AUGUST 23, 2018
TASTIER THAN EVER A Taste of Colorado gears up for bigger annual event P14
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ALL EYES ON MAIN STREET Western Welcome Week’s Grand Parade captivates thousands P6
PLAN DRAWS PROTEST
MERLE’S SAYS GOODBYE
ON THE MENU High school athletes must pick the right fuel to perform at a high level P25
Some residents are irked by idea of a gun store/shooting range in their neighborhood P4
Restaurant was part of a new wave on Littleton’s Main Street P2
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DID YOU KNOW
Littleton’s population of 47,734 in 2017 represented a 14.6 percent increase over the number of people who called the city home in 2010. Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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