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  • 5 days ago | westword.com | Kristen Fiore

    Temperatures climbed to 100 degrees on Saturday, but thousands still made their way to the 51st Cherry Blossom Festival at Denver's Sakura Square for a day of shopping, food and performances celebrating Japanese culture. People found air-conditioned relief (and groceries) at Pacific Mercantile, bought cold bottles of ramune from a kiddie pool filled with the popular carbonated drinks, and stood in line for snow cones that came in a dozen flavors.

  • 1 week ago | westword.com | Kristen Fiore

    At the end of March, the Mercury Cafe held one final open mic for those who wanted a last chance to perform on the legendary stage before the fifty-year-old cultural mainstay became The Pearl. A seemingly never-ending string of hopeful musicians took to the stage for a show that went late into the night. While there was plenty of talent in the room, one standout act drove a large crowd of people out of their seats and onto the dance floor.

  • 1 week ago | westword.com | Kristen Fiore

    Falling this year on Friday, June 20, the Summer Solstice is the official first day of summer and the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere, meaning that the day gets more sunlight and fewer hours of darkness. For those who dread the short, dim days during the winter months, the Summer Solstice is worth celebrating, especially in a place like Colorado, where it seems to get dark as early as 3:30 p.m. in the dead of winter.

  • 2 weeks ago | westword.com | Kristen Fiore

    Around thirty pianos stand tall and gleaming under the careful placement of lights in a Cherry Creek showroom. All of them exude an elegance...and a hefty price tag. Situated at the side of the showroom on a raised platform is an immense concert grand that can play itself. It's available for purchase — if you have $280,700 to spare. These aren't just any pianos; they're Steinways, the Ferraris of pianos.

  • 2 weeks ago | westword.com | Kristen Fiore

    Readers commenting on our recent article about RiNo's new rhino sculpture, which the public would get to christen, had many name ideas: Ryan o'ceros, Daryl and Gentry (short for Gentrification) among them.

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kristen fiore
kristen fiore @kristen__fiore
29 May 25

finally wrote about my experience being attacked by dogs twice in my first four months in Denver🫠

Denver Westword
Denver Westword @denverwestword

I was attacked by dogs two different times during my first four months in Denver. https://t.co/mhrxPwXSYk

kristen fiore
kristen fiore @kristen__fiore
20 May 25

NOW IS THE TIME TO SUPPORT THE ARTS🗣️🔊🔊🎨

Denver Westword
Denver Westword @denverwestword

Colorado arts organizations comment on their lost NEA funding. https://t.co/bYRnEMgGFX

kristen fiore
kristen fiore @kristen__fiore
15 May 25

RT @denverwestword: The concert was a vehicle for cosmic ascension, with Legrand and Scally as our guides. https://t.co/lT3AQFAesv