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A driver is expected to face charges following a deadly motorcycle crash in Commerce City in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

From the stories making headlines to the restaurants, music and culture that make Denver one of a kind, Westword is there. Help us raise $50,000 by December 31 to keep independent local journalism going strong in 2027. Nearly two years after claiming they were left unpaid following the restaurant’s February...

If you’re used to popping into Olde Town Arvada’s 22-year-old Grandview Tavern and Grill for a beer and a burger but haven’t been in recently, you may be surprised to see boiled peanuts, gumbo, and buttered grits now sharing the menu. New (as of April) chef-owner Jeremy...

A vacant church just a block off Olde Town Arvada's main drag could soon be reborn as community space and a second location for the beloved Denver pizza chain Hops & Pie, but first two developers need the city to cut them a check for $1 million. The Arvada Urban Renewal Authority was scheduled to vote Wednesday on whether to award the public funds to transform the former church property at 5690 Yukon St.

From the stories making headlines to the restaurants, music and culture that make Denver one of a kind, Westword is there. Help us raise $50,000 by December 31 to keep independent local journalism going strong in 2027. For the third year in a row, the Cherry Creek Arts Festival has...

Aurora voters shot down three ballot measures that would have raised city sales taxes for the first time since 1993 to pay for infrastructure, transportation and public safety improvements. Elected officials in the city were surprised and disappointed by the outcome, saying infrastructure projects need to be funded and the city’s budget deficit cannot accommodate […]

Denver will stay cool and mostly dry this week, with the last forecasted chance of rain on Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service said to expect a high of 57 degrees with a 20% chance of rain in the early morning and a sunny afternoon. Wind speeds are expected to be elevated, particularly further east, […]

Four Colorado shopping centers are part of a $445.5 million sale of a 13-property retail portfolio spanning Colorado, California and Washington. The Colorado properties include Aspen Grove and Jefferson Marketplace in Littleton, Highpoint Marketplace in Aurora, and Shops at Broadview in Englewood. JLL Capital Markets announced the transaction on November...

A Las Vegas family business is staking its first claim in Colorado with a 100,000-square-foot garage condo development just north of Centennial Airport. Ventura Enterprises plans to build 63 units on a 7-acre site at 6507 S. Racine Circle, purchased for $3 million earlier in November, with spaces designed to fit everything from personal car collections to working businesses.

The Aurora Police Department said it made multiple arrests of juveniles who were carrying illegal guns in separate incidents on Halloween weekend.