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

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Reader: Denver Is Lucky to Have Mary Nguyen and Her Restaurants

By Westword ReadersAugust 31, 2025

After leaving a career in finance, she opened a series of elevated casual restaurants under the Olive & Finch umbrella, and now is working to push downtown.

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Reader: It’s Not About Where They Put the Broncos Stadium but Who Will Pay for It

By Westword ReadersAugust 31, 2025

“This will be a public relations disaster if ownership seriously considers moving the Denver Broncos outside the city,” says former Mayor Wellington Webb.

How to Poop Outdoors in a Way That Won’t Harm the Environment and Other Hikers

By Shari Edelson and B. Derrick TaffAugust 30, 2025

Hitting the trails? Time to come clean.

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Reader: Will Trade Epstein Files for Tina Peters

By Westword ReadersAugust 24, 2025

Donald Trump says that the imprisoned former Mesa County clerk is “a brave and innocent Patriot who has been tortured by Crooked Colorado politicians.

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Reader: Sad to See Wu’s Garden Go, It’s Our Favorite Chinese Restaurant in the Area

By Westword ReadersAugust 24, 2025

At the close of business on August 24, Jin Yoong Wu will close the Littleton restaurant…and it’s not his choice.

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Reader: This Is a Bodega? Nice Free Commercial, Westword

By Westword ReadersAugust 17, 2025

What’s in store for Town Pump Provisions? Both compliments and controversy.

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Reader: Denver Is Losing Everything That Gave It Character

By Westword ReadersAugust 10, 2025

After almost thirty years, the Hornet has taken off from the corner of First and Broadway.

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Reader: Cities Need to Evolve and Change or They Die

By Westword ReadersAugust 3, 2025

Like other bars and businesses along Colfax, the Velvet Banjo is singing a sad song these days.

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Reader: There’s No Good Pizza in Colorado! That’s Fact, Not Opinion

By Westword ReadersAugust 3, 2025

Rosalee’s just ranked fourteenth on a list of the country’s best spots for slices. But the Longmont spot has both fans and foes.

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Reader: Add Cap City to the Depressing List of My Old Hangouts Closing

By Westword ReadersJuly 27, 2025

Cap City Tavern, which is closing tonight, rated Mayor Mike Johnston’s State of the City speech.

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Reader: There’s a Special Place in Hell for Implicating the Lord in Their Con

By Westword ReadersJuly 27, 2025

The Regalados have been charged with forty counts for conning followers in a cryptocurrency scheme.

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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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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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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.

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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.

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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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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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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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