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Who’s Influencing Local Politics? Plus, Civic Center’s $50M Remodel and Olive Garden

Who’s Influencing Local Politics? Plus, Civic Center’s $50M Remodel and Olive Garden

Update: 2025-11-04
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It’s election day! Last-minute voters are mulling over the mayor’s Vibrant Denver bond proposal, the flavored tobacco ban, and more — but where are they getting their information on these important issues? Westword editor Patty Calhoun joins host Bree Davies and producer Paul Karolyi to talk about politics influencers and the changing norms on social media, including an interesting post about our interview with gubernatorial hopeful Senator Michael Bennet. Plus, we discuss the potential $50 million remodel of Civic Center Park and Patty answers our new favorite question: If Denver was a house… 


We talked about this post from Sen. Michael Bennet on X.com featuring a clip from our interview with him last week, and Bennet’s recently announced opposition to the Nexstar/TEGNA merger. We also discussed Denverite’s coverage of the influencers being paid to promote the Vibrant Denver bond. Patty plugged her event at the Denver Press Club this Thursday: “Consider the Alternative: Open Mic.


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Who’s Influencing Local Politics? Plus, Civic Center’s $50M Remodel and Olive Garden

Who’s Influencing Local Politics? Plus, Civic Center’s $50M Remodel and Olive Garden

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