other States Have Expanded Access to Abortion, but Not for Adolescents

By Kate Coleman-MinahanMarch 30, 2025

Each year, tens of thousands of young people are affected by parental involvement laws, which threaten their ability to make their own pregnancy decisions.

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Reader: The Mercury Was the Heart and Soul of This City

By Westword ReadersMarch 29, 2025

We asked for your favorite memories of the Merc, and you answered….

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Reader: We Also Like This Place You Love, and We’re Here to Stay

By Westword ReadersMarch 29, 2025

Lane Newlin grew up in Castle Rock in the 2000s, and he doesn’t like the changes he sees in his hometown…or much of Colorado. And he’s not alone.

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Foreign IP Violators Could Halt Colorado’s New Gold Rush

By Kristina AcriMarch 29, 2025

With more than 270,000 workers producing a fifth of Colorado’s economic output, this 21st-century boom could be more lucrative than the 19th-century one.

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Lauren Boebert Faces Her Constituents…Sort of

By Teague BohlenMarch 27, 2025

And about that suggestion that the District of Columbia become the District of America…

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Remembering Brian Vogt, a Man Who Cultivated Ideas, Institutions…and Community

By Patricia CalhounMarch 26, 2025

As the CEO of the Denver Botanic Gardens, he grew an aging institution into the most vibrant, accessible spot in the city.

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Egg Prices Soar as Outdated Supply Chains Crack Under Pressure

By Jack BuffingtonMarch 25, 2025

Cage-free laws are not the main driver of rising prices.

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Medal of Honor Museum Opens Today in Texas: It Could Have Been Here!

By Patricia CalhounMarch 25, 2025

Arlington got a new museum. We got a gravel patch.

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Complaints From a Concerned Coloradan (White Guy in a Sandwich Shop)

By Lane NewlinMarch 23, 2025

I’m very proud of us, but we have a lot of work to do.

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Reader: Mellow Mushroom Gone? Maybe a Better Pizza Joint Will Take Its Place

By Westword ReadersMarch 23, 2025

The reviews are in: trippy brand, bland pies.

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Reader: Does the City Understand We Have Cars in Denver So We Can Drive to the Mountains?

By Westword ReadersMarch 23, 2025

Residents debate whether parking is a right, or a privilege we should pay for.

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Reader: America Is Going to Be Lost and Lonely When Trump Is Done

By Westword ReadersMarch 22, 2025

Jeanette Vizguerra was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Monday; a judge issued a stay on her deportation late Friday, pending a March 28 court hearing.

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Take Our Shot: Colorado’s Chance to Advance With the Sundance Film Festival

By Christin Crampton DayMarch 22, 2025

“The benefits of landing the Sundance Film Festival go beyond the economic to strengthening our state’s artistic and cultural attributes.”

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Stand Up for Science: In Defense of Curiosity

By Bradley AllfMarch 16, 2025

“President Trump and his administration lack the humility required to take an interest in understanding the world around them.”

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Reader: Cracker Barrel Is One of the Most Appropriately Named Things in Existence

By Westword ReadersMarch 16, 2025

Some people love the Southern chain. But they still wonder why it’s coming to Denver.

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Reader: The Worst Airline Is the One You’re On

By Westword ReadersMarch 16, 2025

A new answer for this question: Which airline is worse, Southwest or Frontier?

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Enough Is Enough: My Grandchildren Deserve Better Schools

By Leona PachecoMarch 16, 2025

“The data confirms what our family has experienced firsthand: Adams 14 has received low state ratings for an astounding eleven consecutive years.”

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Reader: The Merc Will Always Hold a Special Place in the Hearts of People Who Grew Up Here

By Westword ReadersMarch 15, 2025

Marilyn Megenity’s legendary club went through several names and even more locations. At the end of March, the Mercury Cafe will end its run.

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Reader: Corporate Greed Is Going to Be the End of Us All

By Westword ReadersMarch 15, 2025

First, the Cherry Creek Shopping Center started charging customers to park in its garage. Now employees will have to pay the price.

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