Thomas Mitchell
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 22
- Latest publication
- Sep 24, 2026
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- Jul 4, 2026
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How big of a pay cut would you take to avoid I-25 every day? (opens the original)
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When we start thinking about our daily commutes by the math, it gets depressing fast. According to the United States Census Bureau, the national mean of one-way travel time to work is 27.2 minutes. If you double that up to account for the drive home and then stretch that out over a full year of five-day work weeks, that’s almost 10 days each year, not counting holidays or days off. How much would most people pay to get that time back while eliminating the stress of Colorado’s crowded highways, l
"Why go to 16th Street when there are places like Tennyson?" (opens the original)
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Is downtown back up? Not yet, but Westword Editor Emeritus Patricia Calhoun has been spending time on 16th Street and around Lower Downtown lately, and she sees a lot of potential. Potential and results are two different things, though, and downtown Denver remains in the “trying” phase as it fights a sustained COVID drop-off, reputational issues and an increasing work-from-home force. The city has poured millions of dollars worth of projects into downtown and even followed some of Calhoun’s sugg
Photos: Phish Dick's kicks off with a bang (opens the original)
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Legendary jam band Phish has returned for another run at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, kicking off the first of three nights on Friday, Sept. 4. Thousands of people excitedly filled the Commerce City stadium as Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Jon Fishman and Page McConnell made more magic. Fans were out in full force as the show kicked off with “No Men In No Man’s Land,” before leading into a set that included classics like “Prince Caspian,” “Plasma” and “Wolfman’s Brother,” with a banging back-and-f
Rock out with Velvet Daydream during Westword's next in-office concert (opens the original)
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Becoming a Westword member doesn’t just support local journalism. It grants you access to perks like exclusive merchandise, giveaways, events, emails … and kickass rock bands. Fresh off a tour through the Midwest and East Coast, Velvet Daydream will play a free, private show for Westword members on Thursday, Aug. 27, inside our newsroom at 1278 Lincoln St. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. The band will play a 30-minute set starting at 4 p.m. A live interview will be held afterward. Sign up to become a We
Denver should have kept downtown's misspelled street sign up (opens the original)
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Denver went into a frenzy on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The crisis? A misspelled street sign. After a Redditor pointed out that the “California St.” sign at the 19th Street intersection in downtown Denver was actually spelled “Califorina,” the public and media couldn’t wait to pile on the City of Denver’s spell-checking. The Denver Department of Transportation & Infrastructure (DOTI) scrambled to remove and replace the sign later in the week. According to DOTI, the street sign was fabricated and installe
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